50 Funky Timeless Song's You Should Be Playin' At Your BBQ!

Awwwwhoooo!!! It's Summer Time and Here We are for The 4th of July 2015 weekend! A great time to come together, to Love,Laugh and Celabrate, with family, friends & BBQ!! You know you have to have some Funky Jams to play, on your 4th of July BBQ Day. So ME, being the music fanatic/CrateDigger I am, I 've compiled a list of Funky Tracks to play for your Funky BBQ 4 of July Jam! Music always sets the vibe, so take a look, scroll the list, press play and have a good time. Timeless FUNK Music for all ages, Get your dancing shoes on, and Enjoy!

-Kool & The Gang -Summer Madness 1974

A Must Have on the tables to start off cool and mellow! Off of 'Light Of The World' LP released in 1974, "Summer Madness" is considered to be the album's highlight, incorporating smooth melodies and a synthesizer. It was later released as a single, with a follow up titled "Winter Sadness" to the Gang's Spirit of the Boogie a year later. A remake of "Summer Madness" was released on the Gang's 1993 album Unite titled "WKOOL/Summer".

-BRICK,Dusic-1977

"Dusic" is a song by Brick, issued as the lead single from the band's eponymous second album. The song was the band's final hit single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #18 in 1977

-BlackByrds, Rock Creek Park-1975

The Blackbyrds is an American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group, formed in Washington, D.C., in 1973 and reformed in 2012 by Keith Killgo. The group was inspired by trumpeter Donald Byrd and featured some of his Howard University students: Kevin Toney(keyboards), Keith Killgo (vocals, drums), Joe Hall (bass guitar), Allan C. Barnes (saxophone, clarinet), and Barney Perry (guitar). Orville Saunders (guitar), and Jay Jones (flute, saxophone) joined later. They signed to Fantasy Records in 1973 and are best known for their 1975hit "Walking in Rhythm", which received a Grammy nomination, sold over one million copies by May 1975, and was awarded a gold disc. With eight albums released for Fantasy from 1974 to 1980, The Blackbyrds became an inspiration to late 1970s and early 1980s British jazz-funk acts like Light of the World and Hi-Tension.[citation needed]More recently, they have made a significant impact on the hip-hop generation with Gang Starr, Da Lench Mobb, and Full Force sampling their music.In particular, their 1975 song "Rock Creek Park" from the City Life album has been sampled numerous times by groups and artists such as MF DOOM, De La Soul, Eric B. & Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, N.W.A, Massive Attack, Ice Cube, Heavy D, Nas and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Tone Loc and Wiz Khalifa. If B-Boy's are at The BBQ, they are gettin' hyped to get down!

-Got to Gve It Up Part I - Marvin Gaye-1977

"Got to Give It Up" is a song by American music artist Marvin Gaye. Written by the singer and produced by Art Stewart as a response to a request from Gaye's record label that he perform disco music, it was released in March of 1977.

Upon its release, it topped three different Billboard charts and also became a worldwide success. Gaye sometimes used the song to open up his live concert shows. The song has been covered by several acts.

-Funkin' for Jamaica - Tom Browne-1980

"Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" is a 1980 single by jazz trumpeter Tom Browne. The single -- a memoir of the neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens where Browne was born and raised -- is from his second solo album, Love Approach. Browne got the idea for the song while he was at his parents' home.The vocals for the single were provided by Toni Smith (Thomassina Carrollyne Smith), who also helped compose the song. The song hit number one on the U.S. R&B chart for a month. "Funkin' for Jamaica" peaked at number nine on the dance chart[3] and made the Top 10 on the UK singles chart.

In 1981 a British group, the Evasions, released a hit song titled "Wikka Wrap". This is a parody of UK broadcaster Alan Whicker, but also a parody (some might say sample) of "Funkin' For Jamaica".

-I Found LOVE-FATBACK BAND-1981

The Fatback Band (later, simply Fatback) is an American funk and disco band. Most popular in the 1970s and 1980s, The Fatback Band is most known for their R&B hits, "(Do The) Spanish Hustle", "I Like Girls", "Gotta Get My Hands on Some (Money)", "Backstrokin'" and "I Found Lovin". Their 1979 single "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" is sometimes considered the first hip hop single.

