A Funky Thide of Sings

A Funky Thide of Sings is a 1975 studio album by Billy Cobham.

A Funky Thide of Sings
Studio album by Billy Cobham
Released	1975 (LP) May 18, 1999 (CD)
Studio	Columbia, San Francisco, California
Genre	Jazz funk, jazz fusion
Length	44:59 (LP) (CD)
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Billy Cobham, Mark Meyerson, Donald Elfman & Naomi Yoshii
Billy Cobham chronology
Shabazz (1975) A Funky Thide of Sings (1975) Life & Times (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

1. "Panhandler" (Billy Cobham) – 3:50
2. "Sorcery" (Keith Jarrett) – 2:26
3. "A Funky Thide of Sings" (Billy Cobham) – 3:23
4. "Thinking of You" (Alex Blake) – 4:12
5. "Some Skunk Funk" (Randy Brecker) – 5:07
6. "Light at the End of the Tunnel" (Billy Cobham) – 3:37
7. "A Funky Kind of Thing" (Billy Cobham) – 9:24
8. "Moody Modes" (Milcho Leviev) – 12:16

Personnel

• Billy Cobham – synthesizer, percussion
• John Scofield – guitar
• Alex Blake – bass
• Milcho Leviev – keyboards
• Michael Brecker – saxophone (on all but 3)
• Randy Brecker – trumpet (on all but 3)
• Glenn Ferris – trombone (on all but 3)
• Larry Schneider – saxophone (on 3)
• Walt Fowler – trumpet (on 3)
• Tom Malone – trombone, piccolo (on 3)
• Rebop Kwaku Baah – congas (on 1,3)

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	79
US Billboard R&B Albums[4]	32
US Billboard Jazz Albums[4]	15