Funky Mix

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Tracklist

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1Sir Duke
programming:
Charles Brewer, John Fischbach and Stevie Wonder
producer:
Stevie Wonder
alto saxophone:
Hank Redd
bass guitar:
Nathan Watts
drums (drum set):
Raymond Pounds
guitar:
Ben Bridges and Michael Sembello
percussion, Rhodes piano and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
tenor saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
trumpet:
Steve Madaio and Raymond Maldonado
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1976) and Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2022)
recording of:
Sir Duke
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Stevie Wonder4.553:53
2Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer:
Lawrence Miles (, on 1971-05-06)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1971-03)
mellotron, piano and lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (in 1971-03)
solo tenor saxophone:
Wild Bill Moore (jazz and R&B saxophonist) (in 1971-03)
background vocals:
The Andantes (in 1971-03) and Marvin Gaye (in 1971-03)
conductor:
David Van dePitte (in 1971-03)
arranger:
David Van dePitte
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1971-03)
recording of:
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (in 1971-03)
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S E Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch)
Marvin Gaye4.73:16
3I Got Ants in My Pants (and I Want to Dance)
recording of:
I Got Ants in My Pants
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Belinda Music Inc., Dynatone Publishing Co. and Unichappell & Co.
James Brown7:26
4BeautifulSnoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams & Uncle Charlie Wilson4.254:59
5Joints & Jam
engineer:
David Haines (live sound engineer), Brian Lapin and Lou Michaels
co-producer:
Will Adams (American rapper and producer)
producer:
Paul Poli
mixer:
Tim Latham
bass guitar [bass]:
Mike Fratantuno
sampler [M.P.C. 3000]:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
turntable [turntables]:
Motive8 and Paul Poli
additional vocals:
Ingrid Dupree
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Encore Studios in Dayton, Ohio, United States
samples:
Love Till the End of Time by Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) and One, Two, S**t by A Tribe Called Quest feat. Busta Rhymes
recording of:
Joints and Jam
writer:
Allan Pineda, Barry Gibb, Jaime Gomez (member of Black Eyed Peas), Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, P. Poli, Greg Phillinganes, Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. (Busta Rhymes) and William Adams (American rapper and producer)
publisher:
Arice Music, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Gibb Brothers Music, King Arthur Music, Paul Poli Music and will.i.am Music
is based on:
Grease (Grease, 1978 film)
Black Eyed Peas4.53:35
6I Am Music
producer:
J Dilla (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
performer:
Jill Scott
Common & Jill Scott25:12
7Mama Said Knock You Out (Undefeated remix)
LL Cool J3:12
8Act Too (Love of My Life)
performer:
Common (US rapper)
recording of:
Act Too (The Love of My Life)
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Common (US rapper), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots & Common3.64:54
910k Hours
Jhené Aiko & Nas44:18
10Mary Jane
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Art Stewart
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
Mary Jane
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Rick James44:55
11Boogie on Reggae Woman
producer:
Stevie Wonder
congas:
Rocky (percussionist)
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Boogie On Reggae Woman
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Stevie Wonder44:56
12Poison
recording engineer and audio engineer:
Jay Henry
associate producer:
Howie Hersh
producer and mixer:
Dr. Freeze
instruments:
Dr. Freeze
background vocals:
Bell Biv DeVoe
lead vocals:
Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe
remixer:
Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and Keith Shocklee
recorded at and mixed at:
Echo Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States
remixed at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
later releases:
Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 56)
recording of:
Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe song)
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Straite
Bell Biv DeVoe3.74:22
13Twerk
recording engineer:
Ed Lidow, Salvador Majail and Chad Roper
programming:
Cecil Kirby
producer:
Rico Love and Mr. Nova (hip hop producer)
mixer:
Niko Marzouca and Robert Marks
other vocals [rap]:
Cardi B (American rapper) and City Girls (Miami hip hop duo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quality Control Music, LLC (not for release label use; use “Quality Control Music” instead.) (in 2019)
recording of:
Twerk
writer:
Belcalis Almanzar (American rapper), Caresha Brownlee, Darwin Turner (US rapper), Derrick Ordogne, Jatavia Johnson (member of City Girls), Jorden Thorpe, Cecil Kirby, Kirk P. Edwards, Rico Love, Dion Norman and Klenord Raphael (American producer, songwriter, and former manager of "Cardi B.")
