Vol. 1-Pure Funk CD

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Brick House - The Commodores ~ Various Artists

2. Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band ~ Various Artists

3. Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire ~ Various Artists

4. Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang ~ Various Artists

5. Lady Marmalade - Labelle ~ Various Artists

6. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight ~ Various Artists

7. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas ~ Various Artists

8. Car Wash - Rose Royce ~ Various Artists

9. Tell Me Something Good - Rufus/Chaka Khan ~ Various Artists

10. Superfly - Curtis Mayfield ~ Various Artists

11. Shaft - Isaac Hayes ~ Various Artists

12. Fire - Ohio Players ~ Various Artists

13. Flashlight - Parliament ~ Various Artists

14. Back In Love Again, (Every Time I Turn Around) - L.T.D. ~ Various Artists

15. Good Times - Chic ~ Various Artists

16. Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen ~ Various Artists

17. Word Up - Cameo ~ Various Artists

18. Early In The Morning - The Gap Band ~ Various Artists

19. Don't Stop The Music - Yarbrough & Peoples ~ Various Artists

20. Super Freak - Rick James ~ Various Artists

Notes & Personnel Info
	Compilation producers: Michael Cohen, Bas Hartong, Jeff Moskow.
	Digitally remastered by Suha Gur (Polygram Studios).
	Pure Funk is a compilation that captures the essence of funk, with a variety of top-selling, danceable selections that illustrate the dexterous musicianship and powerful arrangements indicative of the genre. Highlighted are landmark theme songs from 70's blaxploitation epics such as "Shaft," "Car Wash," and "Superfly," demonstrating how lush orchestrations entwine with the pulsing rhythms that define funk.
	Legendary female vocalists such as Chaka Khan and Patti Labelle are captured in their prime with their respective glass-shattering performances on "Tell Me Something Good," and Labelle's "Lady Marmalade." Classics like the Parliament hit "Flashlight" and The Average White Band's "Pick Up The Pieces" feature some of the most distinctive bass work in funk. Platinum-selling songs such as the rousing "Jungle Boogie" from Kool and the Gang and the rousing "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas fill in the groove that flows from one rump-shaking song to the next.

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Vol. 1-Pure Funk (1998)