Con Funk Shun

Con Funk Shun
Informação geral
Origem	Vallejo, Califórnia, EUA
Gênero(s)	R&B funk soul
Período em atividade	1969–1986 1993–presente
Gravadora(s)	Mercury Fretone
Ex-integrantes	Michael Cooper Felton Pilate II Cedric Martin Paul Harrell Karl Fuller Danny Thomas Louis A. McCall Sr.

Con Funk Shun (anteriormente conhecido como Project Soul) é uma banda americana de R&B e funk cuja popularidade começou na metade dos anos 1970 até os anos 1980. As influências do grupo incluem Earth, Wind & Fire, The Commodores, Chaka Khan e Sly and the Family Stone. Assinaram com a gravadora Mercury Records em 1976, e obtiveram uma década de bem sucedidas turnês na América e pelo mundo, onze álbuns que entraram nas paradas, inúmeros singles de sucesso.

Membros da banda

• Michael Cooper
• Karl Fuller
• Paul "Zebulon" Harrell
• Cedric Martin
• Louis A. McCall, Sr. (falecido)
• Felton Pilate
• Danny "Sweet Man" Thomas
• Eric "EQ" Young

Discografia

Álbuns

• Organized Con Funk Shun (1973), Fretone
• The Memphis Sessions (1973), Fretone
• Con Funk Shun (1976), Mercury
• Secrets (1977), Mercury
• Loveshine (1978), Mercury
• Candy (1979), Mercury
• Spirit of Love (1980), Mercury
• Touch (1980), Mercury
• 7 (1981), Mercury
• To the Max (1982), Mercury
• Fever (1983), Mercury
• Electric Lady (1985), Mercury
• Burnin' Love (1986), Mercury
• Live For Ya A** (1996), Essential
• More Than Love (2015), Shanachie

Singles

• "Clique" (1974)
• "Sho Feels Good To Me" (1976) – No. 66 R&B singles
• "Confunkshunizeya" (1977) – No. 31 R&B
• "Ffun" (1977) – No. 1 R&B, No. 23 Pop singles
• "Shake And Dance With Me" (1978) – No. 5 R&B, No. 60 Pop
• "So Easy" (1978) – No. 28 R&B
• "(Let Me Put) Love on Your Mind" (1979) – No. 24 R&B
• "Chase Me" (1979) – No. 4 R&B
• "Da Lady" (1980) – No. 60 R&B
• "By Your Side" (1980) – No. 27 R&B
• "Got To Be Enough" (1980) – No. 8 R&B, No. 20 Club Play
• "Happy Face" (1980) – No. 87 R&B
• "Bad Lady" (1981) – No. 19 R&B
• "Lady's Wild" (1981) – No. 42 R&B
• "Too Tight" (1981) – No. 8 R&B, No. 40 Pop, No. 25 Club Play
• "Ain't Nobody, Baby" (1982) – No. 31 R&B
• "Straight From The Heart" (1982) – No. 79 R&B
• "Baby I'm Hooked (Right into Your Love)" (1983) – No. 5 R&B, No. 76 Pop
• "Ms. Got-The-Body" (1983) – No. 15 R&B
• "Love's Train/You Are The One" (1983) – No. 47 R&B
• "Don't Let Your Love Grow Cold" (1984) – No. 33 R&B
• "Electric Lady" (1985) – No. 4 R&B, No. 32 Dance Sales
• "I'm Leaving Baby" (1985) – No. 12 R&B
• "Tell Me What You're Gonna Do" (1985) – No. 47 R&B
• "Burnin' Love" (1986) – No. 8 R&B; UK No. 68
• "She's a Star" (1986) – No. 80 R&B
• "Throw It Up, Throw It Up" (1996) – No. 84 R&B

Ligações externas

• Official Con Funk Shun Website
• Con Funk Shun (em inglês) no AllMusic
• Con Funk Shun no Facebook
• Con Funk Shun @ Discogs
• ExxtraFoxxMusic.com
• Felton Pilate's Official Site
• Con Funk Shun @ soulandfunkmusic.com