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What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)

Various Artists

Initial release : 2006

Rhino / WEA

A 4 CD, 91 track compilation of tracks released on Warner Brothers distributed labels between 1967 and 1977. Includes tracks by the Bay Area groups Hammer, Seatrain and Cold Blood. Includes a Grassella Oliphant track with Grant Green on guitar.

Tracks / Musicians

Disc 1;

  • Spreadin' Honey - Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band
  • Soul Finger - Bar-Kays
  • The Shadow Of Your Smile - Brother Jack McDuff
  • Gangster Of Love (Parts 1 and 2) - Jimmy Norman
  • The Memphis Train - Rufus Thomas
  • Get Out Of My Life Woman - Grassella Oliphant
  • Live Right Now - Eddie Harris
  • Pig Snoots, Part 1 - Natural Bridge Bunch
  • Soul Sound System - The Freedom Sounds featuring Wayne Henderson
  • Snatching It Back - Clarence Carter
  • Stoned Soul - Artie Christopher
  • Getting The Corners - The T.S.U. Tornadoes
  • Sexy Coffee Pot - Tony Alvon & The Belairs
  • Don't Come Around Here Anymore - Mark Putney
  • Keep On Dancing - The Commodores
  • Right On Brother--Part 1 - The Southshore Commission
  • Pop, Popcorn Children - Eldridge Holmes
  • It's Your Thing - Cold Grits
  • It's All In Your Mind - Soul Angels
  • Funky John - Johnny Cameron & The Camerons
  • Help Me Make Up My Mind - Joyce Jones
  • Rock Me Baby - Lou Johnson
  • Sing A Simple Song - The Noble Knights
  • Do You Dig It - Titus Turner
  • Funky Canyon - Phil Moore Jr.
  • Jan Jan - The Fabulous Counts
  • Tampin - The Rhine Oaks
Disc 2;
  • Gossip - Cyril Neville
  • Somebody In The World For You - The Mighty Hannibal
  • Stanga - Little Sister
  • Jumpin' Jack Flash - Ananda Shankar
  • The Deacon - Brute Force
  • Sookie Sookie - Don Covay & The Jefferson Lemon Blues Band
  • Right On - Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers
  • (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go - Curtis Mayfield
  • Stepping Stones - Johnny Harris
  • I'm Just Like You - 6ix
  • Funky Thing--Part 1 - The Unemployed
  • Messie Bessie - Shirley Scott
  • Fairchild - Willie West
  • Cold Bear - The Gaturs
  • I Can't Get Next To You - Mongo Santamaria
  • Feelin' Alright - Lulu
  • Soul Bowl - Memphis Horns
  • Tuane - Hammer
  • Take It Off--Part 2 - Johnny Tolbert & De Thangs
  • Seeds Of Life - Harlem River Drive featuring Eddie Palmieri & Jimmy Norman
  • Engine Number 9 - Wilson Pickett
Disc 3;
  • Hard Times - Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters
  • What So Never The Dance--Pt. 1 & 2 - Houseguests
  • Headless Heroes - Eugene McDaniels
  • Spinning Wheel - Wade Marcus
  • Bad Tune - Earth, Wind & Fire
  • Mr. Cool - Rasputin's Stash
  • Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' To Ya - Junior Mance
  • Hang On In There - The Stovall Sisters
  • Funky Nassau (Part 2) - The Beginning Of The End
  • Whatever's Fair - Mark Holder & The Positives
  • Face It - Ed Robinson
  • Wah Wah Man - Young-Holt Unlimited
  • Rock Steady (alternate mix) - Aretha Franklin
  • Won't Nobody Listen - Black Haze Express
  • Goin' Down - Allen Toussaint
  • Suavecito - Malo
  • You Gotta Know Whatcha Doin' - Charles Wright
  • Mo Jo Hanna - Tami Lynn
  • Ridin' Thumb - King Curtis
  • Almendra - Macondo
  • Nuki Suki - Little Richard
Disc 4;
  • Getting Uptown (To Get Down) - United 8
  • 8 Days On The Road - Howard Tate
  • Moon Shadow - Labelle
  • Let It Crawl - Society's Bag
  • Wanaoh - Black Heat
  • If It Was Good Enough For Daddy - Clarence Reid
  • Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky - Claudia Lennear
  • Cosmic Sea - The Mystic Moods
  • Kissing My Love - Cold Blood
  • Flute Thing - Seatrain
  • Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push N' Shove) Part 2 - The Meters
  • Funky To The Bone - Freddi/Henchi & The Soul Setters
  • Try It Again - Bobby Byrd
  • Teasin' - Cornell Dupree
  • (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away - Dr. John
  • Chicken Heads - Oscar Brown Jr.
  • Rien Ne Va Plus - Funk Factory
  • Cajun Moon - Herbie Mann
  • Improve - Darrow Fletcher
  • Riding High - Faze-O
  • Four Play - Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns
  • California Dreamin' - Eddie Hazel
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