Funky Kingston (US version)

~ Release by Toots & The Maytals (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Time Tough	5	4:24
A2	In the Dark		2:49
A3	Funky Kingston	5	4:56
A4	Love Is Gonna Let Me Down		3:17
A5	Louie Louie cover recording of: Louie Louie lyricist and composer: Richard Berry (US singer/songwriter, composed “Louie Louie”) publisher: EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and World Wide Music part of: Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)		4:29
B1	Pomp and Pride		4:29
B2	Got to Be There		3:06
B3	Country Road cover recording of: Take Me Home, Country Roads anthem of: West Virginia, United States writer: Bill Danoff, John Denver and Taffy Nivert publisher: BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Dino Park Publishing, JD Legacy Publishing, My Pop’s Songs, Reservoir Media Music and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc. (in 1971) sub-publisher: ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)		3:25
B4	Pressure Drop cover recording of: Pressure Drop lyricist and composer: Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert		3:50
B5	Sailin' On		3:35

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/581580 [info]
ASIN:	US: B000003QGS [info]

Release group

included in:	Funky Kingston / In the Dark

part of:

Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 344) (order: 344)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 344) (order: 344)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 378) (order: 378)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 380) (order: 380)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/65695 [info]
reviews:	https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/toots-and-the-maytals-funky-kingston/ [info] https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/cvn8 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/toots_and_the_maytals/funky_kingston_f1/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000202872 [info]
Wikidata:	Q723201 [info]

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Release information

Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 38:20

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Island
ILPS 9330

Release events

United States
1975

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