When the Funk Hits the Fan

King Britt, Sylk 130 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002BSP
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,358 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #90 in Music > Jazz > Acid Jazz

Track Listings

1. Narration

2. Jimmy Leans Back

3. City (5-6 Theme)

4. The Reason

5. E.R.A.

6. Gettin' into It

7. When the Funk Swings

8. Season's Change

9. "13"

10. Red Handed

11. Taggin' & Braggin'

12. Incident on the Couch

13. Gorgeous

14. A Day in the Life

15. New Love

16. Uptown

17. Last Night a DJ Saved My Life

18. When the Funk Hits the Fan

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The last great black ALBUM of the 1990s, May 15, 2006

By 

BiggO (Baltimore metro area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When the Funk Hits the Fan (Audio CD)

My title may be extreme to some of you, but I really do feel this way. By the time, this album actually came out, there were countless Maxwell wannabes, D'Angelo had virutally disappeared, and female R&B was being dominated by a skinny, headwrap, wearin' sista from Texas. In all honesty, everyone was starting to sound like everyone else.

If I hadn't stumbled into Tower Records and decided to check this one out on the listening station, I would've never known about this album. It's a great ALBUM...meaning it's great from start to finish. And because this is a "concept" album (an overused term, but anyway...) a film without pictures so to speak, you almost HAVE to listen to the album from start to finish. In all honesty, I owned the album for several months before I learned to appreciate it as a great album.

The song that made me purchase the album was "When the Funk Starts to Swing", a sweet slice of jazz-funk harkening back to the heyday of CTI records. Once I actually started listening to the album in its entirety a realized that every song on this ablum--save one--is a standout cut and has its own identity. The previously mentioned tune is one of my favorites, along with "Jimmy Leans Back", "Gettin' Into It", and "When the Funk Hits the Fan" (a dance-club take on "When the Funk Starts to Swing").

The one weak spot on this otherwise glorious album is "The Reason", which unimaginatively lays vocals over a sample of Boz Scaggs, "Lowdown." The real gem is that you get to hear a clip of King Britt's "original mix" of "The Reason" just before the "lowdown" version starts. The "original mix" can be found on the Sylk 130 "The Reason" EP. Why they didn't use this far more superior version of the song on the album is beyond me. "The Reason" EP is definitely worth seeking out for this song as well as an extended version of "When the Funk Hits the Fan."

Anyway, this snafu not withstanding, this is still THE last great album in black music for the 1990s.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funky, August 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: When the Funk Hits the Fan (Audio CD)

This CD is a gem, it's nothing like the usual stuff you hear. Get it, kick back, and let it take you where it takes you. I mention King Britt to people and they draw a blank. Let them here the CD and they immediatly want to borrow it. You know what I say, "Naw my brother you gotta go out and get your own."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Mix Of Urban Grooves, April 18, 2000

By 

dOc "undergroundmuzic" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When the Funk Hits the Fan (Audio CD)

This CD was given to me by a person who read some of my CD reviews. I heard the track "When The Funk Hits The Fan" a couple of years ago but never knew who made it. This was a great trade because I'm always in to new underground music and this one is excellent. A touch of acid, funk, and soul cover CD and I'm my ears were blessed by it's sounds. A great CD for collection of good music.

oNe