1978 Donald Byrd – Thank You For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life)
Thank You…For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life) is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring compositions by The Blackbyrds which was released on the Elektra label in 1978. The album marked a distinct movement away from jazz toward more rhythm and blues and disco influences.
Tracks
1 Thank You For Funking Up My Life (Kevin Toney, Art Posey, Josef Powell) 4:16
2 Sunning In Your Loveshine (Orville Saunders, Art Posey, Josef Powell) 5:42
3 Your Love Is My Ecstasy (Wah Wah Watson, Art Posey, Josef Powell) 5:03
4 Loving You (Joe Hall) 4:46
5 Have You Heard The News? (Wah Wah Watson, Art Posey, Josef Powell) 4:42
6 In Love With Love (Wah Wah Watson, Art Posey, Josef Powell) 4:43
7 Cristo Redentor (Duke Pearson) 4:45
8 Close You Eyes And Look Within (Orville Saunders, Art Posey, Josef Powell) 5:12
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Ed Watkins |
| Drums | Anthony Cox |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Rick Littlefield |
| Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
| Background Vocals | Angela Winbush |
| Background Vocals | Art Posey |
| Background Vocals | John Lehman |
| Background Vocals | Josef Powell |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Roberts |
| Background Vocals | Marlena Jeter |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
| Background Vocals | Patricia Henderson |
| Background Vocals | Ralph Turnbough |
| Background Vocals | Stephanie Spruill |
| Background Vocals | Syreeta Wright |
Other Musicians
1 Thank You For Funking Up My Life
| Vocals | Art Posey |
2 Sunning In Your Loveshine
| Vocals | Syreeta Wright |
3 Your Love Is My Ecstasy
| Vocals | Art Posey |
4 Loving You
| Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
6 In Love With Love
| Vocals | Art Posey |
| Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
Liner Notes
Producer (Executive) – Donald Byrd
Arranged By – Wade Marcus
Arranged By (Vocals) – Donald Byrd
Concertmaster – Sidney Sharp
Conductor – Wade Marcus
Contractor (Musicians) – George Bohanon
Contractor (Singers) – Jim Gilstrap
Engineer (Recording) – Jim Nipar, Serge Reyes
Engineer (Remix) – Jim Nipar
Engineer (Assistant) – Joe Romersa
Engineer (Assistant Remix) – Serge Reyes
Mastered By – Mike Reese
Art Direction – Johnny Lee, Ron Coro
Artwork – Romare Bearden
Design – Mary Francis
Photography – Beverly Parker
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Recorded At The Sound Factory
Phonographic Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records