How come nobody told me about this set?? I came across it on amazon while looking for something else.3 of their best albums,remastered with bonus tracks!! That's what I'm talkin' bout! I just ordered this.

ConFunkShun - Touch/7/To The Max(1980, 1981, 1982) (with bonus tracks) 2 CD 2011

A trio of early 80s efforts from Con Funk Shun in a 2CD set – with bonus tracks! Touch is a killer from the group – one of the few mainstream funk groups who actually managed to sound better and better with each new record – and on this set, they really seem to come into their own! Titles include "Too Tight", "Lady's Wild", "Give Your Love To Me", "Kidnapped", "Welcome Back To Love", "Touch", and "Play Widit". Includes 2 bonus tracks: "Lady's Wild (12" Version)" and "Body Lovers (12" Version)". 7 is not the group's 7th album, but a bold statement of the unity they feel as a 7 piece ensemble – perfectly lived up to in the record's well-crafted grooves! The album's one of Con Funk Shun's best overall – really solid, but never too slick, very tight in the bass department, but still soulful on the vocal tip, and never afraid to slip into a sweeter, more mellow tune. Titles include "Straight From The Heart", "Bad Lady", "Promise You Love", "I'll Get You Back", "A Song For You", and "California 1". To The Mix has snapping grooves and a sweet clubby sound. The bass is tight, the keyboards are electric, and the rhythms are great – never forced or stiff, and always flowing with a sense of soul that's head and shoulders above most of the group's contemporaries. Vocals are strong too – especially on the numbers that step things down a few notches – and titles include "Ms Got The Body", "Let's Ride & Slide", "Everlove", "Hide & Freak", "You Are The One", "Take It To The Max", "The Freak", and "Love's Train". Includes the bonus "Ms Got The Body (12" Version)" and an instrumental version.

"Ain't Nobody,Baby" from To The Max, (1982)

"Lady's Wild" from Touch,1980

"Straight From The Heart" from 7,1981

I just had my copy delivered to me yesterday. I'm also planning to get the 2 albums-on-1cd version of Loveshine/Candy.

UnderMySun said:

I just had my copy delivered to me yesterday. I'm also planning to get the 2 albums-on-1cd version of Loveshine/Candy.

I have the LoveShine/Candy set already Can't wait for this new 3-album set.

Ooh you, know what you do to me, crazy baby about your TOUCH!!!

Touchin' youuuuu, touchin' meeeeee...

I'm ecstatic with all these new remasters that are coming out I just hope that Cameo's albums are given the same treatment.

SoulAlive said:

I'm ecstatic with all these new remasters that are coming out I just hope that Cameo's albums are given the same treatment.

Depends on which label.

so,what's everyone's favorite Con Funk Shun album? For me,it's hard to choose!

Yeah i saw this awhile back. I've had the 7 remaster since 2006. I made

my own copy of Touch. I haven't gotten around to To the Max yet. Haven't

really gotten into that album besides Love Train and Ms. Got The Body.

SoulAlive said:

so,what's everyone's favorite Con Funk Shun album? For me,it's hard to choose!

I'll go the plural route.. fav-O-rites.

In no particular order, here they are:

Candy
Loveshine
7

Secrets

Spirit Of Love
Touch
To The Max

StarMon said:

SoulAlive said:

so,what's everyone's favorite Con Funk Shun album? For me,it's hard to choose!

I'll go the plural route.. fav-O-rites.

In no particular order, here they are:

Candy
Loveshine
7

Secrets

Spirit Of Love
Touch
To The Max

Like those albums but Candy definitely tops the list for me.

Brings back memories.

phunkdaddy said:

StarMon said:

I'll go the plural route.. fav-O-rites.

In no particular order, here they are:

Candy
Loveshine
7

Secrets

Spirit Of Love
Touch
To The Max

Like those albums but Candy definitely tops the list for me.

Brings back memories.

I can dig it.

phunkdaddy said:

Yeah i saw this awhile back. I've had the 7 remaster since 2006. I made

my own copy of Touch. I haven't gotten around to To the Max yet. Haven't

really gotten into that album besides Love Train and Ms. Got The Body.

what about "Ain't Nobody Baby"?? Don't tell me that you never got into that song That was the first single and it was HOT.

StarMon said:

SoulAlive said:

so,what's everyone's favorite Con Funk Shun album? For me,it's hard to choose!

I'll go the plural route.. fav-O-rites.

In no particular order, here they are:

Candy
Loveshine
7

Secrets

Spirit Of Love
Touch
To The Max

I think 'Spirit Of Love' is my #1 favorite,followed closely by 'To The Max'.

phunkdaddy said:

I've had the 7 remaster since 2006.

I remember seeing that remaster back then but I never bought it.Then it went out of print and was extremely hard to find.I was pissed that's one reason why I'm so excited about this new remaster.

SoulAlive said:

so,what's everyone's favorite Con Funk Shun album? For me,it's hard to choose!

I got all of Confunkshun's albums on vinyl and for me Secrets and To The Max are the best IMO.

