The Funk Box

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex 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 Brown45:18
2Express Yourself
producer:
Charles Wright
recording of:
Express Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Charles Wright (in 1970)
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band4.53:54
3Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
recording of:
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt
James Brown6:24
4Rock Steady
recording engineer:
Ron Albert (on 1971-02-16)
engineer:
Howard Albert, Ron Albert and Chuck Kirkpatrick
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
mixer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1971-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1971-02-16)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (on 1971-02-16)
organ:
Donny Hathaway (on 1971-02-16)
percussion:
Robert Popwell (on 1971-02-16) and Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John) (on 1971-02-16)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1971-02-16)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1971-02-16)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1971-02-16)
background vocals:
Margaret Branch (on 1971-02-16), Ann S. Clark (on 1971-02-16), Carolyn Franklin (on 1971-02-16), Erma Franklin (on 1971-02-16) and Pat Smith (soul vocalist) (on 1971-02-16)
horn arranger:
Tom Dowd
strings and woodwind arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1971, in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1971-02-16)
recording of:
Rock Steady (on 1971-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Aretha Franklin (from 1970 until 1971)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Pundit Music, Inc and Springtime Music, Inc.
Aretha Franklin3.753:13
5Slippin' Into Darkness
recording of:
Slippin’ Into Darkness
writer:
Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
War47:01
6I Know You Got Soul
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
arranger:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
recording of:
I Know You Got Soul
lyricist and composer:
Charles Bobbitt, Bobby Byrd and James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
music quoted on:
Man Behind the Music
Bobby Byrd34:43
7Jungle Fever
recording of:
Jungle Fever
writer:
Bill Ador
Chakachas4:24
8It's Just Begun
The Jimmy Castor Bunch3:44
9Outa-Space
recording of:
Outa Space
composer:
Joe Greene (American songwriter) and Billy Preston
Billy Preston4:10
10Think (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”)
music quoted on:
CHURCH GIRL
music quoted on:
MOOD 4 EVA
Lyn Collins3.753:22
11Goin' to See My Baby
Fatback Band3:18
12Pass the Peas
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
arranger:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
recording of:
Pass the Peas
composer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and St. Clair Pinckney
The J.B.’s3:29
13"T" Plays It Cool
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.) (in 1972)
arranger:
Jerry Long (Motown songwriter Jerry Long, Sr.) (in 1972)
recording of:
T Plays It Cool
composer:
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye54:29
14The Message
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
recording of:
The Message
writer:
Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio
Cymande44:18
15I Can Understand It
cover recording of:
I Can Understand It
writer:
Bobby Womack
The New Birth56:24
16I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Baby
producer:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page and Barry White
recording of:
I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Babe
lyricist and composer:
Barry White
Barry White57:11
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