Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing

"Talking Loud and Saying Nothing - Part I"
Single by James Brown
from the album There It Is
B-side"Talking Loud and Saying Nothing - Part II"
ReleasedFebruary 1972 (1972-02)
RecordedOctober 1, 1970, Bobby Smith Studios, Macon, Georgia
GenreFunk
Length
  • 3:15 (Part I)
  • 4:00 (Part II)
  • 14:42 (complete version)
  • 5:07 (original version)
LabelPolydor
14109
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"I'm a Greedy Man - Part I"
(1971)
"Talking Loud and Saying Nothing - Part I"
(1972)
"King Heroin"
(1972)
Audio video
"Talkin' Loud And Saying Nothin'" on YouTube

"Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" is a funk song written by James Brown and Bobby Byrd. Recorded in 1970 by Brown and the original J.B.'s with Byrd on backing vocals and updated with a new melody, it was twice released as a two-part single in 1972. It also appeared on the album There It Is.