Funky Situation

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A Funky Situation
Studio album by
Wilson Pickett
Released1978
StudioFame Recording Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
GenreR&B, disco
Length28:11
LabelBig Tree[1]
Wicked Records[2]
ProducerRick Hall
Wilson Pickett chronology
Pickett in the Pocket
(1974) 		A Funky Situation
(1978) 		I Want You
(1980)

A Funky Situation is a studio album by the American musician Wilson Pickett, released in 1978.[3]

Production[edit]

The album was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.[1] It was produced by Rick Hall.[4][5] The horn arrangements were by Harrison Calloway, Jr.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Christgau's Record GuideB[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[5]

The Bay State Banner deemed it a " dirty-old-man-at-the-disco album."[8] The Globe and Mail called it "an excellent wild dancing album."[9]

The New Rolling Stone Record Guide wrote that the album "manages to update the tracks—including the inspired 'Lay Me Like You Hate Me', a summation of Pickett's philosophy of romance—without losing the singer's distinctive style."[5] The San Diego Union-Tribune considered it "underrated."[10]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Dance with Me" (Harrison Calloway)
  2. "She's So Tight" (Rita Grimm, Yvonne Norman)
  3. "The Night We Called It a Day" (Charles Feldman, John Grazier)
  4. "Dance You Down" (Al Cartee, Ava Alderidge)
  5. "Hold on to Your Hinie" (Tony Joe White)
  6. "Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere)
  7. "Lay Me Like You Hate Me" (Wilson Pickett)
  8. "Funky Situation" (Curtis Wilkins)
  9. "Time to Let the Sun Shine on Me" (Wilson Pickett)
  10. "Who Turned You On" (Curtis Wilkins)

Personnel[edit]

  • Wilson Pickett - vocals
  • Randy McCormick - keyboards
  • Ken Bell, Larry Byrom - guitar
  • Bob Wray - bass
  • Roger Clark, Roger Hawkins (track 9) - drums
  • Mickey Buckins - percussion
  • Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes, Ava Aldridge, Cindy Richardson, Suzy Storm - backing vocals
  • Muscle Shoals Horns - horns
  • Harrison Calloway - horn arrangements
Technical
  • Lynn Dreese Breslin - albums design
  • Jim Houghton - cover photography

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The 600 Dollar Man". Record Collector.
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 536.
  3. ^ Fletcher, Tony (June 10, 2017). In the Midnight Hour: The Life & Soul of Wilson Pickett. Oxford University Press.
  4. ^ "Obituary: Wilson Pickett". The Guardian. January 20, 2006.
  5. ^ a b c The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. pp. 387–388.
  6. ^ "A Funky Situation". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  8. ^ Freedberg, Mike (26 Oct 1978). "Soul Dog". Bay State Banner. No. 3. p. 18.
  9. ^ Gilday, Katherine (20 Dec 1978). "Inside the Sleeve Pop". The Globe and Mail. p. F9.
  10. ^ Varga, George (13 Dec 1992). "Box Scores". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. E7.
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