Spirit of Funk

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Label: Spirit Of - Catalog #: 6116

Label: Spirit Of - Catalog #: 6116

Annotation last modified on 2006-08-20 15:35 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: From the Roots
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Brother on the Slide
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
recording of:
Brothers on the Slide
writer:
James Chapman (wrote "Brothers on the Slide") and B. Swabe
Cymande34:09
2Got to Get' Cha
Maceo and All the King’s Men52:47
3Same Old Things
The Meters2:46
4Pusher Man
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
bass guitar:
Joseph Scott (US funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Tyrone McCullen
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 of Atlanta Inc. (from 1972 to present) and Curtom Records (in 1972)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 261)
recording of:
Pusherman (Pusher Man)
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), Mayfield Music (BMI), Todd Mayfield Publishing and Camad Music Company (from 1972 to ????)
Curtis Mayfield4.655:01
5Lucky Fellow
Leroy Hutson4:50
6Secrets
Bobby Womack3:50
7Superman Lover
producer:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
arranger:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
recording of:
Superman Lover
writer:
Reynaldo Rey and Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Johnny “Guitar” Watson35:43
8You Can't Turn Me Away
Sylvia Striplin5:29
9Turned on to You
engineer:
Carla Bandini and Dave Wittman
producer:
Roy Ayers and Edwin Birdsong
arranger:
Roy Ayers and Edwin Birdsong
recording of:
Turned on to You
writer:
Roy Ayers and Edwin Birdsong
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Eighties Ladies5:27
10Joy and Pain
recording of:
Joy and Pain
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Beverly
Maze3:29
11Shining 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 & Fire42:52
12Why Did You Do It
recording of:
Why Did You Do It
lyricist and composer:
Kirby Gregory
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Kingstreet Media Publishing Limited and Palan Music Publishing Ltd.
Stretch3:54
13Galaxy
recording of:
Galaxy
writer:
Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
publisher:
Far Out Music
War5:18
14Everybody
cover recording of:
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Roy Ayers
publisher:
Arlovol Music and BMG Monarch
Roy Ayers4:01
15(Not Just) Knee Deep
recording of:
(Not Just) Knee Deep
lyricist and composer:
George Clinton (US funk musician)
publisher:
Bridgeport Music, Inc.
Funkadelic415:17
▼ CD 2: To the Fruits
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1We Got the Funk
producer:
Nate Edmonds (keyboard player/songwriter), Billy Jones (US-American soul disco guitarist, percussionist, producer) and Sylvia Robinson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.)
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.
Positive Force7:17
2I Hear Music in the Streets
Unlimited Touch4:00
3I Like (What You're Doing to Me)
recording of:
I Like What You’re Doing to Me
writer:
Buddy Hankerson, Michael Young (singer active in the early '80s?) and William Young (keyboard player/songwriter)
Young and Company7:15
4Get on Up and Do It Again
Suzy Q4:03
5Body Music
The Strikers4:39
6Act Like You Know
recording of:
Act Like You Know (Fat Larry's Band song)
writer:
Mark Birts, Nick Martinelli (record producer) and Terry Price
Fat Larry's Band4:08
7Gimme the Funk
Charades5:04
8Somebody Else's Guy
recording of:
Somebody Else’s Guy
writer:
Annette E. Brown and Jocelyn Brown
publisher:
Jocelyn Brown's Music, SM Publishing (UK) Limited (current name of Sony Music Publishing UK), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
Jocelyn Brown53:48
9All This Love That 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 McCrae4:02
10What About the Music
The J.B.’s6:08
11Tribute to the J.B. Family
The Last Minister6:20
12Boundaries
producer:
Demon Flowers and Rodney Hunter
recording of:
Boundaries
lyricist:
Leena Conquest (singer, dancer)
composer:
Alan Gorrie, Hans Holler, Muhammad Malli, Werner Popp and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
Leena Conquest4:47
13Too Young to Die
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai) and Toby Smith
mixer:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai) and Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
recording of:
Too Young to Die
writer:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai) and Toby Smith
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Jamiroquai3:23
14Africa (Mayibuye I)
Meitz7:34
15I Changed My Mind (feat. Lyrics Born & Poets of Rhythm)
performer:
Lyrics Born and The Poets of Rhythm (funk group)
Quannum MCs3:53

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ASIN:US: B00005QY50 [info]