Royal Funk, Volume 2

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fresh
recording of:
Fresh
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, Sandy Linzer, Robert Bell, Claydes Smith and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
Kool & the Gang6:20
2We Are Family
recording of:
We Are Family
writer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sister Sledge4.43:35
3You & I
Delegation5:15
4Stomp
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
5Reach Out
George Duke4:57
6It’s a Love Thing
recording of:
It’s a Love Thing
writer:
Dana Meyers and William Shelby
publisher:
Mykinda Music and Spectrum VII
The Whispers4:19
7Music & Lights
recording of:
Music and Lights (Imagination song)
writer:
Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
Imagination5:16
8Get on Up
Jazzy Dee5:39
9You to Me Are Everything
recording of:
You to Me Are Everything
writer:
Michael Denne and Ken Gold
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
The Real Thing3:16
10I’m So Excited
recording of:
I’m So Excited
writer:
Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer and Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
publisher:
’Til Dawn Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30), Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Pointer Sisters4:20
11Pick 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., Fairwood Music (USA) Inc. (affiliated to ASCAP), Fairwood Music Ltd. and Joe’s Songs Inc.
Average White Band4.053:59
12What I Got Is What You Need
Unique6:25
13Must Be the Music
Secret Weapon6:50
14Saddle Up
recording of:
Saddle Up
lyricist:
Philo Jack Robinson (disco songwriter, producer, composer)
composer:
James Bolden
publisher:
Baierle Music (in 1982) and Roba (publisher) (in 1982)
David Christie5:45
15The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five5:58
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1September
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 65)
recording of:
September
writer:
Al McKay, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Steel Chest Music, The International Music Network, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Earth, Wind & Fire4.653:33
2A Lover’s Holiday
producer:
Jacques Fred Petrus
mixer:
Jim Burgess
conductor:
David Romani and Paolo Gianolio
arranger:
David Romani and Paolo Gianolio
recording of:
Lovers Holiday (A Lover’s Holiday)
writer:
Davide Romani and Tanyayette Willoughby
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Change36:23
3Just an Illusion
recording of:
Just an Illusion
writer:
Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
Imagination4.53:54
4Make That Move
Shalamar6:14
5Let’s Funk Tonight
Blue Feather7:05
6Straight Ahead
Nick Straker Band6:54
7Love Come Down
recording of:
Love Come Down
lyricist and composer:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Evelyn “Champagne” King3:40
8Fantastic Voyage
recording of:
Fantastic Voyage
writer:
Fred Alexander, Jr., Norman Beavers, Marvin Craig, Fred Lewis (Lakeside Percussion), Tiemeyer McCain, Thomas Shelby, Stephen Shockley, Otis Stokes and Mark Adam Wood, Jr.
publisher:
H & R Lastrada Music and Tiemeyer McCain Publishing
Lakeside4:04
9I Can’t Stand the Rain
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stand the Rain
writer:
Don Bryant, Bernard Miller and Ann Peebles
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing (in 1977)
Eruption3:35
10First True Love Affair
recording of:
First True Love Affair
Jimmy Ross7:04
11I Don’t Wanna Be a Freak
Dynasty5:17
12Love Don’t Come Easy
New Jersey Connection6:14
13Gonna Get Over You
France Joli3:52
14Keep On
recording of:
Keep On
writer:
Hubert Eaves III and James “D Train” Williams (R&B vocalist & songwriter)
D‐Train4:03
15Carribean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
recording of:
Caribbean Queen
writer:
Keith Diamond and Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean4:02