Funk Gold

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

Tracklist

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1The Payback
recording engineer:
Lowell Dorn
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
mixer:
Bob Both
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
performer:
Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recorded at:
International Recording in Augusta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Advantage Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Payback
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), John Starks and Fred Wesley
James Brown3.97:42
2Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
producer:
George Clinton (US funk musician)
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)
Parliament4.055:48
3I'll Be Good to You
The Brothers Johnson53:34
4Too Hot to Stop
The Bar‐Kays6:27
5Got to Give It Up
producer:
Art Stewart
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 Gaye3.44:15
6Brick House
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 296)
recording of:
Brick House (original version)
lyricist:
William King (William Atwell King Jr. (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 (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)
Commodores3.73:45
7Running Away
recording of:
Running Away
writer:
Roy Ayers and Edwin Birdsong
publisher:
Arlovol Music, BMG Monarch and Michelle-Bird Music
Roy Ayers Ubiquity4:00
8It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me
engineer:
Frank Kejmar (engineer)
producer:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer) and Barry White
recording of:
It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me
writer:
Ekundayo Paris and Nelson Pigford
Barry White33:25
9(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again
recording of:
(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again
writer:
Zane Grey (singer, songwriter, arranger and producer) and Len Ron Hanks (soul and funk singer, songwriter, arranger and producer)
L.T.D.4:41
10Ffun
recording of:
Ffun
writer:
Michael Vernon Cooper (founding member of funk/soul band Con Funk Shun)
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music
Con Funk Shun4:13
11Let's Get Serious
Jermaine Jackson3:37
12Give It to Me Baby
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
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:
Teena Marie
percussion:
Oscar Alston, Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Tom McDermott (guitarist)
saxophone:
Daniel LeMelle
trombone:
John Ervin
trumpet:
Cliff Ervin, Fernando Harkless and Roy Poper
background vocals:
Melvin Franklin and Teena Marie
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 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
recording of:
Give It To Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone City Music Co.
Rick James4.654:10
13Square Biz
Teena Marie6:25
14Outstanding
recording of:
Outstanding
lyricist and composer:
Raymond Calhoun
publisher:
Minder Music Ltd.
The Gap Band3:20
15Word Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1986) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1986)
music videos:
Word Up! by Cameo (American soul-influenced funk group)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 70) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 81)
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
All Seeing Eye Music, Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo44:19