7 (Con Funk Shun album)

7
Studio album by
Con Funk Shun
Released1981
Recorded1981
StudiosThe Automatt & Russian Hill San Francisco, California and Harbour Sound Sausalito, California
GenresFunk, soul
LabelMercury
ProducerCon Funk Shun
Con Funk Shun chronology
Touch
(1980)		 7
(1981)		 To the Max
(1982)
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7 is the eighth studio album by the funk/r&b band Con Funk Shun, released in 1981 on Mercury Records.

Critical reception

Craig Lytle of Allmusic, in a 3/5 star review, commented "Con Funk Shun entitled this album Con Funk Shun 7 to commemorate the seven members in the group and to acknowledge that the number seven represents renaissance -- rebirth, the emergence of something new."

Track listing

  1. "Bad Lady" (Danny A. Thomas, Felton Pilate, Linda Lou McCall) 4:09
  2. "I'll Get You Back" (Felton Pilate, Nita Wells-Pilate) 5:12
  3. "Body Lovers" (Michael Cooper, Perri McKissack) 4:40
  4. "Promise You Love" (Michael Cooper, Linda Lou McCall, Anthony Crosley) 7:34
  5. "If You're In Need Of Love" (Felton Pilate, Nita Wells-Pilate) 6:35
  6. "Straight From The Heart" (Felton Pilate, Nita Wells-Pilate) 4:39
  7. "A Song For You" (Paul Harrell, Felton Pilate, Peggy W. Harrell) 5:00
  8. "California 1" (Louis A. McCall, Felton Pilate, Linda Lou McCall) 4:36

Personnel

Con Funk Shun

Additional personnel

Charts

Year Chart positions
US Pop US
R&B
1982 82 17

Singles

Year Single US
R&B
1981 "Bad Lady" 19
1982 "Straight From The Heart" 79

References

  1. 1 2 Lytle, Craig. "Con Funk Shun - 7". Allmusic. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ Con Funk Shun: 7. Mercury Records. 1981.
  3. ↑ "Top LPs & Tape" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Billboard. January 23, 2025. p. 127. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Top Soul LPs" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Billboard. February 20, 2025. p. 65. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Con Funk Shun US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.