Con Funk Shun/Secrets

by Con Funk Shun

Overview

During the early 2010s, Cherry Red's Robinsongs label reissued almost all of Con Funk Shun's Mercury releases on CD. This is the first in the series, which combined Con Funk Shun (1976) and Secrets (1977). The latter was the band's breakthrough, featuring the number one R&B smash "Ffun," the number 31 hit "Confunkshunize Ya," and the gorgeous title track -- an album cut that should have been major, with group harmonies as stunning as anything released around the same time by Pleasure or the Blackbyrds. The two albums fit on one disc, with the 12" version of "Ffun" added as a bonus track. The packaging leaves a lot to be desired, but the sets were all priced reasonably. Each one sold for roughly the same price as one regular full-price disc. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	04/02/2013
Label:	Robinsongs
UPC:	5013929155534

Tracks

1. Music Is the Way
2. Tell Me That You Like It
3. Never Be the Same
4. Owe It to Myself
5. Foley Park
6. Nothing to Lose by Trying
7. Forever Just Ain't Long Enough
8. Another World
9. Sho' Feels Good to Me
10. Doowhachawannadoo
11. Who Has the Time
12. Indian Summer Love (Interlude)
13. Tears in My Eyes
14. Ffun
15. Secrets
16. Confunkshunize Ya
17. I'll Set You Out OK
18. Indian Summer Love
19. Ffun [12" Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Con Funk Shun   Primary Artist
Skip Scarborough   Keyboards
Sheila Escovedo   Percussion
Michael Cooper   Guitar,Vocals,Timbales,Guitar (Rhythm),Sitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Cedric Martin   Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Felton C. Pilate II   Piano,Vocals,Trombone,Synthesizer,Trumpet (Bass),String Ensemble
Danny "Sweet Man" Thomas   Piano,Vocals,Clavinet,Synthesizer
Jimmy Thompson   Congas
Karl Fuller   Vocals,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Paul Harrell   Flute,Vocals,Saxophone
Louis McCall   Drums,Vocals,Percussion

Technical Credits

Con Funk Shun   Arranger,Producer
Don Cody   Engineer
Ron Capone   Engineer,Producer
Michael Cooper   Group Member
Cedric Martin   Group Member
Felton C. Pilate II   Arranger,Composer,Group Member
Danny "Sweet Man" Thomas   Group Member
Karl Fuller   Group Member
Terry Adams   String Contractor
Paul Harrell   Group Member
Louis McCall   Group Member
Rico Washington   Liner Notes
Skip Scarborough   Producer