In Yo’ Face! The History of Funk, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, Part 1
bass:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) (on 1970-04-25)
guitar:
Catfish Collins (on 1970-04-25)
membranophone:
John Starks (on 1970-04-25)
organ and background vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) (on 1970-04-25)
piano and lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1970-04-25)
tenor saxophone:
Robert McCollough (on 1970-04-25)
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells (on 1970-04-25) and Darryl Hassan Jamison (on 1970-04-25)
recorded at:
Starday Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-04-25)
partial 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 Brown42:52
2Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 402)
recording of:
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Sly & the Family Stone4.654:46
3I Wanna Know If It’s Good to You!
producer:
George Clinton (US funk musician)
recording of:
I Wanna Know If It’s Good to You
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Fuzzy Haskins, Eddie Hazel and William “Billy Bass” Nelson
publisher:
Bridgeport Music, Inc. and Southfield Music, Inc.
Funkadelic2:53
4Express 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)
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band4.53:53
5Groove Me
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1970-05-04)
producer:
Wardell Quezergue and Elijah Walker
vocals:
King Floyd (on 1970-05-04)
arranger:
Wardell Quezergue
recording of:
Groove Me (on 1970-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
King Floyd
publisher:
Malaco Music Co. (publisher) (in 1991)
King Floyd53:01
6Get Up and Get Down
recording of:
Get Up & Get Down
composer:
Tony Hester
publisher:
Groovesville Music (publishing) (ended) and EMI Longitude Music
The Dramatics3:15
7I’ll Take You There
edit of:
I’ll Take You There by The Staple Singers
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 186) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 276)
recording of:
I’ll Take You There
lyricist and composer:
Alvertis Isbell
publisher:
Music for Africa (South Africa)
The Staple Singers53:19
8Think (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)
Lyn Collins43:25
9Freddie’s Dead (Theme from Superfly)
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 Mayfield3:49
10Doing It to Death
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Incorporated (manufacturer & distribution company, US subsidiary of Polydor International) (in 1973)
recording of:
Doing It to Death (a.k.a. Gonna Have a Funky Good Time)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Belinda Music Inc., Dynatone Pub. Co. and Unichappell & Co.
Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s5:10
11Garbage Man
Ike Turner presents The Family Vibes2:57
12Keep On Truckin’, Part 1
producer:
Leonard Caston (son of Leonard Caston) and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
arranger:
James Carmichael and Jerry Long (Motown songwriter Jerry Long, Sr.)
recording of:
Keep On Truckin’
writer:
Lenny Caston (son of Leonard Caston), Anita Porée and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Eddie Kendricks3:36
13Me and 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)
War3.353:35
14Mighty Mighty
associate producer:
Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Joe Wissert
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
Mighty Mighty
writer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire3.253:07
15Up for the Down Stroke
edit of:
Up for the Down Stroke by Parliament
recording of:
Up for the Down Stroke
composer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Fuzzy Haskins, William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
Parliament3:33