Black Roots: From 70’s Funk to Hip Hop

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Annotation

This compilation: (P) 1996 BMG Records (UK) Ltd.
(C) 1996 BMG Records (UK) Ltd.

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC 0316
Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
Price Code (F): BM650

Annotation last modified on 2024-08-27 09:42 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Payback
recording of:
The Payback
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), John Starks and Fred Wesley
James Brown7:28
2Sing a Simple Song
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1968)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (in 1968)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (in 1968)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (in 1968)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (in 1968)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (in 1968)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (in 1968)
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1968), Jerry Martini (in 1968), Freddie Stone (in 1968), Rose Stone (in 1968) and Sly Stone (in 1968)
recording of:
Sing a Simple Song (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sly & the Family Stone43:55
3Slippin’ 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)
War46:58
4(Falling Like) Dominoes
engineer:
Val Garay, Steve Maslow and Jim Nipar
producer:
Fonce Mizell and Larry Mizell
mixer:
David Hassinger and Steve Maslow
clavinet and trumpet:
Fonce Mizell (on 1975-08-25)
congas:
Mayuto Correa (on 1975-08-25) and King Errisson (conguero) (on 1975-08-25)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (on 1975-08-25)
electric bass guitar [fender]:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1975-08-25)
electric piano:
Skip Scarborough (on 1975-08-25)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1975-08-25)
guitar:
Craig McMullen (on 1975-08-25) and John Rowin (jazz guitarist) (on 1975-08-25)
percussion:
Mayuto Correa (on 1975-08-25)
piano:
Larry Mizell (on 1975-08-25)
tenor saxophone:
Tyree Glenn, Jr. (on 1975-08-25)
trombone:
George Bohanon (on 1975-08-25)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (on 1975-08-25)
background vocals:
Kay Haith (vocalist) (on 1975-08-25), Fonce Mizell (on 1975-08-25) and Larry Mizell (on 1975-08-25)
vocals:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1975-08-25)
conductor:
Wade Marcus (on 1975-08-25)
strings arranger:
Wade Marcus
arranger:
Larry Mizell
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1975-08-25)
recording of:
Fallin' Like Dominoes (on 1975-08-25)
writer:
Sigidi Bashir Abdullah (aranger, writer), Harold Lee Clayton (aranger, writer) and Bradley Ridgell (aranger, writer)
Donald Byrd44:31
5My Thang
recording of:
My Thang
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown4:12
6Jungle Boogie
recording of:
Jungle Boogie
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Don Boyce, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd.
Kool & the Gang3:03
7God Make Me Funky (12″ version)
recording engineer:
Fred Catero (in 1975)
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
mixer:
David Rubinson
agogô, balafon, bell [sleigh bells, gankoqui], berimbau, bongos, cabasa, caxixi, congas, cowbell [cow bells], cuíca [quica], djembe, gong [Balinese gongs], güiro [guiro], maracas, marímbula, percussion [pandeiro], shekere, slit drum [log drum], tamborim [tamborin] and whistle [hindewhu]:
Bill Summers (in 1975)
bass clarinet, piano, soprano saxophone [saxello] and tenor saxophone:
Bennie Maupin (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Mike Clark (jazz drummer) (in 1975)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul Jackson (jazz bassist) (in 1975)
electric guitar:
Blackbird McKnight (US guitarist) (in 1975)
guest bass drum and guest bell [bells]:
Baba Duru (in 1975)
guest djembe:
Zak Diouf (in 1975)
guest percussion:
Baba Duru (in 1975) and Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (in 1975)
guest vocals:
The Pointer Sisters
vocals:
Mike Clark (jazz drummer) (in 1975), Bennie Maupin (in 1975), DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight (US guitarist) (in 1975) and Bill Summers (in 1975)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1975)
recording of:
God Make Me Funky
writer:
Mike Clark (jazz drummer), Paul Jackson (jazz bassist), Bennie Maupin, DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight (US guitarist) and Bill Summers
publisher:
Bilsum Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services America Inc. and Royalty Recovery Music
The Headhunters49:36
8P‐Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
producer:
George Clinton (US funk musician)
recording of:
P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
composer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
Parliament47:42
9The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
electric guitar:
Burt Jones (US 1960/70s guitar player) (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
electric piano and piano:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
flute and saxophone:
Hubert Laws (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
conductor:
Johnny Pate (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
