What It is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves: 1967-1977 (4-CD)
by Various Artists
Entertainment Weekly: "Even as greasy boogaloo gives way to polyrhythmic Cat Stevens covers, the four discs stave off the 4/4 behemoth of disco." -- Grade: A-
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CD Details
- Number of Discs: 4
- Released: October 3, 2006
- Originally Released: 2006
- Label: Rhino
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - p.116
4 stars out of 5 -- "What it is: nonstop late-Sixties-and-Seventies party time from the deep recesses of these major-label catalogs."Entertainment Weekly - p.73
"Even as greasy boogaloo gives way to polyrhythmic Cat Stevens covers, the four discs stave off the 4/4 behemoth of disco." -- Grade: A-Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.Spreadin' Honey - The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
- 2.Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays
- 3.Shadow of Your Smile, The - Jack McDuff
- 4.Gangster of Love, Pts. 1 & 2 - Jimmy Norman
- 5.Memphis Train, The - Rufus Thomas
- 6.Get out of My Life Woman - Grassella Oliphant
- 7.Live Right Now - Eddie Harris
- 8.Pig Snoots, Pt. 1 - Natural Bridge Bunch
- 9.Soul Sound System - Wayne Henderson / Freedom Sounds
- 10.Snatching It Back - Clarence Carter
- 11.Stoned Soul - Artie Christophher
- 12.Getting the Corners - TSU Tornadoes
- 13.Sexy Coffee Pot - Tony Alvon & The Belairs
- 14.Don't Come Around Here Anymore - Mark Putney
- 15.Keep on Dancing - Commodores
- 16.Right on Brother, Pt. 1 - South Shore Commission
- 17.Pop, Popcorn Children - Eldridge Holmes
- 18.It's Your Thing - Cold Grits
- 19.It's All in Your Mind - Soul Angels
- 20.Funky John - Johnny Cameron & the Camerons
- 21.Help Me Make Up My Mind - Joyce Jones
- 22.Rock Me Baby - Lou Johnson
- 23.Sing a Simple Song - Noble Knights
- 24.Do You Dig It - Titus Turner
- 25.Funky Canyon - Phil Moore, Jr.
- 26.Jan Jan - Fabulous Counts
- 27.Tampin - The Rhine Oaks
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.Gossip - Cyril Neville
- 2.Somebody in the World for You - The Mighty Hannibal
- 3.Stanga - Little Sister
- 4.Jumpin' Jack Flash - Ananda Shankar
- 5.Deacon, The - Brute Force
- 6.Sookie Sookie - Don Covay & the Jefferson Lemon Blues Band
- 7.Right On - Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers
- 8.(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go - Curtis Mayfield
- 9.Stepping Stones - Johnny Harris
- 10.I'm Just Like You - Gix
- 11.Funky Thing, Pt. 1 - Unemployed
- 12.Messie Bessie - Shirley Scott
- 13.Fairchild - Willie West
- 14.Cold Bear - The Gaturs
- 15.I Can't Get Next to You - Mongo SantamarĀ”a
- 16.Feelin' Alright - Lulu
- 17.Soul Bowel - The Memphis Horns
- 18.Tuane - Hammer
- 19.Take It Off, Pt. 2 - Johnny Tolbert & De Thangs
- 20.Seeds of Life - Eddie Palmieri / Harlem River Drive / Jimmy Norman
- 21.Engine Number 9 - Wilson Pickett
Tracks on Disc 3:
- 1.Hard Times - Baby Huey & the Baby Sitters
- 2.What So Never the Dance, Pts. 1 & 2 - Houseguests
- 3.Headless Heroes - Eugene McDaniels
- 4.Spinning Wheel - Wade Marcus
- 5.Bad Tune - Earth, Wind & Fire
- 6.Mr. Cool - Rasputin's Stash
- 7.Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' to Ya - Junior Mance
- 8.Hang on in There - Stovall Sisters
- 9.Funky Nassau, Pt. 2 - The Beginning of the End
- 10.Whatever's Fair - Mark Holder & the Positives
- 11.Face It - Ed Robinson
- 12.Wah Wah Man - Young-Holt Unlimited
- 13.Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin (Alternate Mix, previously unreleased)
- 14.Won't Nobody Listen - Black Haze Express
- 15.Goin' Down - Allen Toussaint
- 16.Suavecito - Malo
- 17.You Gotta Know Whatcha Doin' - Charles Wright
- 18.Mo Jo Hanna - Teri Lynn
- 19.Ridin' Thumb - King Curtis
- 20.Almendra - Macondo
- 21.Nuki Suki - Little Richard
Tracks on Disc 4:
- 1.Getting Uptown (To Get Down) - United B
- 2.8 Days on the Road - Howard Tate
- 3.Moon Shadow - Labelle
- 4.Let It Crawl - Society's Bag
- 5.Wanaoh - Black Heat
- 6.If It Was Good Enough for Daddy - Clarence Reid
- 7.Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky - Claudia Lennear
- 8.Cosmic Sea - Mystic Moods Orchestra
- 9.Kissing My Love - Cold Blood
- 10.Flute Thing - Seatrain
- 11.Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push N' Shove), Pt. 2 - The Meters
- 12.Funky to the Bone - Freddi & Henchi & the Soulsetters
- 13.Try It Again - Bobby Byrd
- 14.Teasin' - Cornell Dupree
- 15.(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away - Dr. John
- 16.Chicken Heads - Oscar Brown, Jr.
- 17.Rien Ne Va Plus - Funk Factory
- 18.Cajun Moon - Herbie Mann
- 19.Improve - Darrow Fletcher
- 20.Riding High - Faze-O
- 21.Four Play - Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns
- 22.California Dreamin' - Eddie Hazel
Product Info
- UPC: 081227763527
- Shipping Weight: 1.04/lbs (approx)
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