''All About the Funk'' (stylised as ''Allabouthefunk'') is a funk album released by

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. After their most identifiable lead singer

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left the band to pursue a solo career in the mid-1990s, the band rotated in several African-American singer/songwriters

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as lead vocalists on previous projects. This independent follow-up release features British singer

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on vocals for the entire project. The band covers

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", as well as covering their own "What Do You Take Me For", which previously featured N'Dea Davenport on their 2003 album ''

We Won't Stop The Brand New Heavies is an acid jazz and funk group formed in 1985 in Ealing in west London. Centered around songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Simon Bartholomew and Andrew Levy, the core members of the group since its founding, Brand New Hea ...

''. Though ''Allabouthefunk'' was initially only released to UK and international territories, it is now available in the United States as a digital download.

Track listing

Personnel

The Brand New Heavies *Simon Bartholomew – guitar *Jan Kincaid – drums, vocals *Nicole Russo – vocals *Andrew Levy – bass

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2004 albums The Brand New Heavies albums