27/11/2023

Con Funk Shun "7" (1981) -Smooth Soul / Funk-



Label : Mercury Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - Bad Lady (Danny A. Thomas, Felton Pilate & Linda Lou McCall)
02 - I'll Get You Back (Felton Pilate & Nita Wells-Pilate)
03 - Body Lovers (Michael Cooper & Perri McKissack)
04 - Promise You Love (Michael Cooper, Linda Lou McCall & Anthony Crosley)

Side Two

01 - If You're In Need Of Love (Felton Pilate & Nita Wells-Pilate)
02 - Straight From The Heart (Felton Pilate & Nita Wells-Pilate)
03 - A Song For You (Paul Harrell, Felton Pilate & Peggy W. Harrell)
04 - California 1 (Louis McCall, Felton Pilate & Linda Lou McCall)


Produced & Arranged by Con Funk Shun

Con Funk Shun
Michael Vernon Cooper : Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Sitar, Synthesizer, Vocals
Karl Fuller : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Vocals
Paul Harrell : Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Vocals
Cedric A. Martin : Bass Guitar, Vocals
Louis McCall : Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Felton Pilate II : Trombone, Lead Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocoder, Vocals
Danny Thomas : Piano, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Organ, Vocoder, Vocals

Recorded at :
The Automatt, San Francisco, CA
Harbour Sound, Sausalito, CA
Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, CA
Pre-Production Recording : Melody Sound Studios, Vallejo, CA
Mixed & Mastered at The Automatt, San Francisco, CA
Engineers : Leslie Ann Jones, Nancy Evans, Richard Greene
Assistant Engineers : Dave Frazier, Dana Chappelle, Marnie Moore
Re-Mix Engineer : Leslie Ann Jones
Mastering Engineer : Paul Stubblebine

Additional Musicians :
Scott Rasulala Roberts : Percussion
Marvin McFadden : Trumpet
Pete Escovedo Jr. : Percussion
Garry A. Jackson : Bass Guitar
Melecio Mata Magdalugo : Saxophone
Bani Boyer & Joye Carter : Background vocals


 Side One

01 - Bad Lady

Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84

02 - I'll Get You Back

Horn & String Arrangements by Tom Tom 84
Additional Horn Arrangement by Michael Cooper

03 - Body Lovers

Horn & String Arrangements by Jerry Hey
Additional Horn Arrangement by Michael Cooper

04 - Promise You Love

Horn & String Arrangements by David N. Crawford

Side Two

01 - If You're In Need Of Love

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02 - Straight From The Heart

Horn & String Arrangements by David N. Crawford

03 - A Song For You

Horn & String Arrangements by David N. Crawford
Talking Drum : Louis A. McCall

04 - California 1

String Arrangement by David N. Crawford
Lead Guitar Solos : Felton Pilate & Michael Cooper