Best of Funk (Madacy)

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Funkytown
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1979) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1980)
edit of:
Funkytown by Lipps, Inc.
recording of:
Funkytown
lyricist and composer:
Steven Greenberg
publisher:
Red Sea Songs, Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca) and Steven Greenberg Music
Lipps, Inc.4.153:53
2Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
recording of:
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
composer:
Jerome Brailey, George Clinton (US funk musician) and Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
Parliament53:41
3You Dropped a Bomb on Me
recording of:
You Dropped a Bomb on Me
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
The Gap Band3.44:00
4Super 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
5Make It Funky, Part 1
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
partial recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
James Brown33:13
6Let It Whip
recording of:
Let It Whip
writer and composer:
Reggie Andrews and Leon Ndugu Chancler
Dazz Band54:00
7Ffun
recording of:
Ffun
writer:
Michael Vernon Cooper
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music
music quoted on:
Niggaz Still Trippin’
music quoted on:
Welcome
Con Funk Shun3:30
8Freakshow on the Dance Floor
The Bar‐Kays4:39
9Space Race
engineer:
Tommy Vicari
producer:
Billy Preston
instrumental recording of:
Space Race
composer:
Billy Preston
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) and W.E.P. Music Corp.
Billy Preston3:25
10Get the Funk Out Ma Face
The Brothers Johnson42:25
11She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)Carl Carlton3:53
12Freaky Dancin'
recording of:
Freaky Dancin'
composer:
Larry Blackmon
Cameo4:12
13Jungle 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 Gang3.73:02
14Brick HouseCommodores3.83:25
15All Night Long
recording of:
All Night Long
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Mary Jane Girls4:56
16Keep on Truckin'
Eddie Kendricks3:27
17Fire
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 Players3:11
18Got to Give It Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Got to Give It Up
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Publishing
Marvin Gaye4.154:03
19Booti Call
Blackstreet4:25
20Feels Good
recording of:
Feels Good
writer:
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Tony! Toni! Toné!4:56

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ASIN:US: B000PKG6Z8 [info]