A Funky Situation is a studio album by the American musician Wilson Pickett, released in 1978.[3]
A Funky Situation | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Studio | Fame Recording Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama | |||
Genre | R&B, disco | |||
Length | 28:11 | |||
Label | Big Tree[1] Wicked Records[2] | |||
Producer | Rick Hall | |||
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Production
editThe album was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.[1] It was produced by Rick Hall.[4][5] The horn arrangements were by Harrison Calloway, Jr.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[7] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [5] |
The Bay State Banner deemed it a " dirty-old-man-at-the-disco album."[8] The Globe and Mail called it "an excellent wild dancing album."[9]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide wrote that the album "manages to update the tracks—including the inspired 'Lay Me Like You Hate Me', a summation of Pickett's philosophy of romance—without losing the singer's distinctive style."[5] The San Diego Union-Tribune considered it "underrated."[10]
Track listing
edit- "Dance with Me" (Harrison Calloway)
- "She's So Tight" (Rita Grimm, Yvonne Norman)
- "The Night We Called It a Day" (Charles Feldman, John Grazier)
- "Dance You Down" (Al Cartee, Ava Alderidge)
- "Hold on to Your Hinie" (Tony Joe White)
- "Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere)
- "Lay Me Like You Hate Me" (Wilson Pickett)
- "Funky Situation" (Curtis Wilkins)
- "Time to Let the Sun Shine on Me" (Wilson Pickett)
- "Who Turned You On" (Curtis Wilkins)
Personnel
edit- Wilson Pickett - vocals
- Randy McCormick - keyboards
- Ken Bell, Larry Byrom - guitar
- Bob Wray - bass
- Roger Clark, Roger Hawkins (track 9) - drums
- Mickey Buckins - percussion
- Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes, Ava Aldridge, Cindy Richardson, Suzy Storm - backing vocals
- Muscle Shoals Horns - horns
- Harrison Calloway - horn arrangements
- Technical
- Lynn Dreese Breslin - albums design
- Jim Houghton - cover photography
References
edit- ^ a b "The 600 Dollar Man". Record Collector.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 536.
- ^ Fletcher, Tony (June 10, 2017). In the Midnight Hour: The Life & Soul of Wilson Pickett. Oxford University Press.
- ^ "Obituary: Wilson Pickett". The Guardian. January 20, 2006.
- ^ a b c The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. pp. 387–388.
- ^ "A Funky Situation". AllMusic.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Freedberg, Mike (26 Oct 1978). "Soul Dog". Bay State Banner. No. 3. p. 18.
- ^ Gilday, Katherine (20 Dec 1978). "Inside the Sleeve Pop". The Globe and Mail. p. F9.
- ^ Varga, George (13 Dec 1992). "Box Scores". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. E7.