I thought i would start a thread on this great but underappreciated
band.Confunkshun was one of the most versatile bands in the business. Not
only could they slap you with some of the funkiest jams out there,these guys
could rock a ballad with the best of them. I bought the confunkshun funk essentials cd vol.1 two years ago and it is great.
Some of my favorite ballads by confunkshun are love's train,let me put love
on your mind,baby i'm hooked,by your side.
On the funk end--shake and dance with me,too tight,ms.got the body,chase me,and
got to be enough.Got to see them last year on the black family reunion tour. Still tight. Michael Cooper says OWWW!!

Love them and "Love Train" is a classic .

I'm a fan. I used to have a few of their albums on vinyl. Now I just have a greatest hits and Spirit of Love on CD (which I got, I believe, while minneapolisgenius and I were shopping at Electric Fetus last summer). Love them. My fave tune is Juicy. I can listen to that one all day long!

Great group. My favorites are:

Got To Be Enough
Too Tight
Ms. Got The Body
Shake And Dance With Me
Ffun
Bad Lady
Electric Lady
Chase Me
Straight From The Heart
Love's Train

vainandy said:

Every song vain said and:

Confunkshunize Ya
I'll Set You Out Okay
Secrets

Love em!

"So Easy" is my shit.

Listing my favorites would only repeat mostly what you guys have already posted.

But I will say that if there is one song that I look forward to hearing the most during the Quiet Storm it's Straight From The Heart.

This song is simply beautiful.

I LOVE the song Ms. Got the Body.

My faves are Love's Train and Shake And Dance With Me

Illustrator said:

Straight From The Heart is by EWF.

badujunkie said:

what is this?
Are you effin' wit me?

That's what it is, isn't it?
You're effin' wit me.

Illustrator said:

FUCK ME SANTA FUCK ME SANTA

lol

yes the only straight from the heart slow jam r&B ballad i know is from EWF's Powerlight album...I could be wrong.

no one ever mentions "Indian Summer love" dayum

badujunkie said:

You are exactly right. EWF did have a song from the powerlight album called
straight from the heart. But for the purpose of this thread,we are all talking
about confunkshun's straight from the heart. It was not a huge radio hit for the band because it was taken from their underapreciated "7" album of 1981.
Bad Lady was the only big hit from that album. Nevertheless; it is a concert
favorite of the band and a quiet storm staple on r&b radio. It is an outstanding
song which i often play for my wife and wish i would have had this sung at our
wedding.

nurse said:

OMG, I friggin love that song! My local radio station plays it all the time. Damn, now I'm sitting here singing the song.
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I wanna see them. They will be performing in San Jose in a couple of weeks.

Fave song not mentioned: Baby I'm Hooked

favorite Con Funk shun songs...

"Got To Be Enough" (1980)
"Ffun" (1977)
"Let Me Put Love On Your Mind" (1979)
"By Your Side" (1980)
"So Easy" (1978)
"Ain't Nobody Baby" (1982)
"California 1" (1981)
"Body Lovers" (1981)
"Straight From The Heart" (1981)
"Love's Train" (1982)
"Confunkshunizeya"(1977)
"Sho Feels Good To Me" (1976)
"Lady's Wild" (1980)
"Too Tight" (full-length version) (1981)
"Ms.Got The Body" (1982)
"Baby I'm Hooked (Right Into Your Love)" (1983)
"Make It Last" (1979)
"Chase Me" (1979)


damn,these guys have so many jams!! I named all these songs and yet I'm sure I forgot a few others.

funkyslsistah said:

along with Cameo,Ohio Players,Bar Kays,Yolanda Adams and the Moments I plan to be there.


In 1996,I saw them perform at a local nightclub.The Mary Jane Girls came on first and lead singer JoJo said "Con Funk Shun is next.We want to see them too" needless to say,Con Funk Shun turned it out! I stood right in the front of the stage for their set.

psychodelicide said:

if you find that special lover
love gives you time to uncover
that's the way it goes on Love's Train


I absolutely LOVE that song! my girlfriend is sick of me singing it so much,lol.

phunkdaddy said:

"Body Lovers" was a decent-sized hit too,wasn't it?

The '7' album is one of their best,imo.In addition to the amazing slow jam "Straight From The Heart",it also contains a cool,Latin-styled rock jam "California 1",which sounds like something Santana would have done.Lots of great guitar on this track!

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Love Con Funk Shun!!! My favorites :

Too Tight
By Your Side
All Up To You
Got To Be Enough
Can't Say Goodbye
Won't You Give Your Love To Me
Lady's Wild
Indian Summer Love (instrumental)
A Tear In My Eye
Everlove
Make It Last
Straight From The Heart
Don't Let Your Love Grow Cold
Chase Me
FFUN
Da Lady
Honey Wild
Early Morning Sunshine



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DavidEye said:

I just had an OMG moment. When I read the Moments, I was think oh cool I love the song "With You." Then I had to check them out on Amazon. When I saw the discography, included was Ray, Goodman, and Brown. After a couple of more clicks, to finally realize that they are one in the same. I don't know if I just didn't hear about this before, or it didn't click the first time I heard it. I plead ignorance, and being really young in the 70's, and not making an effort to know names of band members. Also if I don't see faces, then the names don't click, that goes for everybody not just entertainers.
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If you live in the US and there's a black "oldies" station in your area, check for the next time they have an "oldies" concert and ConFunkShun's on the bill- great show, great horn section, and a really good bassist that's been with them for about 10 years or so. If you're lucky, you might catch them with more than an hour to perform- they also rip through the Michael Cooper 80's stuff ("To Prove My Love To You", "Dinner For 2"). Great music and a great show!

DavidEye said:

Awww, she shouldn't be. I would love to have a boyfriend who would sing to me.

DavidEye said:

That should be one OWWWW!! of a show. Funk Rules!!

DavidEye said:

You are right. It was a great jam to us but it was not a big radio-chart hit.
I just bought this cd 2 months ago off amazon.com. It's an import that cannot
be bought commercially. It was a great album that went under the radar.

paligap said:

You are bringing back memories with those album covers. I have seven of them. I have "7"on cd. I would love to get that fever album. I was never able to get
that one back in high school. I used to like that jam can you feel the groove tonight. Michael Coop was just SICK on that one.

DavidEye said:

Ride on
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paligap said:

2 fine productions by the late & great Skip Scarborough

paligap said:

Their LOUDEST maxi-single which i have from them .
The dynamics are already mastered powerful on the album , but the maxi-version adds a little more spice .
Also on that album is You Make Me Wanna Love Again , which is done a year later by Vesta Williams .

paligap said:

man,I'm gonna have to go out and find these albums! The only ones I have are 'Secrets' (1977),'Spirit Of Love' (1980) and '7' (1981).I also have a few greatest hits CDs by them,but I won't be satisfied until I have all of their albums.