Watts Funky [Import]

Johnny Otis & Friends (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 11, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: BGP / Beat Goes Public
• ASIN: B00005S84V
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,684 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Spells And Incantations

2. But I Ain't No More

3. Country Girl

4. Watts Breakaway

5. Miss Pretty

6. Humpty Dump

7. I Don't Understand It

8. Funky Disco Boogie

9. Good To The Last Drop

10. Don't It Make You Feel Good

11. Stranwberry Letter 23

12. Cool Ade

13. Coming At Ya Baby

14. Signifying Monkey

15. Whelp

16. Jaws

17. Skunk Booty

18. Hey Boy I Want You

19. You Got To Do It Right

20. If You'd Be Mine

Editorial Reviews

20 track compilation features rare titles created by R&B band leader Johnny Otis & his very funky friends. Made during Otis' most creative years in the late 1960s, these cuts appeared on Kent, Epic & Johnny's own Hawk Sound & Jazz World labels. Ignored or simply unknown for all these years, these tracks are now highly sought after by today's hottest DJs. Features Shuggie Otis, Preston Love, Barbara Morrison, Debbie Lyndsey, Vera Hamilton, Vibrettes, Slim, Delmar & Carla, Doug Wintz & Willie Jitterbug Webb.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Outstanding, April 6, 2006

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J. Frankel (CT , US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Watts Funky (Audio CD)

Johnny Otis cut his teeth as a bluesman and the blues shine right through on this phenomenal collection. By the time these sides were recorded Mr. O was a 30 year veteran of the music business and was playing r&b to make the $. Johnny and frequently his son, Shuggie, either write, sing, side artist or produce on all 20 some odd glorious tracks. "Watts Breakaway" featuring a tip of the cap to Sly Stone, rates as a gem, as do Preston Love's rare single, "Cool Ade" and a freaky number called "Spells and Incantations" which leads the set. Just about every song here is a bluesy freakout that you'll be hard-pressed to find anywhere else.

I once went out of my way to recommend this album to an "associate" at Borders bookstore - that's how good this stuff is.