Make It Funky
- For the Information Society song of the same name, see here.
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| Single by James Brown | ||||
| from the album Soul Classics | ||||
| B-side | "Make It Funky (Part 2)" | |||
| Released | August 1971 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | July 13, 1971, Rodel Studios, Washington, D.C. | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
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| Label | Polydor 14088 |
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| Producer(s) | James Brown | |||
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| "My Part/Make It Funky - Part 3" | ||||
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| Single by James Brown | ||||
| from the album Soul Classics and Get on the Good Foot | ||||
| B-side | "My Part/Make It Funky - Part 4" | |||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
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| Producer(s) | James Brown | |||
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"Make It Funky" is a song recorded by James Brown with The J.B.'s. It was released as a two-part single in 1971, which reached #1 on the U.S. R&B chart and #22 on the U.S. Pop chart.[1][2][3] It features the band members chanting the song's title and a prominent organ part played by Brown himself. Bobby Byrd also contributes vocals and a spoken intro. Brown recorded a continuation of the song, titled "My Part/Make It Funky", which was released as a second two-part single and charted #68 R&B. Parts 1 and 3 of "Make It Funky" were included on the 1972 compilation album Soul Classics, while Parts 3 and 4 appeared on the album Get on the Good Foot.
Live versions of "Make It Funky" appear on the albums Revolution of the Mind and Live at the Apollo 1995. Brown also remade the song for his 1992 album Universal James under the title "Make It Funky 2000".
Ice-T sampled "Make It Funky" in a song of the same name on his 1987 album Rhyme Pays.
In 2005, the bassline to all four parts was ranked at number 2 in Stylus Magazine's list of the "Top 50 Basslines of All Time".[4]
Personnel
- James Brown - lead vocal, organ
with The J.B.'s:
- Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford - trumpet, vocals
- Russell Crimes - trumpet, vocals
- Fred Wesley - trombone, vocals
- Maceo Parker - alto saxophone, vocals
- St. Clair Pinckney - tenor saxophone, vocals
- Hearlon "Cheese" Martin - guitar, vocals
- Robert Coleman - guitar, vocals
- Fred Thomas - bass, vocals
- John "Jabo" Starks - drums, vocals
- Bobby Byrd - vocals
- Martha Harvin - vocals
References
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- ↑ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ↑ Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ↑ http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-top-50-basslines-of-all-time.htm
External links
- Song Review from Allmusic
| Preceded by
"Stick-Up" by The Honey Cone
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Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles number-one single October 2, 1971 – October 9, 1971 |
Succeeded by "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" by The Persuaders |
