P Is The Funk
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P Is the Funk is the third installment of the 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...

 Family Series collection. The album was released in 1993 by P-Vine Records in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, and then was released later in the same year by AEM Records in the U.S. and Sequel Records in the U.K.. The album contains notable tracks such as the first song ever recorded by the Brides Of Funkenstein entitled "Love Is Something" featuring 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...

 lead guitarist Eddie Hazel
Eddie Hazel
Edward Earl "Eddie" Hazel was a guitarist in early funk music in the United States who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic...

, as well radio commercials for the Ultra Wave
Ultra Wave
Ultra Wave is the fifth album released by funk musician Bootsy Collins. It was released in October 1980 by Warner Bros. Records. It is the first album credited solely to Bootsy Collins, as opposed to his previous releases, which were credited to Bootsy's Rubber Band...

 album by Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...

.

As with all of the Family Series CD's, George Clinton supplies background information of all of the songs featured on the CD (Track 11)

Track listing and personnel

Clone Communicado
  • Artist: 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:...

     (1976) Producer: George Clinton
  • Drums: Tiki Fulwood
    Tiki Fulwood
    Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood was a drummer for the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic...

  • Guitar: Garry Shider
    Garry Shider
    Garry 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...

    , Glen Goins, Michael Hampton
    Michael Hampton
    Michael Hampton is a funk/rock guitarist. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic....

    , Eddie Hazel
    Eddie Hazel
    Edward Earl "Eddie" Hazel was a guitarist in early funk music in the United States who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic...

  • Keyboard: Bernie Worrell
    Bernie Worrell
    George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell, Jr. is an American keyboardist and composer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic...

  • Vocals: Dr. Funkenstein (Archie Ivy), Ron Ford, Funkadelic


Does Disc Go With D.A.T.?
  • Artist: Parliament (1979) Producer: George Clinton, Ron Dunbar
  • Drums: Dennis Chambers
  • Bass: Donnie Sterling
  • Guitar: Gordon Carlton
  • Clavinet: Bernie Worrell
  • Horns: Horny Horns
  • Vocals: Lonnie Greene, Ron Dunbar, Donnie Sterling
  • Background Vocals: Parliament, Brides, Parlet
    Parlet
    Parlet was a female spinoff group from P-Funk formed by veteran background vocalists Mallia Franklin, Jeanette Washington and Debbie Wright. Washington and Wright were the first female members in Parliament-Funkadelic in 1975.-Studio albums:...



Shove On
  • Artist: Jimmy G (1981) Producer: George Clinton, Ron Ford
  • Drums: Dean Ragland
  • Bass: Jimmy Giles
  • Guitar: Ron Ford
  • Piano: David Lee Chong
  • Fender Rhodes: David Lee Chong
  • Lead Vocals: Jimmy Giles
  • Background Vocals: Parlet, Ron Ford


Rock Jam
  • Artist: Ron Ford (1980) Producer: Ron Ford, George Clinton
  • Background Vocals: Brides, Parlet
  • Drums: Dean Ragland
  • Guitar, Bass: Ron Ford
  • Keyboards: David Spradley


Love Is Something
  • Artist: Brides of Funkenstein (1977) Producer: George Clinton
  • Drums: Tiki Fulwood
  • Bass: Billy "Bass" Nelson
  • