By Way Of The Drum
Encyclopedia
By Way of the Drum is an album by the American
funk
band Funkadelic
. It was recorded in 1989 for MCA Records
but shelved until its release in 2007 on Hip-O Select
. The original sessions were produced by George Clinton
, while Harry Weinger and Alan Leeds serve as compilation producers.
Bonus tracks
United States
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funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
band Funkadelic
Funkadelic
Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...
. It was recorded in 1989 for MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
but shelved until its release in 2007 on Hip-O Select
Hip-O Records
Hip-O Records is a record label, currently part of Universal Music Group, which specializes in reissues and compilations. Their Hip-O Select label is currently in the midst of releasing the Complete Motown Singles, a series of fourteen box sets which include both sides of every 45 from Motown...
. The original sessions were produced by 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...
, while Harry Weinger and Alan Leeds serve as compilation producers.
Track listing
- "Nose Bleed" (Clinton, McKnight) – 5:44
- "Sunshine of Your LoveSunshine of Your Love"Sunshine of Your Love" is a 1967 song by the British supergroup Cream. The song was originally released on the album Disraeli Gears in November 1967, and was later released as a single in January 1968. It is Cream's only gold-selling single in the United States. It features a distinctive...
" (Brown, Bruce, Clapton) – 5:26 - "Freaks Bearing Gifts" (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 6:01
- "YaDaDaDa" (Collins, Lewis) – 5:07
- "By Way of the Drum"(released as a single-MCA 23953) (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 5:59
- "Jugular" (a.k.a. "Juggler") (McKnight) – 5:57
- "Some Fresh Delic" (Clinton, Hazel, McKnight) – 5:25
- "Primal Instinct" (Barsha, Clinton, Gambas, Jones) – 4:53
Bonus tracks
- "By Way of the Drum" (Extended Version) (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 9:17
- "By Way of the Drum" (Dub) (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 6:55
- "By Way of the Drum" (Basstrumental) (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 6:11
- "By Way of the Drum" (Acappella) (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 5:50
Personnel
- George ClintonGeorge Clinton (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...
- DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight
- Eddie HazelEddie HazelEdward Earl "Eddie" Hazel was a guitarist in early funk music in the United States who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic...
- David Spradley
- Donnie SterlingDonnie SterlingDonnie Sterling is a musician brought in by Parlet's Mallia Franklin in 1978 as Parlet's band leader and bass player. After writing three songs on Parlet's second album, Invasion Of The Booty Snatchers, Sterling and Franklin both left Parlet in 1979....
- Loic Gambas
- Garry ShiderGarry ShiderGarry Marshall Shider was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.-Early life:Shider was born in Plainfield, New...
- Amp FiddlerAmp FiddlerJoseph "Amp" Fiddler is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan, U.S.. His musical styles include funk, soul, dance and electronica music. He is probably best known for his contributions to the band Enchantment, and as part of George Clinton’s...
- Mallia FranklinMallia FranklinMallia Franklin was a vocalist with P-Funk and was also known as the Queen of Funk. She introduced friends George Clinton and Bootsy Collins in 1971...
- Tracey Lewis
Further reading
- Michael Endelman, Funkadelic 1984, Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
, December 3, 2004. - Funkadelic - By Way Of The Drum, All Things Deep, 2007.