Rufus Thomas - Funky Chicken

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1	Do The Funky Chicken Written-By – Rufus Thomas	3:18
2	Let The Good Times Roll Written-By – Moore*, Theard*	3:39
3	Sixty Minute Man Written-By – William Ward*	7:18
4	Lookin' For A Love Written-By – Alexander*, Samuels*	3:49
5	Bear Cat (Aka Hound Hog) Written-By – Leiber-Stoller*	2:57
6	Old McDonald Had A Farm (Part 1) Arranged By [Arr.] – Thomas*Written-By – Rufus Thomas	3:44
7	Old McDonald Had A Farm (Part 2) Arranged By [Arr.] – Thomas*Written-By – Rufus Thomas	2:47
8	Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown Written-By – Rufus Thomas	2:42
9	Soul Food Written-By – Dallas Frazier	4:31
10	Turn Your Damper Down Written-By – Rufus Thomas	2:54
11	The Preacher And The Bear Arranged By [Arr.] – Thomas*Written-By – Arthur Collins	3:56
Bonus Tracks
12	Funky Mississippi Written-By – Eddie Floyd	2:58
13	So Hard To Get Along With Written-By – Harris*, Thomas*	3:05
14	Funky Way Written-By – Calvin Arnold	2:58
15	I Want To Hold You Written-By – Rufus Thomas	2:11
16	Itch And Scratch (Part 1) Written-By – Hayes*, King*	3:14
17	Itch And Scratch (Part 2) Written-By – Hayes*, King*	2:45
18	Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Part 1) Written-By – Rufus Thomas	2:58
19	Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Part 2) Written-By – Rufus Thomas	2:43

Companies, etc.

• Remastered At – Joe Tarantino Mastering

Credits

• Arranged By – Andrew Love (tracks: 1 to 11), Jo Bridges (tracks: 16, 17), Rufus Thomas (tracks: 1 to 11), Tom Nixon (tracks: 16, 17), Wayne Jackson (tracks: 1 to 11)
• Art Direction – Jamie Putnam
• Backing Band – Booker T. & The MGs* (tracks: 12 to 15), The Malaco Rhythm Section (tracks: 16, 17)
• Backing Vocals – Ollie And The Nightingales* (tracks: 1 to 11)
• Baritone Saxophone – Tommy Lee Williams* (tracks: 18, 19)
• Bass – James Alexander (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 11)
• Design – Gilles Margerin
• Drums – Willie Hall (tracks: 1, 9, 11)
• Engineer [Original Recording Engineers] – Bobby Manuel (tracks: 1 to 11), Henry Bush (tracks: 1 to 11), Ronnie Capone* (tracks: 1 to 11)
• Guitar – Charles "Skip" Pitts (tracks: 16, 17)
• Horns – South Memphis Horns (tracks: 18, 19), The Memphis Horns (tracks: 1, 3, 11 to 15)
• Keyboards – Isaac Hayes (tracks: 9), Marvell Thomas (tracks: 1, 3, 11, 12), Michael Toles (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 11)
• Lead Vocals, Sleeve Notes [Original Album] – Rufus Thomas
• Liner Notes [Booklet Notes] – Rob Bowman
• Organ – Isaac Hayes (tracks: 14)
• Photography By – Joel Brodsky
• Piano – Ronnie Williams (tracks: 1)
• Producer – Al Bell (tracks: 1 to 11), Al Jackson, Jr.* (tracks: 1 to 11), Steve Cropper (tracks: 12 to 15), Tom Nixon (tracks: 1 to 11, 16 to 19)
• Remastered By [24-Bit Remastering] – Joe Tarantino
• Saxophone – Andrew Love (tracks: 1, 3, 11 to 17), James Mitchell (tracks: 16, 17), Lewis Collins (tracks: 16, 17)
• Tenor Saxophone – Bill Easley (tracks: 18, 19), Lewis Collins (tracks: 18, 19)
• Trombone – Jack Hale* (tracks: 18, 19)
• Trumpet – Ben Cauley (tracks: 12 to 15, 18, 19), Dick Steff (tracks: 18, 19), Edgar Matthews (tracks: 18, 19), Gene Miller (tracks: 16, 17), Wayne Jackson (tracks: 1, 3, 11 to 15)

Notes

℗ & © 1997, Fantasy, Inc.
All rights reserved.

24-bit remastering - Joe Tarantino Mastering, Berkeley, CA.

Tracks 1 to 11 originally released as "Do The Funky Chicken" (Stax 2028) in June 1969.
Tracks 12 & 13 previously released as Stax single (STA-0010) in August 1968.
Tracks 14 & 15 previously released as Stax single (STA-0022) in December 1968.
Tracks 16 & 17 previously released as Stax single (STA-0140) in August 1972.
Tracks 18 & 19 previously released as Stax single (STN-0219) in June 1974.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Text): DIDX-056034 1 IFPI L323
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 501 F

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
STS-2028	Rufus Thomas	Do The Funky Chicken ‎(LP, Album, Ter)	Stax	STS-2028	US	1970
STSG 2028	Rufus Thomas	Do The Funky Chicken ‎(LP, Album)	Stax	STSG 2028	Greece	1970
SCD24 2028-2	Rufus Thomas	Do The Funky Chicken ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Stax	SCD24 2028-2	Germany	2001
2325 009	Rufus Thomas	Do The Funky Chicken ‎(LP, Album)	Stax	2325 009	Germany	Unknown
STX-33178-02	Rufus Thomas	Do The Funky Chicken ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Stax	STX-33178-02	US	2011