1980 Tom Browne – Funkin’ For Jamaica (N.Y.) (UK:#10)
“Funkin’ for Jamaica (N.Y.)” is a song by jazz trumpeter Tom Browne. The single—a memoir of the Jamaica neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens where Browne was born and raised—is from his second solo album, Love Approach. Browne got the idea for the song while he was at his parents’ home. The vocals for the single were performed by Toni Smith (Thomassina Carrollyne Smith), who also helped compose the song. The song hit number one on the US Billboard R&B chart for a month. “Funkin’ for Jamaica” peaked at number nine on the dance chart and made the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, but it never charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
Album
Love Approach is an album by American trumpeter Tom Browne that was released by GRP Records in 1980. The song “Funkin’ for Jamaica (N.Y.)” topped the U.S. R&B chart for three weeks in October 1980. Tracks 1 Funkin’ For Jamaica (N.Y.) (Tom Browne; Toni Smith) 04:42 2 Her Silent Smile (Tom Browne) 05:11 3 Forever […]
Muscians
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Guitar | Bobby Broom |
| Electric Piano | Bernard Wright |
| Piano | Dave Grusin |
| Synthesizer | Bernard Wright |
| Trumpet | Tom Browne |
| Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
| Rap | Alvin Flythe |
| Rap | Kevin Osborne |
| Rap | Mike Flythe |
| Vocals | Toni Smith |
Produced By
Dave Grusin
Larry Rosen
Songwriters
Tom Browne
Toni Smith
Charts
US:# –
UK:#10