Two from the Secrets album:

I'll Set You Out O.K. Confunkshunizeya

Interestingly,one of the most popular songs from the To The Max album,"Love's Train",was never released as a single.After several years of releasing slow jam singles that didn't become major hits ("By Your Side","Straight From The Heart",etc),the guys really thought they had a winner with "Love's Train",but their record label disagreed.However,something amazing happened: R&B radio fell in love with "Love's Train" and began playing it anyway.It became a slow jam favorite.It got massive airplay!

SoulAlive said:

Interestingly,one of the most popular songs from the To The Max album,"Love's Train",was never released as a single.After several years of releasing slow jam singles that didn't become major hits ("By Your Side","Straight From The Heart",etc),the guys really thought they had a winner with "Love's Train",but their record label disagreed.However,something amazing happened: R&B radio fell in love with "Love's Train" and began playing it anyway.It became a slow jam favorite.It got massive airplay!

That's back when we had PD's and Jocks that had a pair, and would play the deeper cuts from an album.

StarMon said:

SoulAlive said:

Interestingly,one of the most popular songs from the To The Max album,"Love's Train",was never released as a single.After several years of releasing slow jam singles that didn't become major hits ("By Your Side","Straight From The Heart",etc),the guys really thought they had a winner with "Love's Train",but their record label disagreed.However,something amazing happened: R&B radio fell in love with "Love's Train" and began playing it anyway.It became a slow jam favorite.It got massive airplay!

That's back when we had PD's and Jocks that had a pair, and would play the deeper cuts from an album.

SoulAlive said:

phunkdaddy said:

Yeah i saw this awhile back. I've had the 7 remaster since 2006. I made

my own copy of Touch. I haven't gotten around to To the Max yet. Haven't

really gotten into that album besides Love Train and Ms. Got The Body.

what about "Ain't Nobody Baby"?? Don't tell me that you never got into that song That was the first single and it was HOT.

I have to listen again to remember. I'm guessing it didn't do well chartwise and Love's

Train blew the album up. To the Max was the only ConFunkShun album in the 80's i

never got to hear all the way through back then. I bought the vinyl last year.

phunkdaddy said:

SoulAlive said:

what about "Ain't Nobody Baby"?? Don't tell me that you never got into that song That was the first single and it was HOT.

I have to listen again to remember. I'm guessing it didn't do well chartwise and Love's

Train blew the album up. To the Max was the only ConFunkShun album in the 80's i

never got to hear all the way through back then. I bought the vinyl last year.

To The Max had three singles:

"Ain't Nobody Baby" (peaked at #31 on the R&B charts)

"Ms.Got The Body" (peaked at #15 on the R&B charts)

"You Are The One" (peaked at #47 on the R&B charts)

There really was no 'major' hit from this album,but I think that if "Love's Train" had been released as the second single,it would have done better than those three songs.People LOVE that song! And you're right,it's the song that made people go out and buy the album.It wasn't a single,so if you wanted it,you had to buy the whole album.That may have been a smart move afterall

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Touch has always been one of my favorites , I used to wait in vain for someone to release that on CD----( like phunkdaddy, I ended up making my own, ) ...Glad to see that these albums finally got remastered....

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SoulAlive said:

phunkdaddy said:

I have to listen again to remember. I'm guessing it didn't do well chartwise and Love's

Train blew the album up. To the Max was the only ConFunkShun album in the 80's i

never got to hear all the way through back then. I bought the vinyl last year.

To The Max had three singles:

"Ain't Nobody Baby" (peaked at #31 on the R&B charts)

"Ms.Got The Body" (peaked at #15 on the R&B charts)

"You Are The One" (peaked at #47 on the R&B charts)

There really was no 'major' hit from this album,but I think that if "Love's Train" had been released as the second single,it would have done better than those three songs.People LOVE that song! And you're right,it's the song that made people go out and buy the album.It wasn't a single,so if you wanted it,you had to buy the whole album.That may have been a smart move afterall

Damn i never knew that it wasn't released as a single. I know my local radio stations

played the hell out of it and i'm not talking during quiet storm.

It appears according to Wiki that it was released as a double single single with

You Are the One.

[Edited 5/10/12 16:08pm]

Damn i never knew that it wasn't released as a single. I know my local radio stations

played the hell out of it and i'm not talking during quiet storm.

It appears according to Wiki that it was released as a double single single with You Are the One.

I remember "Love's Train" getting alot of airplay where I'm at too, so I've always thought it was an official a-side single from the album. The only Con Funk Shun album I actually listened to was "Touch", which my father bought.

phunkdaddy said:

SoulAlive said:

To The Max had three singles:

"Ain't Nobody Baby" (peaked at #31 on the R&B charts)

"Ms.Got The Body" (peaked at #15 on the R&B charts)

"You Are The One" (peaked at #47 on the R&B charts)

There really was no 'major' hit from this album,but I think that if "Love's Train" had been released as the second single,it would have done better than those three songs.People LOVE that song! And you're right,it's the song that made people go out and buy the album.It wasn't a single,so if you wanted it,you had to buy the whole album.That may have been a smart move afterall

Damn i never knew that it wasn't released as a single. I know my local radio stations

played the hell out of it and i'm not talking during quiet storm.

It appears according to Wiki that it was released as a double single single with

You Are the One.

Looks like you're right.I think it should have been a single in its own right (not on the flip side of another single).That's their finest slow jam