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mardi 1 novembre 2022

THE FUNK BROTHERS STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN

MOTOWN RECORDS 2003            Motown – 064 691-2


Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a 2002 documentary film
directed by Paul Justman. It recounts the story of The Funk Brothers,
the uncredited and largely unheralded studio musicians who were
the hand picked house band by Berry Gordy in 1959. They were the
band who recorded and performed on Motowns' recordings from 1959 to 1972.


credits:

Backing Vocals – Carla Benson, Cherokee Pree, Dawn Blandford,
Delbert Nelson, John Ingram, Keith Benson, Kizzy Jester, Misty Love
Bass – Bob Babbitt
Cello – Anthony Pirollo, Richard Hotchkiss
Choir – IDMR Detroit Choir, The
Congas – Treaty Womack
Drums – Richard Allen, Uriel Jones
Flute – Angela Falco, Dayna Hartwick, Tom Scott
French Horn – Joe Buono, Ted Greenberg, Virginia Cunningham
Guitar – Allan Slutsky, Eddie Willis, Joe Messina
Keyboards – Dee Pappas, Joe Hunter, Johnny Griffith, Rudy Robinson
Percussion – Jack Ashford
Saxophone – Ernest Rodgers*, Kasuku Mafia*, Michael Pedicin,
 Ron Kerber, Tom Scott, Bill Zaccagni
Trombone – Edward Gooch, Ron Kischuk
Trumpet – Evan Solot, Marcus Belgrave, Maurice Davis
Vibraphone – Jack Ashford
Viola – David Giles, Davis Barnett
Violin – Florence Rosensweig, Igor Szwec, Larry Abramovitz,
 Luigi Mazzochi, Madeline Cabano, Olga Konopelski, Orest Artymiw


tracks list:

1 (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave  Vocals – Joan Osborne 3:01
2 You've Really Got A Hold On Me Vocals – Me'Shell NdegéOcello 3:28
3 Do You Love Me Vocals – Bootsy Collins 3:21
4 Bernadette 3:16
5 Reach Out I'll Be There Vocals – Gerald Levert 3:16
6 Ain't No Proud To Beg Vocals – Ben Harper 3:00
7 Shotgun Vocals – Gerald Levert 3:11
8 What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted Vocals – Joan Osborne 4:23
9 I Heard It Through The Grapevine Vocals – Ben Harper 3:49
10 You Keep Me Hangin' On 3:16
11 Cool Jerk Vocals – Bootsy Collins 3:00
12 Cloud Nine Vocals – Me'Shell NdegéOcello 4:41
13 What's Going On Vocals – Chaka Khan 4:00
14 Ain't No Mountain High Enough Vocals – Chaka Khan, Montell Jordan 4:58
15 earl van dyke  The Flick 4:11

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