| | Mastercuts Funk CD
Avoid, avoid, avoid -- like several other compilations released by Mastercuts in 2005, Mastercuts: Funk contains several live versions and re-recordings that will surprise many listeners. Why? Because there is nothing on the packaging to indicate it. While examining the front and back of the jewel case, a curious person will be led to believe that he'll be getting all the original versions. While the original versions of Gil Scott-Heron's "The Bottle," Rasputin's Stash's "The Devil Made Me Do It," and Funkadelic's "One Nation Under a Groove" are included, Curtis Mayfield's "Move on Up," James Brown's "Payback," and Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues" are all live and inferior. Another rip-off from a once-reliable label. ~ Andy Kellman Mastercuts Funk Songs | | Mastercuts Funk CD DISC 1: |
| 1. | Payback - James Brown |
| 2. | Livin' for the City - Ike & Tina Turner |
| 3. | One Nation Under a Groove - Funkadelic |
| 4. | Brother on the Slide - Cymande |
| 5. | You Said - Sylvia Striplin |
| 6. | Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield |
| 7. | Bottle, The - Gil Scott-Heron |
| 8. | Lady Is a Champ, The - Sly & the Family Stone |
| 9. | Shit Hits the Fan Again, The - Lightnin' Rod |
| 10. | So Much Trouble on My Mind - Sir Joe Quarterman |
| | Mastercuts Funk Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | King of Funky - Kool & the Gang |
| 2. | House Party - Fred Wesley |
| 3. | Mr Big Stuff - Jean Knight |
| 4. | Thank You for Letting Me Be Myself - All the King's Men/Maceo |
| 5. | Sport - Lightnin' Rod |
| 6. | All of a Sudden - Skull Snaps |
| 7. | Spaced Out - Cloud One |
| 8. | Funky Song, A - Ripple |
| 9. | Devil Made Me Do It, The - Rasputin's Stash |
| 10. | Walking the Dog - Rufus Thomas |
| | Mastercuts Funk Album DISC 3: |
| 1. | Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye |
| 2. | Hollywood - Kool & the Gang |
| 3. | River Deep Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner |
| 4. | Full Speed Ahead - Jungle Band |
| 5. | Sex Machine - James Brown |
| 6. | My Baby Is the Real Thing - Allen Toussaint |
| 7. | Who Gave Birth to the Funk - Joe Tex |
| 8. | We're Gonna Rock Your Socks Off - Wayne Henderson |
| 9. | Mr Bump Man (Give Me a Hand) - Jackey Beavers/Various Artists |
| 10. | Bertha Butt Boogie, The - The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
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