Donald Byrd – Thank You … For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life)

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Label:	Elektra – 6E-144
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Specialty Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1978
Genre:	Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style:	Jazz-Funk, Disco, Funk

Tracklist

A1	Thank You For Funking Up My Life Solo Vocal – Art Posey Written-By – Art Posey, Josef Powell, Kevin Toney	4:15
A2	Sunning In Your Loveshine Solo Vocal – Syreeta Wright Written-By – Art Posey, Josef Powell, Orville Saunders	5:40
A3	Your Love Is My Ecstasy Solo Vocal – Art Posey Written-By – Art Posey, Josef Powell, Melvin Ragin	5:03
A4	Loving You Solo Vocal – Jim Gilstrap Written-By – Joe Hall	4:48
B1	Have You Heard The News? Written-By – Art Posey, Josef Powell, Melvin Ragin	4:42
B2	In Love With Love Solo Vocal – Art Posey, Maxine Anderson* Written-By – Art Posey, Josef Powell, Melvin Ragin	4:48
B3	Cristo Redentor Written-By – Duke Pearson	4:45
B4	Close Your Eyes And Look Within Written-By – Art Posey, Josef Powell, Orville Saunders	5:15

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum Records
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Published By – Blackbyrd Music
Published By – Art & Josef Music Pub. Co.
Published By – D.B. Music
Published By – Wah Watson Music
Published By – Gailantcy Music
Recorded At – The Sound Factory
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab

Credits

Arranged By – Wade Marcus
Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements By] – Donald Byrd
Art Direction – Johnny Lee (4), Ron Coro
Artwork [Collage] – Romare Bearden
Bass – Ed Watkins*
Concertmaster [Concert Master] – Sidney Sharp
Conductor [Conducted By] – Wade Marcus
Contractor [Contractor For Musicians] – George Bohannon*
Contractor [Contractor For Singers] – Jim Gilstrap
Design – Mary Francis
Drums – Anthony Cox*
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Joe Ronersa*
Engineer [Assistant Remix Engineer] – Serge Reyes
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Jim Nipar, Serge Reyes
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Jim Nipar
Executive-Producer – Donald Byrd
Guitar – Wah Wah Watson*, Paul Jackson Jr., Rick Littlefield
Mastered By – Mike Reese
Photography By – Beverly Parker (2)
Piano – Greg Phillinganes
Producer – Donald Byrd
Vocals – Angela Winbush, Art Posey, Donald Byrd, John Lehman, Josef Powell, Lisa Roberts, Marlena Jeter, Maxine Anderson*, Patricia Henderson*, Ralph Turnbough, Stephanie Spruill, Syreeta Wright

Notes

℗ & © 1978 Elektra/Asylum Records

Produced By: Donald Byrd for Bluebyrd Productions, Inc.
Recorded at: The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California
Recorded: February-July, 1978
Mastered at: The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California

Wah Wah Watson appears courtesy of Columbia Records.
Syreeta Wright appears courtesy of Motown Record Corporation.

Tracks A3, B1, and B2 published by Wahwatson Music/Art & Joseph Music BMI

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (A side label): 6E-144-A SP
Matrix / Runout (B side label): 6E-144-B SP
Matrix / Runout (A side runout, variant 1): 6E-144A-SP TML-M
Matrix / Runout (B side runout, variant 1): 6E-144B1-SP 1-1 TML-S
Matrix / Runout (A side runout, variant 2): 6E-144-A1-SP TML-S
Matrix / Runout (B side runout, variant 2): 6E-144-B-SP SRC TML-M TML-S
Matrix / Runout (A side runout, variant 3): 6E-144A-SP TML-M 1-1 SRC
Matrix / Runout (B side runout, variant 3): 6E-144-B-SP TML-M 1- SRC

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Thank You... For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life) (LP, Album, Promo, PRC Compton Pressing)	Elektra	6E-144	US	1978
Recently Edited	Thank You... For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life) (LP, Album)	Elektra	K 52097	UK	1978
New Submission	Thank You... For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life) (LP, Album)	Elektra	ELK 52 097	Germany	1978
New Submission	Thank You... For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life) (LP, Album, Promo)	Elektra	6E-144	US	1978
New Submission	Thank You ... For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life) (LP, Album, Promo)	Elektra, Elektra	P-10529E, 6E-144	Japan	1978

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Reviews

dainis.karklins Feb 12, 2023
Nice and recommendable album for funk/soul lovers. Not so much for jazz lovers, I guess. Dominantly good funky grooves, good soul performances, some disco elements as well, but nothing extraordinary.
lippyasf Mar 13, 2022
Love this funk / jazz album. can recognize different parts (e.g. bruno mars sampled this album for “uptown funk”, etc.). definitely would recommend!!!