Atomic Funk

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Atomic Dog
producer:
George Clinton (US funk musician) and Ted Currier
arranger:
David Chong, Garry Shider and David Spradley
recording of:
Atomic Dog
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Garry Shider and David Spradley
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
George Clinton4.24:43
2Super Freak
recording engineer and mixer:
Tom "Super" Flye
assistant engineer:
Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
executive producer:
Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer)
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
bass:
Oscar Alston
drums (drum set):
Lanise Hughes
electric piano and synthesizer [Crumar]:
Levi Ruffin, Jr.
guitar:
Tom McDermott (guitarist)
handclaps and percussion:
Oscar Alston, Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Tom McDermott (guitarist)
other instruments [flexatone] and vibraslap:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
tenor saxophone:
Daniel LeMelle
background vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer), Melvin Franklin, Taborah Johnson, Glenn Leonard, Richard Street and Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants)
horn arranger:
Daniel LeMelle and Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States (background vocals) and The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 71), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 153) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 477)
recording of:
Super Freak
lyricist and composer:
Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Rick James4.153:24
3Forget Me Nots
performer:
Patrice Rushen
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 86)
recording of:
Forget Me Nots
writer:
Terri McFaddin, Patrice Rushen and Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
publisher:
Baby Fingers Music, Freddie Dee Music, Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG) and Yamina Music
Patrice Rushen3.654:43
4She's a Bad Mama Jama - She's Built, She's Stacked
recording of:
She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)
composer:
Leon Haywood (funk and soul singer, songwriter, record producer)
Carl Carlton3:55
5Get Down on It
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1981)
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 Gang4.654:52
6Let's GrooveEarth, Wind & Fire4:57
7A Night to RememberShalamar4:55
8Stomp
recording of:
Stomp!
writer:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar), Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson), Valerie Johnson and Rod Temperton
The Brothers Johnson4:05
9Fantastic VoyageLakeside4:04
10All Night Long
recording of:
All Night Long
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Mary Jane Girls4:59
11More Bounce to the Ounce
recording of:
More Bounce to the Ounce
lyricist and composer:
Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
publisher:
Rubberband Music, Inc.
Zapp4:00
12Slide
Slave3:19
13Flashlight
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 92), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 199) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 252)
recording of:
Flash Light
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
publisher:
Bridgeport Music, Inc., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Rick’s Music, Inc. (publishing company associated with Casablanca) and Rubberband Music, Inc.
Parliament4.44:25
14Freakshow on the Dancefloor
The Bar‐Kays4:43
15Don't Stop the Music
edit of:
Don’t Stop the Music by Yarbrough & Peoples
recording of:
Don’t Stop the Music
writer:
Jonah Ellis, Alisa Peoples and Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation)
Yarbrough & Peoples34:08
16Ffun
recording of:
Ffun
writer:
Michael Vernon Cooper (founding member of funk/soul band Con Funk Shun)
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music
Con Funk Shun3:32
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ASIN:US: B0000B37CQ [info]