publisher:
Draft Day Pick (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Ballad, Take Fo Publishing (BMI-affiliated) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
City Girls & Cardi B32:46
14Better Than I Imagined (KAYTRANADA remix)
Robert Glasper, Her & Meshell Ndegeocello3:47
15Doin’ It
recording engineer:
Mario Rodriguez (mix/recording engineer)
producer:
Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
mixer:
Tony Smalios
guest vocals:
LeShaun
performer:
Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Records, Inc. (in 1995) and Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 2021)
samples:
My Jamaican Guy by Grace Jones
recording of:
Doin’ It
composer:
Grace Jones, LL Cool J and Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer)
LL Cool J54:54
16Love Is All We Need
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Xavier Smith
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
producer:
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
guitar:
Mike Scott (Production music composer/engineer a.k.a. “The Wizard”)
other instruments:
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
guest lead vocals [rap]:
NAS (US rapper)
lead vocals:
Mary J. Blige
arranger:
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
arranged for and produced for:
Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota, United States
samples:
Moonchild by Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
Love Is All We Need
writer:
Mary J. Blige, James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis), Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Mary J. Blige & Nas3.354:15
17It’s Only Love Doing Its Thing
recording of:
It's Only Love Doing Its Thing
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie & Vella Cameron
Barry White33:57
18I’m Coming Out
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
conductor:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
remixer:
Russ Terrana
arranger:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 385) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 436)
recording of:
I’m Coming Out
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony Songs and Tommy Jymi Inc.
Diana Ross3.95:25
19What’s Going On
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer:
Lawrence Miles (on 1971-05-06)
instruments:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-05-06) and The Funk Brothers (on 1971-05-06)
percussion [box drum], piano and lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
background vocals:
Lem Barney (on 1971-05-06), Mel Farr (on 1971-05-06) and Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
conductor:
David Van dePitte (on 1971-05-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1971-05-06)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 102) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
What’s Going On (on 1971-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia, FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
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)
recording of:
What’s Going On (Japanese version)
writer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
translator:
杉山清貴 (Kiyotaka Sugiyama)
translated version of:
What’s Going On
Marvin Gaye4.253:53
20This Is How We Do It
samples:
Children’s Story by Slick Rick
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 286)
recording of:
This Is How We Do It
writer:
Montell Jordan, Oji Pierce and Ricky Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Montell Jordan4.53:58
21Cloud 9
programming:
Matt Johnson (UK keyboardist for Jamiroquai)
engineer:
Joshua Blair and Matt Johnson (UK keyboardist for Jamiroquai)
producer:
Matt Johnson (UK keyboardist for Jamiroquai) and Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
drums (drum set):
Derrick McKenzie (from 2015 until 2016)
guitar:
Rob Harris (UK guitarist for Jamiroquai) (from 2015 until 2016)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Matt Johnson (UK keyboardist for Jamiroquai) (from 2015 until 2016)
percussion:
Sola Akingbola (from 2015 until 2016)
additional background vocals:
JK (English singer, Jamiroquai) (from 2015 until 2016)
background vocals:
Hazel Fernandes (vocalist)
vocals:
JK (English singer, Jamiroquai) (from 2015 until 2016)
recorded at:
Chillington Studios (Jamiroquai's studio) in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2015 until 2016)
mixed at:
Barking Doctor Recording in Mount Kisco, New York, United States
recording of:
Cloud 9 (from 2015 until 2016)
writer:
Matt Johnson (UK keyboardist for Jamiroquai) and Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Jamiroquai3:57
22Welcome to Jamrock
recording engineer:
James Caruso and Marc Lee (US recording engineer)
drums (drum set) programming:
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
producer:
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Stephen Marley (Jamaican American reggae musician)
mixer:
James Caruso
keyboard:
Stephen Marley (Jamaican American reggae musician)
samples:
World‐A‐Music by Ini Kamoze
recording of:
Welcome to Jamrock
writer:
Ini Kamoze, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Robert Russel (reggae artist aka Brigadier Jerry) and Stephen Marley (Jamaican American reggae musician)
Damian Marley3.53:35
23It Was a Good Day
producer:
D.J. Pooh
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Priority Records, Inc. (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 1992) and Priority Records, LLC (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 2015)
samples:
Footsteps in the Dark, Parts 1 & 2 by The Isley Brothers
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 352) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 433)
recording of:
It Was a Good Day
lyricist and composer:
Ice Cube
Ice Cube54:20
24Lose My Cool (Franc Moody remix)
remixer:
Franc Moody (London nu funk band)
remix of:
Lose My Cool by Amber Mark
Amber Mark24:17
25Shoop
recording engineer:
Al "Taz" Machera
assistant engineer:
Vaughn "Von" Sessions
additional producer:
Cheryl "Salt" James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa)
co-producer:
Sandra "Pepa" Denton
executive producer:
Herby "Luvbug" Azor
producer:
Cheryl "Salt" James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa) and Mark Sparks (US hip-hop producer & engineer)
mixer:
Al "Taz" Machera and Cheryl "Salt" James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa)
vocals:
Joyce Martin, Nate (credited with vocals on Salt 'n' Pepa - Very Necessary) and Otwane "Big Twan Lov-Her" Roberts
additional remixer:
Cheryl "Salt" James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa)
remixer:
Al "Taz" Machera
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records, USA (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Sound Trek in Kansas City, Missouri, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 239)
recording of:
Shoop
writer:
Cheryl "Salt" James (Member of Salt-n-Pepa), Otwane Roberts, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, Mark Sparks (US hip-hop producer & engineer) and Ike Turner
Salt‐N‐Pepa44:07
26West Coast (ZHU remix)
remixer:
ZHU
remix of:
West Coast by Lana Del Rey
recording of:
West Coast
writer:
Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels
Lana Del Rey4:24
27Madan (remix)
Salif Keita3:12
28Cloud Nine (FKJ remix)The Temptations4:04
29Stomp!
