Funky Sensation

"Funky Sensation"
Single by Gwen McCrae
from the album Gwen McCrae
Released	1981
Format	7" vinyl, 12" vinyl
Recorded	Atlantic Studios, N.Y.C.
Length	4:56
Label	Atlantic DMD-286 (US)
Writer(s)	Kenton Nix
Producer(s)	Kenton Nix, Henry Batts
Gwen McCrae singles chronology
"All This Love That I'm Givin'" (1979) "Funky Sensation" (1981) "Poyson" (1981)

"Funky Sensation" is a song released in 1981 by American singer Gwen McCrae.

The song was written by Kenton Nix who also wrote "Heartbeat" for Taana Gardner. It was produced by Nix and Henry Batts.

"Funky Sensation" peaked at #22 on the Billboard Black Singles chart and #15 on the Club chart.^[1]

This song is also included in her eponymous 1981 album Gwen McCrae and it was sampled by numerous artists.^[2]

Track listing

1982 release

12" vinyl^[3]

• US: Atlantic / DMD-286

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Funky Sensation" (Vocal)	4:56

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Funky Sensation" (Vocal)	6:35

Personnel

• Arrangement, producer, songwriter: Kenton Nix
• Co-producer: Henry Batts
• Executive producers: Henry Batts, Kenton Nix, Milton A. Simpson

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Billboard Black Singles[1]	22
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[1]	15

Legacy

• In 1981, old school hip hop musician Afrika Bambaataa sampled the song for "Jazzy Sensation".
• in 1996, Rahsaan Patterson sampled the song for "Where You Are"
• In 1996, Shyheim sampled the song for "Can You Feel It?"
• In 2002, Ja Rule sampled the song for "Last Temptations"
• In 2006, Leela James sampled the song for "Good Time"
• In 2010, the single was heavily sampled in the German language single "Get Up," by DJ Thomilla featuring Afrob

References

1. "(((Gwen McCrae's discography))) on Allmusic". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
2. "Who Sampled Who: Gwen McCrae". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
3. ""Funky Sensation" (Atlantic) on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-08-28.