No.1 Funk Hits

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sex Machine
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
bass guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
John Starks
guitar:
Catfish Collins
organ:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
piano:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
tenor saxophone:
Robert McCollough
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells and Darryl Hassan Jamison
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) (in 1970)
vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group)
performer:
The J.B.’s
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Inc. (in 1970)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 196) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 326)
recording of:
Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine (in 1970)
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 Brown45:19
2Funky Stuff
recording of:
Funky Stuff
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Richard Westfield (Kool & The Gang member), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
Kool & the Gang43:05
3Brick 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)
Commodores3:37
4Fire
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 Players4:29
5Shake Your Rump to the Funk
The Bar‐Kays3:40
6Make It Funky
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
partial recording of:
Make It Funky
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt and James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
James Brown33:19
7Jungle Boogie
producer:
Kool & the Gang
arranger:
Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Jungle Boogie
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Don Boyce, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd.
Kool & the Gang3.73:06
8Rigor mortis
recording of:
Rigor mortis
writer:
Larry Blackmon, Arnett Leftenant and Nathan Leftenant
Cameo5:27
9Car 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 Royce3:20
10Theme from ‘Which Way Is Up’
Stargard3:11
11Don’t Stop the Music
producer:
Jonah Ellis and Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter)
remixer:
Rick Gianatos
recording of:
Don't Stop the Music
writer:
Jonah Ellis, Alisa Peoples and Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter)
Yarbrough & Peoples7:53
12I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops)
recording of:
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor, Charlie Wilson (R&B singer), Robert Wilson (US vocalist/bassist, member of Gap Band) and Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member)
publisher:
Total Experience Music Publ. Co., Leosong (publisher) (in 1979) and Total Experience Music (publisher) (in 1979)
The Gap Band48:44
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Get Up Offa That Thing
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
arranger:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Get Up Offa That Thing
lyricist and composer:
Deanna Brown (James Brown's daughter), Deidre Brown (was James Brown second spouse) and Yamma Brown (James Brown's daughter)
publisher:
Belinda Music Inc., Dynatone Publishing Co., Intersong Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
James Brown44:13
2Running Away
co-producer:
William Allen (bassist) and Edwin Birdsong
producer:
Roy Ayers
arranger:
Roy Ayers
remix of:
Running Away (LP version) by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
recording of:
Running Away
writer:
Roy Ayers and Edwin Birdsong
publisher:
Arlovol Music, BMG Monarch and Michelle-Bird Music
Roy Ayers46:58
3You and I
recording of:
You and I
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Rick James3:15
4Burn Rubber on Me
The Gap Band5:38
5Let’s Get Serious
Jermaine Jackson7:58
6Behind the Groove
Teena Marie6:04
7Let’s Start the Dance
recording of:
Let’s Start the Dance
writer:
Hamilton Bohannon
Hamilton Bohannon7:39
8Flashlight
recording of:
Flash Light
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
Parliament5:34
9Get the Funk Outa My Face
recording of:
Get the Funk Out My Face
composer:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar), Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson) and Quincy Jones
The Brothers Johnson5:59
10Love Will Bring Us Back Together
recording of:
Love Will Bring Us Back Together
publisher:
Roy Ayers
composer:
Roy Ayers
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher) and Ubiquity (Ubiquity Records, CA, USA)
Roy Ayers6:01
11I’m a Sucker for Your Love
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Art Stewart
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
I'm a Sucker for Your Love
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Teena Marie3:15
12Tear the Roof Off the Sucker
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)
Parliament5:28