In the wake of their hit, Funky Worm, the Ohio Players quit Westbound Records and keyboard and vocal wizard Junie quit the Ohio Players. He immediately set out on a solo career that was less commercial than his erstwhile colleagues, but musically intriguing. He recorded three solo albums for Westbound, with Freeze being the immediate follow up to his debut When We Do.
Recorded at the world-famous Ardent Studio in Memphis, it saw Junie play every instrument, from a traditional rhythm section to a barrage of the latest synthesizer technology. The result was an avant- funk masterpiece that ranged from the sublime Not As Good As You Should to the wild Granny’s Funky Rolls Royce which reprised the worm character and was later sampled by DJ Shadow.
Junie would later join Funkadelic, originating their biggest international hit, One Nation Under A Groove, and touring the world. He died in 2017, a year after Solange and Andre 3000 from Outkast lauded him on the track Junie from Solange’s Grammy winning album A Seat At The Table.
Tracklist
Side A
1. Freeze
2. Cookies Will Get You
3. Not As Good As You Should
4. Musical Son
Side B
1. Super J
2. World Of Woe
3. Granny's Funky Rolls Royce
4. Junie II
Please note that Freeze (Vinyl LP) is currently not in store but is with our local supplier.
Most of the time it takes around 2-5 days from the time you place the order for the item to arrive here and be sent out but it can take longer if there are any delays.