part of:
CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 258)
recording of:
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
Gil Scott‐Heron3.53:05
10That’s the Way of the World
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 329)
recording of:
That’s the Way of the World
writer:
Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter), Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.
Earth Wind & Fire3.255:46
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rapper’s Delight
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Good Times
The Sugarhill Gang7:08
2Showdown
recording of:
Showdown
lyricist:
Big Bank Hank, Edward Morris (80s US MC Edward Morris, aka Mr. Ness of Furious Five), Master Gee (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Guy Todd Williams, Keith Wiggins (US hip hop MC Keith Wiggins, in The Furious Five), Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel), Nathaniel Glover (80s US hip hop MC) and Wonder Mike
composer:
Larry Johnson (Sugar Hill producer), Michael Johnson and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Furious Five meets The Sugarhill Gang5:40
3The Message
recording of:
The Message (in 1982)
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash6:16
4Sucker MC’s (Krush Groove 1)
assistant producer:
Roddey Hui
producer:
Larry Smith (US hip hop producer) and Russell Simmons
performer:
Orange Krush
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 406)
recording of:
Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
Run DMC3.53:09
5Pusherman
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
bass guitar:
Joseph Scott (US funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Tyrone McCullen
guitar:
Curtis Mayfield and Craig McMullen
percussion:
Master Henry Gibson (Percussionist with Curtis Mayfield, Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis)
lead vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger and orchestrator:
Johnny Pate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curtom Records of Atlanta Inc. (from 1972 to present) and Curtom Records (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 261)
recording of:
Pusherman (Pusher Man)
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), Mayfield Music (BMI), Todd Mayfield Publishing and Camad Music Company (from 1972 to ????)
Curtis Mayfield4.655:01
6Keep On Movin’
producer and mixer:
Nellee Hooper and Jazzie B
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
10 Records (in 1989)
produced for:
Silent Productions Ltd. (Production company of Jazzie B and Nellee Hooper)
music videos:
Keep On Movin’ (official music video) by Soul II Soul
recording of:
Keep On Movin’
lyricist and composer:
Jazzie B
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1989)
Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler43:38
7Unbelievable
recording engineer:
Norty Cotto
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
mixer:
Eddie Sancho
vocals:
The Notorious B.I.G.
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Recording Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond), Remind Me by Patrice Rushen and Your Body’s Callin’ by R. Kelly
recording of:
Unbelievable
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ), Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.) and R. Kelly
Notorious BIG43:44
8Can I Kick It?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1990) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 1990, in 2015)
samples:
Fried Okra by The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Hard Times by Baby Huey (US rock/soul singer James Ramey), Soul Concerto by The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Spinning Wheel by Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sunshower by Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band, The Way You Do The Things You Do by David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed, What a Waste! by Ian Dury & the Blockheads and You Sexy Thing (re‐released single version, a‐side/album version) by Hot Chocolate (70s and 80s British soul band)
music videos:
Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 292)
recording of:
Can I Kick It?
lyricist:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Lou Reed
composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Metal Machine Music (US work publisher)
Tribe Called Quest44:12
9Flava in Ya Ear
Craig Mack53:38
10Method Man
recording of:
Method Man
writer:
Clifford Smith (of the Wu‐Tang Clan), Corey Woods (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan), Dennis Coles, Gary Grice (Wu‐Tang Clan), Jason Hunter (east coast hip hop), Lamont Hawkins, Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor) and Russell Jones (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer)
quotes music from:
Come Together
quotes music from:
Get Off of My Cloud
quotes music from:
Method of Modern Love
Wu Tang Clan3:10

Credits

Release

liner notes:Brendon Griffin (liner notes related)
compiler:Brendon Griffin (liner notes related)
Keith Munro
design:Green Ink
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5225247 [info]

Release group

creative direction:Keith Munro
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/634866 [info]