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Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere)
Studio album by
Released1986 (1986)
GenreElectro, funk, hip hop
Length46:04
LabelTommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records
01008
ProducerAfrika Bambaataa, Eric Calvi, Gavin Christopher, Lee Evans, Michael Jonzun, Bill Laswell, Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Rae Serrano, Doug Wimbish
Afrika Bambaataa chronology
Planet Rock: The Album
(1986)
Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere)
(1986)
Death Mix Throwdown
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]

Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) is a studio album by Afrika Bambaataa, released in 1986 by Tommy Boy Records.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Afrika Bambaataa, except "Kick Out the Jams" by Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Michael Davis and Dennis Thompson

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Bambaataa's Theme (Assault on Precinct 13)"5:05
2."Tension"5:18
3."Rock America"5:53
4."Kick Out the Jams" (MC5 cover)6:17
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Funk Jam Party"5:47
2."Funk You"6:49
3."Bionic Kats"4:36
4."What Time Is It"5:58
5."Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere)" (silent version)0:21

Personnel

Adapted from the Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) liner notes.[4]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1986 Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records CD, CS, LP 01008
Japan 1987 CBS/Sony CD 32DP 640
United States 2005 DBK CD dbk527

References

  1. ^ Greenberg, Adam. "Afrika Bambaataa: Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Afrika Bambaataa and Family: Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere)". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  3. ^ Robbins, Ira (2007). "Afrika Bambaataa". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 27, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) (sleeve). Afrika Bambaataa and Family. New York, New York: Tommy Boy Records. 1986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)