[TR24][OF] Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken (Remastered) - 1969/2011 (R&B, Soul)

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.

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Analyzed: Rufus Thomas / Do The Funky Chicken (Stax Remasters)
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR9       -0.01 dB   -11.65 dB      3:18 01-Do The Funky Chicken
DR10      -0.01 dB   -11.22 dB      3:39 02-Let The Good Times Roll
DR10      -0.01 dB   -10.84 dB      7:19 03-Sixty Minute Man
DR9       -0.01 dB   -10.28 dB      3:50 04-Lookin' For A Love
DR11      -0.01 dB   -12.38 dB      2:57 05-Bear Cat (a.k.a. Hound Dog)
DR11      -0.36 dB   -16.33 dB      3:44 06-Old McDonald Had A Farm (Part 1)
DR9       -0.01 dB   -11.02 dB      2:48 07-Old McDonald Had A Farm (Part 2)
DR11      -0.01 dB   -12.64 dB      2:42 08-Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown
DR11      -0.01 dB   -12.15 dB      4:31 09-Soul Food
DR10      -0.01 dB   -11.94 dB      2:54 10-Turn Your Damper Down
DR10      -0.01 dB   -11.88 dB      3:56 11-The Preacher And The Bear
DR12      -0.01 dB   -13.68 dB      2:58 12-Funky Mississippi
DR11      -0.01 dB   -12.53 dB      3:05 13-So Hard To Get Along With
DR12      -0.01 dB   -13.39 dB      2:59 14-Funky Way
DR13      -0.01 dB   -14.69 dB      2:11 15-I Want To Hold You
DR11       0.00 dB   -11.75 dB      3:15 16-Itch And Scratch (Part 1)
DR11       0.00 dB   -11.91 dB      2:45 17-Itch And Scratch (Part 2)
DR11      -0.01 dB   -12.21 dB      2:58 18-Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Part 1)
DR10      -0.01 dB   -11.69 dB      2:43 19-Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Part 2)
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Number of tracks:  19
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate:        192000 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           5991 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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