Funky Dance Grooves, Volume 2

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Straight Ahead
recording of:
Straight Ahead
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Michael Ray (American jazz trumpeter born in 1962), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Kool & the Gang3:32
2In the Stone
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
live recording of:
In the Stone
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
recording of:
In the Stone
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
Earth, Wind & Fire54:27
3Are You Ready
producer:
Nigel Martinez
lead vocals:
Billy Ocean
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
GTO Records Ltd. (holding company - file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recording of:
Are You Ready
writer:
Ken Gold and Billy Ocean
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Imagem London Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Billy Ocean4:24
4I Really Didn't Mean It
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
guitar:
Ira Siegel
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
I Really Didn’t Mean It
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), SBK Songs (publisher), SBK Songs Ltd., April Music Inc. (in 1986), Sunset Burgundy Music (in 1986) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
Luther Vandross5:44
5Hold Me Tighter in the Rain
recording of:
Hold Me Tighter in the Rain
writer:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist aka LA Jay), Billy Griffin, D. Griffin (songwriter) and Donald Griffin (soul/funk/disco guitarist)
publisher:
Billy Griffin Music, Bubo Music, Donocaster Music, Sony/ATV Harmony and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Billy Griffin3:58
6Tribute
recording of:
Tribute (Right On)
writer:
John Banfield, Aaron Brown (The Pasadenas), David Milliner, Michael Milliner, The Pasadenas, Hammish Seelochan and Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
publisher:
Island Music France S.A.R.L., Major Seven Ltd, SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 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), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1988) and Island Music Ltd. (in 1988)
The Pasadenas4:23
7Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
recording of:
Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life
lyricist and composer:
Mike Cleveland (80's dance)
publisher:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Indeep44:41
8You're the One for Me
recording of:
You’re the One for Me
writer:
Hubert Eaves III and James “D Train” Williams (R&B vocalist & songwriter)
publisher:
Diesel Music AB, Franmar Music and Zella Music
D‐Train4:10
9Lovely Day
producer:
Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Jerry Knight (in 1977)
drums (drum set) and shakers:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer) (in 1977)
guitar:
Ray Parker (in 1977)
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald (in 1977)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1977)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1977)
arranger:
Clarence McDonald
concertmaster:
Charles Veal (violinist, conductor and arranger) (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1977), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1977)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 402)
recording of:
Lovely Day (in 1977)
writer:
Skip Scarborough and Bill Withers
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Golden Withers Music, Plaid Flowers Music, Sweet Cookie Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Bill Withers4.64:08
10You Bet Your Love
assistant engineer:
Leslie Ann Jones (recording engineer), Ken Kassie, Chris Minto (engineer) and Cheryl Ward
engineer:
Fred Catero and David Rubinson
associate producer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter)
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and David Rubinson
bass:
Eddie N. Watkins Jr. (in 1978)
drums (drum set):
James Gadson (American drummer) (in 1978)
guitar:
Ray Obiedo (in 1978)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1978)
percussion:
Bill Summers (in 1978)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1978)
mixed at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
You Bet Your Love
Herbie Hancock7:37
11I Wonder If I Take You Home
producer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
recording of:
I Wonder If I Take You Home
writer:
Curtis Bedeau, Gerard Charles, Hugh Clarke (bass guitar player, member of Full Force), Brian George (US funk/hip-hop musician aka B-Fine), Lucien George and Paul George (American)
publisher:
Careers-BMG Music, Mokojumbi Music and Zomba Songs Inc.
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam3:28
12Baby Come to Me
recording engineer and mixer:
David Frazer (engineer)
drum machine programming:
Walter “Baby Love” Afanasieff
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
bass guitar and keyboard:
Walter “Baby Love” Afanasieff
solo saxophone:
Premik Russell Tubbs
synthesizer [Fairlight CMI]:
Ren Klyce
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven, Skyler Jett, Melisa Kary and Claytoven Richardson
lead vocals:
Regina Belle
vocals:
Regina Belle
synthesizer arranger:
Walter “Baby Love” Afanasieff
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1989)
arranged for and produced for:
Perfection Light Productions
recording of:
Baby Come to Me (in 1989)
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Penzafire Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Regina Belle45:38
13It's Alright With Me
assistant producer:
James "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer)
producer:
Skip Scarborough
bass guitar:
Wayne Douglas (soul/funk bassist)
drums (drum set):
Nate Neblett (US drummer)
glockenspiel, triangle and xylophone:
Miguel Fuentes (percussionist)
guitar:
Johnny Graham (guitarist for Earth, Wind, & Fire) and John Rowin (jazz guitarist)
percussion:
Munyungo
piano [acoustic piano]:
Michael Stanton (keyboardist)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Ernest Straughter
additional background vocals:
Emma Coleman
background vocals:
The Waters (family vocal group from Los Angeles)
produced for:
Relmarc Productions
recording of:
It's Alright With Me
writer:
Skip Scarborough
Patti LaBelle4:17
14Getaway
recording of:
Getaway
writer:
Bernard Taylor (guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, ex-member of Earth, Wind & Fire) and Peter Cor
Earth, Wind & Fire33:56
15It's a Love Thing
recording of:
It’s a Love Thing
writer:
Dana Meyers and William Shelby
publisher:
Mykinda Music, Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd. and Spectrum VII
The Whispers3:43
16The Groove
recording of:
The Groove
composer:
Rodney Franklin
Rodney Franklin3:28
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