Instant Funk was an American 1970s and 1980s disco band, best known for their disco classic, "I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)".
History
Instant Funk came out of Trenton, New Jersey consisting of Raymond Earl, drummer Scotty Miller and guitarist Kim Miller.
Discography
Studio albums
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Certifications
! rowspan="2"| Record label
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:35px;"| US<br>
! style="width:35px;"| US<br>R&B<br>
|-
|| 1976
| style="text-align:left;"| Get Down with the Philly Jump
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| —
| —
| align=left|
|| TSOP
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| rowspan="2"| 1979
| style="text-align:left;"| Instant Funk
| 12
| 1
| 14
| align=left|
- US: Gold
| rowspan="6"| Salsoul
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Witch Doctor
| 129
| 23
| —
| align=left|
|-
|| 1980
| style="text-align:left;"| The Funk Is On
| 130
| 62
| —
| align=left|
|-
|| 1982
| style="text-align:left;"| Looks So Fine
| 147
| 43
| —
| align=left|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1983
| style="text-align:left;"| Instant Funk V
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| 38
| —
| align=left|
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Kinky
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| —
| —
| align=left|
|-
| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}
Compilation albums
- Greatest Hits (1996, The Right Stuff/Salsoul)
- The Best of Instant Funk (1997, Charly UK)
- The Anthology (2006, Salsoul)
- I Got My Mind Made Up: The Best of Instant Funk (2006, Koch Records)
- Greatest Hits (2008, JDC)
Singles
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="7"| Peak chart positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:35px;"| US<br>
! style="width:35px;"| CAN<br>
! style="width:35px;"| UK<br>
|-
|| 1975
| style="text-align:left;"| "Float Like a Butterfly, Part I"
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| —
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|-
| rowspan="2"| 1976
| style="text-align:left;"| "Philly Jump"
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| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "It Ain't Reggae (But It's Funky)"
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| —
| 24
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1978
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)"
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 16
| 13
| 20
| 46
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1979
| style="text-align:left;"| "Crying"
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| 41
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| —
| —
| —
| —
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Witch Doctor"
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| 35
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| —
| —
| —
| —
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| rowspan="4"| 1980
| style="text-align:left;"| "Bodyshine"
| 103
| 41
| rowspan="2"| 28
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Slap, Slap, Lickedy Lap"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "The Funk Is On"
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| 87
| rowspan="2"| 22
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Everybody"
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|| 1982
| style="text-align:left;"| "Why Don't You Think About Me"
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| 59
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| rowspan="3"| 1983
| style="text-align:left;"| "No Stoppin' That Rockin'"
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| 32
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|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Who Took Away the Funk"
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| 70
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| style="text-align:left;"| "(Just Because) You'll Be Mine"
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| 71
| 21
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|| 1985
| style="text-align:left;"| Tailspin" <small>(featuring Yves Sterling)</small>
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| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart