Old School Soul Party

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Tracklist

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1Play That Funky Music
electric bass guitar and synthesizer:
Allen Wentz (Bass player for wild cherry)
electric guitar:
Bryan Bassett (guitarist for Wild Cherry, Molly Hatchet and Foghat) and Robert W. Parissi (Rob Parissi)
membranophone:
Ronald Beitle (drummer for Wild Cherry)
additional vocals:
Bryan Bassett (guitarist for Wild Cherry, Molly Hatchet and Foghat), Ronald Beitle (drummer for Wild Cherry) and Allen Wentz (Bass player for wild cherry)
lead vocals:
Robert W. Parissi (Rob Parissi)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1976, in 2002)
recording of:
Play That Funky Music (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Robert W. Parissi (Rob Parissi)
publisher:
Bema Music (publisher), RWP Music, Sweet City Records Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Wild Cherry3.54:58
2Will It Go Round in Circles
recording of:
Will It Go Round in Circles
writer:
Bruce Fisher and Billy Preston
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Irving Music, Inc.
Billy Preston4:28
3She’s a Bad Mama Jama
recording of:
She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)
composer:
Leon Haywood
Carl Carlton3:55
4Give Up the Funk
producer:
George Clinton (US funk musician)
recording of:
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
composer:
Jerome Brailey, George Clinton (US funk musician) and Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
Parliament4.055:45
5I Feel for You
cover recording of:
I Feel for You
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Chaka Khan34:05
6You and I
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Art Stewart
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1978)
recording of:
You and I
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Rick James3:06
7Word Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1986) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1986)
music videos:
Word Up! by Cameo (American soul-influenced funk group)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 70) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 81)
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
All Seeing Eye Music, Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo44:19
8You Dropped a Bomb on Me
recording of:
You Dropped a Bomb on Me
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter) and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
The Gap Band3.44:02
9The Payback
recording engineer:
Lowell Dorn
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
mixer:
Bob Both
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
performer:
Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recorded at:
International Recording in Augusta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Advantage Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Payback
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), John Starks and Fred Wesley
James Brown4.37:40
10Love Rollercoaster
recording of:
Love Rollercoaster
writer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Mervin Pierce (Ohio Players), Clarence Satchell and James "Diamond" Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
publisher:
Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc. and Segundo Sueños LLC
Ohio Players2:53
11Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer) (in 1972), Damon Harris (in 1972) and Richard Street (in 1972)
conductor:
Paul Riser (in 1972)
arranger:
Paul Riser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 168) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 333)
cover recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, 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)
The Temptations46:58
12Smiling Faces Sometimes
The Undisputed Truth3:15
13Slide
Slave3:22
14Strokin’
Leon Haywood3:47
15Funky Nassau
The Beginning of the End3:12
16Dazz
recording of:
Dazz
writer:
Reginald J. Hargis (funk guitarist, bass player and singer), Eddie Irons and Ray Ransom
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, H&R Lastrada Music and Silver Cloud Music LLC
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
Brick3:23
17Slippin’ Into Darkness
recording of:
Slippin’ Into Darkness
writer:
Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
War33:46
18Last Dance
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1978)
recording of:
Last Dance
lyricist and composer:
Paul Jabara
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Management Three Music, Olga Music and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
part of:
The 51st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1978 winner)
Donna Summer3.653:18
19Sukiyaki
recording of:
Sukiyaki
lyricist:
Janice Marie Johnson
composer:
中村八大 (Hachidai Nakamura)
version of:
上を向いて歩こう
cover recording of:
Sukiyaki
lyricist:
Janice Marie Johnson
composer:
中村八大 (Hachidai Nakamura)
version of:
上を向いて歩こう
A Taste of Honey3:43
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