Ultimate Funk

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Tracklist

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1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
bass guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
John Starks
guitar:
Catfish Collins
organ:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
piano:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
tenor saxophone:
Robert McCollough
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells and Darryl Hassan Jamison
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1970-04-25)
vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
performer:
The J.B.’s
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Incorporated (manufacturer & distribution company, US subsidiary of Polydor International) (in 1970)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 196) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 326)
recording of:
Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine (on 1970-04-25)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co. and Intersong Music Ltd.
James Brown45:16
2Psychedelic Shack
recording of:
Psychedelic Shack
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
The Temptations4:13
3Dance to the Music
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 223)
recording of:
Dance to the Music
lyricist, writer and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
included in:
Dance for Me
Sly & the Family Stone4.152:58
4Lady Marmalade
producer:
Allen R. Toussaint
arranger:
Allen R. Toussaint
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1974) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1974)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 411) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 479)
cover recording of:
Lady Marmalade (Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir ?) (in 1974)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Kenny Nolan Publishing, Pathe Publications (F.E.) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation and TannyBoy Music
LaBelle3.33:56
5One Nation Under a Groove
producer:
George Clinton (US funk musician)
performer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Junie Morrison and Garry Shider
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 210) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 474)
recording of:
One Nation Under a Groove
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Junie Morrison and Garry Shider
publisher:
Bridgeport Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing France
Funkadelic3.67:27
6Move on Up
assistant engineer:
Danny Turbeville
engineer:
Tom Flye and R.J. Anfinson
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
Riley Hampton and Gary Slabo
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 474)
recording of:
Move On Up
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Camad Music Company (ended), Curtom Publishing Co Inc (ended), EMI Tunes Ltd, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Curtis Mayfield58:46
7Funky Stuff
recording of:
Funky Stuff
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Richard Westfield (Kool & The Gang member), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
Kool & the Gang5:05
8I Believe in Miracles
producer:
Don Altfeld, Peter Moore (70s US producer), Bobby Taylor (Motown singer) and Ronnie Walker
arranger:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
recording of:
I Believe in Miracles
writer:
Mark Capanni and Bobby Taylor (Motown singer)
publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Jackson Sisters52:57
9Who Is He & What Is He to You
cover recording of:
Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?
writer:
Stanley McKenny and Bill Withers
Creative Source411:41
10Brothers on the Slide
recording of:
Brothers on the Slide
writer:
James Chapman (wrote "Brothers on the Slide") and B. Swabe
Cymande3:59
11Sideways Shuffle
recording of:
Sideway Shuffle
lyricist and composer:
Linda Lewis
Linda Lewis3:13
12So Much Trouble in My Mind
recording of:
(I’ve Got) So Much Trouble in My Mind
writer:
Joe Quarterman
publisher:
Access Music Corp. (publisher), Gambi Music Inc and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul6:18