Funk & Soul Classics

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fate (WSM Compilation edit)
recording of:
Fate
writer:
Dominic Bugatti and Frank Musker
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., 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) 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)
Chaka Khan43:14
2I Want Your Love (edit version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978)
recording of:
I Want Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) (in 1989)
CHIC3:31
3I Get Lifted
recording of:
I Get Lifted
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Longitude Music Co.
George McCrae3.52:47
4Just Kissed My Baby
The Meters54:44
5Slippin’ Into Darkness
recording of:
Slippin’ Into Darkness
writer:
Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
War33:47
6The Mexican (edit)
recording of:
The Mexican
lyricist and composer:
Alan Shacklock
additional composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
Babe Ruth3:27
7Move on Up
edit of:
Move On Up by Curtis Mayfield
recording of:
Move On Up
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Camad Music Company (ended), Curtom Publishing Co Inc (ended), EMI Tunes Ltd, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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)
Curtis Mayfield42:46
8The Ghetto, Pt. 1 (mono)
Donny Hathaway2:44
9Street Life (edit)
recording of:
Street Life
writer:
Will Jennings and Joe Sample
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Four Knights Music, Four Knights Music Co., Fujipacific Music, Inc., Irving Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
Randy Crawford4:49
10All This Love That I’m Givin’
recording of:
All This Love That I’m Giving
writer:
Jeremiah Burden, "Eternity" (Songwriting alias), Lynn Williams and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
publisher:
Sherlyn Publ. Co. Ltd.
Gwen McCrae33:53
11Disco to Go
recording of:
Disco to Go
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician) and Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
Brides of Funkenstein5:07
12Hard Times
Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters3:23
13Clean Up Woman
engineer:
Willie Clarke
producer:
Willie Clarke and Clarence Reid
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Mike Lewis (US composer, arranger and producer)
instruments arranger:
Little Beaver
recording of:
Clean Up Woman
writer:
Willie Clarke and Clarence Reid
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
Betty Wright52:47
14Claim Jumpin’
Sam Dees2:53
15Let’s Stay Together
cover recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
Margie Joseph3:27
16Try Love Again
The Natural Four4:25
17Classy Lady
producer:
Nicholas Caldwell and Leroy Hutson
Leroy Hutson5:30
18Jump to the Beat
recording of:
Jump to the Beat
publisher:
Walden Music, Inc.
Stacy Lattisaw3:22
19Back Together Again
producer:
Roberta Flack and Eric Mercury
vocals and performer:
Donny Hathaway
recording of:
Back Together Again (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway)
writer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
publisher:
Famous-Chappell Ltd. (UK-based music publishing company.), Sony/ATV Melody 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)
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway4:51
20Could It Be I’m Falling in Love
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (in 1973)
percussion [vibraphone, marimba]:
Vince Montana (in 1973)
piano:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
background vocals:
Yvette Benson (in 1973), Carla Benton (in 1973) and Barbara Ingram (in 1973)
baritone vocals:
Henry Fambrough (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners) (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners) (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (A lead vocalist of The Spinners) (in 1973)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
remixer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 221)
recording of:
Could It Be I’m Falling in Love (in 1973)
writer:
Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Spinners54:12
21Supernatural Thing, Pt. 1
Ben E. King44:12
22Rock Steady
recording engineer:
Ron Albert (on 1971-02-16)
engineer:
Howard Albert, Ron Albert and Chuck Kirkpatrick
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
mixer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1971-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1971-02-16)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (on 1971-02-16)
organ:
Donny Hathaway (on 1971-02-16)
percussion:
Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) (on 1971-02-16) and Robert Popwell (on 1971-02-16)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1971-02-16)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1971-02-16)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1971-02-16)
background vocals:
Margaret Branch (on 1971-02-16), Ann S. Clark (on 1971-02-16), Carolyn Franklin (on 1971-02-16), Erma Franklin (on 1971-02-16) and Pat Smith (soul vocalist) (on 1971-02-16)
horn arranger:
Tom Dowd
strings and woodwind arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1971, in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1971-02-16)
recording of:
Rock Steady (on 1971-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Aretha Franklin (from 1970 until 1971)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Pundit Music, Inc and Springtime Music, Inc.
