Brooklyn Funk Essentials - new album Stay Good is a tribute to Frankie Knuckles (Dorado Records)
STAY GOOD - A TRIBUTE TO FRANKIE\
‘Stay Good’ is Brooklyn Funk Essentials’ sixth studio album - but it’s the first with Alison Limerick as their lead singer. BFE founder and bass player, Lati Kronlund, was the writer and producer of Limerick’s seminal house anthem ‘Where Love Lives’, so the connection was already there since way back. It was also that single that first brought Kronlund together with Arthur Baker, who was the other original Funk Essential, as well as with Frankie Knuckles, who’s remix of the track is legendary.
Frankie’s spirit is highly present on the album - The band has done a remake of the song ‘Whadda U Want (From Me)’ - originally a single from Knuckles’ 1995 ‘Welcome To The Real World’ album featuring Adeva and co-written by Kronlund. Brooklyn Funk Essentials give the song a funky boogie disco make-over and have tweaked the lyrics to reflect the seemingly never-ending plight for universal human rights. They are calling it ‘Watcha Want From Me’ and it is a duet between Limerick and BFE’s guitarist/singer Desmond Foster.
Musically, the album follows BFE’s tradition of mixing several musical styles into one with funk, soul and jazz being the basis.
