A Funky Thide of Sings

{{Infobox album

| name = A Funky Thide of Sings

| type = studio

| artist = Billy Cobham

| cover = A Funky Thide of Things.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1975 (LP) May 18, 1999 (CD)

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Columbia, San Francisco, California

| genre = Jazz funk, jazz fusion

| length = 44:59 (LP) (CD)

| label = Atlantic

| producer = Billy Cobham, Mark Meyerson, Donald Elfman & Naomi Yoshii

| prev_title = Shabazz

| prev_year = 1975

| next_title = "Live" on Tour in Europe

| next_year = 1976

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r164120 |title=A Funky Thide of Sings - Billy Cobham | AllMusic |first=Robert |last=Taylor |work=allmusic.com |accessdate=27 June 2011}}

|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite book

|editor-last=Swenson

|editor-first=J.

| author-link =

| year = 1985

| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone

| location = USA

| isbn = 0-394-72643-X

| pages = 41

}}

|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}} {{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=264}}

}}

A Funky Thide of Sings is a 1975 studio album by Billy Cobham.

Track listing

  1. "Panhandler" (Billy Cobham) – 3:50
  2. "Sorcery" (Keith Jarrett) – 2:26
  3. "A Funky Thide of Sings" (Billy Cobham) – 3:23
  4. "Thinking of You" (Alex Blake) – 4:12
  5. "Some Skunk Funk" (Randy Brecker) – 5:07
  6. "Light at the End of the Tunnel" (Billy Cobham) – 3:37
  7. "A Funky Kind of Thing" (Billy Cobham) – 9:24
  8. "Moody Modes" (Milcho Leviev) – 12:16

Personnel

Charts

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Chart (1975)

! Peak
position

US Billboard 200{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-funky-thide-of-sings-mw0000239676/awards |title=A Funky Thide of Sings - Billy Cobham | Awards|publisher=Allmusic |access-date=27 October 2013}}

|align="center"|79

US Billboard R&B Albums

|align="center"|32

US Billboard Jazz Albums

|align="center"|15

References

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Category:1975 albums

Category:Billy Cobham albums

Category:Atlantic Records albums

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