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Breakin' the Funk
Studio album by
Released1979
StudioFifth Floor Recordings
GenreFunk, soul
LabelShe
ProducerClarence Satchell
Faze-O chronology
Good Thang
(1978)
Breakin' the Funk
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Breakin' the Funk is the third album by American funk band Faze-O.[2][3] It was released in 1979 on She Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records.[4] The album was produced by Clarence Satchell.[5]

Track listing[edit]

  1. Breakin' the Funk - 6:00 (Keith Harrison, Ralph Aikens Jr., Robert Neal Jr.)
  2. Ya-ba-da-ba-duzie - 6:10 (Harrison, Neal Jr., Clarence Satchell)
  3. I Still Love You - 6:00 (Harrison, Neal Jr.)
  4. Let's Rock - 6:40 (Satchell, Harrison, Aikens Jr., Frederick Crum)
  5. I'm Thankful - 6:10 (Harrison, Neal Jr.)
  6. See You Through the Night - 4:52 (Satchell, Harrison, Aikens Jr., Neal Jr., Roger Parker)

Personnel[edit]

  • Robert Neal, Jr: Vocals, Percussion
  • Harry McLoud: Rhythm Guitar
  • Ralph Aikens Jr.: Rhythm and Lead Guitar, Vocals
  • Keith Harrison: Keyboards, Moog and String Synthesizer, Acoustic and Electric Pianos, Clavinet, Percussion, Vocals
  • Randy Brecker: Trumpet
  • Frederick Tyrone Crum: Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Roger Parker: Drums, Percussion
  • Strings arranged by Mitch Farber

Production[edit]

  • Arranged by Keith Harrison
  • Produced by Clarence Satchell
  • Recorded by Gary Clapp
  • Mixed at Mediasound by Michael Brauer
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound by Ted Jensen
  • All songs copyright Match Publishing (BMI)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Breakin' the Funk Faze-O". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Faze-O Biography by Ron Wynn". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  3. ^ Thrasher, Don (18 Dec 2023). "In review: Local music had highs, lows in 2023". Tribune Content Agency.
  4. ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 172.
  5. ^ "Soul". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 37. Sep 15, 1979. p. 70.