Do Ya Wanna Funk

Sylvester

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 15, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1982
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Unidisc Records
• ASIN: B0000074A6
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,425 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Do Ya Wanna Funk

2. All I Need

3. Be With You

4. Hard Up

5. Don't Stop

6. Tell Me [Remix]

7. Won't You Let Me Love You

8. Be With You [Remix]

9. Don't Stop [Remix]

10. Do Ya Wanna Funk [Remix]

11. Do Ya Wanna Funk [Radio Edit]

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The late entertainer's finest artistic achievement was his 1982 LP 'All I Need', originally on Megatone Records. The original no longer exists on CD, but this resequenced disc combines all the tracks of that LP plus extras for an entirely new package. the track "Do You Wanna Funk" is one of the hallmarks of HI-Nrg and was also the final recording by Patrick Cowley, the pioneering electronic musician. Features Three versions of the title track (Original, remix & radio edit) plus much more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sylvester's Best L.P. of the 80's!, August 10, 2001

By	highway_star (Hallandale, Florida United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This cd which is released on the Canadian label Unidisc was originally released (on L.P.) on the Megatone label in 1982. Electronic synthesizer master Patrick Cowley (who died in the early 80's) was an innovator in this hi-nrg electronic sound (as was Giorgio Moroder in the 70's) and both Sylvester and Cowley make the perfect combination. Sylvester with his gospel high searing vocals and Cowley's melodic synthesizers. This cd includes all the hits (Do you wanna Funk, Don't Stop and Be with You) plus the remix versions, some of which were only available as import 12" records from Europe. The sound quality is nothing less than superb. If you enjoyed hi-nrg music from the 80's such as Miquel Brown, Hazel Dean, The Flirtations, Bobby O, Lime, etc. then you'll love this disc. Highly Recommended!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sylvester - All I need 1982, February 26, 2000

By	Dario Margeli (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It was Originally released late 1982 under the name "All I need " by the San Francisco dance label "Megatone" which was owned by legendary (revolutionary) Synth dance producer Patrick Cowley. Songs where written and produced by James Tip Wirrick who also performed everything. The song "Do you Wanna Funk" which is written and produced by Cowley was added to the album becuase it had become a hit. In general, in this album you get an energetic yet elegant synth Hi-Nrg backround ...all very well arranged with moog solos...and over it you get an extremely emotional and heart pouring melody song by sylvester in falsetto ..plus a near gospel chant backing vocals apear featering big voices like Martha Wash/ Daryl Coley/ Jeanie Tracie. I think its Sylvester's best album and one of 80's best albums to be ignored by the mass media.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sylvester's Tour De Force Album, August 19, 2005

By	KRA (East End of LI) - See all my reviews

This album was orginally released as All I Need, and the title track is a fun post-Disco romp. Do You Wanna Funk is no doubt the song that most would consider the biggest hit off this release, but this track was released months before this album and was already a hit on it's own.

Don't Stop is the standout track here and it is to me one of his greatest Disco tracks ever. This song takes the best of late 70's Disco and reworked it for the 80's, without loosing anything in the translation.

Hard Up is VERY notable for the video made to support it was the first video by a black male artist to be featured on MTV
(sorry Michael Jackson, and just deal with it). Be With You is another great track and the line about being with someone in heaven proved to be an erie foreshawdoing.

Most of what is currently offered of this awesome talent is various greatest hit packages, so it is great to see this studio album being offered on CD.

See also my review of Living Proof.