Allabouthefunk
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{{more citations needed|date = June 2009}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Allaboutthefunk
| type = studio
| artist = The Brand New Heavies
| cover = Allaboutthefunk.jpeg
| alt =
| released = 18 October 2004
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Funk
| length = 51:22
| label =
- TBNH
- OneTwo
- Edel
| producer =
- Andrew Levy
- Jan Kincaid
- Mark Ralph
- Nicole Russo
- Simon Bartholomew
| prev_title = We Won't Stop
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Get Used to It
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Allabouthefunk
| type = studio
| single1 = Boogie
| single1date = 11 October 2004
| single2 = Surrender
| single2date = 14 March 2005
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r829876}}
| noprose = yes
}}
All About the Funk (stylised as Allabouthefunk) is a funk album released by the Brand New Heavies. After their most identifiable lead singer N'Dea Davenport left the band to pursue a solo career in the mid-1990s, the band rotated in several African-American singer/songwriters Siedah Garrett, Carleen Anderson, and Sy Smith as lead vocalists on previous projects. This independent follow-up release features British singer Nicole Russo on vocals for the entire project. The band covers Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross", as well as covering their own "What Do You Take Me For", which previously featured N'Dea Davenport on their 2003 album We Won't Stop.
Though Allabouthefunk was initially only released to UK and international territories, it is now available in the United States as a digital download.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Standard CD
| total_length = 51:22
| title1 = Boogie
| length1 = 3:52
| title2 = Need Some More
| length2 = 3:58
| title3 = Waste My Time
| length3 = 3:30
| title4 = Keep On Shining
| length4 = 4:21
| title5 = What Do You Take Me For
| length5 = 4:35
| title6 = Surrender
| length6 = 3:48
| title7 = Many Rivers to Cross
| writer7 = Jimmy Cliff
| length7 = 3:32
| title8 = How Do You Think
| writer8 = Eg White
| length8 = 3:49
| title9 = It Could Be Me
| length9 = 4:36
| title10 = I Feel Right
| length10 = 5:56
| title11 = How We Do This
| length11 = 5:55
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = UK/Japanese bonus tracks
| title13 = Boogie
| note13 = Blacksmith R&B Rub 12"
| length13 = 4:45
| title14 = Boogie
| note14 = The Andrew Love Levy Mix
| length14 = 6:31
}}
Personnel
The Brand New Heavies
- Simon Bartholomew – guitar
- Jan Kincaid – drums, vocals
- Nicole Russo – vocals
- Andrew Levy – bass
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Allaboutthefunk ! scope="col"| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|France|138|artist=The Brand New Heavies feat. Nicole Russo|album=Allabouthefunk|rowheader=true|access-date=6 June 2021}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|81|artist=The Brand New Heavies feat. Nicole Russo|album=Allabouthefunk|rowheader=true|access-date=6 June 2021}} |
scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM|title=Chart Log UK 1994–2010: Darren B – David Byrne|website=zobbel.de|access-date=6 June 2021}}
| style="text-align:center"| 122 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{The Brand New Heavies}}
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