The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
Studio album by Parliament
Released September 1976
Recorded 1976
Studio United Sound, Detroit, Michigan, and Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre Funk
Length 40:11
Label Casablanca
Producer George Clinton
Parliament chronology
Mothership Connection
(1975)Mothership Connection1975		 The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
(1976)		 Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
(1977)Live: P-Funk Earth Tour1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboard(favorable)[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein is an album by funk band Parliament, released in September 1976. The album is notable for featuring horn arrangements by ex-James Brown band member, Fred Wesley. The album charted at #3 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, #20 on the Billboard pop chart, and became Parliament's second album to be certified gold. Two singles were released off the album, "Do That Stuff", which charted at #22, and "Dr. Funkenstein" which charted at #43.[5]

Track listing

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prelude"George Clinton, Bernie Worrell1:40
2."Gamin' on Ya"George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell3:02
3."Dr. Funkenstein" (released as single-Casablanca 875)George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell5:46
4."Children of Production"George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell3:57
5."Getten' to Know You"George Clinton, Garry Shider5:20
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Do That Stuff" (released as single-Casablanca 871 and 12" single-Casablanca NBX-871)George Clinton, Garry Shider, Bernie Worrell4:47
7."Everything Is on the One"George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell3:47
8."I've Been Watching You (Move Your Sexy Body)"George Clinton, Garry Shider, Glenn Goins6:01
9."Funkin' for Fun"George Clinton, Garry Shider, Glenn Goins5:56

Personnel

Horn arrangement by Bernie Worrell (tracks 2, 7, 8, 9) and Fred Wesley (tracks 3, 4, 5, 6).

Production
  • Produced by George Clinton
  • Engineered by Igor Jim Callow, Igor Jim Vitti
  • Mastered br Allen Zentz
  • Photography by Ron Slenzak
  • Art Direction and Design by Chris Whorf/Gribbitt!

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Billboard review
  3. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  4. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  5. ↑ "The Clones of Dr Funkenstein - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2005-09-09.
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