What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)Various ArtistsInitial release : 2006Rhino / 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
Related releases
Tuane was originally released on;
Kissing My Love is probably taken from;
Flute Thing was originally released on;
Get Out Of My Life Woman was originally released on;
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