Trunk Funk – The Best of The Brand New Heavies explained

Trunk Funk - The Best of The Brand New Heavies
Type:	greatest hits
Artist:	The Brand New Heavies
Cover:	TrunkFunk_TheBestOfBNH.jpg
Released:	13 September 1999 (Trunk Funk) 17 October 2000 (Trunk Funk Classics)
Prev Title:	Shelter
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	We Won't Stop
Next Year:	2003

Following a 10-year tenure with their record labels, funk band the Brand New Heavies released two greatest hits albums titled Trunk Funk, a wordplay on the band's long standing elephant logo.^[1]

Biography

Trunk Funk – The Best of The Brand New Heavies was released 13 September 1999 in the UK on FFRR Records. It highlights the group's dance and pop oriented UK hits, with many appearing in remixed, edited, or radio-friendly formats. Because lead singer Siedah Garrett left the band in 1998, and previous lead N'Dea Davenport was out promoting her solo debut, UK singer Carleen Anderson fills in on vocals for this album. Three new recordings appear here, "Try My Love," the Marvin Gaye redux "Saturday Nite," and a cover of "Apparently Nothing," originally done by Anderson's former band Young Disciples. This compilation was not released in the United States.^[2]

Trunk Funk Classics 1991–2000 was released 17 October 2000 in the US by Delicious Vinyl Records. This collection has an entirely different track listing than the above release. Where the UK Trunk Funk release highlighted dance and pop-oriented Heavies singles, this release focuses on 70's soul influenced cuts like "Brother Sister," the J. Dilla remix of "Sometimes" featuring rapper Q-Tip, and "Put the Funk Back in It." The US Trunk Funk also includes two tracks from Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1, the band's collaboration with a host of hip-hop artists. Among the previously unreleased tracks are the video edit of "Dream Come True '92" and the new track "Finish What You Started" marking lead singer N'Dea Davenport's much-desired return to the band.^[3]

Track listing

International release

Trunk Funk – The Best of The Brand New Heavies (International Release)^[4]

US Release

Trunk Funk Classics 1991–2000 (US Release) ^[5]

Personnel

• Carleen Anderson – vocals on "Saturday Nite," "Apparently Nothing," and "Try My Love"
• Simon Bartholomew – guitar, percussion & background vocals
• N'Dea Davenport – percussion, keyboards, vocals, background vocals on tracks
• Siedah Garrett - vocals on tracks "Sometimes", "You Are the Universe", "You've Got a Friend", and "Shelter"
• Jan Kincaid – percussion, drums, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
• Andrew Levy – bass, percussion, keyboards, background vocals, string arrangements

Notes and References

1. Billboard Magazine. Heavies New Again. Gail Mitchell. April 15, 2006. 2012-10-01. 118 . 15 . 58.
2. Book: Funk. Dave Thompson. Hal Leonard Corporation. 1 August 2001. 9780879306298. 2012-10-01.
3. Book: All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul. Vladimir Bogdanov . Chris Woodstra . Stephen Thomas Erlewine . Hal Leonard Corporation. Aug 14, 2003. 9780879307448. 2012-10-01.
4. Web site: Trunk Funk - The Best of the Brand New Heavies on Discogs.com . 2012-09-11.
5. Web site: Trunk Funk Classics 1991-2000 on Discogs.com. 2012-09-11.