We Got the Funk

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Tracklist

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1▼CD
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1We Got the Funk
recording of:
We Got the Funk
writer:
Nate Edmonds (keyboard player/songwriter), Brenda Reynolds and Albert Williams
publisher:
Sugar Hill Music Publishing Ltd. (ended), B.I.B. Music and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Positive Force3:22
2A Real Mother for You
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
drums (drum set):
Emry Thomas (US drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass], electric guitar [guitar], organ, Rhodes piano, synthesizer and voice synthesizer [voice box]:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
saxophone:
Knud Jensen
trombone:
Tommy Roberson
trumpet:
Walt Fowler
vocals:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
arranger:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
recording of:
A Real Mother for Ya
lyricist and composer:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Johnny “Guitar” Watson5:04
3Unhooked Generation
recording of:
Unhooked Generation
writer:
Ronald Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer) and Edith Wayne (songwriting pseudonym used by Holland‐Dozier‐Holland)
Freda Payne2:31
4Crumbs Off the Table
recording of:
Crumbs Off the Table
lyricist:
Edith Wayne (songwriting pseudonym used by Holland‐Dozier‐Holland) and Scherrie Payne (R&B singer-songwriter)
composer:
Edith Wayne (songwriting pseudonym used by Holland‐Dozier‐Holland), Scherrie Payne (R&B singer-songwriter) and Ron Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer)
cover recording of:
Crumbs Off the Table
lyricist:
Edith Wayne (songwriting pseudonym used by Holland‐Dozier‐Holland) and Scherrie Payne (R&B singer-songwriter)
composer:
Edith Wayne (songwriting pseudonym used by Holland‐Dozier‐Holland), Scherrie Payne (R&B singer-songwriter) and Ron Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer)
Laura Lee3:36
5Sunday Morning People
recording of:
Sunday Morning People
writer:
Ronald Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer) and Edith Wayne (songwriting pseudonym used by Holland‐Dozier‐Holland)
Honey Cone2:45
6Nija Walk
recording of:
Street Walk (Nija Walk)
writer:
Bill Curtis (The Fatback Band), Johnny Flippin, Johnny King (The Fatback Band), Earl Shelton and George Williams (US soul/funk trumpet player)
Fatback Band4:00
77, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (Blow Your Whistle)
recording of:
7654321 (Blow Your Whistle)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer)
The Rimshots3:34
8Hypertension
recording of:
Hypertension
writer:
Paul Kyser (US arranger, producer, songwriter and label owner) and Leon Stuckey (Soul producer, songwriter)
Calender5:53
9Dancing in Outer Space
recording of:
Dancing In Outer Space
composer:
Lester J. Batchelor, Stewart Cawthorne, Raymond Johnson (UK funk drummer) and Andy Sojka (UK electro-funk artist, founded Elite label)
Atmosfear3:55
10Black Is So Bad
recording of:
Black Is So Bad
writer:
Michael Watson (soul guitarist and songwriter)
Lonnie Youngblood3:08
11How’s Your Loose Booty?
recording of:
How's Your Loose Booty
writer:
Jerome Brailey
Mutiny5:30
12Sunshine Day
recording of:
Sunshine Day
writer:
Sol Amarfio, Teddy Osei and Mac Tontoh
publisher:
Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
Osibisa4:58
13The Message
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Partisan Records (in 1972)
recording of:
The Message
writer:
Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio
Cymande44:20
14Come in Out of the Rain
recording of:
Come in Out of the Rain
writer:
Ruth Copeland and Clyde Wilson (R&B singer and songwriter)
Parliament42:45
15Baby Don’t Leave Me (instrumental)
instrumental recording of:
Don’t Leave Me
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
publisher:
Gold Forever Music Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Holland–Dozier2:45
16You’ve Got to Keep On Bumping
recording of:
You've Got to Keep on Bumpin'
writer:
Ronald Bell and The Kay‐Gees
Kay-Gee's8:11
17Dance to the Music
cover 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
The Whatnauts2:42
18Freddie’s Dead
recording of:
Freddie’s Dead
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1972 to ????)
Curtis Mayfield6:33
19Be Thankful for What You’ve Got
producer:
John Davis (70s US funk producer/songwriter aka The Monster) (in 1974) and Frank Fioravanti (in 1974)
arranger:
John Davis (70s US funk producer/songwriter aka The Monster) (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roxbury (70s US soul, subsiduary of Chelsea Records) (in 1974)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 374)
recording of:
Be Thankful for What You Got
lyricist and composer:
William DeVaughn
publisher:
Delicious Apple Music Corp., EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., H&R Lastrada Music, Melomega Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC (ASCAP)
William DeVaughn4.53:30
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1The Matrix
recording of:
Matrix
composer:
Michael J. Longo
Dizzy Gillespie4:06
2Brother on the Run (Opening)
recording of:
Opening (Brother on the Run)
writer:
Johnny Pate
Johnny Pate4:51
3Diamonds
recording of:
Diamonds
writer:
Roy Budd and Jack Fishman
Roy Budd2:32
4Cheba
recording of:
Cheba
writer:
Lyman Woodard (American organist, composer, arranger and bandleader)
The 8th Day4:29
5Street Dance
recording of:
Street Dance
writer:
Bill Curtis (The Fatback Band), Johnny Flippin and Johnny King (The Fatback Band)
Fatback Band3:14
6Filet De Soul
recording of:
Filet De Soul
writer:
Ronald Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer)
Flaming Ember2:24
7I Am Somebody
recording of:
