Funk, Inc. (album)

{{Short description|Album by Funk, Inc.}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Funk, Inc.

| type = album

| artist = Funk, Inc.

| cover = Funk_Inc.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1971

| recorded = 1971

| venue =

| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

| genre = Funk

| length = 35:25

| label = Prestige Records

| producer = Bob Porter

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Chicken Lickin'

| next_year = 1972

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r38479|pure_url=yes}} link]

|noprose=yes}}

Funk, Inc. is the first studio album by Funk, Inc., released in 1971.

Track listing

{{track listing

| title1 = Kool Is Back (Gene Redd, Jr.)

| length1 = 8:20

| title2 = Bowlegs (Steve Weakley)

| length2 = 7:55

| title3 = Sister Janie (Bobby Watley)

| length3 = 6:25

| title4 = The Thrill Is Gone (Roy Hawkins, B.B. King)

| length4 = 6:30

| title5 = The Whipper (Watley)

| length5 = 6:15

}}

Personnel

  • Gene Barr - Tenor saxophone
  • Cecil Hunt - Conga
  • Jimmy Munford - Drums, Vocals
  • Bobby Watley - Organ, Vocals
  • Steve Weakley - Guitar

Charts

=Album=

class="wikitable"

!Chart (1972)

!Peak
position

Billboard Top Soul Albums

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