Funk: The Very Best Of
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1 February 2017
Tracklist
- CD 1: Volume 1
- 1Car WashRose Royce4:58
- 2Pick Up the PiecesAverage White Band4:06
- 3Going Back to My RootsOdyssey3:57
- 4Gangsta’s ParadiseCoolio4:04
- 5Under the Influence of LoveBarry White3:03
- 6Supernatural Thing, Part 1Ben E. King4:28
- 7Sing a Simple SongCommodores3:09
- 8Bold Soul SisterIke & Tina Turner2:33
- 9Mother in LawOhio Players3:01
- 10HerculesAaron Neville3:38
- 11SwinSly & the Family Stone2:11
- 12Funky RobotRufus Thomas5:11
- 13Give the People What They WantThe O’Jays4:02
- 14Yes We Can CanLee Dorsey3:46
- 15Too Funky in Here (live)James Brown5:01
- 16FriendsWhodini4:31
- 17Nice’n’SlowJesse Green3:40
- 184:05
- 19Get Down on It (live)Kool & the Gang2:23
- 20White LinesGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five7:45
- CD 2: Volume 2
- 1Bad Mama JamaCarl Carlton5:52
- 2BasketballKurtis Blow3:54
- 3Love’s TrainCon Funk Shun4:03
- 4Grandma’s HandsAl Jarreau2:07
- 5Another ManBarbara Mason6:57
- 6Do the Funky ChickenRufus Thomas4:41
- 7I Get LiftedGeorge McCrae2:45
- 8Harlem ShuffleBob & Earl2:542.5 ★
- 9Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love)The Delfonics2:02
- 10Alabama SouphoneOhio Players2:27
- 11I Ain’t Got NobodySly & the Family Stone2:40
- 12Knock on WoodEddie Floyd3:004.0 ★
- 13Something’s Got a Hold on MeEtta James2:514.0 ★
- 14Funky MuleIke & Tina Turner3:234.0 ★
- 15BackstabbersThe O’Jays3:024.7 ★
- 16Falling in Love AgainNew Birth Brass Band4:13
- 17The Groove LineHeatwave4:16
- 18Oh SheilaReady for the World4:044.0 ★
- 19Sex Machine (live)James Brown4:11
- 20Funky Cold MedinaTone‐Lōc4:02
- CD 3: Volume 3
- 1Fantastic VoyageCoolio4:074.0 ★
- 2The MessageGrandmaster Flash4:27
- 3Use It Up and Wear It OutOdyssey
- 4I Feel Good (I Got You) (live)James Brown3:21
- 5For the Love of MoneyHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes3:38
- 6I Got a WomanRay Charles2:56
- 7Mocking BirdInez Foxx2:37
- 8Out of the Shadows of LoveBarry White2:50
- 9Kissing My LoveAl Jarreau3:45
- 10On BroadwayThe Drifters3:01
- 115:25
- 12God’s Children, Part 1New Birth Brass Band3:45
- 13Hollywood (live)Kool & the Gang5:00
- 14Love RollercoasterOhio Players5:02
- 15Tell Me Something Good (live)Chaka Khan2:42
- 16Disco InfiernoThe Trammps3:415.0 ★
- 17Freaks Come Out at NightWhodini4:38
- 18Le Freak (live)Chic4:01
- 19Wild ThingTone‐Lōc4:29
- 20Boogie NightsHeatwave3:42
Release credits
- drums (drum set) [13]
- drums (drum set) [12]
- tenor saxophone [12]
- organ [12], piano [12]
- bass guitar [12]
- vocal [12]
- vocal [13]
- baritone saxophone [12]
- piano [12]
- recording [15]
- piano [13]
- producer [15]
- arranger [11]
- producer [15]
- performer [15]
- guitar [13]
- bass guitar [13]
- arranger [11]
- guitar [12], producer [12]
- arranger [15]
- trumpet [12]
- background vocals [13]
Issues
F1 February 2017