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.

Tracks

1  Say It Loud – I’m Black And I’m Proud (Parts 1 & 2) (James Brown; Alfred Ellis) 04:46 />2  I Guess I’ll Have To Cry, Cry, Cry (James Brown) 03:33
3  Goodbye My Love (Parts 1 & 2) (James Brown) 05:31
4  Shades Of Brown (Bud Hobgood) 02:45
5  Licking Stick (James Brown) 02:52
6  I Love You (James Brown; Clyde Stubblefield; Murry Kellum) 03:33
7  Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye (John Loudermilk) 03:52
8  Let Them Talk (Sonny Thompson) 04:01
9  Maybe I’ll Understand (James Brown; Bud Hobgood) 03:17
10  I’ll Lose My Mind (James Brown; Bud Hobgood; Bobby Byrd) 02:44

Musicians

1 Say It Loud – I’m Black And I’m Proud (Parts 1 & 2)
Bass - Charles Sherrell
Drums - Clyde Stubblefield
Guitar - Jimmy Nolen
Sax - Maceo Parker
Sax - Pee Wee Ellis
Sax - St-Clair Pinckney
Trombone - Fred Wesley
Trumpet - Richard Griffith
Trumpet - Waymon Reed
Vocals - James Brown

2 I Guess I’ll Have To Cry, Cry, Cry
Bass - Al Lucas
Drums - Bernard Purdie
Guitar - Carl Lynch
Guitar - Wally Richardson
Piano - Ernie Hayes
Sax - Haywood Henry
Trombone - Richard Dicky Harris
Trumpet - Dud Bascomb
Trumpet - Johnny Grimes
Vocals - James Brown

3 Goodbye My Love (Parts 1 & 2)
Bass - Bernard Odum
Drums - John Jabo Starks
Guitar - Alfonzo Kellum
Guitar - Jimmy Nolen
Organ - Pee Wee Ellis
Sax - Maceo Parker
Sax - Eldee Williams
Sax - St-Clair Pinckney
Trombone - Levi Rasbury
Trumpet - Joe Dupars
Trumpet - Waymon Reed
Vocals - James Brown

4 Shades Of Brown
Bass - Ken Tibbetts
Drums - William Bowman
Guitar - Eddie Setser
Organ - James Brown
Sax - David Parkinson
Sax - Les Asch
Sax - Pee Wee Ellis
Vocals - James Brown

5 Licking Stick
Bass - Tim Drummond
Drums - John Jabo Starks
Guitar - Jimmy Nolen
Organ - Bobby Byrd
Sax - Maceo Parker
Sax - Pee Wee Ellis
Sax - St-Clair Pinckney
Vocals - Bobby Byrd
Vocals - James Brown

6 I Love You
Bass - Alfonzo Kellum
Bass - Tim Drummond
Drums - Clyde Stubblefield
Guitar - Jimmy Nolen
Sax - Maceo Parker
Sax - Pee Wee Ellis
Sax - St-Clair Pinckney
Trumpet - Richard Dicky Harris
Trumpet - Waymon Reed
Vocals - James Brown

7 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
Bass - Ken Tibbetts
Drums - William Bowman
Guitar - Eddie Setser
Piano - Tim Hedding
Sax - David Parkinson
Sax - Les Asch
Trumpet - Ron Geisman
Vocals - James Brown

8 Let Them Talk
Artist
James Brown
Bass - Al Lucas
Drums - Bernard Purdie
Organ - Pee Wee Ellis
Sax - David Parkinson
Sax - Les Asch
Trumpet - Johnny Grimes
Trumpet - Waymon Reed
Vocals - James Brown

9 Maybe I’ll Understand
Drums - William Bowman
Guitar - Eddie Setser
Piano - Tim Hedding
Vocals - James Brown

10 I’ll Lose My Mind
Bass - Tim Drummond
Drums - William Bowman
Guitar - Eddie Setser
Guitar - Troy Seals
Organ - James Brown
Piano - Tim Hedding
Sax - David Parkinson
Sax - Les Asch
Vocals - James Brown

Other Musicians

Strings – Charles Libove, Harry Katzman, Harry Malnikoff, Marion Cuabo, Matt Raimondi, Nick Hardone, Sam Ram, Selwart Clarke, Sid Ewards, Winston Collymore (Track 2)

Liner Notes

Producer – James Brown
Producer – Bud Hobgood (Track 9)
Arranged By – Sammy Lowe (Tracks 2, 8)
Conductor – Sammy Lowe (Tracks 2, 8)
Engineer – Dave Harrison
Artwork – Remo Bramanti
Mastered At Customatrix
Record Company King Records Co