-777-9311-THE TIME-1982

"777-9311" is the second track and lead single from The Time's second album, What Time Is It?.Recorded for the album at Prince's home studio in May–June 1982, the song was produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince with Morris Day later adding his lead vocals.

-I Know You Got Soul - Bobby Byrd-1971

"I Know You Got Soul" is a song recorded by Bobby Byrd with James Brown's band The J.B.'s. The recording wasproduced by Brown and released as a single in 1971. It reached #30 on the Billboard R&B chart. It was prominentlysampled on the 1987 song of the same name by Eric B. & Rakim.

"I Know You Got Soul" appeared on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack on the Master Sounds 98.3 station.

- The Funky Worm - Ohio Players 1973

"Funky Worm" is a song by American funk group the Ohio Players, from their album Pleasure. It peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard R&B charts in 1973 and also peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's ARP synthesizer solos have become a staple part in hip hop sampling history, being sampled by artists such as MC Breed, Too $hort, Dr. Dre, Xzibit, Game, and countless other rap/hip hop artists. The high-pitched whine of the synthesizer on the song was often emulated by producers from the West Coast and became a staple in G-Funkmusic. N.W.A notably sampled "Funky Worm" on their songs "Gangsta Gangsta" and "Dopeman". Ice Cube sampled the song for his 1993 song "'Ghetto Bird", duo Kris Kross' 1992 single "Jump", Lil' ½ Dead's 1994 song "East Side, West Side", DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's 1993 hit "Boom! Shake the Room", and Ruff Ryders 1999 song "Bugout" also samples the song.]It was also sampled in De La Soul's "Me, Myself, & I", off their 1989 album "3 Feet High And Rising".

-Brazilian Rhyme (long version) - Earth Wind & Fire -1977

Original version off of All 'N All is the eighth studio album by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1977 on Columbia Records. It is one of the group's most well known albums and has been certified triple platinum in the United States for sales of three million copies by the RIAA, gold in Canada by Music Canada and silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry.All 'N All reached number three on the Pop Album chart and stayed at number one on the Black Album chart for nine weeks.All 'N All was also the bestselling R&B album of 1978.[11] The album features hit songs such as "I'll Write A Song For You", "Serpentine Fire", "Love's Holiday", and the pop hit "Fantasy". A remastered version of the LP was issued in 2002.

-God Made Me Funky - Headhunters-1975

The Headhunters are an American jazz-funk fusion band, best known for their albums they recorded as a backing band of jazz keyboard player Herbie Hancock during the 1970s. Hancock's debut album with the group, Head Hunters, is one of the best-selling jazz/fusion records of all time. 1975 also saw Headhunters first album without Hancock, Survival of the Fittest, featuring the hit "God Make Me Funky". This song was sampled by the Fugees, among many others, for their track "Ready or Not", and has been covered by Jamiroquai as a live track. While Hancock's Man-Child moved a bit towards more commercial sounds, Survival of the Fittest kept Headhunters focused to intense jazz-funk. Vocals were heard on two songs but there was still lots of experimental fusion on the album (the band's music is called "space-funk" on some re-issues of the album).

-Burning Spear - S.O.U.L.-1971

Sounds Of Unity and Love (S.O.U.L.) was a band originating in 1970 in Cleveland. Members were Lee Lovett (bass), Gus Hawkins (sax/flute), Paul Stubblefield (drums), and Walter Winston (guitar). Larry Hancock (vocals/organ) was added in 1971 and Bernard (Beloyd) Taylor (guitar) replaced Walter Winston in 1972.

-All Night Love-Mary Jane Girls-1983

The Mary Jane Girls were an American soul and funk group in the 1980s. They were protégées of singer Rick James. They are known for their hit songs "In My House", "All Night Long", and "Candy Man". The project was to be a solo project for Joanne "Jojo" McDuffie who was the only member that sang background for Rick on tour and in the studio. All Mary Jane Girl projects were sung by Jojo (lead and background) and the Water Sisters (Maxine/Julia)backgrounds which created the unique sound. Rick took the tracks to Motown but, lied and stated this was the group project he wanted to put together. Rather than lose the deal Rick got who he could to make the group up. No auditions took place which resulted in other members who could not sing at all or were very limited vocally.The group could not perform live and missed opportunities such as the Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live . The band had to sing live for the group on tour with the exception of JoJo. When Rick did use a member other than Jojo in the studio it was on a restricted basis.

