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Funky Nassau

Funky Nassau

1971 single by The Beginning of the End

"Funky Nassau" is a song written by Ray Munnings and Tyrone Fitzgerald and performed by the Beginning of the End.

Quick Facts Single by The Beginning of the End, from the album ...

The song was recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami, engineered by Chuck Kirkpatrick, produced by Marlin Productions and arranged by the Beginning of the End.[1]

It reached #7 on the US R&B chart, #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of July 17, 1971 and #31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1974.[2][3] The song was featured on their 1971 album, Funky Nassau.[4]

The single ranked #75 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.[5]

Chart performance

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More information Chart (1974), Peak position ...

Other versions

  • Herbie Mann[6] recorded a version of the song subsequently released as a bonus track on the CD version of his 1971 studio album Push Push.[7]
  • Orgone released a version of the song on their 2007 album The Killion Floor.[8]

Song sampling

References

  1. [1]
    The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" single release Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  2. [2]
    The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" chart positions Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  3. [3]
    Billboard Hot 100, Week of July 17, 1971 – Billboard.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  4. [4]
    The Beginning of the End, Funky Nassau Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Billboard Top 100 - 1971". Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  6. [6]
    Scott Yanow. "Herbie Mann | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  7. [7]
    Herbie Mann, Push Push Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  8. [8]
    Orgone, The Killion Floor Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  9. [9]
    The Prodigy, Music for the Jilted Generation Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  10. [10]
    The Prodigy, The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One Retrieved August 17, 2016.



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