The Best Ever Funk & Disco

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Le Freak
producer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
conductor:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
arranger:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Le Freak
writer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chic35:28
2You Sexy Thing
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975)
recording of:
You Sexy Thing (in 1975)
writer:
Errol Brown and Tony Wilson (bassist/songwriter, member of Hot Chocolate)
publisher:
Chocolate, Finchley Music Corp. and RAK Publishing Ltd
Hot Chocolate3.84:02
3Express Yourself
producer:
Charles Wright
recording of:
Express Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Charles Wright (in 1970)
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band4.53:52
4Disco Inferno
recording of:
Disco Inferno
writer:
Leroy Green (disco/soul songwriter) and Ron Kersey
publisher:
peermusic (publisher), Reservoir 416 and Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
The Trammps53:35
5Working My Way Back to You
cover recording of:
Working My Way Back to You
writer:
Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Saturday Music, Inc. and Seasons 4 Music
The Spinners54:04
6I'm Every Woman
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
background vocals:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Chaka Khan
brass arranger, strings arranger and woodwind arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 6) (number: 4)
recording of:
I’m Every Woman (in 1978)
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Chaka Khan3.54:08
7Land of 1000 Dances
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11) and Chips Moman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
piano:
Spooner Oldham (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11) and Andrew Love (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
cover recording of:
Land of 1000 Dances (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Kenner
additional writer:
Antoine Domino
publisher:
Anatole, EMI Longitude Music and Tune-Kel
Wilson Pickett42:25
8Sooner or Later
Larry Graham5:10
9Wiggle-Waggle
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1969)
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
baritone saxophone:
Arthur Clarke (baritone saxophonist) (in 1969)
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (in 1969)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1969)
French horn:
Ray Alonge (french horn) (in 1969)
guitar:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (in 1969) and Eric Gale (in 1969)
percussion:
George Devens (in 1969)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1969)
saxophone:
Joe Farrell (in 1969)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (in 1969)
trombone:
Benny Powell (in 1969)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1969) and Ernie Royal (in 1969)
conductor:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1969)
arranger:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1969)
recording of:
Wiggle‐Waggle (in 1969)
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Herbie Hancock5:52
10He's the Greatest Dancer
recording of:
He’s the Greatest Dancer
writer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Sister Sledge3:29
11The Ghetto
alto saxophone:
Cliff Davis (saxophonist) and Don Myrick
baritone saxophone:
Willie Henderson
drums (drum set):
Morris Jennings
electric piano and piano:
Donny Hathaway
French horn:
John Lounsberry, Ethel Merker and Paul A. Teryett
guitar:
Phil Upchurch
percussion:
Ric Powell
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Board and Lenard S. Druss
trombone:
John Avant and Morris Ellis
trumpet:
Oscar Brashear, John Howell (trumpet), Bobby Lewis (Trumpet/flugelhorn player), Gary Slavo and Cyril Touff
tuba:
Aaron Dodd
vocals and conductor:
Donny Hathaway
arranger:
Donny Hathaway
recording of:
The Ghetto
writer:
Donny Hathaway and Leroy Hutson
Donny Hathaway6:53
12All 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 McCrae33:54
13Memphis Soul Stew
recording of:
Memphis Soul Stew
writer:
Curtis Ousley
publisher:
Kilynn Music Publishing, Inc. and Pronto Music
King Curtis2:59
14Jump to the Beat
recording of:
Jump to the Beat
Stacy Lattisaw5:20
15Right 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 (saxophonist)
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 (aka Dr. John)
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 (aka Dr. John)
Dr. John52:54
16Love the Life You Live
Black Heat6:32
17I Can't Wait
mixer:
Peter Slaghuis
recording of:
I Can’t Wait
lyricist and composer:
John Smith (Nu Shooz)
publisher:
Poolside Music
Nu Shooz3.655:26
18Spacer
recording of:
Spacer
writer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
Sheila & B. Devotion53:38
▼ CD 2
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1That's the Way (I Like It)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975, in 1976)
recording of:
That’s the Way (I Like It)
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
KC and the Sunshine Band4.43:06
2Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Otis Redding2:31
3Love Wars
recording of:
Love Wars
writer:
Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
composer:
Zekuumba Zekkariyas and Zeniya Zekkariyas
publisher:
Next Flight Music
Womack & Womack5:59
4Lost in Music
recording of:
Lost in Music
writer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Sister Sledge44:49
5Bootzilla
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
6Rock Your Baby
vocals:
George McCrae
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974)
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and KC (Harry Wayne Casey of the Sunshine Band)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Peer Music (UK) Ltd.
George McCrae3.253:20
7The Jungle
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1971-08-11)
recording engineer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Joel Dorn
alto saxophone:
Joseph Palmer (on 1971-08-11)
baritone saxophone:
Kenneth Berger (on 1971-08-11) and Arthur Clarke (baritone saxophonist) (on 1971-08-11)
bass:
Naamon Jones (on 1971-08-11)
drums (drum set):
Esco Cromer (on 1971-08-11)
guitar:
Bradley Owens (on 1971-08-11)
organ:
Johnell Grey (on 1971-08-11)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (on 1971-08-11)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Carroll (on 1971-08-11), Seldon Powell (on 1971-08-11) and George Young (saxophonist) (on 1971-08-11)
trombone:
James Grimes (on 1971-08-11)
trumpet:
Albert Delmonte (on 1971-08-11) and Phillip Guilbeau (on 1971-08-11)
woodwind [tenor sax, flute]:
David Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1971-08-11)
remixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
arranger:
David Spinozza
Black Heat5:13
8Ain't Nobody
additional synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 403)
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody
lyricist and composer:
David Wolinski
publisher:
Overdue Music
Rufus & Chaka Khan3.74:44
9Weekend
recording of:
Weekend
composer:
Leroy Burgess and James Calloway
Phreek3:45
10The Jam
Graham Central Station3:39
11Wear It Out
producer:
Verdine White and Robert Wright (disco/funk producer)
recording of:
Wear It Out
writer:
Charles Fearing, Rochelle Runnells and Robert Wright (disco/funk producer)
Stargard5:20
12Love Has Come Around
Donald Byrd3:41
13Saturday
recording of:
Saturday
writer:
Robert Cotter, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
Norma Jean Wright6:05
14What About It?
guitar:
Michael Hampton (Parliament/Funkadelic guitarist)
keyboard:
Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
Eddie Hazel3:46
15Cissy Strut
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 158)
recording of:
Cissy Strut
composer:
Joseph Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr.
The Meters43:06
16I Shoulda Loved Ya
recording of:
I Shoulda Loved Ya
writer:
T.M. Stevens (US bass player Thomas Michael Stevens), Narada Michael Walden and Allee Willis
Narada Michael Walden53:58
17Dance With Me
recording of:
Dance with Me
lyricist:
Peter Brown (70s/80s Miami disco artist/songwriter, "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me")
composer:
Robert Rans
Peter Brown5:20
18Good Times
bass:
Bernard Edwards (in 1979)
electric piano:
Raymond Jones (in 1979)
guitar:
Nile Rodgers (in 1979)
membranophone:
Tony Thompson (Drummer, best known for his work in CHIC) (in 1979)
piano:
Rob Sabino (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Alfa Anderson (in 1979) and Luci Martin (in 1979)
performer:
Chic (US disco group) (in 1979)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 68) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 224)
recording of:
Good Times (in 1979)
writer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
Chic53:41