Urban Renewal (Funk, Inc. album)

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Urban Renewal
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Studio album by
Released1995
RecordedOctober 23–24 and November 9, 1995
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Funk
Length57:04
Label Prestige [1]
Producer Bob Porter
Funk, Inc. chronology
Priced to Sell
(1974)
Urban Renewal
(1995)

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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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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]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Will (May 19, 1996). "'Urban Renewal'". Entertainment. Omaha World-Herald. p. 11.
  2. "Funk, Inc. Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. Thompson, Dave (June 18, 2001). "Funk". Hal Leonard Corporation via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 "Funk, Inc. Urban Renewal Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.