The Best Funk Album in the World... Ever!

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1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine
drums (drum set):
John 'Jabo' Starks (on 1970-04-25)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
William 'Bootsy' Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) (on 1970-04-25)
electric piano:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1970-04-25)
guitar:
Phelps 'Catfish' Collins (on 1970-04-25)
organ and background vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) (on 1970-04-25)
tenor saxophone:
Robert McCollough (on 1970-04-25)
trumpet:
Clayton 'Chicken' Gunnels (on 1970-04-25) and Darryl 'Hasaan' Jamison (on 1970-04-25)
vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1970-04-25)
recorded at:
Starday-King Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-04-25)
recording of:
Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine (on 1970-04-25)
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 Brown45:05
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
publisher:
Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
Kool & the Gang43:02
3Oops Upside Your Head
recording of:
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter), Charlie Wilson (R&B singer), Robert Wilson (US vocalist/bassist, member of Gap Band) and Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member)
publisher:
Minder Music Ltd., Rachel Music Ltd., Total Experience Music Publ. Co., Leosong (publisher) (in 1979) and Total Experience Music (publisher) (in 1979)
The Gap Band3:27
4She's Strange
recording of:
She’s Strange
writer:
Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant and Charlie Singleton (Cameo)
Cameo3:45
5My Lovin' (radio edit)
recording of:
My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)
writer:
Denzil Foster (songwriter, musician, producer) and Thomas McElroy (songwriter, musician, producer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Two Tuff Enuff Publishing and Irving Music (BMI) (from 1992 to present)
En Vogue3.54:13
6If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
The Staple Singers44:22
7Family 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 Stone4.353:01
8Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
recording of:
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
composer:
Marvin Gaye and James Nyx (R&B songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Marvin Gaye3:02
9Green Onions
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1962-06)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar [bass]:
Lewie Steinberg (in 1962-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1962-06)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (in 1962-06)
Hammond organ:
Booker T. Jones (in 1962-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 181) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 418)
recording of:
Green Onions (in 1962-06)
composer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones and Lewie Steinberg
publisher:
Al Jackson Jr. Music, Bug Music (music publishing), Carlin Music Corporation, East/Memphis Music Corp. and Irving Music (BMI)
Booker T. & the MG’s3.952:52
10Papa Was a Rolling Stone
mixer:
Keith Cohen
guest vocals:
G Love E
cover recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
lyricist and composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Was (Not Was)6:42
11Cloud Nine
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer), Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams (member of The Temptations)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1968-10-02)
recording of:
Cloud Nine (on 1968-10-02)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
The Temptations3.53:28
12Yum Yum (Gimme Some)
Fatback Band53:18
13Give Up the Funk (Tear 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)
Parliament5:25
14Theme Song From 'Which Way Is Up'
recording of:
Theme Song from ‘Which Way Is Up’
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
Stargard6:49
15Ain't Nothin' Goin' on but the Rent
recording of:
Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On but the Rent
lyricist and composer:
Gwen Guthrie (US singer, songwriter & pianist)
Gwen Guthrie3:34
16I Gotcha
producer:
Buddy Killen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dial Records (Late 40s jazz label focused on bop) (in 1972) and Tree Productions (US, Sony‐related) (in 1972)
recording of:
I Gotcha (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Joe Tex3.52:26
17Got to Get You Into My Life
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 1978 to present)
cover recording of:
Got to Get You Into My Life
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Earth, Wind & Fire34:01
18Fire
recording engineer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer) and Barry Mraz
producer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer) and Ohio Players
mixer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer)
agogô, congas and timbales:
James "Diamond" Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
bass guitar:
Sandy Davis
drums (drum set):
Colin Brooks (US guitarist/drummer)
guitar:
Amy Klein
percussion and lead vocals:
Clarence "Satch" Satchell, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), William "Billy" Beck and James "Diamond" Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
William "Billy" Beck
tenor saxophone:
Clarence "Satch" Satchell
trumpet:
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks and Marvin “Merv” Pierce
background vocals:
Clarence "Satch" Satchell, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Marvin “Merv” Pierce, William "Billy" Beck and James "Diamond" Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
vocals:
Amy Klein
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1974), The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1991) and Don Giovanni Records (in 2016)
recorded at and mixed at:
Marcata Recording in New York, United States
produced at:
Marcata Recording in New York, United States
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 Players4:24
19Use Me
engineer:
Bob Hughes (engineer) and Phil Sheer
producer:
Benorce Blackmon (guitarist, producer, writer), Melvin Dunlap, James Gadson (American drummer), Ray Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger) and Bill Withers
acoustic guitar:
Benorce Blackmon (guitarist, producer, writer)
clavinet and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Ray Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
James Gadson (American drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Melvin Dunlap
lead vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Use Me
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp. (in 1972)
Bill Withers4.353:43
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1Good Times
bass:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Tony Thompson (drummer, best known for his work in CHIC) (in 1979)
electric piano:
Raymond Jones (in 1979)
guitar:
Nile Rodgers (in 1979)
piano:
Rob Sabino (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Alfa Anderson (in 1979) and Luci Martin (in 1979)
performer:
Chic (US disco group) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 68) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 224)
recording of:
Good Times (in 1979)
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony Songs and Tommy Jymi Inc.
