Funky Sensation
| "Funky Sensation" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Gwen McCrae | ||||
| from the album Gwen McCrae | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | Atlantic Studios, N.Y.C. | |||
| Genre |
Soul Boogie Disco | |||
| Length | 4:56 | |||
| Label | Atlantic DMD-286 (US) | |||
| Writer(s) | Kenton Nix | |||
| Producer(s) | Kenton Nix, Henry Batts | |||
| Gwen McCrae singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Funky Sensation" is a disco-boogie song released in 1981 by American soul singer Gwen McCrae.
The song was written by Kenton Nix who also wrote "Heartbeat" for Taana Gardner. It was produced by Nix and Henry Batts.
"Funky Sensation" peaked at #22 on the Billboard Black Singles chart and #15 on the Club chart.[1]
This song is also included in her eponymous 1981 album Gwen McCrae and it was sampled by numerous artists.[2]
Track listing
1982 release
- 12" vinyl[3]
- US: Atlantic / DMD-286
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Funky Sensation" (Vocal) | 4:56 | ||||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Funky Sensation" (Vocal) | 6:35 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Arrangement, producer, songwriter: Kenton Nix
- Co-producer: Henry Batts
- Executive producers: Henry Batts, Kenton Nix, Milton A. Simpson
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Black Singles[1] | 22 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[1] | 15 |
Legacy
- In 1981, old school hip hop musician Afrika Bambaataa sampled the song for "Jazzy Sensation".
- in 1996, Rahsaan Patterson sampled the song for "Where You Are"
- In 1996, Shyheim sampled the song for "Can You Feel It?"
- In 2002, Ja Rule sampled the song for "Last Temptations"
- In 2006, Leela James sampled the song for "Good Time"
- In 2010, the single was heavily sampled in the German language single "Get Up," by DJ Thomilla featuring Afrob
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "(((Gwen McCrae's discography))) on Allmusic". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ↑ "Who Sampled Who: Gwen McCrae". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ↑ ""Funky Sensation" (Atlantic) on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-08-28.