7 (Con Funk Shun album)

7 is the eighth album by the Vallejo, California musical group Con Funk Shun and the 7th of 11 with Mercury Records. It was released in 1981 on the Mercury Records label.

7
Studio album by Con Funk Shun
Released	1981
Recorded	1981
Studio	The Automatt & Russian Hill San Francisco, California and Harbour Sound Sausalito, California
Genre	Funk, soul
Label	Mercury
Producer	Con Funk Shun
Con Funk Shun chronology
Touch (1980) 7 (1981) To the Max (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

• Michael Vernon Cooper: Rhythm and Lead Guitars, Sitar, Synthesizers, Vocals
• Felton Pilate II: Lead Guitar, Trombone, Piano, Synthesizers, Vocoder, Vocals
• Danny Thomas: Piano, Organ, Synthesizers, Clavinet, Vocoder, Vocals
• Karl Fuller: Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Vocals
• Paul Harrell: Sax, Flute, Percussion, Vocals
• Cedric Martin: Bass, Vocals
• Louis McCall: Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Additional Personnel

• Scott Roberts, Pete Escovedo Jr.: Percussion
• Marvin McFadden: Trumpet
• Melecio Madgalugo: Sax
• Garry Jackson: Bass
• Bari Boyer and Joye Carter: Backing Vocals

Charts

Year	Chart positions[2]
	US	US R&B
1982	82	17

Singles

Year	Single	US R&B[3]
1981	"Bad Lady"	19
1982	"Straight From The Heart"	79