Electrified Funk

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{{Infobox album

| name = Electrified Funk

| type = Album

| artist = Wild Cherry

| cover = Electrified Funk.jpg

| alt =

| released = April 1977

| recorded = Columbia 30th Street (New York City)

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Funk rock, rock

| length = 37:20

| label = Epic

| producer = Robert Parissi

| prev_title = Wild Cherry

| prev_year = 1976

| next_title = I Love My Music

| next_year = 1978

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r52683|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

}}

Electrified Funk is the second studio album by the funk rock band Wild Cherry, released in 1977.[http://www.parallel-time.com/elecfunk.htm The Unofficial Donnie Iris Site – Electrified Funk] It contains the track "Baby Don't You Know", which roughly continues the theme and story of their 1976 hit "Play That Funky Music" by effectively explaining that, contrary to popular belief, all of the band's members were white despite its typically-Black funk/R&B sound. The song peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became their second-highest charting hit.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1977-02-12/ | title=Billboard Hot 100™ | magazine=Billboard }} It also contains a repeat of a song from the first album, "Hold On (With Strings)", this time with added violins.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rob Parissi; except "It's All Up to You" by Alvin Fields and Michael Zager.

{{Track listing

| headline = Side one

| title1 = Baby Don't You Know

| length1 = 4:24

| title2 = Are You Boogieing Around on Your Daddy

| length2 = 2:56

| title3 = Dancin' Music Band

| length3 = 3:11

| title4 = Put Yourself In My Shoes

| length4 = 4:20

| title5 = Closest Thing To My Mind

| length5 = 4:17

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side two

| title6 = Electrified Funk

| length6 = 3:40

| title7 = Hole In The Wall

| length7 = 3:55

| title8 = Hot To Trot

| length8 = 3:15

| title9 = Hold On (With Strings)

| length9 = 4:04

| title10 = It's All Up To You

| length10 = 3:18

}}

Personnel

  • Robert Parissi – lead guitar, lead vocals
  • Allen Wentz – bass guitar, synthesizer, vocals
  • Ronald Beitle – drums, vocals
  • Mark Avsec – keyboards
  • Bryan Bassett – lead guitar, vocals

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Category:1977 albums

Category:Wild Cherry (band) albums

Category:Epic Records albums