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 .
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
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
In popular culture
References
^ The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" single release Retrieved August 17, 2016.
^ The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" chart positions Retrieved August 17, 2016.
^ Billboard Hot 100, Week of July 17, 1971 – Billboard.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
^ The Beginning of the End, Funky Nassau Retrieved August 17, 2016.
^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1971" . Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016 .
^ Scott Yanow. "Herbie Mann | Biography" . AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-08 .
^ Herbie Mann, Push Push Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ Orgone, The Killion Floor Retrieved August 17, 2016.
^ The Prodigy, Music for the Jilted Generation Retrieved August 17, 2016.
^ The Prodigy, The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One Retrieved August 17, 2016.