The Next Step (James Brown album)

The Next Step is the 59th and final studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released on August 27, 2002, by Fome Records.[2]

The Next Step
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 27, 2002
Recorded2002
GenreSoul, funk
Length54:20
LabelFome Records
ProducerDerrick "New Funk" Monk
James Brown chronology
The Merry Christmas Album
(1999)
The Next Step
(2002)
The Federal Years 1956-1960
(2006)
Singles from The Next Step
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[1]

"The following year he was the subject of a PBS American Masters documentary, James Brown: Soul Survivor. He continued performing well into the first decade of the 2000s, appearing at the second Bonnaroo festival in 2003, at the Edinburgh Live 8 concert in 2005, and setting out on his "Seven Decades Of Funk World Tour" in 2006."[3]

Brown died of congestive heart failure due to complications from pneumonia on December 25, 2006, four years after The Next Step was released.[3]

Track listings

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All tracks composed by James Brown and Derrick Monk; except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Automatic" 3:50
2."Send Her Back to Me"James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Charles Bobbit, Derrick Monk3:20
3."Motivation" 3:41
4."Sunshine" 4:03
5."Nothing But a Jam" 4:03
6."Baby You've Got What It Takes"Clyde Otis, Murray Stein4:03
7."It's Time"James Brown, Tommy Rae3:23
8."Why Did This Happen To Me"James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Charles Bobbit, Derrick Monk4:21
9."Good and Natural" 5:10
10."Killing Is Out, School Is In"James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Charles Bobbit, Derrick Monk2:46

References

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  1. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 110. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  2. ^ "The Next Step – James Brown – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "James Brown". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 April 2015.