Funky Situation
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| A Funky Situation | ||||
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| File:Pickett fr.jpg | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Wilson Pickett chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [5] |
A Funky Situation is a studio album by Wilson Pickett, released in 1978.[6]
Production
The album was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.[1] It was produced by Rick Hall.[7][5] The horn arrangements were by Harrison Calloway, Jr.
Critical reception
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 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]
Track listing
- "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
- 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
- ^ a b "THE 600 DOLLAR MAN - Record Collector Magazine".
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 536.
- ^ "A Funky Situation - Wilson Pickett | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. pp. 387–388.
- ^ Fletcher, Tony (June 10, 2017). "In the Midnight Hour: The Life & Soul of Wilson Pickett". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Obituary: Wilson Pickett". the Guardian. January 20, 2006.
- ^ 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.
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