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"Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" is a 1980 single 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. 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. "Funkin' for Jamaica" peaked at number nine on the dance chart and made the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, but it never charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

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  • Funkin' for Jamaica (cs)
  • Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.) (en)
  • Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.) (nl)
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  • 'Funkin' For Jamaica je disco/funk/jazzový singl amerického jazzového trumpetisty . Singl je z jeho druhého alba, "Love Approach". Vokálně se na písni podílela i zpěvačka . Song se dostal na #1 příčku Billboard R&B hitparády a zůstal tam po dobu jednoho měsíce. "Funkin' for Jamaica" se také dostalo na příčku #9 v Billboard Dance hitparádě a do Top 10 britské hitparády. V roce 2001 zpěvačka Mariah Carey tento song nasamplovala do své písně "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" pro soundtrack filmu "Glitter".. (cs)
  • "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" is a 1980 single 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. 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. "Funkin' for Jamaica" peaked at number nine on the dance chart and made the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, but it never charted on the Billboard Hot 100. (en)
  • "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" is een nummer van de Amerikaanse trompettist Tom Browne. Het nummer verscheen op zijn album uit 1980. In juli van dat jaar werd het uitgebracht als zijn debuutsingle. (nl)
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