Vintage Grooves Funk, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Funky Nassau
recording of:
Funky Nassau
lyricist and composer:
Tyrone Patrick Fitzgerald and Ray Munnings
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Beginning of the End3:08
2Pick Up the Pieces
producer:
Arif Mardin
horn arranger:
Roger Ball
arranger:
AWB
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1974, in 1975)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Pick Up the Pieces
writer:
Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie, Malcolm Duncan, Robbie McIntosh (Scottish drummer for Average White Band), Onnie McIntyre (Scottish guitarist and vocalist) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
publisher:
Average Music, BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Bug Music Ltd., Fairwood Music (USA) Inc. (affiliated to ASCAP), Fairwood Music Ltd. and Joe’s Songs Inc. (publisher, ASCAP‐affiliated)
Average White Band3.93:59
3Dazz
assistant engineer:
Phil Benton
engineer:
Johnny Duncan (producer)
producer:
Brick (US soul funk disco quintet), Johnny Duncan (producer), Jim Healy and Robert E. Lee
strings:
David Arenz, Larry LeMaster (cellist), Heidi Nitchie (violist), Benjamin Picone, Patricio Salvatierra (Strings) and Willard Shull
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Players
strings arranger:
Skip Lane
produced for:
Brickhouse Productions (music production company in the mid 1970s)
recorded at:
The Sound Pit in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Trolley Tracks in College Park, Georgia, United States and Webb IV Recording Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Dazz
writer:
Reginald J. Hargis (funk guitarist, bass player and singer), Eddie Irons and Ray Ransom
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, H&R Lastrada Music and Silver Cloud Music LLC
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
Brick45:37
4Holy Ghost
producer:
Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer) and Phil Kaffel
edit of:
Holy Ghost by The Bar‐Kays
recording of:
Holy Ghost
writer:
James Banks, Eddie Marion and Henderson Thigpen
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
The Bar‐Kays3:39
5Sneakin' Up Behind You
The Brecker Brothers3:43
6Lady Marmalade
producer:
Allen R. Toussaint
arranger:
Allen R. Toussaint
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1974) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1974)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 411) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 479)
cover recording of:
Lady Marmalade (Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir ?) (in 1974)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Kenny Nolan Publishing, Pathe Publications (F.E.) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation and TannyBoy Music
LaBelle3.33:52
7Play That Funky Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1976)
edit of:
Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry (1970s US funk rock band, known for “Play That Funky Music”)
recording of:
Play That Funky Music (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Robert W. Parissi (Rob Parissi)
publisher:
Bema Music (publisher), RWP Music, Sweet City Records Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Wild Cherry4.153:15
8Me & My Baby Brother
associate producer:
Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
producer:
Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher)
War3.353:33
9Family Affair
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 57) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 138)
recording of:
Family Affair
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Sly & the Family Stone4.353:05
10Keep on Steppin'
Fatback Band4:20
11Freddie's Dead
recording of:
Freddie’s Dead
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1972 to ????)
Curtis Mayfield3:47
12Do It Fluid
recording of:
Do It Fluid
writer:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter)
publisher:
Elgy Music
The Blackbyrds5:28
13God Made Me Funky
recording engineer:
Fred Catero (in 1975)
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
mixer:
David Rubinson
agogô, balafon, bell [sleigh bells, gankoqui], berimbau, bongos, cabasa, caxixi, congas, cowbell [cow bells], cuíca [quica], djembe, gong [Balinese gongs], güiro [guiro], maracas, marímbula, percussion [pandeiro], shekere, slit drum [log drum], tamborim [tamborin] and whistle [hindewhu]:
Bill Summers (in 1975)
bass clarinet, piano, soprano saxophone [saxello] and tenor saxophone:
Bennie Maupin (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Mike Clark (jazz drummer) (in 1975)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul Jackson (jazz bassist) (in 1975)
electric guitar:
Blackbird McKnight (US guitarist) (in 1975)
guest bass drum and guest bell [bells]:
Baba Duru (in 1975)
guest djembe:
Zak Diouf (in 1975)
guest percussion:
Baba Duru (in 1975) and Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (in 1975)
guest vocals:
The Pointer Sisters
vocals:
Mike Clark (jazz drummer) (in 1975), Bennie Maupin (in 1975), DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight (US guitarist) (in 1975) and Bill Summers (in 1975)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1975)
recording of:
God Make Me Funky
writer:
Mike Clark (jazz drummer), Paul Jackson (jazz bassist), Bennie Maupin, DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight (US guitarist) and Bill Summers
publisher:
Bilsum Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services America Inc. and Royalty Recovery Music
The Headhunters9:36
14Express Yourself
producer:
Charles Wright
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2022)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 57)
recording of:
Express Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Charles Wright (in 1970)
The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band4.53:52
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