Funk: The Very Best Of

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

Annotation

Careful when merging.
"Some songs maybe live or re-recordings. or may not performed by all original members of the group"

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-01 07:20 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Volume 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Car Wash
recording of:
Car Wash
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and USI B Music Publishing
Rose Royce4:58
2Pick Up the Pieces
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 Band4:06
3Going Back to My Roots
cover recording of:
Going Back to My Roots
lyricist and composer:
Lamont Dozier
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Maurice Starr Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Odyssey3:57
4Gangsta’s Paradise
Coolio4:04
5Under the Influence of Love
recording of:
Under the Influence of Love
writer:
Paul Politi and Barry White
publisher:
Fox Fanfare Music Inc. and Very Own Music
Barry White3:03
6Supernatural Thing, Part 1
Ben E. King4:28
7Sing a Simple Song
recording of:
Sing a Simple Song
lyricist and composer:
Sly Stone
Commodores3:09
8Bold Soul Sister
recording of:
Bold Soul Sister
lyricist and composer:
Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner2:33
9Mother in Law
Ohio Players3:01
10Hercules
recording of:
Hercules
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell North America
Aaron Neville3:38
11Swin
recording of:
Swim
writer:
Thomas Coman and Sylvester Stewart
Sly & the Family Stone2:11
12Funky Robot
Rufus Thomas5:11
13Give the People What They Want
recording of:
Give the People What They Want
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The O’Jays4:02
14Yes We Can Can
recording of:
Yes We Can Can
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Lee Dorsey3:46
15Too Funky in Here (live)
live recording of:
It’s Too Funky in Here
lyricist and composer:
George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist), Robert Alton Miller (songwriter and multi-instrumentalist), Brad Shapiro (Producer, arranger, bass player and songwriter) and Walter N. Shaw (composer, lyricist)
publisher:
Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing
James Brown5:01
16Friends
Whodini4:31
17Nice’n’Slow
recording of:
Nice and Slow
lyricist and composer:
Ken Gibson (orchestrator, arranger and record producer)
Jesse Green3:40
18Good Times (live)
live recording of:
Good Times
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony Songs and Tommy Jymi Inc.
Chic4:05
19Get Down on It (live)
live 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 Gang2:23
20White Lines
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five7:45
2▶CD: Volume 2
3▶CD: Volume 3

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ASIN:DE: B00NF2L7R0 [info]