Total Funk: The Ultimate Collection

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

Tracklist

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1Brick House
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 296)
recording of:
Brick House (original version)
lyricist:
William King (member of Commodores), Walter Orange and Lionel Richie
composer:
Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, 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, Reservoir Media Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Commodores3.73:33
2Back in Love Again
recording of:
(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again
writer:
Zane Grey (singer, songwriter, arranger and producer) and Len Ron Hanks (soul and funk singer, songwriter, arranger and producer)
L.T.D.53:41
3Funk Factory
recording of:
Funk Factory
writer:
Rose Royce
Rose Royce3:07
4A Real Mother for Ya
Johnny “Guitar” Watson5:02
5Ffun
recording of:
Ffun
writer:
Michael Vernon Cooper (founding member of funk/soul band Con Funk Shun)
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music
Con Funk Shun4:04
6Reach for It
George Duke3:31
7Working Together
Maze5:33
8L‐O‐V‐E‐U
Brass Construction3:42
9Flashlight
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 92), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 199) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 252)
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.
Parliament4.44:31
10Bootzilla
assistant engineer:
Mike Iacopelli (engineer)
engineer:
Jim Vitti
producer:
George Clinton (US funk musician) and Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
recording of:
Bootzilla
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician) and Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
Bootsy Collins5:40
11One Nation Under a Groove, Part 1
edit of:
One Nation Under a Groove by Funkadelic (original funk band)
recording of:
One Nation Under a Groove
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Junie Morrison and Garry Shider
publisher:
Bridgeport Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing France
Funkadelic4:15
12I Just Want to BeCameo3:43
13Bustin’ Out (On Funk)
edit of:
Bustin’ Out by Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
Bustin’ Out (on Funk)
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1978)
Rick James3:57
14I Don’t Believe You Want Me to Get Up and Dance
recording of:
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter), Charlie Wilson (R&B singer), Robert Wilson (US vocalist/bassist, member of Gap Band) and Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member)
publisher:
Minder Music Ltd., Rachel Music Ltd., Total Experience Music Publ. Co., Leosong (publisher) (in 1979) and Total Experience Music (publisher) (in 1979)
The Gap Band3:36
15Let’s Get SeriousJermaine Jackson3:36
16Come On and Dance With Me
recording engineer:
Michael Grace (engineer) and Terry Tuck (musician/engineer)
producer:
Derek Dirckson and Michael Powell
mixer:
Reggie Dozier
bass guitar [bass intro, solo parts] and background vocals:
La Mont Johnson (bassist, singer, writer)
solo synthesizer and synthesizer:
Mark Johnson (funk/soul keyboardist)
remixer:
Reggie Dozier
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ariola America, Inc. (in 1979)
produced for:
Fee Productions
recorded at:
Sound Suite Recording Studios in Detroit, Michigan, United States
mixed at:
ABC Recording Studios (recording studio associated with ABC Records, active circa 1970s) in Los Angeles, California, United States and Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
remixed at:
Total Experience Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Come On Dance With Me
lyricist and composer:
Derek Dirckson
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Woodsongs Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) 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)
Chapter 83:42
17The Breakes (45″ edit)
recording of:
The Breaks
writer:
James B. Moore (producer, composer), Kurtis Walker, Lawrence Smith (US hip hop producer), Robert Arthur Ford, Jr. (hip hop writer and producer) and Russell W. Simmons
publisher:
Neutral Gray Music
Kurtis Blow4:08
18More 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)
Zapp3.55:13