Chic53:37
2Strut Your Funky Stuff
recording of:
Strut Your Funky Stuff
writer:
James Bolden (French singer and songwriter), Jack Robinson (disco songwriter, producer, composer) and Vivienne Savoie Robinson
publisher:
NDE Music (pub.), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Pepino Jacques and Robin Song Music (affiliated to SACEM)
Frantique3:36
3Get Down Tonight
recording of:
Get Down Tonight
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Southern Music (publisher)
KC and the Sunshine Band4.253:12
4Pick 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 Band4.053:59
5Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag
recording of:
Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag
composer:
Chip Carpenter, Roger Freeman, Chris Hamlyn, James Johnstone (UK percussionist/guitarist/ambient producer), Chris Lee (trumpet player), Ollie Moore and Simon Underwood (bass guitar)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Pigbag43:40
6Higher Ground
additional engineer:
Michael Beinhorn
engineer:
Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
mixer:
Dave Jerden and Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
bass:
Flea (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
guitar:
John Frusciante
background vocals:
Sir Babs, Vicki Calhoun, Aklia Chinn, Bruno Deron, Joel Virgel Viergel, Iris Parker, Julie Ritter, Randy Ruff, Gretchen Seager, Jack Sherman, Laura Spinosa, Kristen Vigard, WAG (Various Artists, add compilations to this artist) and Merrill Ward
lead vocals:
Anthony Kiedis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1989), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989) and EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1989)
produced for:
Demolition Sound
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Higher Ground
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stein & Van Stock, Inc.
Red Hot Chili Peppers3.953:22
7Rockit
recorded in:
United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Martin Bisi (in 1983)
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Material (group and producer team led by Bill Laswell)
mixer:
Dave Jerden
bass:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) (in 1983)
keyboard:
Michael Beinhorn (in 1983) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1983)
performer:
DXT (US 80s hip hop, aka Grandmixer D.ST) (in 1983)
recorded at:
OAO Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
music videos:
Rockit by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
recording of:
Rockit (in 1983)
writer:
Michael Beinhorn, Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation
Herbie Hancock45:23
8Theme From S-Express
producer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter) and Mark Moore (DJ, producer, member of S’Express)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1988)
samples:
Is It Love You’re After by Rose Royce, Stacey’s Dream (a cappella) by Stacey Q and The Bottle by Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer)
recording of:
Theme From S’Express
lyricist and composer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter) and Mark Moore (DJ, producer, member of S’Express)
writer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter), Miles Gregory and Mark Moore (DJ, producer, member of S’Express)
publisher:
Edition Intro (publisher) and Rhythm King Music (Publishing arm of Rhythm King Records)
is based on:
Is It Love You’re After
S’Express43:55
9Something Got Me Started
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Oliverea Productions Ltd. and Simply Red Records Ltd.
recording of:
Something Got Me Started
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and McIntyre
publisher:
EMI Songs and So What Ltd
Simply Red2.83:58
10Once You Get Started
recording of:
Once You Get Started
writer:
Gavin Christopher and Tony Maiden
Rufus4:20
11Atomic Dog
recording of:
Atomic Dog
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Garry Shider and David Spradley
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
George Clinton3:27
12I Feel Sanctified
producer:
Jeffrey Bowen
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
recording of:
I Feel Sanctified
writer:
Jeffrey Bowen, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie and Milan Williams
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Commodores2:33
13Sunshine Day
engineer:
Ashley Howe
producer:
Gerry Bron
arranger:
Osibisa
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bronze Records Ltd.
recorded at:
Roundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975)
recording of:
Sunshine Day
writer:
Sol Amarfio, Teddy Osei and Mac Tontoh
publisher:
Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
Osibisa44:58
14Hard Work
John Handy3:20
15Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up
recording of:
Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
lyricist and composer:
Barry White
Barry White53:58
16Mr Big Stuff
recording of:
Mr. Big Stuff
writer:
Joseph Broussard, Carrol Washington and Ralph Williams (US soul composer)
publisher:
Caraljo Music Inc., Malaco Music Company and Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI)
Jean Knight2:45
17Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)
producer:
Buddy Killen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dial (60s/70s Nashville) (in 1977)
recording of:
Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)
writer:
Buddy Killen and Bennie Lee McGinty
Joe Tex3:31
18Where Is the Love
recording of:
Where Is The Love
writer:
H. W. Casey and R. Finch
Betty Wright3:53
19Right Place Wrong Time
recording engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano, piano and tambourine:
Allen Toussaint
bass guitar:
George Porter, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Joseph Modeliste
guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
organ:
Art Neville
saxophone:
Gary Brown (US saxophonist from Louisiana)
solo guitar:
David Spinozza
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Robbie Montgomery and Allen Toussaint
lead vocals:
Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Allen Toussaint
performer:
The Bonaroo horn section and The Meters
arranger and vocals arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Right Place Wrong Time
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Mystical Light Music and Walden Music, Inc.
Dr. John3.652:52