| Bringing Back the Funk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 29, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Funk, smooth jazz | |||
| Label | GRP Records | |||
| Producer | Maurice White | |||
| Brian Culbertson chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| People | (favourable) [2] |
| Jazz Times | (favorable) [3] |
Bringing Back the Funk is a studio album by Brian Culbertson released in 2008 on GRP Records. The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. [4] [5] [6]
Bringing Back the Funk was executively produced by Maurice White. [7]
Artists who feature on the album include Bootsy Collins, Ray Parker Jr., Musiq Soulchild, Larry Dunn, Ledisi, Maceo Parker, Larry Graham, Sheldon Reynolds and Gerald Albright. [7] [8]
The song "Always Remember" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart. [9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Funkin' Like My Father" (featuring Bootsy Collins) | Bootsy Collins, Brian Culbertson, Candice Cheatham, Keith Cheatham, Donald Moore, Sheldon Reynolds, Pete Roberts, Zion Roberts | 5:15 |
| 2. | "Always Remember" | Culbertson, Reynolds | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Hollywood Swinging" (featuring Gerald Albright and Musiq Soulchild) | Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Smith | 4:09 |
| 4. | "The House of Music" (featuring Larry Graham and Ronnie Laws) | Culbertson, Larry Graham | 4:50 |
| 5. | "You Got to Funkifize" (featuring Chance Howard) | Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka | 5:26 |
| 6. | "The Groove" | Culbertson, Larry Dunn | 4:41 |
| 7. | "The World Keeps Going Around" (featuring Ledisi) | Bill Withers | 4:26 |
| 8. | "Excuse Me... What's Your Name?" | Culbertson, Maurice Fitzgerald, Chris Miskell | 1:59 |
| 9. | "Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)" (featuring David T. Walker and Eddie Miller) | Richard Evans, Ric Powell, Phil Upchurch | 6:02 |
| 10. | "Let's Stay in Tonight" | Culbertson, Reynolds, Maurice White | 5:29 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [10] | 99 |
| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) [11] | 1 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [12] | 3 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [13] | 18 |
| Year | Title | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Always Remember" | US Smooth Jazz Songs [9] | 1 |
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