The Original Funk Selection

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Up for the Down Stroke producer: George Clinton arranger: George Clinton, Eddie Hazel and Bernie Worrell recording of: Up for the Down Stroke composer: George Clinton, Fuzzy Haskins, William Earl "Bootsy" Collins and Bernie Worrell	Parliament	5:11
2	Jungle Fever recording of: Jungle Fever writer: Bill Ador	Chakachas	4:24
3	Freddie's Dead engineer: Roger Anfinsen producer: Curtis Mayfield bass guitar: Joseph Scott drums (drum set): Morris Jennings guitar: Curtis Mayfield and Craig McMullen percussion: Master Henry Gibson lead vocals: Curtis Mayfield arranger and orchestrator: Johnny Pate phonographic copyright (℗) by: Curtom Records (in 1972) recording of: Freddie’s Dead lyricist and composer: Curtis Mayfield publisher: Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1972 to ????) recording of: Freddie’s Dead (William Parker arrangement) composer: Curtis Mayfield arranger: William Parker publisher: Centering Music arrangement of: Freddie’s Dead	Curtis Mayfield	5:29
4	Spirit of the Boogie	Kool & the Gang	4:54
5	Hey, Uh, What You Say Come On phonographic copyright (℗) by: UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1976)	Roy Ayers	3:47
6	First Time Around	Skyy	7:32
7	Rigor Mortis recording of: Rigor mortis writer: Larry Blackmon, Arnett Leftenant and Nathan Leftenant	Cameo	5:23
8	Outta Space recording of: Outa Space composer: Joe Greene and Billy Preston	Billy Preston	4:12
9	Boogie Woogie	Sound Experience	6:31
10	My Feet Won't Move, but My Shoes Did the Boogie	People’s Choice	4:24
11	I Wanna Hold on to You	Loose Change	4:00
12	Love & Happiness engineer: Willie Mitchell producer: Al Green and Willie Mitchell baritone saxophone: James Mitchell drums (drum set): Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr. electric bass guitar: Leroy Hodges guitar: Mabon Hodges organ and piano: Charles Hodges tenor saxophone: Ed Logan and Andrew Love trombone: Jack Hale trumpet: Wayne Jackson background vocals: Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes strings arranger: Charles Chalmers and James Mitchell part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 98) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 274) recording of: Love and Happiness writer: Al Green and Mabon Hodges publisher: Al Green Music Inc. (in 1972) and Irving Music, Inc. (in 1972)	Al Green	5:06
13	Hook & Sling, Pt. 1 recording of: Hook and Sling, Part 1 composer: Edwin Bocage and Al Scramuzza	Eddie Bo	2:35
14	Cissy Strut part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 158) recording of: Cissy Strut composer: Joseph Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr.	The Meters	3:06
15	Burning Spear cover recording of: Burning Spear composer: Richard Evans publisher: Discus Music Company (from 1967 to present)	S.O.U.L.	3:59
16	Give More Power to the People recording of: (For God’s Sake) Give More Power to the People lyricist and composer: Eugene Record publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc.	The Chi‐Lites	3:50

2▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	One Nation Under a Groove producer: George Clinton performer: George Clinton, Junie Morrison and Garry Shider part of: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 210) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 474) recording of: One Nation Under a Groove writer: George Clinton, Junie Morrison and Garry Shider publisher: Bridgeport Music, Inc. sub-publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing France	Funkadelic	7:29
2	Are You Single producer: Stephen C. Washington arranger: Stephen C. Washington recording of: Are You Single writer: Philip Field, Jennifer Ivory, Curt Jones, Stephen C. Washington and Starleana Young publisher: BMG Platinum Songs US	Aurra	6:32
3	I Got My Mind Made Up producer: Bunny Sigler remixer: Larry Levan recording of: I Got My Mind Made Up (I Got My Mind Made Up You Can Get It Girl) composer: Raymond Earl, Kim Miller and Scotty Miller publisher: Henry Suemay Publishing (ended), Lucky Three Music Publishing (ended), Music Corporation of America (ended), BMG Platinum Songs US and Henry Suemay Publishing Inc	Instant Funk	9:48
4	Flashlight phonographic copyright (℗) by: PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1977) part of: Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 92), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 199) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 252) recording of: Flash Light writer: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell publisher: Bridgeport Music, Inc., Island Music, Inc., Rick’s Music, Inc. and Rubberband Music, Inc.	Parliament	4:30
5	The Getaway cover recording of: Getaway writer: Bernard Taylor and Peter Cor	The Salsoul Orchestra	4:18
6	Superfly recording of: Superfly lyricist and composer: Curtis Mayfield publisher: Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1972 to ????)	Curtis Mayfield	3:54
7	You're Just the Right Size	The Salsoul Orchestra	4:41
8	You Don't Have to Go	The Chi‐Lites	4:45
9	Devil with a Bust	Sound Experience	5:42
10	Same Beat producer: James Brown arranger: James Brown and Fred Wesley recording of: Same Beat lyricist and composer: James Brown	Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s	3:21
11	It's My Thing recording of: It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who to Sock It To) additional writer: James Brown and Marva Whitney writer: O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley is based on: It’s Your Thing	Marva Whitney	4:00
12	Tight Money	Leon Huff	4:51
13	You're Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else phonographic copyright (℗) by: Assorted Music, Inc. (in 1979) recording of: You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else writer: Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff publisher: Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	The Jones Girls	4:31
14	Let's Clean Up the Ghetto recording of: Let’s Clean Up the Ghetto writer: Kenneth Gamble, Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff publisher: Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	Philadelphia International All Stars	4:54

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