Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky

Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky is an album by American jazz-funk guitarist O'Donel Levy recorded in 1974 and released on the Groove Merchant label.

Reception

Allmusic's Sean Westergaard said: "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky, O'Donel Levy's follow-up to his excellent Simba, is something of a letdown in comparison. ... None of this is awful; it just lacks the great tunes and arrangements of its predecessor".

Track listing

All compositions by O'Donel Levy except where noted

1. "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky" – 3:20
2. "Marbles" – 6:25
3. "Will It Go Round in Circles" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 3:20
4. "Livin' for the City" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:59
5. "Sideshow" (Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett) – 4:48
6. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronnell) – 6:20
7. "Hey, Love!" – 3:17
8. "Are You Foolin' Me" – 3:07

Personnel

• O'Donel Levy – guitar
• Charles Covington – keyboards, synthesizer
• Hugh Walker – drums
• Judd Watkins – percussion, vocals
• Lew Soloff – trumpet (tracks 1 & 3)
• Michael Gibson – trombone (tracks 1 & 3)
• David Sanborn, Joe Temperley – saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
• George Davis – guitar (tracks 1 & 3)
• Ralph MacDonald, James Madison – percussion (tracks 1 & 3)
• David Matthews – arranger (tracks 1 & 3)

References