Sweet Soul & Funky Music, Vol.1

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

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Body Fusion
Starvue5:46
2I Think My Heart Is Telling
Evelyn “Champagne” King4:21
390% of Me Is You
Gwen McCrae2:53
4You Are Everything
The Stylistics2:57
5I Will Live My Love for You
Millie Jackson4:12
6Lucky Fellow
Leroy Hutson5:03
7My Baby (My Baby My Own)
Diana Ross2:48
8It’s Been a Long Time
The New Birth5:55
9Inside My Love
performer:
Minnie Riperton
recording of:
Inside My Love
writer:
Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer) and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Dickiebird Music Publising Co
Minnie Riperton34:49
10Oh Honey
Delegation4:08
11Magic in Your Eyes
assistant engineer:
Michael Schuman
engineer:
Gary Starr
producer:
Rufus (70s/80s USA funk band)
percussion:
Milt Holland
conductor:
Claire Fischer
strings arranger:
Claire Fischer
recorded at:
Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Magic in Your Eyes
writer:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
Rufus & Chaka Khan3:50
12Hurry Up This Way Again
The Stylistics5:56
13Goodbye My Love
recording of:
Goodbye My Love
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown5:36
14I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
The Chi‐Lites2:31
15Let’s Start All Over Again
Evelyn “Champagne” King3:54
16All Because of You
Leroy Hutson7:05
17Baby, This Love I Have
Minnie Riperton4:06
18Stay With Me
recording engineer and mixer:
Barney Perkins
associate producer:
Bobby DeBarge (funk/R&B musician)
producer:
El DeBarge
strings arranger:
Claire Fischer
arranger:
Eldra DeBarge (El DeBarge)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1983) and UMG Recordings, Inc. FP (in 2021)
mixed at:
Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Stay With Me
writer:
Bunny DeBarge (R&B/soul singer/songwriter, a/k/a Etterlene Jordan) and Mark DeBarge
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
DeBarge3:46
19Too Soon You’re Old
Penny Goodwin5:17
20Between the SheetsThe Isley Brothers5:40
21Soon I’ll Be Loving You Again
recording of:
Soon I'll Be Loving You Again
lyricist:
Marvin Gaye
composer:
Arthur “T‐Boy” Ross and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music and NMG Music
Marvin Gaye3:14
22Let’s Straighten It Out
Gwen McCrae4:44
23Feel Like Making Love
Marlena Shaw4:09
24The Show Is Over
Evelyn “Champagne” King5:40
25I Want You
vocals:
Marvin Gaye
recording of:
I Want You
lyricist:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
composer:
Arthur “T‐Boy” Ross and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Jobete Music Co., Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Marvin Gaye4:36
26Juicy Fruit
lead vocals:
Tawatha Agee
recording of:
Juicy Fruit
composer:
James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
Mtume35:59
27Help Me
Night To Remember5:10
28I’d Find You Anywhere
Creative Source3:21
29Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)
The O’Jays4:19
30Without You in My Life
Marlena Shaw4:50
31Holding You, Loving You
Don Blackman4:14
32(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right
Millie Jackson3:55
33You’re What’s Been Missin’ From My Life
The Whispers3:10
34Playing Your Game, Baby
recording of:
Playing Your Game Baby
writer:
Smead Hudman (American songwriter) and Austin Johnson
Barry White7:13
35Computer Love
recording of:
Computer Love
writer:
Shirley Murdock, Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
Zapp4:53
36Music Is the Key
Bernard Wright4:57
37Move Me No Mountain
Love Unlimited3:53
38Instant Love
Leon Ware & Minnie Riperton3:29
39Just the Two of Us
producer:
Ralph MacDonald and Grover Washington, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
electric bass guitar:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
electric guitar:
Eric Gale (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
Rhodes piano:
Richard Tee (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
saxophone:
Grover Washington, Jr. (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications, Inc. for the United States, and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States) (in 1980), Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1980) and Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1980)
edit of:
Just the Two of Us (original studio mix) by Bill Withers & Grover Washington, Jr.
recording of:
Just the Two of Us (Bill Withers song) (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
writer:
Ralph MacDonald, William Salter and Bill Withers
publisher:
Antisia Music Inc. and Bleunig Music
Bill Withers3.53:59
40Footsteps in the DarkThe Isley Brothers5:05
41Blind Alley
recording of:
Blind Alley
lyricist and composer:
David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
The Emotions3:07
42Gonna Keep on Tryin’ Till I Win Your LoveThe Temptations3:59
43You Can’t Turn Me Away (original)
Sylvia Striplin5:32
44Keeping Up My Front
Smoked Sugar3:16
45Easier to Love
recording of:
Easier to Love
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
Sister Sledge5:06
46I Forgot to Be Your Lover
recording of:
I Forgot to Be Your Lover
writer:
William Bell and Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), East Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Group
William Bell2:21
47I Can’t Let Him Down
Love Unlimited3:24
48For the Love of YouThe Isley Brothers5:38
49What Happened to the Real Me
Mavis Staples2:38
50All Night Long
Mary Jane Girls5:33
51In the Mood
Tyrone Davis4:12
52I Like It
The Emotions2:31