Various Artists - Craig Charles' Funk and Soul Classics Various Artists

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Release date: Sep 18, 2015

Catalogue number: 88875139672

Barcode: 0888751396722

Format: CD

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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.

Track List:

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 feat. The Three Degrees
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