Vol. 1-Pure Funk (1998) (Wonder/Parliament/Gap Band )

Product Summary Label: Uni/utv UPC: 00731455829921 Release Date: 5/5/1998 Buy.com Sku: 60390455 Item#: MWRHW5 Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Brick House - The Commodores ~ Various Artists 2. Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band ~ Various Artists 3. Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire ~ Various Artists 4. Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang ~ Various Artists 5. Lady Marmalade - Labelle ~ Various Artists 6. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight ~ Various Artists 7. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas ~ Various Artists 8. Car Wash - Rose Royce ~ Various Artists 9. Tell Me Something Good - Rufus/Chaka Khan ~ Various Artists 10. Superfly - Curtis Mayfield ~ Various Artists 11. Shaft - Isaac Hayes ~ Various Artists 12. Fire - Ohio Players ~ Various Artists 13. Flashlight - Parliament ~ Various Artists 14. Back In Love Again, (Every Time I Turn Around) - L.T.D. ~ Various Artists 15. Good Times - Chic ~ Various Artists 16. Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen ~ Various Artists 17. Word Up - Cameo ~ Various Artists 18. Early In The Morning - The Gap Band ~ Various Artists 19. Don't Stop The Music - Yarbrough & Peoples ~ Various Artists 20. Super Freak - Rick James ~ Various Artists (P) 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Compilation producers: Michael Cohen, Bas Hartong, Jeff Moskow. Digitally remastered by Suha Gur (Polygram Studios). Since Pure Disco was a success, Mercury decided to assemble a sequel, Pure Funk. Like its predecessor, Pure Funk is a terrific 20-track collection of funk classics, from Rick James"Super Freak" to Parliament's "Flashlight." A couple of songs are marginally funk -- it's hard to call the kitsch-fest "Kung Fu Fighting" or Earth, Wind & Fire's sultry ballad "Shining Star" funk -- but that doesn't mean that Pure Funk isn't a terrifically enjoyable collection. With songs like "Brick House," "Pick Up the Pieces," "Good Times," "Jungle Boogie," "Fire," "Tell Me Something Good," "Lady Marmalade," "Superfly," "Mr. Big Stuff" and "Word Up," Pure Funk delivers nothing but funky good times, and it's damn near irresistible. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Pure Funk is a compilation that captures the essence of funk, with a variety of top-selling, danceable selections that illustrate the dexterous musicianship and powerful arrangements indicative of the genre. Highlighted are landmark theme songs from 70's blaxploitation epics such as "Shaft," "Car Wash," and "Superfly," demonstrating how lush orchestrations entwine with the pulsing rhythms that define funk. Legendary female vocalists such as Chaka Khan and Patti Labelle are captured in their prime with their respective glass-shattering performances on "Tell Me Something Good," and Labelle's "Lady Marmalade." Classics like the Parliament hit "Flashlight" and The Average White Band's "Pick Up The Pieces" feature some of the most distinctive bass work in funk. Platinum-selling songs such as the rousing "Jungle Boogie" from Kool and the Gang and the rousing "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas fill in the groove that flows from one rump-shaking song to the next.   Technical Info Release Date : 05/05/1998 Original Release Date : 1998 Catalog ID : 558 299 Label : Polygram (Japan) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00731455829921    Product Image