Poor Wild Cherry. If they hadn't made such a big splash with "Play That Funky Music," their successive singles wouldn't have been the subjects of unfair comparison. And though they lasted long enough to make several albums, they bowed out with one titled Only the Wild Survive (apparently not). Out of the group's five charting singles, Play the Funk contains four, choosing to admit "Play That Funky Music" sound-alike "Baby Don't You Know." The rest is filled out with a handful of select al...   [ read more ]

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The debut album from the foursome from Ohio. It featured the ferocious single "Play That Funky Music." Robert Parissi's animated vocals were complemented by the soulful chimes of the guitar, a smokin' bassline, and some hyped backing vocals. It peaked on the Billboard R&B and pop charts at number one. They received rave reviews considering that the band was all white conveying such a funky message. (The arrangement and lyrical phrasing are very similar to that of Stevie Wonder's {&"You Haven't ...   [ read more ]

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Play That Funk, released in 2005 by Collectables as part of the Priceless Collection series, contains four of Wild Cherry's five chart hits -- one of which has remained popular 30 years on, while the others aren't particularly memorable. (Unless you count "Baby Don't You Know," since it's so similar to its superior predecessor, "Play That Funky Music.") This is more than enough Wild Cherry than most need to own. If your only goal is to obtain "Play That Funky Music," you'd be much b...   [ read more ]

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