Creative Funk's 'Ready Made Family'

**PeaceNHarmony** · 03-08-2018, 08:08 PM

THIS ONE got lots of airplay on Newark NJ's 2 AM soul stations in 1972 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YcD1z9AG_0

**TomatoTom123** · 03-09-2018, 08:55 PM

For some reason I thought this would be a funk song

Turns out it's a slow ballad, a nice one though.

**PeaceNHarmony** · 03-09-2018, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by TomatoTom123

For some reason I thought this would be a funk song

Turns out it's a slow ballad, a nice one though.

Hi Tom! Glad you liked it. It was quite a good-sized hit here in NJ's soul market. I mis-remembered it being by Creative Source. Was quite a social-commentary record at the time. Not much info on the group to be found ...

**Motown Eddie** · 03-10-2018, 01:33 PM

I remember this one well! Creative Funk's "Ready Made Family" also received a lot of airplay on NYC's WBLS-FM when it came out in 1972 [[and I picked up a copy of the song when it was a hit). It's still a memorable song with a thought provoking message [[and a great vocal from Diane Jenkins). Also of note is that the band had their own 'Creative Funk' record label & production company [[dist. by Bell Records).

**Motown Eddie** · 03-10-2018, 01:43 PM

Couldn't find any info about Creative Funk either. According to Discogs, the band only made a handful of singles and no albums [[however, the Creative Funk record label would release singles on a variety of acts thorough 1990).