Old School Funk 4

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

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Give It to Me Baby recording engineer and mixer: Tom "Super" Flye assistant engineer: Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez engineer: Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye producer: Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) bass: Oscar Alston drums (drum set): Lanise Hughes electric piano and synthesizer [Crumar]: Levi Ruffin, Jr. guitar: Tom McDermott (guitarist) handclaps: Teena Marie percussion: Oscar Alston, Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Tom McDermott (guitarist) saxophone: Daniel LeMelle trombone: John Ervin trumpet: Cliff Ervin, Fernando Harkless and Roy Poper background vocals: Melvin Franklin and Teena Marie arranger: Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) recorded at: Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States and The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States mixed at: Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States recording of: Give It To Me Baby lyricist and composer: Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone City Music Co.	Rick James	4.65	4:09
2	Celebration phonographic copyright (℗) by: PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1980) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1980) recording of: Celebration writer: Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Eumir Deodato, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Earl Toon, Jr. publisher: Delightful Music Publishing Ltd., Double F Music Co., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing WP Ltd., Fresh Start Music, Intersong-Förlagen AB, Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1980)	Kool & the Gang	4.4	3:43
3	I Need Your Lovin' recording of: I Need Your Lovin’ lyricist and composer: Teena Marie publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc.	Teena Marie		3:53
4	You Dropped a Bomb on Me recording of: You Dropped a Bomb on Me writer: Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter) and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)	The Gap Band		4:05
5	I Just Want to Be recording of: I Just Want to Be writer: Larry Blackmon and Gregory Johnson	Cameo		6:21
6	Get the Funk Out of Ma Face	The Brothers Johnson		6:02
7	Ffun recording of: Ffun writer: Michael Vernon Cooper (founding member of funk/soul band Con Funk Shun) publisher: Bravo and Encore Music	Con Funk Shun		6:05
8	Tina Cherry	Georgio		8:26
9	Flashlight engineer: Jim Vitti producer: George Clinton (US funk musician) recording of: Flash Light writer: George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer) publisher: Bridgeport Music, Inc., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Rick’s Music, Inc. (publishing company associated with Casablanca) and Rubberband Music, Inc.	Parliament	3.5	5:47
10	Freaky Behavior	The Bar‐Kays		5:04
11	Too Hot Ta Trot recording of: Too Hot Ta Trot writer: William King (member of Commodores), Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie and Milan Williams publisher: Brenda Richie Publishing, Cambrae Music, Daddy Married a Golddigger, Drop Five, Hanna Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Libren Music, Old Fashion Publishing and Reservoir Media Music	Commodores		3:30
12	Get Down on It recording of: Get Down on It writer: Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) publisher: Delightful Music Publishing Ltd., Double F Music Co., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Second Decade Music Co., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)	Kool & the Gang		4:52
13	Somebody's Watching Me producer: Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”) background vocals: Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5) guest vocals: Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1983) part of: VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 20) recording of: Somebody’s Watching Me lyricist and composer: Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”) publisher: EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)	Rockwell	3.85	3:59
14	Don't Fight the Feeling	One Way		4:24

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ASIN:	US: B000068FWP [info]