Phunk Shui

Phunk Shui
Studio album by John Oates
Released	4 times August 20, 2002 October 29, 2002 May 20, 2003 As All Good People November 18, 2003 2006 As a part of John Oates Solo - The Album, The Concert
Recorded	2002
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	standard release-45:21; reissues-57:31
Label	PS
Producer	John Oates, Jed Leiber
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Phunk Shui (2002) John Oates: Live At The Historic Wheeler Opera House (2004)

Phunk Shui (pronounced funk shway) (AKA All Good People) is a 2002 rock album by John Oates who is best known as being part of the rock & soul duo Hall & Oates. The album was originally released August 20, 2002.

The Phunk Shui CD was released four more times, with bonus tracks added each time. On October 29, 2002, a Japanese version added the bonus track "Mona Lisa's Eyes" (this version was released in the USA May 20, 2003 as All Good People). Two more bonus tracks were added November 18, 2003 (title changing back to Phunk Shui) for a new USA version ("Time Will Tell", and a live recording of "People Get Ready"). In 2006 a DualDisc version of Phunk Shui was released in 2006 under the title John Oates Solo - The Album, The Concert. The CD side is the 14 track version of Phunk Shui, and the DVD side is John Oates: Live At The Historic Wheeler Opera House; the bonus live CD that accompanied the live DVD is not included.

The album title is a play on the Chinese system of aesthetics Feng Shui, which is pronounced 'fung-shway'.

Track listing

1. "Color of Love" (Jed Leiber, Oates) 3:58
2. "It Girl" (Leiber, Oates) 4:09
3. "All Good People" (Oates, Steve Postell) 3:22
4. "Love in a Dangerous Time" (Oates, A. Baker, T. Farager) 4:06
5. "Unspoken" (Keith Follese, Oates) 3:30
6. "Soul Slide" (Oates, Postell) 3:34
7. "Go Deep" (Oates, Leiber, T-Bone Walker) 5:33
8. "Little Angel" (Oates) 5:03
9. "Beauty" (Oates, Jamie Rosenberg) 3:14
10. "Phunk Shui" (Oates, Leiber, J. Pullin) 4:33
11. "Electric Ladyland" (Jimi Hendrix) 3:59
12. "Mona Lisa's Eyes" (available on second and all releases afterward) (Oates, Leiber) 3:52
13. "Time Will Tell" (available on third release and all releases afterward) (Oates, Leiber) 4:14
14. "People Get Ready" (live) (available on third release and all releases afterward) (Curtis Mayfield) 3:47

Production

• Produced By John Oates & Jed Leiber
• Engineers: Tom Fritze, Ken Gioia, Todd Goldstein, Michael Olsen, Jamie Rosenberg
• Assistant Engineer: Oren Hadar
• Mixing: Peter Moshay

Personnel

• Drums, Percussion: Steve Holley, Kevin Hupp, Shawn Pelton, John Michel
• Bass: T-Bone Wolk
• Guitars: John Oates, Steve Postell, Kennard Ramsey, Jamie Rosenberg, Damian Smith, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
• Keyboards: Jed Leiber
• Trumpet: Mo Lipps
• Additional Vocals: Blo Notes, Leigh Jude, Michael Jude, Claudia Potimkin, Claire Stasior

Trivia

• The John Oates: Live At The Historic Wheeler Opera House DVD has music videos for "It Girl" (featuring Paris Hilton), "Little Angel," and "Color of Love."