Candy (Con Funk Shun album)
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Candy is the fifth album by the Vallejo, California
musical group Con Funk Shun
. It was released in 1979 on the Mercury Records
label.
Vallejo, California
Vallejo is the largest city in Solano County, California, United States. The population was 115,942 at the 2010 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area on the northeastern shore of San Pablo Bay...
musical group Con Funk Shun
Con Funk Shun
Con Funk Shun is an American R&B and funk band popular in the 1970s and 1980s. Influences include James Brown and Sly & the Family Stone.-History:...
. It was released in 1979 on the Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
label.
Track listing
- Fire When Ready 1:43
- Chase Me 5:39
- Not Ready 5:16
- Da Lady 3:51
- Candy 5:13
- (Let Me Put) Love On Your Mind 6:08
- Main Slice 4:11
- Images 2:40
Personnel
- Michael Vernon Cooper - Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Electric Sitar, Percussion, Lead and Background Vocals
- Louis A. McCallLouis A. McCall Sr.Louis A. McCall Sr. was an American singer, songwriter, drummer, and event planner. He is best known as the co-founder and drummer of the 1970s and 1980s funk/R&B band Con Funk Shun. Louis was murdered in a home invasion robbery in 1997.-History:Louis A. McCall Sr...
- Drums, Electronic Drums (Syn Drums), Percussion, Vocals - Felton C. Pilate - Trombone, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Trumpet, Percussion, Lead Vocals
- Karl Fuller - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone (Valve), Percussion, Vocals
- Paul Harrell - Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Vocals
- Cedric Martin - Bass Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals
- Danny A. Thomas - Clavinet, Organ, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Percussion, Vocals
- Skip ScarboroughSkip ScarboroughSkip Scarborough was a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, best known for romantic ballads.-Biography:Born Clarence Alexander Scarborough in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he lived in Los Angeles most of his life....
- Clavinet, Piano - Sheila Escovedo - Timbales
- Jack Trotter, Michael Alexander - Trumpet
- Bill Summers - Congas
- Roger Glenn - Flute
- Terry Adams - Concertmaster
- Greg Blockman - MC
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1979 | Candy Candy (Con Funk Shun album) Candy is the fifth album by the Vallejo, California musical group Con Funk Shun. It was released in 1979 on the Mercury Records label.-Track listing:# Fire When Ready 1:43 #Chase Me 5:39 #Not Ready 5:16 #Da Lady 3:51 #Candy 5:13... |
46 | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
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| 1979 | "Chase Me" | — | 4 | — |
| "(Let Me Put) Love On Your Mind" | — | 24 | — | |
| 1980 | "Da Lady" | -- | 60 | -- |