Funky Situation


A Funky Situation is a studio album by the American musician Wilson Pickett, released in 1978.

Production

The album was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. It was produced by Rick Hall. The horn arrangements were by Harrison Calloway, Jr.

Critical reception

The Bay State Banner deemed it a " dirty-old-man-at-the-disco album." The Globe and Mail called it "an excellent wild dancing album."
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide wrote that the album "manages to update the tracks—including the inspired 'Lay Me Like You Hate Me', a summation of Pickett's philosophy of romance—without losing the singer's distinctive style." The San Diego Union-Tribune considered it "underrated."

Track listing

  1. "Dance with Me"
  2. "She's So Tight"
  3. "The Night We Called It a Day"
  4. "Dance You Down"
  5. "Hold on to Your Hinie"
  6. "Groovin'"
  7. "Lay Me Like You Hate Me"
  8. "Funky Situation"
  9. "Time to Let the Sun Shine on Me"
  10. "Who Turned You On"

    Personnel

  • Wilson Pickett - vocals
  • Randy McCormick - keyboards
  • Ken Bell, Larry Byrom - guitar
  • Bob Wray - bass
  • Roger Clark, Roger Hawkins - drums
  • Mickey Buckins - percussion
  • Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes, Ava Aldridge, Cindy Richardson, Suzy Storm - backing vocals
  • Muscle Shoals Horns - horns
  • Harrison Calloway - horn arrangements
;Technical
  • Lynn Dreese Breslin - albums design
  • Jim Houghton - cover photography