-Joy and Pain - Maze feat. Frankie Beverly-1980

Joy and Pain is the fourth album by Bay Area-based R&B group Maze, released in 1980 on Capitol Records. A version of the title track by Donna Allen made the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart in 1989.

- Knot Just Knee Deep - Funkadelic-1979

"(Not Just) Knee Deep" is a funk song running 15 minutes, 21 seconds on side 1 of Funkadelic's 1979 album Uncle Jam Wants You. An edited version of the song, appearing as Side A on the single release, reached number one on the Billboard Black Singles chart. The song was written by George Clinton and Walter "Junie" Morrison but the songwriting credit is listed as "George Clinton, Jr." on the album pressing as a gift to Clinton's son. The songwriting credit on the single, however, is listed as George Clinton. The song also features vocals from Philippé Wynne, who was a former lead of the soul band, The Spinners- which he left a year earlier.The song is about a girl who is the "freak of the week" and dances "never missing a beat". It is widely seen as a funkclassic, peaking at number seventy-seven on the Hot 100, and topping the US R&B charts in 1979 in heavily edited form. The lyrics deal with a man meeting a woman, presumably at a party; she dances for him. He is unimpressed bythe Jerk, the Monkey, the Moose and the Chicken, but is blown away by the Freak.

-MidasTouch Midnight Star-1986

Classic BBQ Dancing!! Off the Headlines LP is the sixth album released by R&B group Midnight Star. Released in 1986, this album reached number seven on the R&B albums chart. This was the last album to feature the Calloway brothers who would leave the group due to irreconcilable differences with the other members.

-Hand Clapping Song, The Meters 1970

Getcha Hands Clapping at The BBQ!! The Funky Meters, this song is off their LP, Struttin' is the third album by the funk group The Meters, released in 1970 on Josie Records. The first single was the song "Chicken Strut".

-Expansions, Lonnie Liston Smith-1974

Lonnie Liston Smith, Jr. (born December 28, 1940) is an American jazz, soul, and funk musician who played with such notable jazz artists as Pharoah Sanders and Miles Davis before forming Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes, recording a number of albums widely regarded as classics in the fusion, quiet storm, smooth jazz and acid jazzgenres.

-Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine) Part I - James Brown-1970

"Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" is a funk song recorded by James Brown with Bobby Byrd on backing vocals. Released as a two-part single in 1970, it was a no. 2 R&B hit and reached no. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

In 2004, "Sex Machine" was ranked number 326 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

-Apache - Incredible Bongo Band-1973

The Incredible Bongo Band, also known as Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band, was a project started in 1972 by Michael Viner, a record artist manager and executive at MGM Records. Viner was called on to supplement the soundtrack to the B-film The Thing With Two Heads. The band's output consisted of upbeat, funky, instrumental music. Many tracks were covers of popular songs of the day characterized by the prominence of bongo drums, conga drums, rock drums and brass.

- Think (About It) - Lyn Collins-1972

"Think (About It)" is a funk song recorded by Lyn Collins and released as a single on James Brown's People Recordsin 1972. The recording was produced by Brown (who also wrote the song) and features instrumental backing from his band The J.B.'s. It was the title track of Collins' 1972 debut album.

-Last Night a DJ Saved My Life - Indeep-1982

"Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" is a song written by Michael Cleveland for American group Indeep. It features vocals from Réjane "Reggie" Magloire and Rose Marie Ramsey. The song was released as a single in 1982 and became the most popular and successful hit released by its record label, Sound of New York/Becket Records. In the U.S. "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" reached number ten on theR&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and number two on the Club Singles chart. In February 1983 it peaked at number thirteen in the United Kingdom, and in March 1983 at number two in the Dutch Top 40 and the Belgium Ultratop 50. The track appears as the third track of the namesake album released in 1983.

-Take Me To the Mardi Gras - Bob James-1975

This song is on the LP, Two is the second album by jazz musician Bob James. This album is the second of a series of jazz-funk classics (along with One, Three and BJ4). Released in 1975, this album charted at number two on the Jazz Album Charts. The track "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" is one of the most widely used tracks in hip-hop breakbeat samples.

