''7'' is the eighth album by the
Vallejo, California
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musical group
Con Funk Shun
Con Funk Shun (formerly known as Project Soul) is an American R&B and funk band whose popularity began in the mid-1970s and ran through the 1980s. They were influenced by funk legend James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone. Signed to Mercury ...
and the 7th of 11 with Mercury Records. It was released in 1981 on the
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is ...
label.
Track listing
#"Bad Lady" (Danny A. Thomas,
Felton Pilate
Felton C. Pilate II (born November 5, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as a member of the 1970s and 1980s funk- R&B band, Con Funk Shun. Pilate is also notable for the songs and ...
, Linda Lou McCall) 4:09
#"I'll Get You Back" (Felton Pilate, Nita Wells-Pilate) 5:12
#"Body Lovers" (Michael Cooper,
Perri McKissack) 4:40
#"Promise You Love" (Michael Cooper, Linda Lou McCall, Anthony Crosley) 7:34
#"If You're In Need Of Love" (Felton Pilate, Nita Wells-Pilate) 6:35
#"Straight From The Heart" (Felton Pilate, Nita Wells-Pilate) 4:39
#"A Song For You" (Paul Harrell, Felton Pilate, Peggy W. Harrell) 5:00
#"California 1" (Louis A. McCall, Felton Pilate, Linda Lou McCall) 4:36
Personnel
Con Funk Shun
*Michael Vernon Cooper: Rhythm and Lead Guitars, Sitar, Synthesizers, Vocals
*Felton Pilate II: Lead Guitar, Trombone, Piano, Synthesizers, Vocoder, Vocals
*Danny Thomas: Piano, Organ, Synthesizers, Clavinet, Vocoder, Vocals
*Karl Fuller: Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Vocals
*Paul Harrell: Sax, Flute, Percussion, Vocals
*Cedric Martin: Bass, Vocals
*Louis McCall: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Additional Personnel
*Scott Roberts,
Pete Escovedo
Peter Michael Escovedo (born July 13, 1935 in Pittsburg, California) is an American percussionist. "Pete Escovedo Biography & Awards"/ref>
With his two brothers, Pete formed Escovedo Bros Latin Jazz Sextet, before Carlos Santana hired Pete and ...
Jr.: Percussion
*Marvin McFadden: Trumpet
*Melecio Madgalugo: Sax
*Garry Jackson: Bass
*Bari Boyer and Joye Carter: Backing Vocals
Charts
Singles
References
External links
Con Funk Shun-Con Funk Shun 7 at Discogs
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1981 albums
Con Funk Shun albums
Mercury Records albums