CON FUNK SHUN



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            BIOGRAPHY WEB PAGES DISCOGRAPHY



            BIOGRAPHY



            Formed initially in 1968 as Project Soul by Mike Cooper (guitar, sitar, timbales, percussion, vocals) and Louis McCall (drums, vocals), the group's rise began when they accepted an offer to back the Soul Children, necessitating a move from California to Memphis. Upon arrival in 1972, Project Soul became Con Funk Shun, having been augmented by group members Karl Fuller (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals), Paul Harrell (saxophone, flute, vocals), Cedric Martin (bass and vocals), Felton Pilate (trombone, bass trumpet, piano, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, vocals) and Danny Thomas (clavinet, piano, synthesizer, organ, vocals). To make ends meet they initially worked as a Stax Records studio band. After recording a couple of singles with small local label Fretone they signed with Mercury, releasing their debut album in 1976. The following year they achieved a gold disc with Secrets, aided by the success of 'Ffun', which would go Top 30 in early 1978. Further albums consolidated their success, but the lack of a focal point within the group (as opposed to contemporaries such as Lionel Richie and the Commodores) meant they were never likely to attain superstar status. In the mid-80s they split, with Felton Pilate becoming an in-demand producer.

            Encyclopedia of Popular Music Copyright Muze UK Ltd. 1989 - 1998

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            WEB PAGES

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            DISCOGRAPHY

            LOOKALBUMYEAR
            Live for Your A**1996
            Ffun1994
            Burnin' Love1988
            Electric Lady1985
            Fever1984
            To The Max1983
            Touch1980
            Spirit of Love1980
            Loveshine1978
            Secrets1977
            Con Funk Shun1976
            Organized Con Funk Shun 1973


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            ALBUMS

            Live for Your A** 1996

            01. Ffun (Intro)
            02. Chase Me
            03. Shake & Dance With Me
            04. Let Me Put Love On Your Mind
            05. I'm Leaving Baby
            06. Too Tight
            07. Straight From The Heart             		08. Baby, I'm Hooked
            09. By Your Side
            10. Love's Train
            11. Ffun
            12. Throw It Up, Throw It Up
            13. Head To Toe
            14. Mega-Mix




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            Ffun 1994

            1. Ffun
            2. Shake and Dance with Me
            3. Chase Me
            4. Tell Me That You Like It
            5. (Let Me Put) Love on Your Mind
            6. Da Lady            		 7. So Easy
            8. Got to Be Enough
            9. Sure Feels Good to Me
            10. Straight from the Heart
            11. Too Tight
            12. Love's Train


            Burnin' Love 1988



            Electric Lady 1985



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            Fever 1984

            1. Can You Feel the Groove Tonight
            2. Indiscreet Sweet
            3. Baby I'm Hooked
            4. Thinking About You, Baby             		5. Don't Let Your Love Grow Cold
            6. Lovin' Fever
            7. Hard Lovin'
            8. If I'm Your Lover




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            To the Max 1983

            1. Got the Body
            2. Let's Ride and Slide
            3. Ever Love
            4. Hide and Freak
            5. You Are the One            		 6. Take It to the Max
            7. Love's Train
            8. Ain't Nobody Baby
            9. Freak




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            Touch 1980

            1. Too Tight
            2. Lady's Wild
            3. Give Your Love to Me
            4. Play Wid It
            5. Pride and Glory            		 6. Kidnapped
            7. Welcome Back to Love
            8. Touch
            9. Can't Say Goodbye




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            Spirit of Love 1980

            01. Got To Be Enough
            02. By Your Side
            03. Curtain Call
            04. Early Morning Sunshine
            05. Spirit of Love             		06. Happy Face
            07. All Up To You
            08. Juicy
            09. Honey Wild
            10. Lovestruck 1980




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            Loveshine 1978

            1. So Easy
            2. Magic Woman
            3. Shake and Dance with Me
            4. Make It Last
            5. Loveshine             		6. When the Feeling's Right
            7. I Think I Found the Answer
            8. Wanna Be There
            9. Can't Go Away




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            Secrets 1977

            1. Music Is the Way
            2. Tell Me That You Like It
            3. Never Be the Same
            4. Owe It to Myself
            5. Foley Park             		6. Nothing to Lose by Trying
            7. Forever Just Ain't Long Enough
            8. Another World
            9. Sure Feels Good to Me




            Con Funk Shun 1976



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            Organized Con Funk Shun 1973

            1. Time
            2. Get Down With It
            3. Do You Really Know What Love Is For
            4. Sure Feels Good to Me             		5. Love in Me
            6. Seascape
            7. Funky Things on Your Mind





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