The Funk Box [Box]

Performer: Various Artists
Producer: Dana G. Smart; Chris Huston; Chris Jasper; John Schroeder; James Anthony Carmichael; Curtis Mayfield; Roland Kruger; Ernie Isley; Jim Healy; George Clinton; Gerald Thomas; Harry Weinger; Larry Blackman; Kool & The Gang; James Brown; Bill Curtis; Jeff Dixon; Jeff Lane; Jeffrey Bowen; Jermaine Jackson; Jerry Goldstein; Jerry Wexler; Johnny "Guitar" Watson; Kenny Gamble; Larry Graham; Allen Toussaint; Leon Huff; Lonnie Simmons; Marvin Gaye; Marvin Isley; Allen Jones; O'Kelly Isley; Ohio Players; Quincy Jones; Richard Finch; Richard Rudolph; Rick James; Roger Troutman; Ronald Isley; Roy Ayers; Rudolph Isley; Arif Mardin; Art Stewart; The Commodores; The Fatback Band; The Meters; Tom Dowd; Tower Of Power; War; Barry White; William Collins; Billy Preston; Bob Monaco; Brick; Charles Wright
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Includes liner notes by Steven Ivory. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Bill Curtis (vocals). Liner Note Author: Steven Ivory. Illustrator: Mathieu Bitton. Arrangers: Chris Jasper; James Anthony Carmichael; Ernie Isley; Gene Page; Gil Askey; Kool & the Gang; James Brown; Bill Curtis; Marvin Isley; New Birth; O'Kelly Isley; Quincy Jones; Rick James ; Ronald Isley; Roy Ayers; Rudolph Isley; The Commodores; Barry White; William Collins. At four discs and 55 tracks, Hip-O's Funk Box seems to want to be the last word on funk, and while it's a pretty good set, it ends up more representative than definitive of its chosen genre. Virtually all of funk's most important artists are featured, but not always by their most significant singles -- sometimes the collection gets it right, and sometimes it's disappointing (leaving out Curtis Mayfield's "Superfly," the Average White Band's "Pick Up the Pieces," War's "Low Rider" and "Why Can't We Be Friends," and the Ohio Players' "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster" in favor of alternate selections). Still, the Funk Box does have a generous helping of full-length funk classics, including several rare 12" versions; moreover, it's been digitally remastered, and it features a 48-page booklet. It's just too bad the set doesn't completely hit the mark. ~ Steve Huey

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