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Make It Funky - The Big Payback
Anthology 1971 - 1974
1996
2 CD
Polydor

Make It Funky

A must have ! Wonderful booklet. To get the whole picture, you MUST buy "Foundation of Funk - 1964-1969", "The J.B's : Funky Good Time", "Funk Power - 1970", "Make It Funky - The big Payback - 1971-1975" and Dead On the Heavy Funk - 1976-1983"

CD1

1: Escape-ism
2: Hot Pants, Parts 1 & 2
3: I'm A Greedy Man
4: Make It Funky, Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4
5: King Heroin
6: I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance)
7: There It Is
8: Get On the Good Foot
9: Don't Tell It (complete version)
10: I Got a Bag Of My Own
11: Down and Out In New York City (version with spoken intro)
12: Think
13: Make It Good To Yourself (interlude)

CD2

1: The Payback
2: Stoned To the Bone
3: Mind Power (alternate version)
4: World of Soul
5: Papa Don't Take No Mess
6: Coldblooded (undubbed version)
7: I Can't Stand It '76
8: My Thang
9: Funky President (People It's Bad) (orginal speed master version)
10: I Feel Good
11: Problems
12: Turn On the Head and Build Some Fire
13: Hot Pants Finale (live)

Related discography : Anthologies

Credits :
James Brown (vocals, electric piano, organ);

Hearlon "Cheese" Martin (vocals, guitar);
St. Clair Pinckney (vocals, flute,tenor saxophone);
Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford, Russell Crimes (vocals, trumpet);
Fred Wesley (vocals, trombone);
Bobby Byrd (vocals, piano,organ);
Fred Thomas (vocals, bass);
John "Jabo" Starks (vocals, drums);
Hugh McCracken (electric guitar);
Jimmy "Chank" Nolen (guitar,background vocals);
Maceo Parker (flute, alto saxophone, background vocals);
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone);
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis(tenor & baritone saxophones);
Isiah "Ike" Oakley, Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison (trumpet, background vocals);
Marvin Stamm, RandyBrecker, John Faddis, Lew Soloff (trumpet);
Richard Tee (organ);
Buster Williams (bass);
Billy Cobham, Steve Gadd (drums).
Compilation producers: Harry Weinger, Alan Leeds.
Engineers: Bob Both, Lowell Dorn, Ron Lenhoff.
Recorded between April 8, 1971 and March 18, 1975. Includes liner notes by Harry Weinger and Alan Leeds.
Digitally remastered by Gary N. Mayo (PolyGram Studios).

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