Artist: Rufus Thomas
Album: Do The Funky Chicken (Stax Remasters)
Genre: R&B
Release Date: 1969/2011
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 192 kHz
Duration: 01:04:33
Total Tracks: 19
Total Size: 2,35 GB

Tracklist:

1. Rufus Thomas – Do The Funky Chicken (03:18)
2. Rufus Thomas – Let The Good Times Roll (03:39)
3. Rufus Thomas – Sixty Minute Man (07:18)
4. Rufus Thomas – Lookin’ For A Love (03:49)
5. Rufus Thomas – Bear Cat (A.K.A. Hound Dog) (02:57)
6. Rufus Thomas – Old McDonald Had A Farm (Part 1) (03:44)
7. Rufus Thomas – Old McDonald Had A Farm (Part 2) (02:47)
8. Rufus Thomas – Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown (02:42)
9. Rufus Thomas – Soul Food (04:31)
10. Rufus Thomas – Turn Your Damper Down (02:54)
11. Rufus Thomas – The Preacher And The Bear (03:56)
12. Rufus Thomas – Funky Mississippi (02:58)
13. Rufus Thomas – So Hard To Get Along With (03:05)
14. Rufus Thomas – Funky Way (02:58)
15. Rufus Thomas – I Want To Hold You (02:11)
16. Rufus Thomas – Itch And Scratch (Part 1) (03:14)
17. Rufus Thomas – Itch And Scratch (Part 2) (02:45)
18. Rufus Thomas – Boogie Ain’t Nuttin’ (But Gettin’ Down) (Part 1) (02:58)
19. Rufus Thomas – Boogie Ain’t Nuttin’ (But Gettin’ Down) (Part 2) (02:43)

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One of Thomas’ career highlights, this hit record featured the smash hit title track, which charted on both the R&B and Pop charts. The follow-up single, which split the voodoo funk of “Sixty Minute Man” with the gospel-inflected “The Preacher and the Bear,” made it to #42 on the R&B charts. This reissue, available here as a high resolution download, is rounded out by the bonus tracks “Funky Mississippi”, “Funky Way”, I Want To Hold You and “Itch and Scratch”.Rufus Thomas’ first album following Stax’s break from the Atlantic had “Do the Funky Chicken” as its centerpiece, so the emphasis upon good-humored dance tunes was unsurprising. There were some weird moments, particularly the down-and-bestial seven-minute update of “Sixty Minute Man” (on which Rufus sounds like he’s singing in tongues), a remake of “Bear Cat,” and a two-part version of “Old McDonald Had a Farm.” Still, the slightly goofy uptempo arrangements can get a little tiresome, and since his best hits from the period are better than the album-only tracks, almost everyone should just stick with a compilation. Some editions add seven bonus tracks from 1968-1974 singles, which are OK but not essential; Eddie Floyd’s “Funky Mississippi” (from 1968) is about the best.