Pure Funk

by Pure Funk / Various

Overview

Since Pure Disco was a success, Mercury decided to assemble a sequel, Pure Funk. Like its predecessor, Pure Funk is a terrific 20-track collection of funk classics, from Rick James"Super Freak" to Parliament's "Flashlight." A couple of songs are marginally funk -- it's hard to call the kitsch-fest "Kung Fu Fighting" or Earth, Wind & Fire's sultry ballad "Shining Star" funk -- but that doesn't mean that Pure Funk isn't a terrifically enjoyable collection. With songs like "Brick House," "Pick Up the Pieces," "Good Times," "Jungle Boogie," "Fire," "Tell Me Something Good," "Lady Marmalade," "Superfly," "Mr. Big Stuff" and "Word Up," Pure Funk delivers nothing but funky good times, and it's damn near irresistible. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/05/1998
Label:	Island/Def Jam / Polygram
UPC:	0731455829921
Rank:	38720

Tracks

1. Brick House  -  Commodores  - William King  - Ronald LaPread  - Thomas McClary  - Walter Orange  - Lionel Richie  - Milan Williams
2. Pick Up the Pieces  -  Average White Band  - Roger Ball  - Malcolm Duncan  - Alan Gorrie  - Stuart James  - Robbie McIntosh  - Owen McIntyre
3. Shining Star  - Philip Bailey  - Larry Dunn  -  Earth  - Maurice White
4. Jungle Boogie  - Robert Bell  - Ronald Bell  - Donald Boyce  - George "Funky" Brown  -  Kool & the Gang  - Robert "Spike" Mickens  - Claydes Smith  - Dennis "D.T." Thomas  - Richard Westfield
5. Lady Marmalade  - Bob Crewe  -  Labelle  - Kenny Nolan
6. Mr. Big Stuff  - Joseph Broussard  - Jean Knight  - Carol Washington  - Ralph Williams
7. Kung Fu Fighting  - Carl Douglas
8. Car Wash  -  Rose Royce  - Norman Whitfield
9. Tell Me Something Good  -  Rufus & Chaka Khan  - Stevie Wonder
10. Superfly  - Curtis Mayfield
11. Theme from Shaft  - Isaac Hayes
12. Fire  - Billy Beck  - Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner  - Marshall "Rock" Jones  - Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks  -  Ohio Players  - Marvin Pierce  - Clarence "Satch" Satchell  - James "Diamond" Williams
13. Flash Light  - George Clinton  - Bootsy Collins  -  Parliament  - Bernie Worrell
14. (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again  - Zane Grey  - Len Ron Hanks  -  L.T.D.
15. Good Times  -  Chic  - Bernard Edwards  - Nile Rodgers
16. Forget Me Nots  - Terri McFaddin  - Patrice Rushen  - "Ready" Freddie Washington
17. Word Up!  - Larry Blackmon  -  Cameo  - Tomi Jenkins
18. Early in the Morning  -  Gap Band  - Lonnie Simmons  - Rudy Taylor  - Charlie Wilson
19. Don't Stop the Music  - Jonah Ellis  - Lonnie Simmons  -  Yarbrough & Peoples  - Alisa Yarbrough
20. Super Freak  - Rick James  - Alonzo Miller

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rose Royce   Primary Artist
Patrice Rushen   Primary Artist
Kool & the Gang   Primary Artist
Jean Knight   Primary Artist
Cameo   Primary Artist
Average White Band   Primary Artist
The Gap Band   Primary Artist
Chic   Primary Artist
Isaac Hayes   Primary Artist
Labelle   Primary Artist
L.T.D.   Primary Artist
Parliament   Primary Artist
Earth, Wind & Fire   Primary Artist
Curtis Mayfield   Primary Artist
Carl Douglas   Primary Artist
Rufus & Chaka Khan   Primary Artist
Rick James   Primary Artist
Ohio Players   Primary Artist
Yarbrough & Peoples   Primary Artist
Commodores   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Billy Beck   Composer
William King   Composer
Terri Tierney   Project Coordinator
Diane Covucci   Project Coordinator
Pete Ashworth   Photography
Bas Hartong   Compilation Producer
Carol Washington   Composer
"Ready" Freddie Washington   Composer
Carl Douglas   Composer,Performer
Philip Bailey   Composer
Rose Royce   Performer
Marshall "Rock" Jones   Composer
Rudy Taylor   Composer
Commodores   Performer
Kool & the Gang   Performer
Clarence "Satch" Satchell   Composer
Chaka Khan   Performer
Jean Knight   Performer
Walter Orange   Composer
Dennis "D.T." Thomas   Composer
Jonah Ellis   Composer
Richard Westfield   Composer
Marvin Pierce   Composer
Michael Cohen   Compilation Producer
Tomi Jenkins   Composer
Cameo   Performer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Zane Grey   Composer
James "Diamond" Williams   Composer
Stuart James   Composer
Malcolm Duncan   Composer
Terri McFaddin   Composer
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks   Composer
Alisa Yarbrough   Composer
George "Funky" Brown   Composer
Robbie McIntosh   Composer
Claydes Smith   Composer
Alonzo Miller   Composer
Bernard Edwards   Composer
Bob Crewe   Composer
Bernie Worrell   Composer
Average White Band   Performer
Kenny Nolan   Composer
The Gap Band   Performer
Chic   Performer
Charlie Wilson   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Composer,Performer
Larry Blackmon   Composer
Larry Dunn   Composer
Bootsy Collins   Composer
Labelle   Performer
L.T.D.   Performer
Joseph Broussard   Composer
Parliament   Performer
Earth, Wind & Fire   Performer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer,Performer
Donald Boyce   Composer
Jeff Moskow   Compilation Producer
Robert "Kool" Bell   Composer
Len Ron Hanks   Composer
Lionel Richie   Composer
Ronald LaPread   Composer
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner   Composer
Lonnie Simmons   Composer
Robert "Spike" Mickens   Composer
Ronald Bell   Composer
Roger Ball   Composer
Rufus & Chaka Khan   Performer
Maurice White   Composer
Rick James   Composer,Performer
Ohio Players   Performer
Ralph Williams   Composer
Nile Rodgers   Composer
Milan Williams   Composer
Owen McIntyre   Composer
Alan Gorrie   Composer
George Clinton   Composer
Thomas McClary   Composer
Yarbrough & Peoples   Performer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Suha Gur   Digital Remastering
Patrice Rushen   Composer,Performer