Funk Drops 2 [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 13, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Warner Spec. Mkt. UK
• ASIN: B00006ANZB
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,198 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Try It Again

2. Sing a Simple Song

3. Somebody in the World for You

4. Everyday People (In the Jungle)

5. Chicken Strut

6. Rock Steady

7. Fabulous Counts

8. The Champ

9. Funky Nassau, Pt. 2

10. Getting the Corners

11. Right on Brother, Pt. 1

12. Memphis Soul Stew [Live]

13. Hard Times

14. (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go

15. Stanga

16. Clean Up Woman

17. Let It Crawl

18. Goin' Down

19. Right Place, Wrong Time

20. Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push and Shove), Pt. 2

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An esoteric collection of American Funk, August 20, 2002

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Dr.D.Treharne (Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Funk Drops 2 (Audio CD)

For some reason it seems to be left to Europeans (and Brits in particular) to collect together "lost" soul and funk nuggets from the USA, and provide a coherent set of sleeve notes to place the said items within a context. This excellent collection as well as containing some of Warners biggest hits ("Clean Up Woman"/Betty Wright, "Rock Steady"/Aretha Franklin,"Right Place,Wrong Time"/Dr John) contains some neglected gems that ought to be heard.In particular "Stanga" by Little Sister is a belter, little sister being Rose Stewart part of Sly's extended band/family. There are two Family Stone covers, a magnificent version of "Everyday People" by Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band,and a version of "Sing a simple song" by The Noble Knights-led by King Curtis, but with all the Atlantic House band luminaries in attendance as well. Then there's a remake of a Watts Band backing track dubbed by Society's bag, 1 minute 25 seconds of a track called "Stroke 75" by Tower of Power and a stunning track called "Kissing my Love" by Cold Blood. There's no room to mention the Bobby Byrd track, or the one by Allan Toussaint, but I ought to give a big shout for "Somebody in the World for you" by The Mighty Hannibal which somehow managed not to get much airplay first time around. Sure, a lot of this stuff is obscure, but it's GOOD obscure, not just padding to the hits contained herein, and it rattles along in a joyful urgent way. Looking for something from left field that makes you feel good? Get those flares out!This could be worth investing in.