Ultimate Funk

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Flashlight
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 199) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 252)
recording of:
Flash Light
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
Parliament4.44:28
2Get the Funk Out Ma Face
The Brothers Johnson42:28
3Fire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1991)
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 Players4:31
4Get Down On It
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1981)
recording of:
Get Down on It
writer:
Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd. and Second Decade Music Co.
Kool & the Gang4.654:55
5Freaky Dancin
recording of:
Freaky Dancin'
composer:
Larry Blackmon
Cameo4:16
6Freakshow on the Dance Floor
The Bar‐Kays6:35
7Car Wash
recording of:
Car Wash
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and USI B Music Publishing
Rose Royce3.55:06
8Brick House
recording of:
Brick House (original version)
lyricist:
William King (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 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Commodores33:43
9Funkytown
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.4.153:58
10Let It Whip
producer:
Reggie Andrews
arranger:
Reggie Andrews and Dazz
recording of:
Let It Whip
writer and composer:
Reggie Andrews and Leon Ndugu Chancler
Dazz Band54:04
11Make It Funky, Part 1
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
partial recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
James Brown33:16
12Too Tight
Con Funk Shun3:13
13Outa-Space
recording of:
Outa Space
composer:
Joe Greene (American songwriter) and Billy Preston
Billy Preston4:10
14I Wanna do Something Freaky to You
recording of:
I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You
lyricist and composer:
Leon Haywood
publisher:
Jim-Edd Music
Leon Haywood3:58
15Give It to Me Baby
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
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 James3:51
16Shake
recording of:
Shake
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
The Gap Band3:32
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Give Up the Funk
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)
Parliament4.25:46
2Super Freak
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)
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 (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Rick James4.13:26
3The 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 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 Brown4.37:29
4Love Rollercoaster
recording of:
Love Rollercoaster
writer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Mervin Pierce (Ohio Players), Clarence Satchell and James "Diamond" Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
publisher:
Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc. and Segundo Sueños LLC
Ohio Players2:54
5You Dropped a Bomb on Me
recording of:
You Dropped a Bomb on Me
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter) and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
The Gap Band3.44:03
6Too Hot to Stop
The Bar‐Kays6:26
7Machine Gun
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
recorded at and mixed at:
Motown Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Machine Gun
composer:
Milan Williams
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Commodores3.752:41
8Shake Your Pants
recording of:
Shake Your Pants
lyricist and composer:
Larry Blackmon
Cameo6:23
9Stomp!
producer:
Quincy Jones
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 Johnson56:25
10Mr. Groove
One Way4:45
11Oh Sheila!
recording of:
Oh Sheila
writer:
Melvin Riley Jr., Gordon Strozier and Gerald Valentine
Ready for the World44:02
12Ffun
recording of:
Ffun
writer:
Michael Vernon Cooper
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music
Con Funk Shun4:10
13You Got the Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Sciarrotta (US Engineer, and producer)
assistant engineer:
Tony Sciarrotta
producer:
Bob Monaco
recording of:
You Got the Love
writer:
Chaka Khan and Ray Parker Jr.
Chaka Khan feat. Rufus54:40
14Feels Good
guest vocals:
Mocedes
recording of:
Feels Good
writer:
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Tony! Toni! Toné!5:00
15Got 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 Gaye4.154:08
16She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built She’s Stacked)
recording of:
She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)
composer:
Leon Haywood
Carl Carlton3:55