A Fifth Of Funk
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A Fifth of Funk is the fifth and final installment of the George Clinton Family Series collection by Parliament-Funkadelic
Parliament-Funkadelic
Parliament-Funkadelic is a funk, soul and rock music collective headed by George Clinton. Their style has been dubbed P-Funk. Collectively the group has existed under various names since the 1960s and has been known for top-notch musicianship, politically charged lyrics, outlandish concept albums...

 collective members. The album was released in 1993 by P-Vine Records in Japan, and then was released later in the same year by AEM Records in the United States and Sequel Records in the United Kingdom. Compilation producer and P-Funk
P-Funk
P-Funk is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and the distinctive style of funk music they performed...

 leader George Clinton
George Clinton (funk musician)
George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...

 gives his final thoughts about the tracks on the album, as well as his feelings on the entire Family Series project, for A Fifth of Funks final track. The title is a play on words of Ludwig van Beethoven's famous Fifth Symphony, as well as Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy
Walter Anthony Murphy, Jr. is an American instrumentalist, songwriter, and arranger. He rose to fame with the hit instrumental "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of passages from the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, in 1976, when disco was at the height of its...

's 1976 disco hit "A Fifth of Beethoven
A Fifth of Beethoven
"A Fifth of Beethoven" is a disco instrumental recorded by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band. It was adapted by Murphy from the first movement of Beethoven's 5th Symphony. The record was produced by noted production music and sound effects recording producer Thomas J. Valentino. It was one of...

".

Track listing

Song credits for A Fifth of Funk adapted from album liner notes.
  1. "Flatman and Bobin"
    • Artist: Parliament (1978) Producer: George Clinton
    • Drums: Tyrone Lampkin
    • Bass: Bootsy Collins
    • Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
    • Guitars: Garry Shider
    • Horns: Horny Horns
  2. "I Didn't Know That Funk Was Loaded (Count Funkula)"
    • Artist: Lonnie Greene (1980) Producers: Ron Dunbar, Lonnie Greene
    • Drums: Lonnie Greene
    • Bass: Donnie Sterling
    • Guitars: Tony Thomas
  3. "Thumparella (Oh Kay)"
    • Artist: Ron Ford (1981) Producer: Ron Ford
  4. "Eyes of a Dreamer"
    • Artist: Jessica Cleaves (1981) Producer: Ron Dunbar
  5. "I Found You"
    • Artist: Phillippe Wynne (1981) Producer: Phillippe Wynne, Ron Dunbar
    • Background Vocals: Brandie (Telma Hopkins, Joyce Vincent)
  6. "Ice Melting in Your Heart"
    • Artist: Brides of Funkenstein (1977) Producer: Ron Dunbar
    • Drums: Tyrone Lampkin
    • Bass: Junie Morrison
    • Guitars: Junie Morrison, Garry Shider
    • Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
  7. "Clone Ranger"
    • Artist: Treylewd With Flastic Brain Flam (1978)
    • Producers: Gary Shider, George Clinton
    • Drums: Tony Davis
    • Bass: Stevie Pannall
    • Guitars: Garry Shider, DeWayne McKnight
    • Background Vocals: Brides, Parlet

  1. "Who Do You Love"
    • Artist: Bernie Worrell (1978) Producers: Bernie Worrell, George Clinton
    • Drums: Tyrone Lampkin
    • Bass: Rodney 'Skeets' Curtis
    • Percussion: Larry Fratangelo
    • Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
    • Guitars: Gary Shider
  2. "Up Up Up and Away"
    • Artist: Brides of Funkenstein (1979) Producer: Ron Dunbar
    • Drums: Jerry Jones
    • Bass: Rodnick Chandler
    • Guitars: Eddie Willis
    • Keyboards: Rudi Robinson, Bernie Worrell
  3. "Can't Get Over Losing You"
    • Artist: Junie Morrison (1978) Producer: Junie Morrison
    • All instruments by Junie Morrison
  4. "Rat Kissed the Cat"
    • Artist: Dr. Funkenstein & Brides Of Funkenstein (1977) Producer: George Clinton
    • Drums: Tiki Fullwood
    • Bass: Billy Bass
    • Guitars: Gary Cooper, Garry Shider
    • Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
    • Horns: Horny Horns
  5. "Too Tight for Light"
    • Artist: Funkadelic (1979) Producer: George Clinton, Junie Morrison
  6. "Every Little Bit Hurts"
    • Artist: George Clinton, Diane Brooks & Funkadelic (1972)
    • Producer: George Clinton
  7. "Interview"
    • The Final Thought

External links

  • A Fifth of Funk at Discogs
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