Aretha Franklin3.753:14
23Why Can’t We Live Together
recording of:
Why Can’t We Live Together
lyricist and composer:
Timmy Thomas
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Sherlyn Music, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Timmy Thomas44:38
24Express 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
25Do What You Wanna Do
T‐Connection3:33
26Give Me the Night (single version)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
assistant engineer:
Sheridan Eldridge, Ralph Osborne (engineer) and Mark Sackett
producer:
Quincy Jones
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
bass synthesizer:
Richard Tee
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute and saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) and Lee Ritenour
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker
background vocals:
Patti Austin, Tom Bahler, Jim Gilstrap, Diva Gray and Jocelyn Allen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1980)
produced for:
Quincy Jones Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Give Me the Night
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Rodsongs (publisher), Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., 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)
George Benson3.654:58
27Riding 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‐O5:18
28Tonight
producer:
Eumir Deodato
Kleeer25:11
29I Can’t Wait
producer:
John Smith (Nu Shooz) and Rick Waritz (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Injection (Netherlands) (in 1986)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 60)
recording of:
I Can’t Wait
lyricist and composer:
John Smith (Nu Shooz)
publisher:
Poolside Music
Nu Shooz43:39
30More Bounce to the Ounce
producer:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
recording of:
More Bounce to the Ounce
lyricist and composer:
Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
Zapp3.55:11
31Try It Out (Edited version)
Gino Soccio6:11
32Baby I’m Scared of You
recording of:
Baby I’m Scared of You
writer:
Eddie “Gip” Noble, Bobby Womack and Linda Womack
Womack & Womack5:38
33Watching You
Slave33:29
34Warm Weather
recording of:
Warm Weather
writer:
Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel
publisher:
Cynthia Demari Biggs El and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Pieces Of A Dream4:05
35Why I Came to California
co-producer:
Marty Paich
producer:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
recording of:
Why I Came to California
writer:
Janis Siegel and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Morton St. Publishing, ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), 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)
Leon Ware4:09
36Love Has Come Around
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (in 1981)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (in 1981)
recording of:
Love Has Come Around
lyricist and composer:
William Duckett
Donald Byrd7:53
37Bertha Butt Boogie
The Jimmy Castor Bunch3:16
38Four Play - D.J. Promo 45 Mix
recording of:
Four Play
composer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Glen Goins
Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns & Mike E. Clark3:31
39Jungle Love (single version)
assistant engineer:
Peggy Mac (on 1983-03-26, on 1984-01-15)
engineer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-01-15)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1983-03-26 until 1984-01-15)
bass guitar and keyboard:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1983-03-26 until 1984-01-15)
guitar:
Jesse Johnson (original guitarist for The Time) (from 1983-03-26 until 1984-01-15)
background vocals:
Jill Jones (American singer, songwriter, and actress) (from 1983-03-26 until 1984-01-15)
lead vocals:
Morris Day (from 1983-03-26 until 1984-01-15)
samples from:
Hot Dance Classics, Volume 2 by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
recording of:
Jungle Love (from 1983-03-26 until 1984-01-15)
writer:
Morris Day, Jesse Johnson (original guitarist for The Time) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
The Time3:28
40The Glamorous Life, Pt. 1
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Glamorous Life
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Girlsongs (publisher)
Sheila E.53:44
41Center City
Fat Larry’s Band3:37
42Going Back to My Roots
Richie Havens5:04
43Then Came You
guest vocals:
Dionne Warwick
performer:
The Spinners (The Detroit Spinners, US R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners)
cover recording of:
Then Came You
writer:
Sherman Marshall and Philip Pugh
publisher:
Mijac Double Diamond Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Dionne Warwick & The Spinners4.53:59
44Heaven Is in the Back Seat of My Cadillac
recording of:
Heaven Is in the Back Seat of My Cadillac
lyricist and composer:
Errol Brown (British‐Jamaican singer and songwriter, in Hot Chocolate)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated)
Hot Chocolate5:10
45Moment of Truth
producer:
Joe Wissert
recording of:
Moment of Truth
writer:
Wade Flemons, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Don Whitehead
Earth, Wind & Fire3:13
46Engine Number 9 (single version)
recording of:
Engine Number Nine (Engine Number 9)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Wilson Pickett2:51
47Right Place Wrong Time
recording engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano, piano and tambourine:
Allen Toussaint
bass guitar:
George Porter, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Joseph Modeliste
guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
organ:
Art Neville
saxophone:
Gary Brown (US saxophonist from Louisiana)
solo guitar:
David Spinozza
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Robbie Montgomery and Allen Toussaint
lead vocals:
Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Allen Toussaint
performer:
The Bonaroo horn section and The Meters
arranger and vocals arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Right Place Wrong Time
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Mystical Light Music and Walden Music, Inc.
Dr. John3.652:55
48It’s All Right Now
Eddie Harris3:57
49I’d Rather Be With You
recording engineer:
Jim Vitti
producer:
George Clinton (US funk musician) and William Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
horn arranger:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Fred Wesley
arranger:
Bootsy (US funk musician & songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
recording of:
I’d Rather Be With You
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
Bootsy Collins4.54:57

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