Feel the Funk

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine (Pt. 1 & 2)
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 Brown45:18
2Move on Up
edit of:
Move On Up by Curtis Mayfield
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 Mayfield42:45
3Play That Funky Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976) 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 1976)
edit of:
Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry (1970s US funk rock band, known for “Play That Funky Music”)
recording of:
Play That Funky Music (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Robert W. Parissi (Rob Parissi)
publisher:
Bema Music (publisher), RWP Music, Sweet City Records Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Wild Cherry4.153:11
4Dance 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 Stone4.152:57
5I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops Up Side Your Head)
producer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc. (in 1979), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1979) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1980)
produced for:
Total Experience Productions
recording of:
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter), Charlie Wilson (R&B singer), Robert Wilson (US vocalist/bassist, member of Gap Band) and Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member)
publisher:
Minder Music Ltd., Rachel Music Ltd., Total Experience Music Publ. Co., Leosong (publisher) (in 1979) and Total Experience Music (publisher) (in 1979)
cover recording of:
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter), Charlie Wilson (R&B singer), Robert Wilson (US vocalist/bassist, member of Gap Band) and Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member)
publisher:
Minder Music Ltd., Rachel Music Ltd., Total Experience Music Publ. Co., Leosong (publisher) (in 1979) and Total Experience Music (publisher) (in 1979)
The Gap Band3:26
6Theme From Shaft
edit of:
Theme From ‘Shaft’ by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Theme From Shaft (Shaft, 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
The 44th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1971 winner)
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
Isaac Hayes3.353:16
7Pick Up the Pieces
producer:
Arif Mardin
horn arranger:
Roger Ball
arranger:
AWB
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1974, in 1975)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Pick Up the Pieces
writer:
Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie, Malcolm Duncan, Robbie McIntosh (Scottish drummer for Average White Band), Onnie McIntyre (Scottish guitarist and vocalist) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
publisher:
Average Music, BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Bug Music Ltd., Fairwood Music (USA) Inc. (affiliated to ASCAP), Fairwood Music Ltd. and Joe’s Songs Inc. (publisher, ASCAP‐affiliated)
Average White Band3.93:54
8War
cover recording of:
War
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Edwin Starr3:47
9Express Yourself
producer:
Charles Wright
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2022)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 57)
recording of:
Express Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Charles Wright (in 1970)
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band4.53:52
10For the Love of Money (radio edit)
recording of:
For the Love of Money
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) and Anthony Jackson (US bassist)
publisher:
Mighty Three Music (ended), Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 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)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
The O’Jays3:47
11Jungle Boogie
producer:
Kool & the Gang
arranger:
Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Jungle Boogie
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Don Boyce, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd.
Kool & the Gang3.83:04
12Rock Creek Park
engineer:
Val Garay, David Hassinger and Jim Nipar
producer:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter)
mixer:
David Hassinger and Jim Nipar
bass:
Joe Hall (Member of The Blackbyrds)
drums (drum set):
Keith Killgo
guitar:
Orville Saunders
keyboard:
Kevin Toney
saxophone:
Stephen Johnson (Member of The Blackyards)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Wade Marcus
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 Blackbyrds4:36
13Think (About It)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Think (About It)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Lyn Collins43:20
14I Know You Got Soul (single version)
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 Byrd53:05
15Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
cover recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
lyricist and composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Temptations5:09
16Cross 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 Macks3:19
17Theme From Starsky & Hutch (Funky People mix)
The James Taylor Quartet5:54
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 Band2:46
19That Lady (Pt.1 & 2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1973)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 17), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 30), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 346) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 349)
recording of:
That Lady
writer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper
publisher:
Bovina Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc. and EMI Songs Ltd.
version of:
Who’s That Lady
The Isley Brothers45:34
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