''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.

"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."

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

Track listings

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Next Step, The James Brown albums 2002 albums Albums produced by James Brown