What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves 1967–1977

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

Tracklist

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1Getting Uptown (to Get Down)
United 82:47
28 Days on the Road
Howard Tate2:40
3Moon Shadow
cover recording of:
Moonshadow
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Island Music Ltd. and Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)
LaBelle4:25
4Let It Crawl
Society’s Bag2:37
5Wanaoh
Black Heat3:54
6If It Was Good Enough for Daddy
Clarence Reid3:05
7Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky
recording of:
Everything I Do Gonh be Funky (From Now On)
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Claudia Lennear53:47
8Cosmic Sea
recording of:
Cosmic Sea
writer:
Don McGinnis, Bob Todd and Jerry Winn
publisher:
Sutton-Miller Ltd.
The Mystic Moods Orchestra2:38
9Kissing My Love
cover recording of:
Kissing My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
Cold Blood6:07
10Flute Thing
Seatrain3:24
11Chug Chug Chug‐A‐Lug (Push n’ Shove), Part II
The Meters3:29
12Funky to the Bone
Freddi-Henchi & The Soul Setters2:42
13Try It Again
Bobby Byrd3:37
14Teasin’
Cornell Dupree3:56
15(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away
writer:
Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
Dr. John42:44
16Chicken Heads
Oscar Brown Jr.2:40
17Rien ne va plus
Funk Factory5:19
18Cajun Moon
Herbie Mann3:08
19Improve
Darrow Fletcher2:51
20Riding High
recording of:
Riding High
writer:
Ralph Aikens, Tyrone Crum, Keith Harrison (US funk keyboardist/vocalist for Heatwave/Dazz Band), Robert Neal, Jr. (American percussionist and vocalist) and Roger Parker (US R&B drummer)
publisher:
Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca) and Segundo Sueños LLC
Faze‐O5:21
21Four Play
Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns3:35
22California Dreamin’
Eddie Hazel4:05

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Masaki Koike
liner notes:Reggie Collins
Oliver Wang (American academic, writer, podcaster)
associate producer:Rick Conrad
producer:Matt Abels (task: boxed set)
Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer) (task: sound)
Mason Williams (Rhino Records) (task: boxed set)
remastering:Dan Hersch (mastering engineer)
Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer)
remastered at:DigiPrep in Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1831900 [info]
ASIN:US: B000GIWS4W [info]
purchase for mail-order:http://www.rhino.com/store/productdetail.lasso?number=77635 [info] (ended)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0001200860 [info]