Although historical evaluations of James Brown's work during the last half of the '60s tend to focus on the innovative funk of his biggest hit singles, his repertoire -- both live and on record -- in fact remained pretty versatile. Like his other '60s studio albums, Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud is more R&B/pop-conscious than a lot of listeners would expect, mixing the funky monsters "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)" and "Licking Stick" with soul ballads. It's a notch above similar albums from earlier in the decade, however, in that the slow numbers are usually gritty slow-burns that eschew syrupy orchestration.
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud
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Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud Review
by Richie Unterberger
Track Listing
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Brown | 04:46 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 2 | James Brown | 03:33 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 3 | James Brown | 05:31 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 4 | James Brown | 02:45 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 5 | James Brown | 02:52 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 6 | James Brown | 03:33 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 7 | James Brown | 03:52 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 8 | James Brown | 04:01 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 9 | James Brown | 03:17 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
| 10 | James Brown | 02:44 | SpotifyAmazon |
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