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 | ||||
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Released | August 27, 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Genre | Soul, funk | |||
Length | 54:20 | |||
Label | Fome Records | |||
Producer | Derrick "New Funk" Monk | |||
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Singles from The Next Step | ||||
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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]
All tracks composed by James Brown and Derrick Monk; except where indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Automatic" | 3:50 | |
2. | "Send Her Back to Me" | James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Charles Bobbit, Derrick Monk | 3:20 |
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 Stein | 4:03 |
7. | "It's Time" | James Brown, Tommy Rae | 3:23 |
8. | "Why Did This Happen To Me" | James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Charles Bobbit, Derrick Monk | 4:21 |
9. | "Good and Natural" | 5:10 | |
10. | "Killing Is Out, School Is In" | James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Charles Bobbit, Derrick Monk | 2:46 |