A Funk Odyssey

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A Funk Odyssey
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Studio album by
Jamiroquai
Released3 September 2001
StudioChillington (Buckinghamshire, England)
Genre Nu-disco [1]
Length48:17
Label Sony Soho Square
Producer Rick Pope
Jamiroquai chronology
An Online Odyssey
(2001)		A Funk Odyssey
(2001)		 Late Night Tales: Jamiroquai
(2003)
Jamiroquai studio album chronology
Synkronized
(1999)		A Funk Odyssey
(2001)		 Dynamite
(2005)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Feel So Good" Jay Kay, Toby Smith 5:21
2."Little L"Kay, Smith4:55
3."You Give Me Something"Kay, Rob Harris, Nick Fyffe 3:23
4."Corner of the Earth"Kay, Harris5:40
5."Love Foolosophy"Kay, Smith3:45
6."Stop Don't Panic"Kay, Harris, Fyffe4:34
7."Black Crow"Kay, Harris, Fyffe4:02
8."Main Vein"Kay5:05
9."Twenty Zero One"Kay5:15
10."Picture of My Life [a] "Kay, Harris, Smith6:20
Total length:48:15
  1. ↑ The song "Picture of My Life" ends at 3:45. After 30 seconds of silence (3:45 - 4:15), begins the hidden song "So Good to Feel Real".
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Do It Like We Used to Do" 7:32
12."Deeper Underground"Kay, Smith4:44
Australian bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Do It Like We Used to Do"7:32
2."Everybody's Going to the Moon"5:22
3."Little L" (Music video) 
Australian tour edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Space Cowboy" (Classic Club Mix) 7:52
2."Supersonic" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Vocal)Kay, Smith7:00
3."Deeper Underground"Kay, Smith4:43
4."Little L" (Bob Sinclair Remix)Kay, Smith7:28
5."You Give Me Something" (Full Intention Remix)Kay, Harris, Fyffe3:03
6."Main Vein" (live)Kay5:14
Asian tour edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everybody's Going to the Moon" 5:22
2."Do It Like We Used to Do" 7:32
3."Deeper Underground"Kay, Smith4:44
4."Little L" (Bob Sinclair Remix)Kay, Smith7:28
5."You Give Me Something" (Full Intention Remix)Kay, Harris, Fyffe3:03
6."Main Vein" (live)Kay5:14
South African tour edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Main Vein" (live) 5:14
2."Do It Like We Used to Do" 7:32
4."You Give Me Something" (Full Intention Remix)Kay, Harris, Fyffe3:03
5."Little L" (Blaze Remix)Kay, Smith5:55
6."Love Foolosophy" (Mondo Grosso Love Acoustic Version)Kay, Smith4:44
7."Corner of the Earth" (Milk & Sugar Short Club Mix)Kay, Harris4:13
French tour edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everybody's Going to the Moon" 5:22
2."Do It Like We Used To Do" 7:32
3."Main Vein" (live)Kay5:14
4."Titan" (Live at Telewest Arena) 3:15
5."Feels So Good" (Knee Deep Vocal Dub)Kay, Harris, Fyffe7:34
6."Love Foolosophy" (Mondo Grosso Love Acoustic Version)Kay, Smith4:44
Original test pressing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Feel So Good" (uncut)Kay, Smith6:24
2."Little L" (extra percussion)Kay, Smith4:55
3."You Give Me Something" (uncut)Kay, Harris, Fyffe5:16
4."interlude #1" 0:35
5."Main Vein" (no vocal cut)Kay4:51
6."Corner of the Earth" (vocal variation)Kay, Harris5:40
7."Twenty Zero One" (uncut)Kay8:29
8."Black Crow" (vocal variation)Kay, Harris, Fyffe4:02
9."interlude #2" 1:22
10."Do It Like We Used To Do" (edited) 6:49
11."Stop Don't Panic" (uncut)Kay, Harris, Fyffe5:31
12."interlude #3" 0:20
13."Picture of My Life"Kay, Harris, Smith3:46
14."So Good to Feel Real"Kay, Harris, Smith2:14

Personnel

Jamiroquai

Additional personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [57] 4× Platinum280,000^
Belgium (BEA) [58] Gold25,000*
France (SNEP) [59] 2× Gold200,000*
Italy (FIMI) [60] Platinum100,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [61] Platinum255,000 [62]
Netherlands (NVPI) [63] Gold40,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [64] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [65] Platinum40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [66] 2× Platinum871,000 [67]
United States—186,000 [68]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [69] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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