Various Artists - Funkology, Vol. 1: Got to Give It Up

Title: Funkology, Vol. 1: Got to Give It Up Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 9/12/1995 Label: Motown Records Duration: 65:39 Album Type(s): Various artists collection, Greatest Hits UPCs: 731453049826, 731453049840 Genre: Rhythm & Blues Styles: Soul, Dance-Pop, Funk, Disco, Urban, Motown, Club/Dance, Quiet Storm Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Got to Give It Up :: Marvin Gaye
2. Square Biz :: Teena Marie
3. Brick House [12" Mix] :: The Commodores
4. Bustin' Out (On Funk) [12" Mix] :: Rick James
5. She's Just a Groupie [12" Mix] :: Bobby Nunn
6. All Night Long :: The Mary Jane Girls
7. Let It Whip [12" Mix] :: Dazz Band
8. Gigolette [12" Mix] :: Ozone
9. Machine Gun :: The Commodores
10. Boys :: The Mary Jane Girls

Year Type Label Catalog # 1995 CD Motown Records 530498

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This excellent first volume of Motown's Funkology series features songs recorded between 1974 and 1983, some previously unreleased or alternate LP versions. All unedited, including 11:48 seconds of Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up." Twelve inch mixes rule: the Commodores' "Brick House," Rick James' "Busting Out," Bobby Nunn's "She's Just a Groupie," Dazz Band's "Let It Whip," and "Gigolette," by Ozone will have you bouncing around the room. So will an extended "Square Biz" the underrated funk/rap by Tina Marie, the Commodores' "Machine Gun," and two sultry jam-ons from the Mary Jane Girls. ~ Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide

Name Credits Art Stewart Producer Bobby Nunn Performer, Producer Candace Bond Executive Producer Dana Smart Project Coordinator Dazz Band Performer Gavin Lurssen Mastering James Anthony Carmichael Producer, Arranger Marvin Gaye Performer Ozone Performer Paolo Venturi Illustrations Reggie Andrews Producer Rick James Performer, Arranger, Producer Steven Ivory Liner Notes Steven R. Gilmore Design, Art Direction Teena Marie Performer, Producer The Commodores Performer The Mary Jane Girls Performer Winston Monseque Producer