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Various Artists
Funk Drops 2
Genres: Blues, International Music, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Rock, Soundtracks, Classic Rock

Track Listings (23) - Disc #1
1. Try It Again - Byrd, Bobby [Soul]
2. Sing a Simple Song - Stewart, Sylvester
3. Somebody in the World for You - Shaw, James Timothy
4. Everyday People (In the Jungle) - Stewart, Sylvester
5. Chicken Strut - Modeliste, Joseph "
6. Rock Steady - Franklin, Aretha
7. Fabulous Counts - Davis, Mose
8. The Champ - Palmer, Harry [1]
9. Funky Nassau, Pt. 2 - Fitzgerald, T.
10. Getting the Corners - Lewis, Leroy
11. Right on Brother, Pt. 1 - Pegue, Richard
12. Memphis Soul Stew [Live] - Ousley, Curtis
13. Hard Times - Mayfield, Curtis [1
14. (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go - Mayfield, Curtis [1
15. Stanga - Stewart, Sylvester
16. Clean Up Woman - Clarke, Willie
17. Let It Crawl - Nelson, Earl
18. Goin' Down - Toussaint, Allen
19. Right Place, Wrong Time - Rebennack, Mac
20. Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push and Shove), Pt. 2 - Modeliste, Joseph
21. Kissing My Love - Withers, Bill
22. Stroke '75 - Castillo, Emilio [1
23. Soul Power, Pts. 1 and 2 - Brown, James [1]

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Funk Drops 2
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Warner Spec. Mkt. UK
Release Date: 1/13/2008
Album Type: Import
Genres: Blues, International Music, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Rock, Soundtracks, Classic Rock
Styles: Regional Blues, East Coast Blues, Reggae, Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo, Funk, Soul, Southern Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 0809274841322, 809274841322, 766489154923, 809274500823

Synopsis

Album Description

Second collection of breaks, beats & willfully obscure rare grooves from the vaults of Atlantic, Atco, Cotillion, Reprise & Warner Brothers, highlighting the period 1968-75. Again mixing fairly well known names such as Curtis Mayfield, Betty Wright & Dr. John with mainly single-only releases from obscure acts like T.S.U. Toronados, Fabulous Counts & Little Sister, many of these tracks are on CD for the first time. 2002.

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CD Reviews

An esoteric collection of American Funk

Dr.D.Treharne | Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom | 08/20/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For some reason it seems to be left to Europeans (and Brits in particular) to collect together "lost" soul and funk nuggets from the USA, and provide a coherent set of sleeve notes to place the said items within a context. This excellent collection as well as containing some of Warners biggest hits ("Clean Up Woman"/Betty Wright, "Rock Steady"/Aretha Franklin,"Right Place,Wrong Time"/Dr John) contains some neglected gems that ought to be heard.In particular "Stanga" by Little Sister is a belter, little sister being Rose Stewart part of Sly's extended band/family. There are two Family Stone covers, a magnificent version of "Everyday People" by Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band,and a version of "Sing a simple song" by The Noble Knights-led by King Curtis, but with all the Atlantic House band luminaries in attendance as well. Then there's a remake of a Watts Band backing track dubbed by Society's bag, 1 minute 25 seconds of a track called "Stroke 75" by Tower of Power and a stunning track called "Kissing my Love" by Cold Blood. There's no room to mention the Bobby Byrd track, or the one by Allan Toussaint, but I ought to give a big shout for "Somebody in the World for you" by The Mighty Hannibal which somehow managed not to get much airplay first time around. Sure, a lot of this stuff is obscure, but it's GOOD obscure, not just padding to the hits contained herein, and it rattles along in a joyful urgent way. Looking for something from left field that makes you feel good? Get those flares out!This could be worth investing in."