The James Brown docu-series James Brown: Say It Loud, which was executive produced by Mick Jagger and Questlove, premiered last night on A&E as well as tonight .
In conjunction with the series, the three-song EP We Got to Change is out now, and the previously unreleased title track is now streaming and can be heard on YouTube.
“We Got to Change” features Brown’s band, The J.B.’s, which included Bootsy Collins on bass. He says, “James Brown always leaned into the social tip. He always was trying to keep the youngsters informed and the people informed on what’s going on. The new breed was coming in and certain things were going out. He loved to inform people on what was coming and what was going to be because he felt like he was part of it, and he was.”
"We Got to Change" was recorded on August 16th, 1970 at Miami’s Criteria Studios.