Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud (album)

Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud
Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud
Studio album by James Brown
Released	March 1969
Recorded	August 17, 1967–October 18, 1968
Genre	Funk
Length	36:54
Label	King
Producer	James Brown
James Brown chronology
Singles from Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud
	"I Guess I'll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry"; Released: July 1968; "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud"; Released: August 1968; "Goodbye My Love"; Released: October 1968;

Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud is the 23rd studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in March 1969, by King Records.^[1]^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud"	James Brown, Alfred Ellis	4:48
2.	"I Guess I'll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry"	James Brown	3:36
3.	"Goodbye My Love, Pts. 1 & 2"	James Brown	5:34
4.	"Shades of Brown"	Bud Hobgood	2:48
5.	"Licking Stick, Pt. 1"	James Brown	2:55
6.	"I Love You"	James Brown, Clyde Stubblefield, Alfonzo Kellum	3:36
7.	"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"	John D. Loudermilk	3:55
8.	"Let Them Talk"	Sonny Thompson	4:04
9.	"Maybe I'll Understand"	James Brown, Bud Hobgood	3:20
10.	"I'll Lose My Mind"	James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Bobby Byrd	2:47

Personnel

Clyde Stubblefield – drums
Sweet Charles Sherrell – bass
Tim Drummond - bass
Jimmy Nolen – guitar
Maceo Parker – sax
Fred Wesley - trombone
St. Clair Pinckney – sax
Pee Wee Ellis – sax
James Brown – Lead vocal

References

^ ^a ^b James Brown. "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 109. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ "iTunes - Music - Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud by James Brown". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-07-15.

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[allmusic-1] James Brown. "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-15.

[Cross-2] Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 109. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[3] "iTunes - Music - Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud by James Brown". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-07-15.

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