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| Urban Renewal | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | October 23–24 and November 9, 1995 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 57:04 | |||
| Label | Prestige [1] | |||
| Producer | Bob Porter | |||
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Urban Renewal is an album by the American band Funk, Inc., released in 1995. [2] Two of Funk Inc.'s original bandmembers played on the album. [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
The Omaha World-Herald thought that the band "finds a strong groove but not much more on this James Brown-tinged jazz." [1]
AllMusic wrote that the album "effectively combines the immediacy of soul and funk with the spontaneity of jazz." [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ants in Yo Pants" | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Urban Renewal" | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Spasms" | 6:16 |
| 4. | "Sneaky" | 4:36 |
| 5. | "The Thang" | 6:57 |
| 6. | "Days and Nights in St. Ignace" | 5:14 |
| 7. | "Still Called the Blues" | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Get Some More" | 5:58 |
| 9. | "6th Street Stroll" | 5:44 |
| 10. | "Memphis Underground" | 8:16 |
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