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Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)

Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)

1980 single by Tom Browne

"Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" is a song by jazz trumpeter Tom Browne. The single—a memoir of the Jamaica neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens where Browne was born and raised—is from his second solo album, Love Approach. Browne got the idea for the song while he was at his parents' home.[2] The vocals for the single were performed by Toni Smith (Thomassina Carrollyne Smith), who also helped compose the song. The song hit number one on the US Billboard R&B chart for a month.[3] "Funkin' for Jamaica" peaked at number nine on the dance chart[4] and made the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] but it never charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

Quick Facts Single by Tom Browne, from the album Love Approach ...

Personnel

  • Tom Browne – trumpet
  • Dave Grusin – piano
  • Bernard Wright – electric piano, synthesizer
  • Bobby Broom – guitar
  • Marcus Miller – bass
  • Buddy Williams – drums
  • Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion
  • Alvin Flythe – rap, handclaps
  • Mike Flythe – rap, handclaps
  • Kevin Osborne – rap, handclaps
  • Toni Smith – vocals, handclaps

Charts

Weekly charts

More information Chart (1980–81), Peak position ...
More information Chart (1992) (1991 Remix), Peak position ...

Year-end charts

More information Chart (1981), Position ...

Covers and samples

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