Funk Soul Classics

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Word Up
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
All Seeing Eye Music, Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo4:03
2Get Down on It
recording of:
Get Down on It
writer:
Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd., Double F Music Co., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Second Decade Music Co., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Kool & the Gang44:02
3Trapped
recording of:
Trapped
writer:
Don Abrams and Marston Freeman (songwriter)
publisher:
Moonwalk Music (publisher)
Colonel Abrams4:10
4Get Down Saturday Night
recording of:
Get Down Saturday Night
composer:
Oliver Cheatham and Kevin McCord
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Oliver Cheatham3:59
5Southern Freeez
recording of:
Southern Freeez
writer:
Peter Maas, John Rocca and Andy Stennett
Freeez4:13
6I 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 Sisters52:48
7Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, Part 1
partial recording of:
Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine
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 Brown3:49
8All This Love That I’m Giving
recording of:
All This Love That I’m Giving
writer:
Jeremiah Burden, "Eternity" (Songwriting alias), Lynn Williams and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
publisher:
Sherlyn Publ. Co. Ltd.
Gwen McCrae3:50
9I Know You Got Soul
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
I Know You Got Soul
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Bobby Byrd34:40
10Cross the Tracks (We Better Go Back)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist) and Fred Wesley
recording of:
Cross the Track (We Better Go Back)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Maceo & the Macks3:17
11Joy and Pain
recording of:
Joy and Pain
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Beverly
Maze3:47
12All Night Long
recording of:
All Night Long
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Mary Jane Girls43:40
13Rock Creek Park
recording of:
Rock Creek Park
writer:
Joe Hall (Member of The Blackbyrds), Stephen Johnson (Member of The Blackyards), Keith Killgo, Orville Saunders and Kevin Toney
The Blackbyrds4:03
14Take That to the Bank
recording of:
Take That to the Bank
writer:
Kevin Spencer (US keyboardist/vocalist for Dynasty) and Leon Sylvers
publisher:
ATV Music
Shalamar3:20
15Movin’
recording of:
Movin’
lyricist and composer:
Randy Muller and Wade Williamston (bassist)
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music, Music in Three and State Music Ltd. (publisher) (from 1985 to present)
Brass Construction3:45
16Expansions
recording of:
Expansions
composer:
Lonnie Liston Smith
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Cosmic Echoes Publishing Co., Famous Chappell, MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Lonnie Liston Smith3:42
17Jingo
cover recording of:
Jin‐go‐lo‐ba (Drums of Passion) (Jingo)
lyricist and composer:
Babatunde Olatunji
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Candido53:20
18(Are You Ready) Do the Bus Stop
recording of:
(Are You Ready) Do the Bus Stop
writer:
Bill Curtis (The Fatback Band) and Johnny Flippin
publisher:
Minder Music Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Fatback Band53:12
19You Know How to Love Me
recording of:
You Know How to Love Me
writer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
Phyllis Hyman4:42
20Was That All It Was
producer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer) and John L. Usry, Jr.
edit of:
Was That All It Was by Jean Carn
recording of:
Was That All It Was
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer), Linda Conlon and John L. Usry, Jr.
publisher:
Jahmilla Music Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jean Carne3:23