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Greatest Funk Classics - The New Birth

Greatest Funk Classics - The New Birth

8 out of 5
(18 tracks - 77 mins)

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The New Birth revue's (the Nite-Liters and Love Peace & Happiness) potential went practically unfulfilled in the grand scheme of music.

Talented and equipped with soulful vocalists such as the Wilson brothers (Leslie and Melvin), Londee Loren, Alan Frey, and Anne Bogan (who not only participated on some New Birth recordings, but also with Leslie and Melvin Wilson as Love Peace & Happiness, who recorded two RCA albums), the world should have been theirs for the taking.

This compilation lives up to its name and is primarily funky.

Culled from recordings by New Birth, the Nite-Liters, and Love Peace & Happiness, these are 18 gutbucket funky soul numbers.

Tracks of note: "Con-Funk-Shun," whose title was adopted by another funk band; a gritty remake (even grittier than Bobby Womack's) of "I Can Understand It"; "Theme From Buck and the Preacher"; "Granddaddy"; "I'm Back"; and "Lonely Room" from Love Peace & Happiness' Love Is Stronger album.

The most obvious omits are the plums: "It's Been Such a Long Time," "Wildflower," "Dream Merchant," and "It's Impossible." Even so, Greatest Funk Classics is a straight-up winner.

Title/Composers Performer Listen Time Size Size
1
I'm Back
James Baker
New BirthPlay06:1214 MB0 MB
2
I Can Understand It
Bobby Womack
New BirthPlay06:2314 MB0 MB
3
Down and Dirty
New BirthPlay02:576 MB0 MB
4
One Way Bus
Johnny Bristol
New BirthPlay02:446 MB0 MB
5
Pretty Words Don't Mean a Thing (Lie to Me)
New BirthPlay02:365 MB0 MB
6
Con-Funk-Shun
Tony Churchill
New BirthPlay04:4911 MB0 MB
7
Never Can Say Goodbye
Clifton Davis
New BirthPlay03:227 MB0 MB
8
Honeybee
Doug Edwards, Dennis Walker
New BirthPlay04:019 MB0 MB
9
Do the Granny
James Baker, Tony Churchill, Charlie Hearndon
New BirthPlay03:077 MB0 MB
10
Damn
Charlie Hearndon
New BirthPlay03:478 MB0 MB
11
I've Got Dreams to Remember
Otis Redding, Zelma Redding, Joe Rock
New BirthPlay03:508 MB0 MB
12
Lonely Room
Gwen Fuqua, Melvin Wilson
New BirthPlay04:2210 MB0 MB
13
We've Got to Pull Together
New BirthPlay05:4613 MB0 MB
14
Patiently
James Baker, Melvin Wilson
New BirthPlay05:0611 MB0 MB
15
Serenade for a Jive Turkey
New BirthPlay04:5211 MB0 MB
16
Granddaddy
James Baker, Tony Churchill, Melvin Wilson
New BirthPlay03:589 MB0 MB
17
Theme From Buck The Preacher
The New BirthPlay04:2310 MB0 MB
18
Come And Dream Some Paradise (Theme From Gordon's War)
The New BirthPlay05:1612 MB0 MB
77 mins178 MB
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Artist Job
1
James Baker
Arranger, Composer, Producer
2
Johnny Bristol
Composer
3
Tony Churchill
Composer
4
Clifton Davis
Composer
5
Doug Edwards
Composer
6
Dennis Ferrante
Digital Transfers
7
Gwen Fuqua
Composer
8
Harvey Fuqua
Arranger, Conductor
9
A. Scott Galloway
Liner Notes, Sequencers
10
Riley Hampton
Arranger, Conductor
11
Charlie Hearndon
Composer
12
Bill Lacey
Audio Restoration
13
New Birth
Primary Artist
14
Otis Redding
Composer
15
Zelma Redding
Composer
16
Joe Rock
Composer
17
Dennis Walker
Composer
18
Paul Williams
Compilation Producer
19
Melvin Wilson
Arranger, Composer
20
Bobby Womack
Composer

The New Birth

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