To the Max (Con Funk Shun album)

This article is about the album by Con Funk Shun. For the album by Max Roach, see To the Max!

To the Max
Studio album by
Con Funk Shun
ReleasedAugust 1982
January 1983 (re-release)
Recorded1982
GenreFunk, soul
Length40:36
LabelMercury Records
ProducerCon Funk Shun, Gordon DeWitty
Con Funk Shun chronology
Con Funk Shun 7
(1981) 		To the Max
(1982) 		Fever
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

To the Max is the ninth studio album by R&B band Con Funk Shun, released in 1982 on Mercury Records.[2]

Critical Reception

Craig Lytle of Allmusic gave the album a 3\5 star rating. Lytle claimed "Known for their up-tempo party songs, Con Funk Shun came strong on this album too...(most) of the album seems more experimental; however, Con Funk Shun maintains a high standard of musical quality."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Ms. Got-the-Body" – 3:51
  2. "Let's Ride and Slide" – 4:30
  3. "Everlove" – 4:06
  4. "Hide and Freak" – 4:23
  5. "You Are the One" – 3:38
  6. "Take It to the Max" – 5:01
  7. "Love's Train" – 5:12
  8. "Ain't Nobody Baby" – 5:32
  9. "T.H.E. Freak" – 4:23

Personnel

Con Funk Shun

  • Michael Vernon Cooper – lead and rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Karl Fuller – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, vocals
  • Paul Harrell – saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals
  • Cedric A Martin – bass guitar, vocals
  • Louis A. McCall, Sr. – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Felton Pilate – trombone, rhythm guitar, synthesizer, vocals
  • Danny A. Thomas – piano, clavinet, organ, synthesizer, vocals.

Charts

Album

Chart (1982–1983) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 115
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[3] 9

Singles

Year Single US
R&B[4]
1982 "Ain't Nobody, Baby" 31
1983 "Ms. Got the Body" 15
"You Are the One" 47

References

  1. ^ a b Lytle, Craig. "Con Funk Shun - To The Max". Allmusic. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  2. ^ Con Funk Shun: To the Max. Mercury Records. 1982.
  3. ^ "Billboard Black LPs" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Billboard. May 21, 1983. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "Con Funk Shun US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.


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