What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves 1967–1977

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Getting Uptown (to Get Down)
United 82:47
28 Days on the Road
Howard Tate2:40
3Moon Shadow
cover recording of:
Moonshadow
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Island Music Ltd. and Island Music, Inc. (work publisher - NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)
LaBelle4:25
4Let It Crawl
Society’s Bag2:37
5Wanaoh
Black Heat3:54
6If It Was Good Enough for Daddy
Clarence Reid3:05
7Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky
recording of:
Everything I Do Gonh be Funky (From Now On)
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Claudia Lennear53:47
8Cosmic SeaThe Mystic Moods Orchestra2:38
9Kissing My Love
cover recording of:
Kissing My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
Cold Blood6:07
10Flute Thing
Seatrain3:24
11Chug Chug Chug‐A‐Lug (Push n’ Shove), Part II
The Meters3:29
12Funky to the Bone
Freddi-Henchi & The Soul Setters2:42
13Try It Again
Bobby Byrd3:37
14Teasin’
Cornell Dupree3:56
15(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away
writer:
Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
Dr. John42:44
16Chicken Heads
Oscar Brown Jr.2:40
17Rien ne va plus
Funk Factory5:19
18Cajun Moon
Herbie Mann3:08
19Improve
Darrow Fletcher2:51
20Riding High
recording of:
Riding High
writer:
Ralph Aikens, Tyrone Crum, Keith Harrison (US funk keyboardist/vocalist for Heatwave/Dazz Band), Robert Neal, Jr. (American percussionist and vocalist) and Roger Parker
publisher:
Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca) and Segundo Sueños LLC
Faze‐O5:21
21Four Play
Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns3:35
22California Dreamin’
Eddie Hazel4:05