Funky Situation
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| A Funky Situation | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Fame, Muscle Shoals, Alabama | |||
| Genre | R&B, disco | |||
| Length | 28:11 | |||
| Label | Big Tree[1] Wicked[2] | |||
| Producer | Rick Hall | |||
| Wilson Pickett chronology | ||||
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A Funky Situation is a studio album by the American musician Wilson Pickett, released in 1978.[3]
The album was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.[1] It was produced by Rick Hall.[4][5] The horn arrangements were by Harrison Calloway, Jr.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[7] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [5] |
The Bay State Banner deemed it a " dirty-old-man-at-the-disco album."[8] The Globe and Mail called it "an excellent wild dancing album."[9]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide wrote that the album "manages to update the tracks—including the inspired 'Lay Me Like You Hate Me', a summation of Pickett's philosophy of romance—without losing the singer's distinctive style."[5] The San Diego Union-Tribune considered it "underrated."[10]