-OutStanding- The GAP BAND-1982

"Outstanding" is a song originally performed by The Gap Band and written by member Raymond Calhoun. The song originally appeared on the group's platinum-selling 1982 album Gap Band IV. It is one of their signature songs and biggest hits, reaching the number one spot on the U.S. R&B Singles Chart in February 1983. "Outstanding" peaked at number fifty-one on the Hot 100.

-Ain't Nobody - Rufus & Chaka Khan-1983

"Ain't Nobody" is a 1983 hit single by Rufus and Chaka Khan. It was released as a studio bonus track on the band's live album Stompin' at the Savoy. It reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart and 22 on the Billboard Hot 100chart. It has become one of Khan's signature songs.

-Cut the Cake, Average White Band 1975

Cut the Cake is the third album released by Average White Band, released in 1975. This album included the hit single "Cut the Cake", the title track, which reached #10 on the Billboard pop singles chart.

-Hollywood Swinging - Kool & The Gang-1973

"Hollywood Swinging" is a song by R&B/funk band Kool & the Gang from their album Wild and Peaceful. It became their first number one R&B single, reaching that position in June 1974, proved to also be a successful crossover hit, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart,and was written by Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George M. Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes E. Smith, Dennis R. Thomas & Rick A. Westfield.

Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) - B.T. Express-1975

"Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" is the name of a popular song by funk group B. T. Express, written by group memberBilly Nichols.Released from the debut album of the same title, the song became a great "crossover" success. The song is noted for its hand claps at the beginning, as well as the spoken portion in the middle of the song. The short version was less than 3 minutes, while the long version is over 5 minutes in length. The single was rated #1 of the R&B singles chart for a week during the autumn of 1974 and was rated #2 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.The single was an early disco hit peaking at number eight on the disco/dance charts. The song was used as the opening theme for the late night talk show The Mo'Nique Show weeknights on Black Entertainment Television.

-More Bounce to the Ounce Part I - Zapp & Roger-1980

"More Bounce to the Ounce" is a song performed by American funk band Zapp. It is the opening track on theireponymous debut album and serves as the album's first single. The song was written[2] and co-produced by band member Roger Troutman; and it peaked at #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980

-Give It to Me Baby - Rick James-1981

"Give It to Me Baby" is the title of a 1981 song by American R&B / funk singer Rick James. Taken from his albumStreet Songs, the song charted on the Billboard Hot 100, spending two weeks at No. 40 and spent five weeks at No. 1 on the R&B chart.Along with two other tracks from Street Songs, "Super Freak" and "Ghetto Life", topped theAmerican dance chart for three weeks in the summer of 1981.The song proved to be even more successful with R&B and dance club audiences. This song was also featured in the 1999 romantic comedy film She's All That as the theme soundtrack for the eccentric character Brock Hudson (played by Matthew Lillard), and was also featured in the video games Scarface: The World is Yours and in Grand Theft Auto V, on the radio station Space 103.2. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's "I'm All That" used a sample of the song as the opening track from the Homebase album in 1991.

- Sing a Simple Song - Sly & The Family Stone-1969

"Sing a Simple Song" is a 1968 song by the soul/rock/funk band Sly and the Family Stone, the b-side to their #1 hit "Everyday People". The song's lyrics, sung in turn by Sly Stone, Freddie Stone, Rose Stone, and Larry Graham, withspoken word (or, rather, shouted word) sections by Cynthia Robinson, offer a simple solution for dealing with the problems and paradoxes of existence : "Sing a simple song!" As with nearly all of Sly and the Family Stone's songs,Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart was credited as the sole songwriter.

-Zombie - Fela Kuti-1976

Not to be confused with Zombie (EP) by American metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada.

Zombie is a studio album by Nigerian Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti. It was released in Nigeria by Coconut Records in 1976, and in the United Kingdom by Creole Records in 1977.[1]

The album criticised the Nigerian government; and it is thought to have resulted in the murder of Kuti's motherFunmilayo Ransome-Kuti, and the destruction of his commune by the military.

