Pure Funk

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Annotation last modified on 2019-02-04 17:15 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Brick House
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael
recording of:
Brick House (original version)
lyricist:
William King (member of Commodores), Walter Orange and Lionel Richie
composer:
Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie and Milan Williams
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, Cambrae Music, Daddy Married a Golddigger, Drop Five, Hanna Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Libren Music, Old Fashion Publishing, Reservoir Media Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Commodores3.83:27
2Pick 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)
recording of:
Pick Up the Pieces
writer:
Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie, Malcolm Duncan, Robbie McIntosh (Scottish drummer for Average White Band), Onnie McIntyre and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
publisher:
Average Music, BMG Bumblebee, Bug Music Ltd. and Fairwood Music Ltd.
Average White Band3.853:58
3Shining Star
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
Shining Star
writer:
Philip Bailey, Lorenzo Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
Earth, Wind & Fire42:51
4Jungle 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 Gang3.73:03
5Lady Marmalade
producer:
Allen Toussaint
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
edit of:
Lady Marmalade by LaBelle
cover recording of:
Lady Marmalade
writer:
Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Kenny Nolan Publishing and Pathe Publications (Far East) Limited
LaBelle4.753:19
6Mr. Big Stuff
recording of:
Mr. Big Stuff
writer:
Joseph Broussard, Carrol Washington and Ralph Williams (US soul composer)
publisher:
Caraljo Music Inc., Malaco Music Company and Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI)
Jean Knight52:46
7Kung Fu Fighting
recording of:
Kung Fu Fighting
lyricist and composer:
Carl Douglas
publisher:
Carren Music (publisher) and Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
is based on:
[Oriental Riff]
Carl Douglas4.253:13
8Car 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 Royce4.53:17
9Tell Me Something Good
performer:
Chaka Khan
recording of:
Tell Me Something Good
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Rufus feat. Chaka Khan3:29
10Superfly
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
bass guitar:
Joseph Scott (US funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Morris Jennings
guitar:
Curtis Mayfield and Craig McMullen
percussion:
Master Henry Gibson (Percussionist with Curtis Mayfield, Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis)
lead vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger and orchestrator:
Johnny Pate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curtom Records (in 1972)
recording of:
Superfly
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 Mayfield4.653:52
11Shaft
recording of:
Theme From Shaft
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 44)
Isaac Hayes4:34
12Fire
recording of:
Fire
lyricist, writer and composer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Clarence Satchell and James "Diamond" Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
publisher:
Charlotte Phillips Publishing (BMI), Rick’s Music, Inc. (publishing company associated with Casablanca) and Segundo Sueños LLC
Ohio Players3:30
13Flashlight
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 199) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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)
Parliament4.44:29
14(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again
L.T.D.4:38
15Good Times
bass:
Bernard Edwards (in 1979)
electric piano:
Raymond Jones (in 1979)
guitar:
Nile Rodgers (in 1979)
membranophone:
Tony Thompson (Drummer, best known for his work in CHIC) (in 1979)
piano:
Rob Sabino (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Alfa Anderson (in 1979) and Luci Martin (in 1979)
performer:
Chic (US disco group) (in 1979)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 68) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 224)
recording of:
Good Times (in 1979)
writer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
Chic53:42
16Forget Me Nots
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 Rushen54:05
17Word Up
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 70)
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo44:19
18Early in the Morning
recording of:
Early in the Morning
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
The Gap Band3:57
19Don't Stop the Music
recording of:
Don't Stop the Music
writer:
Jonah Ellis, Alisa Peoples and Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter)
Yarbrough & Peoples4:10
20Super Freak
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
executive producer:
Alonzo Miller
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
background vocals:
Melvin Franklin, 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)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 153) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 477)
recording of:
Super Freak
lyricist and composer:
Alonzo Miller and Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
lyrics quoted on:
Hard to Get (revisited)
music quoted on:
Hard to Get (revisited)
Rick James3.853:24

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