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CALVIN ARNOLD
FUNKY WAY - VENTURE RECORDINGS 1967-1969
COMPACT DISC
Item no. :CDKENM528 Barcode :0029667109628 Artist :CALVIN ARNOLD Product type :Compact Disc Label :KENT Release Date :26 January 2024
1. FUNKY WAY
2. SNATCHIN' BACK
3. LOVELY WAY TO GO
4. SCOOBIE DOO
5. MAMA-IN-LAW
6. MINI SKIRT
7. YOU GOT TO LIVE FOR YOURSELF
8. JUST A MATTER OF TIME
9. TRYIN' TO FLY MY KITE (IN RAINY WEATHER)
10. YOUR LOVE IS TOO MUCH
11. FOOL ME BABY
12. MESSIN' WITH THE OLD FOLKS HOME
13. MO JO HANNAH
DESCRIPTION TRACK LIST
This is the first album of Mickey Stevenson’s Venture material. ‘Funky Way’ was the label’s first release and a hit in 1967, despite limited airplay due to having the word “funky” in the title. It went on to become an early funk classic, covered by Rufus Thomas for Stax, Tommy Strand for Fame, Jimmy Bee for Kent, Ray Johnson and others.
Though mainly recorded in Los Angeles, Calvin Arnold was a southern soul singer from Atlanta, Georgia and the material is in that vein – there are Mighty Hannibal produced tracks, recorded in Atlanta. Apart from the eight released sides, Mickey Stevenson’s tapes have provided five previously unreleased numbers including the up-tempo mover ‘Your Love Is Too Much’ and the superb southern funk grooves of ‘Trying To Fly My Kite (In Rainy Weather)’ and ‘Fool Me Baby’.
