Funk All Stars - Classics By The Funk Masters

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Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine
recording of:
Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co. and Intersong Music Ltd.
James Brown2:48
A2Think (About It)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Think (About It)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Lyn Collins43:20
A3Upside Down
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
vocals:
Diana Ross
conductor:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
remixer:
Russ Terrana
arranger:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1980)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 89)
recording of:
Upside Down
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Tommy Jymi Inc.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Diana Ross3.754:04
A4Get Down Saturday Night
recording of:
Get Down Saturday Night
composer:
Oliver Cheatham and Kevin McCord
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Oliver Cheatham3:53
A5We Got The Funk
recording of:
We Got the Funk
writer:
Nate Edmonds (keyboard player/songwriter), Brenda Reynolds and Albert Williams
publisher:
Sugar Hill Music Publishing Ltd. (ended), B.I.B. Music and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Positive Force3:20
A6You’re The First, The Last, My Everything
recording of:
You’re the First, the Last, My Everything
writer:
Peter Sterling Radcliffe, Tony Sepe and Barry White
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), January Music Corp., Little A Music, My Baby’s Music Company, Sa‐Vette Music, Sa‐Vette Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc. and World Song Publishing Inc.
Barry White4:32
B1Superstition
recording of:
Superstition
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
Stevie Wonder4:12
B2Super 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
orchestrator:
Bruce Fowler (trombone, composer, arranger, orchestrator)
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 James4.153:22
B3I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)
producer:
Bunny Sigler
recording of:
I Got My Mind Made Up (I Got My Mind Made Up You Can Get It Girl)
composer:
Raymond Earl (Bassist), Kim Miller and Scotty Miller (US drummer)
publisher:
Henry Suemay Publishing (ended), Lucky Three Music Publishing (ended), Music Corporation of America (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?) (ended), BMG Platinum Songs US and Henry Suemay Publishing Inc
Instant Funk53:19
B4Running Away
recording of:
Running Away
writer:
Roy Ayers and Edwin Birdsong
publisher:
Arlovol Music, BMG Monarch and Michelle-Bird Music
Roy Ayers3:57
B5All This Love I'm Givin'
recording of:
All This Love That I’m Giving
writer:
Jeremiah Burden, "Eternity" (Songwriting alias), Lynn Williams and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
publisher:
Sherlyn Publ. Co. Ltd.
Gwen McCrae4:00
B6Lady Day And John Coltrane
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
electric guitar:
Burt Jones (US 1960/70s guitar player) (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
electric piano and piano:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
flute and saxophone:
Hubert Laws (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
conductor:
Johnny Pate (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
recording of:
Lady Day & John Coltrane (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
Gil Scott‐Heron3:34