Funk Inc. Priced To Sell

 

Prestige records  1974 P 10087

credits and notes:

Priced To Sell would be Funk,Inc.'s last LP for Prestige. 

A more melodic mix of modes from Funk Inc  with some cool production 

by David Axelrod. The band's gritty funky is stretched out this time, 

and overall the sound's got kind of that mid 70s Prestige feel  

but the work in a variety of styles here. Includes cooking jazzy funk & soul,

bits of the gritty groove they made their name on, and a couple tunes 

with some emotive lead and soaring backing vocals! "Where Are We Going" 

and "Price to Sell". Also includes "It Ain't The Spotlight", "God Only Knows", 

"Gimme Some Lovin'", "Somewhere In My Mind" and "The Girl Of My Dreams". 

Allen DeRienzo, Snooky Young (trumpet) 

Eugene Barr (tenor sax) 

Bill Green, Jackie Kelso, Jay Migliori (reeds) 

Bobby Watley (keyboards) 

Billy Fender, Rudy Turner (guitar) 

William Simmons (bass) 

Michael Hughes, Earl Permer (drums) 

Cecil Hunt (congas) 

George Bohanon (Trombone)

Billie Barnum, James Gilstrap, August Johnson, 

Gregory Matta, Julia Tillman, Edna Wright (vocals) 

David Axelrod (arranger, conductor)

Recorded:

July to September 1974 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California

Engineer  Eddie Harris

Mixed By  David Axelrod, Eddie Harris

Producer, Arranged By, Conductor  David Axelrod

tracklist:

A1 It Ain't The Spotlight

Written-By – Goldberg*, Goffin*

4:47

A2 Priced To Sell

Written-By – Bobby Watley

5:21

A3 God Only Knows

Written-By – Watley*, Slaughter*

4:10

B1 Where Are We Going

Written-By – Larry Mizell

4:20

B2 Gimme Some Lovin'

Written-By – M. Winwood*, Davis*, S. Winwood*

3:06

B3 Somewhere In My Mind

Written-By – Watley*, Slaughter*

3:11

B4 The Girl Of My Dreams

Written-By – Rudy Turner (2)

4:15

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Funk Inc. Funk Inc.

 

Prestige records 1971  PRST10031

credits:

Gene Barr - Tenor saxophone

Cecil Hunt - Conga

Jimmy Munford - Drums, Vocals

Bobby Watley - Organ, Vocals

Steve Weakley - Guitar

Art Direction – Tony Lane

Producer Bob Porter

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1971

Recorded By  Rudy Van Gelder

tracklist:

A1 Kool Is Back

Written-By – Redd*

8:20

A2 Bowlegs

Written-By – Weakley*

7:55

B1 Sister Janie

Written-By – Watley*

5:25

B2 The Thrill Is Gone

Written-By – King*

6:30

B3 The Whipper

Written-By – Watley*

6:15

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Funk Inc. ‎– Chicken Lickin'

 

Prestige records 1972 ‎– PRST-10043

credits and notes:

Chicken Lickin is the second studio album by Funk, Inc., 
released in 1972.
Funk, Inc. was a jazz funk/soul jazz group founded in Indianapolis, 
Indiana in 1969 by Bobby Watley, Eugene Barr, Steve Weakley, 
Jimmy Munford and Cecil Hunt. During the 1970s they were signed 
to the Prestige Records label for whom they recorded five albums, 
though they later disbanded in 1976.
 
Congas – Cecil Hunt
Drums – Jimmy Munford
Guitar – Steve Weakley
Organ – Bobby Watley
Tenor Saxophone – Eugene Barr
Art Direction – Tony Lane 
  
recorded at:

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 18, 1972
By – Rudy Van Gelder
Supervised By – Ozzie Cadena

tracklist:

A1 Chicken Lickin'
Written-By – Watley*
5:41
A2 Running Away
Written-By – Stewart*
6:30
A3 They Trying To Get Me
Written-By – Cadena*, Weakley*
4:30
B1 The Better Half
Written-By – Parker*
6:35
B2 Let's Make Peace And Stop The War
Written-By – Watley
 Vocals – Bobby Watley, Jimmy Munford
5:45
B3 Jung Bungo
Written-By – Watley*
6:20

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Funk Inc. ‎– Superfunk

 

Prestige records 1973 ‎– P-10071

credits:

    Bass [Electric] – Johnny Watson
    Congas – Cecil Hunt
    Drums – Jimmy Munford
    Guitar – Don Peake, Steve Weakley
    Organ – Bobby Watley
    Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – David Axelrod
    Saxophone [Tenor And Baritone] – Jackie Kelso
    Saxophone [Tenor] – Gene Barr*
    Trombone – George Bohanon
    Trumpet – Allen De Rienzo, Ollie Mitchell

Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – David Axelrod     
Art Direction, Design, Photography – Tony Lane
    Artwork By [Lettering] – Phil Carroll

recorded at: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, July 1973.
Engineer – Jim Stern
    Engineer [Second Engineer] – Eddie Harris*


tracks list:

A1 Message From The Meters
    Written-By – Leo Nocentelli 6:09     
A2 Goodbye, So Long
    Written-By – Watley*, Hunt*, Munford* 4:26     
A3 The Hill Where The Lord Hides
    Written-By – Chuck Mangione 8:00     
B1 Honey, I Love You
    Written-By – Bobby Watley 3:23     
B2 Just Don't Mean A Thing
    Written-By – Watley*, Hunt*, Munford* 5:02     
B3 I'm Going To Love You
    Written-By – Barry White 9:34

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Funk Inc. Hangin' Out

 

Prestige records 1972  PR 10059

credits:

    Gene Barr - Tenor saxophone
    Cecil Hunt - Conga
    Jimmy Munford - Drums, Vocals
    Bobby Watley - Organ, Vocals
    Steve Weakley - Guitar

  Recorded:

December 1, 1972 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
 Producer  Ozzie Cadena
 Engineer  Rudy Van Gelder

     
 

Trackslist:

A1        Smokin' At Tiffany's
Electric Bass – Gordon Edwards
5:30
A2        Give Me Your Love    5:35
A3        We Can Be Friends
Vocals – Bobby Watley, Jimmy Mumford*
5:15
B1        Dirty Red
Electric Bass – Gordon Edwards
6:05
B2        I Can See Clearly Now    6:00
B3        I'll Be Around
Electric Bass – Gordon Edwards
4:55

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