-We got the Funk - Positive force-1979

An eight-piece funk/soul band consisting of six males and two females (Brenda Reynolds and Vickie Drayton), Positive Force were founded in Pennsylvania through the efforts of Reynolds and Albert Williams. They were discovered by Nate Edmonds, an organist/pianist, writer, arranger, and producer for All Platinum/Stang/Sugarhill Records, who got them a deal with Sugarhill. Edmonds, who served as the group's mentor, also played organ with Curtis Knight & the Squires, a band that included Jimi Hendrix, in the mid-'60s. Positive Force's most-successful performance was an uncredited party ambience performance on the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight." However, success under their name eluded them; their debut, "We Got the Funk" (1979), flopped in the States but became a small-ish club hit in the United Kingdom.

-I Get Lifted, George Mcrae-1974

George Warren McCrae, Jr. (born October 19, 1944) is an American soul and disco singer, most famous for his 1974 hit "Rock Your Baby".

-Juicy Fruit, Mtume-1983

"Juicy Fruit" is a funk song written by James Mtume and released as the lead-off single from Mtume's third album, also titled Juicy Fruit. The mid-tempo song is arguably Mtume's most well-known, proving enormously successful on R&B radio stations and (to a lesser extent) nightclubs when first released. The song reached number one on theBillboard Hot Black Singles chart on June 4, 1983 and remained there for eight weeks. Its success on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, however, was more modest, reaching number 45. The single remarkably became a certified one million seller on July 25, 1983 without even becoming a Top 40 hit. The song's video had different lyrics, where they replaced "You can lick me everywhere" with "Candy kisses everywhere" so it wouldn't be censored or banned from being seen on TV.

"Juicy Fruit" has been prominently sampled by hip-hop and R&B artists throughout the years, most notably by The Notorious B.I.G. on his debut solo single "Juicy", Keyshia Cole on her single "Let It Go", and Tamar Braxton on her hit single "The One".

-You Remind Me-Patrice Rushen-1982

Straight from the Heart is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Patrice Rushen, released on April 14, 1982, by Elektra Records.[1] It features her most recognizable song, "Forget Me Nots", the oft-sampled "Remind Me" and the popular instrumental workout "Number One".

The album is Rushen's most successful album to date, reaching #14 on the album charts. The success of "Forget Me Nots" is perhaps considered the major contributor to the album's popularity at the time of its release.

-Lovely Day, Bill Withers-1977

"Lovely Day" is a song by American soul and R&B singer Bill Withers. Published in 1977 (see 1977 in music), the song was written by Withers and Skip Scarborough and appears on Withers' 1978 album Menagerie.

Released as a single in late 1977, "Lovely Day" peaked at #6 on the Billboard R&B chart and at #30 on the BillboardHot 100 chart in the US in early 1978.[1] It also made the Top 10 in the United Kingdom, where the song reached #7 on the British single chart.

-Bustin Loose Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers-1979

"Bustin' Loose (Part 1)" was a hit song for Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers. Released from the LP of the same name, it spent four weeks at the top of the R&B singles chart in early 1979 and peaked at number thirty-four on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[1] The Nelly song "Hot in Herre" contains an interpolation of "Bustin' Loose". "Bustin' Loose" is played by for Washington Nationals home runs at home games.

-Atomic Dog, George Clinton 1982-

"Atomic Dog" is a song by George Clinton from his 1982 album Computer Games. The track was released as a singlein December 1982 and became the P-Funk collective's last to reach #1 on the U.S. R&B Chart. The single failed to reach the Top 100 of the Pop Chart although it has attained stature since partly to its having been sampled in dozens of rap songs.

-Faze-O Riding High-1977

Riding High is the first album by the Dayton, Ohio funk band Faze-O. Released in 1977 on Atlantic Recordssubsidiary label, She Records, it was produced by the Ohio Players. They would chart in 1978 with the top ten R&B single, "Riding High". "Riding High" went on to be an often sampled song for many hip hop and R&B acts from the late 1980s onwards.

-Street Life, The Crusaders, 1979

Street Life is a studio album by the American jazz band The Crusaders. It was a top 20 album on three Billboardcharts and represents the peak of the band's commercial popularity. The title track, featuring singer Randy Crawford, was a Top 40 pop single (#36) and became the group's most successful entry on the soul chart (#17). "Street Life" also hit the disco chart, peaking at #75, and was re-recorded by Doc Severinsen with Crawford reprising her vocal for the opening sequence of the noir crime drama Sharky's Machine, directed by Burt Reynolds in 1981. This faster paced and more powerful version was also featured in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, released in 1997. The song is also featured in Grand Theft Auto V.

