Funk And Soul Classics
Craig's new compilation is out now.
25 September, 2015
You may have noticed that Craig Charles fellow doing the rounds on the publicity circuit over the last week or so - a breakfast TV appearance here, a newspaper interview there - and while he's been talking predominantly about his imminent departure from Coronation Street and the upcoming eleventh and twelfth series of some sci-fi sitcom or other, he's also had something else to plug.
That something is Craig Charles Funk and Soul Classics, a newly-released three disc boxset (or sixty-track digital release, if you're all modern and stuff) containing some of the best examples of the kind of thing he's been spinning on his all-conquering 6music radio show for the last decade-and-a-half. While the previous three volumes in his Funk and Soul Club compilation series have focused on spotlighting newer artists, this album is instead designed as an introduction to the very best of funk and soul both old and new. Here's the tracklisting and accompanying blurb:
| Disc 1 |
| 1. Can You Feel It - The Jacksons |
| 2. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye |
| 3. Hard to Handle - Otis Redding |
| 4. Get up Offa That Thing - James Brown |
| 5. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations |
| 6. Respect - Aretha Franklin |
| 7. It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers |
| 8. I Believe in Miracles - The Jackson Sisters |
| 9. Band of Gold - Freda Payne |
| 10. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC & The Sunshine Band |
| 11. Twenty Five Miles - Edwin Starr |
| 12. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone |
| 13. Parrty, Pt.1 - Maceo & The Macks |
| 14. Kools Back Again - Kool & The Gang |
| 15. Get Down with It - Little Richard |
| 16. I Know You Got Soul - Bobby Byrd |
| 17. The Snake - Al Wilson |
| 18. Am I Black Enough for You? - Billy Paul |
| 19. Grandma's Hands - Bill Withers |
| 20. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Al Green |
| Disc 2 |
| 1. Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett |
| 2. Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave |
| 3. Give Me Just a Little More Time - Chairmen Of The Board |
| 4. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - Georgie Fame |
| 5. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson |
| 6. Snatching It Back - Clarence Carter |
| 7. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB |
| 8. P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) - Parliament |
| 9. I Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In) - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings |
| 10. Sympathy for the Devil - Sandie Shaw |
| 11. The Beat Goes On - Buddy Rich |
| 12. Blow Your Head - Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s |
| 13. Run Around - Mop Mop feat. Fred Wesley & Anthony Joseph |
| 14. Brothers on the Slide - Cymande |
| 15. Ain't That a Bitch - Johnny "Guitar" Watson |
| 16. The World (Is Going up in Flames) - Charles Bradley |
| 17. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Gil Scott-Heron |
| 18. Strawberry Letter 23 - Shuggie Otis |
| 19. Ordinary Joe - Terry Callier |
| 20. Always and Forever - Heatwave |
| Disc 3 |
| 1. I Need a Dollar - Aloe Blacc |
| 2. Better Man - Leon Bridges |
| 3. The Man - Omar |
| 4. Look Good in Leather - Cody ChesnuTT |
| 5. This Girl - Cookin' on 3 Burners feat. Kylie Auldist |
| 6. Magdalena - Quantic and Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro |
| 7. Fish in the Sea - Frootful feat. Angeline Morrison |
| 8. Hercules - Shaun Escoffery |
| 9. This Is What You Are - Mario Biondi and The High Five Quintet |
| 10. Ladies - Lee Fields & The Expressions |
| 11. Wait a Minute - The Excitements |
| 12. Money - Lady |
| 13. Do Your Thing - 6ix Toys |
| 14. Everything's Better in the Summertime - Nick Pride & The Pimptones |
| 15. Happiness Train - Jessica Lauren Four feat. Jocelyn Brown |
| 16. Anti Love Song - Betty Davis |
| 17. Recipe for Love - Lack of Afro feat. Jack Tyson-Charles |
| 18. Amen Brother - The Bamboos |
| 19. Killing - The Apples |
| 20. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Incredible Bongo Band |
Craig Charles is one of the UK's best-loved Funk & Soul DJs. Broadcasting for over 10 years Craig Charles is spearheading the Funk & Soul revolution with his shows on BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2. Funk & Soul Classics is his roots and heritage.
This three-disc CD displays the rich routes and sultry rhythms of a genre that has touched and influenced many. The sixty tracks collectively represent some of the finest pieces of genre-defining music spanning across six decades, Craig Charles added "Having the chance to put together a collection featuring my personal favourites from the golden age of American soul & funk music, alongside some absolute funky nuggets from the contemporary bands keeping that raw soul sound alive in the 21st Century is a dream come true!"
This definitive collection includes some of the heavy weight classics alongside some outstanding modern hidden gems. Funk & Soul Classics features some of the most celebrated vocalists and musicians, collectively earning multiple Grammy and Soul Train Awards.
The album is available to buy now - either in MP3 or good old-fashioned physical form - at Amazon. Craig also has a few upcoming live dates - just about squeezing them in before and around his Dwarf commitments! - in Manchester, Reading and Blackpool. You can find more information and get tickets for those at Ticketline.
Keep up with the latest Funk and Soul news on Craig's Facebook page and Twitter!
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