Ultimate Funk

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

Tracklist

CD 1
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
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 and Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
lyrics quoted on:
Hard to Get (revisited)
music quoted on:
Hard to Get (revisited)
Rick James3.853:26
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 and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
The Gap Band3.44:03
6Too Hot to Stop
The Bar‐Kays6:26
7Machine Gun
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!Ready for the World44:02
12Ffun
recording of:
Ffun
writer:
Michael Vernon Cooper
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music
music quoted on:
Niggaz Still Trippin’
music quoted on:
Welcome
Con Funk Shun4:10
13You Got the Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Sciarrotta
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
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)Carl Carlton3:55