''Funky Miracle'' is a compilation album from the
funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the m ...
group
The Meters on the
Charly Records label, containing re-issued material mainly from their first three albums with
Josie Records
Josie Records was a subsidiary of Jubilee Records in New York City that was active from 1954 to 1971.
The label's best selling bands were The Cadillacs ("Speedoo"), Bobby Freeman and the Meters.
Other hits for Josie Records included the Chip ...
: ''
The Meters'' (1969), ''
Look-Ka Py Py'' (1969) and ''
Struttin''' (1970). In fact, 35 of the 36 tracks from these albums are present on ''Funky Miracle'' with only "Wichita Lineman" from ''Struttin missing.
Track listing
Track list adapted from
Discogs
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.
Personnel
Credits adapted from
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
.
;Primary artist
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Ziggy Modeliste – drums, vocals
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Art Neville – keyboards, vocals
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Leo Nocentelli – guitar, background vocals
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George Porter Jr.
George Porter Jr. (born December 26, 1947) is an American musician, best known as the bassist and singer of The Meters. Along with Art Neville, Porter formed the group in the mid 1960s and came to be recognized as one of the progenitors of fun ...
– bass, background vocals
References
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1991 compilation albums
The Meters albums
Albums produced by Allen Toussaint