I Am Somebody
writer:
Biddu (composer, songwriter, producer and musician)
Jimmy James5:06
8Brothers on the Slide
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
recording of:
Brothers on the Slide
writer:
James Chapman (wrote "Brothers on the Slide") and B. Swabe
Cymande34:12
9Women’s Love Rights
recording of:
Women’s Love Rights
writer:
Angelo Bond (R&B singer, active in the 1970s, songwriter and producer) and William Weatherspoon
Laura Lee3:15
10Mother Misery’s Favourite Child
recording of:
Mother Misery’s Favourite Child
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
Freda Payne5:08
11Dance Girl
recording of:
Dance Girl
writer:
Bill Curtis (The Fatback Band), Johnny Flippin, Johnny King (The Fatback Band), Earl Shelton and George Williams (US soul/funk trumpet player)
The Rimshots2:58
12Why Can’t People Be Colors Too
recording of:
Why Can't People Be Colors Too
writer:
Michael Watson (soul guitarist and songwriter)
The Whatnauts4:50
13Chic‐A‐Boom
recording of:
Chick a Boom
writer:
The Beaufort Express
The Pazant Brothers3:04
14The World We Live In
recording of:
The World We Live In
writer:
Ronald Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer), Edith Wayne (songwriting pseudonym used by Holland‐Dozier‐Holland) and McKinley Jackson (Trombone player, songwriter, arranger and producer)
The Politicians4:22
15Get Down
recording of:
Get Down
writer:
Ronald Bell and The Kay‐Gees
Kay-Gee's4:32
16Bump Your Lady
recording of:
Bump Your Lady
writer:
Haran Griffin, Charles McCollough and Robert Riley
Natural High3:56
17All Along the Watchtower
recording engineer:
Armin Steiner
producer:
Lou Adler
conductor:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
arranger:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ode Records (1967–78; reactivated in 1989 as Ode Sounds & Visuals) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Sound Recorders (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
cover recording of:
All Along the Watchtower
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1967-10 until 1967-11)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Dwarf Music (from 1968 to present)
The Brothers & Sisters3:28
18Finder’s Keepers
recording of:
Finder's Keepers
writer and composer:
Jeffrey Bowen and General Johnson (US soul singer, R&B songwriter & producer)
Chairmen of the Board4:08
19Surrender
recording of:
Surrender
writer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Black Ivory (US R&B)
Black Ivory2:25
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1Funk You Up
producer:
Sylvia Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1979)
recording of:
Funk You Up
writer:
Gwendolyn Chisolm, Cheryl Lorraine Cook, Sylvia Robinson and Angie Stone
The Sequence feat. Angie Brown6:49
2I Need It
recording of:
I Need It
lyricist and composer:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Johnny “Guitar” Watson4:42
3Running Away (live)
live recording of:
Running Away
writer:
Roy Ayers and Edwin Birdsong
publisher:
Arlovol Music, BMG Monarch and Michelle-Bird Music
Roy Ayers5:04
4Funkanova
recording of:
Funkanova
writer:
Hubert Powell (American funk/soul and gospel keyboardist)
Wood, Brass & Steel5:32
5In the Bottle
cover recording of:
The Bottle
lyricist and composer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
publisher:
Brouhaha Music Inc. and Castle Music Ltd.
Brother to Brother3:17
6Zone
recording of:
Zone
writer:
The Rhythm Makers (funk group from Bronx)
Rhythm Makers5:20
7I Call My Baby Pussycat
recording of:
I Call My Baby Pussycat
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Eddie Hazel and William “Billy Bass” Nelson
Parliament4:25
8Goin’ to See My Baby
recording of:
Goin’ to See My Baby
writer:
Bill Curtis (The Fatback Band), Johnny Flippin and Johnny King (The Fatback Band)
Fatback Band3:18
9Is It Funky Enough?
recording of:
Is It Funky Enough?
writer:
Roy Hubert
Communicators & Black Experience Band2:40
10Rock Steady
cover recording of:
Rock Steady
lyricist and composer:
Aretha Franklin (from 1970 until 1971)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Pundit Music, Inc and Springtime Music, Inc.
Julius Brockington3:34
11Funky 8 Corners
recording of:
Funky (8) Corners
writer:
Willie D. Feaster, Tyrone Johnson (soul songwriter) and Sylvia Robinson
Willie and the Mighty Magnificents2:21
12Bra
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Partisan Records (in 1972)
recording of:
Bra
writer:
Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Cymande55:07
13Nuff Boogie
recording of:
Sho Nuff Boogie
writer:
Al Goodman (US 70s R&B singer/producer), Harry Ray and Sylvia Robinson
The Moments3:03
14The Bump
recording of:
The Bump
writer:
Ray A. Evans (US soul songwriter, member of The Carstairs), The Everyday People (US funk/soul group), Cleveland Horne and Gene Redd (Junior; doo-wop singer-songwriter-producer, manager of Kool & The Gang)
The Everyday People4:52
15Loose Booty
recording of:
Loose Booty
writer:
Richard Cowell, Charles McGruder and David Steinberg (US songwriter)
Gentlemen and Their Ladies2:42
16Free Your Mind
recording of:
Free Your Mind
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
The Politicians2:51
17Life & Death (single edit)
recording of:
Life & Death
writer:
Sylvester Stewart
Chairmen of the Board3:08
18Gimme Shelter
cover recording of:
Gimme Shelter
written in:
Mayfair, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (in 1968)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Westminster Music Ltd.
Ruth Copeland8:02

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Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2002)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5845530 [info]
ASIN:DE: B00006GO6W [info]
other databases:https://www.musik-sammler.de/release/995647/ [info]