| "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:FunkinforJamaicaNY12.jpg) US 12-Inch single cover | |
| Single by Tom Browne | |
| from the album Love Approach | |
| B-side | "Her Silent Smile" |
| Released | July 1980 |
| Genre | Jazz-funk[1] |
| Length | 3:44 (Single Version) 4:43 (Album Version) |
| Label | GRP/Arista |
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Browne, Toni Smith (Thomassina Carrollyne Smith) |
| Producer(s) | Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen |
| Alternative covers | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:FunkinforJamaica45.jpg) UK 7-Inch single cover | |
"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.
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