Funk Fest [Box set, Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 14, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: City Slang
• ASIN: B000007S30
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #923,606 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Bring It On, Bring It On - James Brown

2. (Jump on the) Rhythm and Ride - Kool & The Gang

3. Car Wash [Live] - Rose Royce

4. Why Can't We Live Together - Timmy Thomas

5. When We Get Together Again - Betty Wright

6. Shut up and Dance - The Commodores

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Kung Fu - Curtis Mayfeild

2. Street Party - The Chi-Lites

3. Somebody Dance With You - Sly & Family Stone

4. The Funk Is On - Instant Funk

5. Nutbush City Limits - Ike & Tina Turner

6. The Electric Spanking of War Babies - Funkadelic

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Wild and Free

2. And the Beat Goes On

3. Headlines

4. Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey) [Live]

5. Friends

6. I Wanna Be Rich

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A rip-off? Maybe, but an interesting one!, October 22, 2004

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Music Lover "greatlandini" (Annapolis, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Funk Fest (Audio CD)

Buyer Beware! This 3 CD set is a rip-off. Some of the songs are re-records and the stuff by the Commodores and Kool & The Gang are new stuff from later incarnations of the groups. The Sly Stone number sounds like an outtake. Anyway I paid $10 for this at a Used CD store and got what I paid for.

Some of the songs sound genuine : "Clean Up Woman" Betty Wright; "So Tired of Being Alone" Al Green; "And the Beat Goes On" Whispers; "Think" Aretha Franklin (though the sound quality isn't good) & "I Gotcha" Joe Tex.

These sound like re-records : Sister Sledge "We Are Family" & "He's the Greatest Dancer", Three Degrees "When Will I See You Again" H. Melvin & Blue Notes "Love I Lost" & "Satisfaction Guaranteed".

For some strange reason I like the version of "We Are Family" better than the original.

There are several songs by Midnight Star, Calloway & Shalamar that I think are the originals. "Car Wash" by Rose Royce is listed as a "live" version & really isn't that bad. There are quite a few Curtis Mayfield numbers (including one "live" song)and they are quite good.

Some songs go way back to the 60's - a very early instrumental by Ohio Players which sounds a little out of tune & a pretty good instrumental by Billy Preston.

Anyway, don't spend too much on this, but I'm glad I own it, blemishes and all. It sounds like something I could put on at a party to get my guests dancing.