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. Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated April 12, 1969, peaking at No. 53 during a twenty-two week run on the chart.
Track listing
Personnel
James Brown – vocals, organ Bobby Byrd – co-vocals ("Licking Stick")
The James Brown Orchestra
Waymon Reed, Richard "Kush" Griffin, Dud Bascomb, Johnny Grimes, Joe Dupars – trumpet Fred Wesley, Richard Harris – trombone Levi Rasbury – valve trombone Pee Wee Ellis – alto saxophone Maceo Parker, St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone St. Clair Pinckney, Haywood Henry – baritone saxophone Pee Wee Ellis – organ Ernie Hayes – piano Selwart Clarke, Winston Collymore, Charles Libove, Harry Katzman, Sam Ram, Harry Malnikoff, Matt Raimondi, Marion Cuabo, Sid Edwards, Nick Hardone – strings Jimmy Nolen, Wallace Richardson, Carl Lynch – guitar Al Lucas, Alfonzo Kellum, Bernard Odum or Sweet Charles Sherrell – bass Rafael Rivera – timbales Julian Cabeza – congas Edward Williams – percussion Clyde Stubblefield, Bernard Purdie, Jabo Starks – drums
The Dapps ("Shades of Brown", "Then You Can Tell me Goodbye", "Maybe I'll Understand", "I'll Lose My Mind")
probably Ron Geisman – trumpet Les Asch – tenor saxophone David Parkinson – baritone saxophone Tim Hedding – organ, piano “Fat Eddie” Setser, Troy Seals – guitar Ken Tibbetts, Tim Drummond – bass Beau Dollar – drums
Charts Chart (1969) Peakposition US Billboard Top LPs53 References