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
synthesizer programming:
Steve Porcaro
assistant engineer:
John Van Nest, Ralph Osborn (engineer), Randy Pipes (Music Engineer) and Tim Gerrity (engineer)
producer:
Quincy Jones
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
analog synthesizer [Prophet 5], bass and solo bass:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
electric piano:
Greg Phillinganes and Rod Temperton
euphonium, slide brass instruments [slide trumpet] and trombone:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) and Jerry Hey
flute and tenor saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
French horn:
Jerry Hey
guitar:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar) and Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
horn:
The Seawind Horns
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) and Richard Heath
piano:
Greg Phillinganes and Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes, Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist) and Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Alex Weir, Augie Johnson, George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar), Jim Gilstrap, Josie James, Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson), Merry Clayton, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Quincy Jones, Richard Heath, Scherrie Payne (R&B singer-songwriter), Susaye Greene-Brown and Valerie Johnson
lead vocals:
George Johnson (member of Brothers Johnson, guitar)
vocals:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
conductor:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist) (strings)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
synthesizer arranger:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger), Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
arranger:
Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and The Brothers Johnson
background vocals arranger:
Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 1996)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Allen Zentz Recording in Encino, California, United States and Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
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 Johnson56:24
30Fresh
recording of:
Fresh
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, Sandy Linzer, Robert Bell, Claydes Smith and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
Kool & the Gang44:24
31Shake Your Groove Thing
recording of:
Shake Your Groove Thing
writer:
Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Peaches & Herb55:46
32Who’d She Coo?
producer:
Ohio Players
recording of:
Who’d She Coo
writer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), James Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks and Clarence Satchell
Ohio Players4:32
33Hot‐N‐Fun
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
recording of:
Hot-N-Fun
lyricist and composer:
Pharrell Williams
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Entertainment World Inc US, EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG) and More Water From Nazareth Publishing, Inc.
N.E.R.D & Nelly Furtado43:24
34Signs
assistant recording engineer:
Mike Eleopoulos and Mike Nemirovsky (engineer)
recording engineer:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated)
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
vocals:
Snoop Dogg (US rapper), Justin Timberlake and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2004)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Signs by Snoop Dogg (US rapper) feat. Charlie Wilson (R&B singer) & Justin Timberlake
recording of:
Signs
writer:
Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Chad Hugo, Rudolph Taylor (vocalist and songwriter), Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Pharrell Williams and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
quotes lyrics from:
Early in the Morning
Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake4.253:56
35White Knuckle Ride
additional programming:
Brad Spence and Charlie Russell (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Brad Spence and Charlie Russell (engineer)
producer:
Brad Spence, Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai) and Charlie Russell (engineer)
bass guitar:
Paul Turner (UK bassist for Jamiroquai) (from 2009 until 2010)
drums (drum set):
Derrick McKenzie (from 2009 until 2010)
guitar:
Rob Harris (UK guitarist for Jamiroquai) (from 2009 until 2010)
background vocals:
Valerie Etienne (from 2009 until 2010) and Hazel Fernandes (vocalist) (from 2009 until 2010)
vocals:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai) (from 2009 until 2010)
arranger:
Matt Johnson (UK keyboardist for Jamiroquai) and Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jamiroquai Limited
recorded at:
Chillington Studios (Jamiroquai's studio) in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2009 until 2010) and Hook End Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2009 until 2010)
recording of:
White Knuckle Ride (from 2009 until 2010)
writer:
Matt Johnson (UK keyboardist for Jamiroquai) and Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai)
Jamiroquai33:37
36Surfin’Kid Cudi & Pharrell Williams23:58