{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = The B-Funk | type = Album | artist = Beverley Knight | cover = Beverley_Knight_-_The_B-Funk.jpg | alt = | released = 26 November 1995 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = *R&B *British soul *pop | length = 65:01 | label = Dome | producer = *2B3 Productions *Blak Twang *Colin Burke *Dwayne Burke *Ethnic Boyz *Irmgard Klarmann *V.R.S. *Felix Weber | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Prodigal Sista | next_year = 1998 | misc = {{Singles | name = The B-Funk | type = studio | single1 = Flavour of the Old School | single1date = 27 March 1995 | single2 = Down for the One | single2date = 21 August 1995 | single3 = Moving On Up (On the Right Side) | single3date = 11 March 1996 | single4 = Mutual Feeling | single4date = 28 October 1996 | single5 = Cast All Your Cares | single5date = 24 March 1997 }} }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r240265|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref> | rev2 = ''The Guardian'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>Sullivan, Caroline (27 October 1995). "Music: CD releases - Pop". ''The Guardian''.</ref> | rev3 = ''Muzik'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Jones |first=Bob |date=January 1996 |title=Beverley Knight: ''The B-Funk'' |url=http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik008_january_1996.pdf |magazine=Muzik |issue=8 |page=103 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181252/http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik008_january_1996.pdf |archive-date=2 April 2022 |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->

'''''The B-Funk''''' is the debut studio album by the British R&B and soul singer-songwriter Beverley Knight. It was released on 26 November 1995 by independent record label Dome Records.

==Release and reception== ''The B-Funk'' was released in November 1995 on independent record label Dome Records. It received wide critical acclaim by the urban media in Britain with ''Echoes'' magazine labelling it "the best British soul album ever" and ''Billboard'' magazine stating that "this lady is on her way to becoming an international star."<ref name="Echoes">Review. [http://www.domerecords.co.uk/system/index.html - Review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050122055509/http://www.domerecords.co.uk/system/index.html |date=2005-01-22 }}. ''Echoes Magazine'' and Billboard reactions, detailed on Dome Records website. Retrieved 1 May 2006.</ref> The album was also named Album of the Year by ''Blues & Soul'' in 1996, also earning Knight R&B Act of the Year at the 1996 Black Music Awards in London. However, the commercial success of the album did not match its critical acclaim, peaking at number 145 on the UK Albums Chart. In total, six singles were released from the album, including two releases of "Flavour of the Old School" and a limited edition international release of "Cast All Your Cares."

The album was the only LP released by Knight on Dome Records. After creative differences with the label, Knight decided to leave and sign a new contract with Parlophone Records in 1997. To capitalise on Knight's increased success at the label, Dome have subsequently re-released ''The B-Funk'' several times—the first being on 31 May 1999, after Knight won two awards at the MOBO Awards, and then again on 8 May 2006, after the top 10 success of her hits collection, ''Voice - The Best of Beverley Knight''. On both occasions, the album was re-released with bonus remixes of the singles.

== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''The B-Funk''&nbsp;– {{nobold|Standard edition}} | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 65:01

| title1 = The B-Funk | writer1 = Knight | extra1 = 2B3 Productions | length1 = 1:10

| title2 = Moving on Up (On the Right Side) | writer2 = {{Flatlist| * W. Jones * S. Jones }} | extra2 = Ethnic Boyz | length2 = 5:09

| title3 = Mutual Feeling | writer3 = {{Flatlist| * Knight * Tony Olabode * Victor Redwood-Sawyer }} | extra3 = {{Flatlist| * Blak Twang * V.R.S. }} | length3 = 4:53

| title4 = Flavour of the Old School | writer4 = {{Flatlist| * Knight * Neville Thomas * Pule Pheto }} | extra4 = 2B3 Productions | length4 = 4:46

| title5 = Remedy | writer5 = {{Flatlist| * Irmgard Klarmann * Felix Weber }} | extra5 = {{Flatlist| * Klarmann * Weber }} | length5 = 4:07

| title6 = Down for the One | writer6 = {{Flatlist| * Knight * Thomas * Pheto }} | extra6 = 2B3 Productions | length6 = 5:16

| title7 = Steppin' On My Shoes | writer7 = {{Flatlist| * Knight * C. Burke * Flowers * D. Burke }} | extra7 = {{Flatlist| * Colin Burke * Dwayne Burke }} | length7 = 4:43

| title8 = Promise You Forever | writer8 = {{Flatlist| * Knight * Thomas * Pheto }} | extra8 = 2B3 Productions | length8 = 5:52

| title9 = It's Your Time | writer9 = {{Flatlist| * Knight * Swain }} | extra9 = 2B3 Productions | length9 = 4:26

| title10 = So Happy | writer10 = {{Flatlist| * Knight * Thomas * Pheto }} | extra10 = 2B3 Productions | length10 = 4:34

| title11 = Cast All Your Cares | writer11 = {{Flatlist| * Knight * Thomas * Pheto }} | extra11 = 2B3 Productions | length11 = 5:15

| title12 = U've Got It | writer12 = {{Flatlist| * Klarmann * Weber }} | extra12 = {{Flatlist| * Klarmann * Weber }} | length12 = 4:36

| title13 = In Time | writer13 = {{Flatlist| * Knight * Swain }} | extra13 = 2B3 Productions | length13 = 4:59

| title14 = Goodbye Innocence | writer14 = Knight | extra14 = 2B3 Productions | length14 = 5:11 }} {{Track listing | headline = ''The B-Funk''&nbsp;– {{nobold|Reissue bonus tracks}} | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 75:13

| title15 = Flavour of the Old School | note15 = Club Remix | length15 = 4:58

| title16 = Moving on Up | note16 = Ethnic Boyz Remix | length16 = 5:14 }} {{Track listing | headline = ''The B-Funk''&nbsp;– {{nobold|Special edition (disc 2)}} | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 31:22

| title1 = Flavour of the Old School | note1 = Club Remix | length1 = 4:58

| title2 = Down for the One | note2 = 2B3 Retro Mix | length2 = 5:15

| title3 = Moving on Up | note3 = Ethnic Boyz Remix | length3 = 5:14

| title4 = Moving on Up | note4 = Ee Bee's Rap Remix | length4 = 5:38

| title5 = Mutual Feeling | note5 = Monroe's Remix | length5 = 5:12

| title6 = Mutual Feeling | note6 = D-Lux Remix | length6 = 5:05 }}

== Charts == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" | Chart (1995) ! scope="col" | Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|UKZobbel|145|artist=Beverley Knight|album=Prodigal Sista|date=5 December 1995|rowheader=true|access-date=12 June 2020|refname=uk125|M|url=https://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_K.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: Alex K - Kyuss|publisher=Official Charts Company}} |- |- {{album chart|UKR&B|20|artist=Beverley Knight|album=The B-Funk|date=1995-11-05|rowheader=true|access-date=June 11, 2020|refname=uk}} |}

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