-Scorpio, Dennis Coffey 1971

In 1971, Coffey recorded "Scorpio" which was a million selling instrumental single that peaked in the US at number nine on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. The instrumental track featured the former Motown "funk brother", Bob Babbitt on bass. On January 8, 1972 Coffey became the first white artist to perform on the television show Soul Train, playing "Scorpio". "Scorpio" received a gold disc awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 9, 1971.

-Pass The Peas, Fred Wesley-1970

The J.B.'s (sometimes punctuated The JB's or The J.B.s) was the name of James Brown's band from 1970 through the early 1980s. On records the band was sometimes billed under alternate names such as The James Brown Soul Train, Maceo and the Macks, A.A.B.B., The First Family, and The Last Word. In addition to backing Brown, the J.B.'s played behind Bobby Byrd, Lyn Collins, and other singers associated with the James Brown Revue, and performed and recorded as a self-contained group.

-Superman Lover Johnny Guitar Watson 1976

John "Johnny 'Guitar'" Watson, Jr. (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996) was an American blues, soul, and funkmusician and singer-songwriter. A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, Watson recorded throughout the 1950s and 1960s with some success. His creative reinvention in the 1970s with disco and funk overtones, saw Watson have hits with "Ain't That a Bitch", "I Need It" and "Superman Lover". His successful recording career spanned forty years, with his highest chart appearance being the 1977 song "A Real Mother For Ya"

-Pusherman, Curtis Mayfield-1988

Off The Soundtrack, Super Fly is the third studio album by American soul and funk musician Curtis Mayfield, released in July 1972 onCurtom Records. It was released as the soundtrack for the Blaxploitation film of the same name. Widely considered a classic of 1970s soul and funk music, Super Fly was a nearly immediate hit. Its sales were bolstered by two million-selling singles, "Freddie's Dead" (#2 R&B, #4 Pop) and the title track (#5 R&B, #8 Pop). Super Fly is one of the few soundtracks to out-gross the film it accompanied.

-Impeach the President - Honey Drippers-1973

Roy Charles Hammond (born August 3, 1939), better known as Roy C or Roy "C", is an American southern soulsinger, songwriter and record executive, best known for his 1965 hit, "Shotgun Wedding". Another song, "Impeach the President", which he recorded and produced with a high school group, the Honey Drippers, has had one of the most sampled drum tracks in hip hop music.

-Everyone Loves the Sunshine, Roy Ayers 1976

Everybody Loves the Sunshine is a Roy Ayers album released under the Roy Ayers Ubiquity umbrella. Released in 1976 on Polydor Records. The signature track "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" has been sampled numerous times byhip hop artists such as Brand Nubian, P.M. Dawn, Common, Masta Ace, Mos Def and others as well as by R&B singerMary J. Blige, Brazilian artist Seu Jorge and British remixer Dobie (for Björk's remix of "I Miss You").

-CHIC- Good Times, 1979

"Good Times" is a 1979 song composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. It was first recorded by their band,Chic, for their 1979 album, Risqué. In August of that year it became the band's second number one single on both theBillboard Hot 100 and soul singles chart.[1] Along with the tracks, "My Forbidden Lover", and "My Feet Keep Dancing", "Good Times" reached number three on the disco charts.[2] It reportedly sold 5 million copies, making it, at the time, the best-selling 45 rpm single in the history of Atlantic Records. The song has become one of the most sampled tunes in music history, most notably in hip hop music. Billboard named "Good Times" the number one R&B single for 1979.

The song is ranked #229 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

-Candy, Cameo 1986

Candy" is a song by funk group Cameo, released as the second single from their 1986 album Word Up!. It reached number twenty-one on the Hot 100 and number one on the R&B charts in 1987.The song has recently been featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and can be heard on the Bounce FM radio station in the game. The song features a solo by saxophonist Michael Brecker.

-Why Can't We Be Friends, WAR 1975

Recorded in 1974 and released by United Artists Records on June 16, 1975. The title song reached number 8 on Billboard's Hot 100. The original LP edition came with a poster. Two singles from the album were released: "Why Can't We Be Friends?" backed with "In Mazatlan", and "Low Rider" backed with "So". Both A-sides were nominated for theGrammy Awards of 1976.