Trunk Funk – The Best of The Brand New Heavies
| Trunk Funk - The Best of The Brand New Heavies | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Brand New Heavies | ||||
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| Trunk Funk Classics 1991-2000 (US only) |
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Following a 10-year tenure with their record labels, funk band Brand New Heavies released two greatest hits albums titled Trunk Funk, a wordplay on the band's long standing elephant logo.[3]
Biography
Trunk Funk – The Best of The Brand New Heavies was released September 13, 1999 in the UK on FFRR Records. It highlights the group's dance and pop oriented UK hits, with many appearing in remixed, edited, or radio-friendly formats. Because lead singer Siedah Garrett left the band in 1998, and previous lead N'Dea Davenport was out promoting her solo debut, UK singer Carleen Anderson fills in on vocals for this album. Three new recordings appear here, "Try My Love," the Marvin Gaye redux "Saturday Nite," and a cover of "Apparently Nothing," originally done by Anderson's former band Young Disciples. This compilation was not released in the United States.[4]
Trunk Funk Classics 1991-2000 was released October 17, 2000 in the US by Delicious Vinyl Records. This collection has an entirely different track listing than the above release. Where the UK Trunk Funk release highlighted dance and pop-oriented Heavies singles, this release focuses on 70's soul influenced cuts like "Brother Sister," the J. Dilla remix of "Sometimes" featuring rapper Q-Tip, and "Put The Funk Back In It." The US Trunk Funk also includes two tracks from Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1, the band's collaboration with a host of hip-hop artists. Among the previously unreleased tracks are the video edit of "Dream Come True '92" and the new track "Finish What You Started" marking lead singer N'Dea Davenport's much-desired return to the band.[5]
Track listing
International Release
Trunk Funk – The Best of The Brand New Heavies (International Release)[6]
| No. | Title | Featured Vocalist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Saturday Nite" | Carleen Anderson | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Dream Come True" | N'Dea Davenport | 7:46 |
| 3. | "Never Stop" (David Morales Remix Single Edit) | N'Dea Davenport | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Stay This Way" (The Heavy Mix 7") | N'Dea Davenport | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Dream On Dreamer" (Heavies Radio Version) | N'Dea Davenport | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Back To Love" (Radio Remix) | Jan Kincaid, N'Dea Davenport | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Midnight At The Oasis" (Radio Version) | N'Dea Davenport | 3:47 |
| 8. | "BNH" | - | 4:28 |
| 9. | "You Are the Universe" (Radio Version) | Siedah Garrett | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Forever" (Soulpower Remix) | N'Dea Davenport | 5:24 |
| 11. | "Shelter" (Spike's Remix) | Jan Kincaid, Siedah Garrett | 3:47 |
| 12. | "Sometimes" | Siedah Garrett | 4:01 |
| 13. | "Spend Some Time" (Radio Version) | N'Dea Davenport | 3:38 |
| 14. | "You've Got A Friend" (Radio Version) | Siedah Garrett | 3:26 |
| 15. | "Close to You" | N'Dea Davenport | 4:04 |
| 16. | "Gimme One of Those" | - | 3:42 |
| 17. | "Apparently Nothing" | Carleen Anderson | 4:24 |
| 18. | "Try My Love" | Carleen Anderson | 3:46 |
US Release
Trunk Funk Classics 1991-2000 (US Release) [7]
| No. | Title | Featured Vocalist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Finish What You Started" | N'Dea Davenport | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Brother Sister" | N'Dea Davenport | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Put The Funk Back In It" | - | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Stay This Way" | N'Dea Davenport | 5:43 |
| 5. | "Back To Love" | Jan Kincaid, N'Dea Davenport | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Have A Good Time" | N'Dea Davenport | 3:13 |
| 7. | "Bonafide Funk" | Main Source | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Never Stop" | N'Dea Davenport | 4:14 |
| 9. | "Forever" | N'Dea Davenport | 5:12 |
| 10. | "Dream On Dreamer" | N'Dea Davenport | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Sometimes" (The Ummah Remix) | Siedah Garrett, Q-Tip | 4:12 |
| 12. | "Gimmie One Of Those" | - | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Soul Flower" | The Pharcyde | 3:42 |
| 14. | "Dream Come True '92" (Video Edit) | N'Dea Davenport | 4:25 |
| 15. | "Saturday Nite" (Jay Dee Remix) | Carleen Anderson | 5:01 |
Personnel
- Carleen Anderson - Vocals on "Saturday Nite," "Apparently Nothing," and "Try My Love"
- Simon Bartholomew – Guitar, Percussion & Background Vocals
- N'Dea Davenport – Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocals on Tracks
- Siedah Garrett - Vocals on Tracks "Sometimes," "You Are The Universe," "You've Got a Friend," and "Shelter."
- Jan Kincaid – Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocals
- Andrew Levy – Bass, Percussion, Keyboards, Background Vocals, String Arrangements
References
- ↑ "Saturday Nite". All Music Guide. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ↑ "Apparently Nothing". All Music Guide. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ↑ Gail Mitchell (April 15, 2006). "Heavies New Again". Billboard Magazine 118 (15): 58. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ↑ Dave Thompson (August 1, 2001). Funk. Hal Leonard Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ↑ Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine (Aug 14, 2003). All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ↑ "Trunk Funk - The Best of the Brand New Heavies on Discogs.com". Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ↑ "Trunk Funk Classics 1991-2000 on Discogs.com". Retrieved 2012-09-11.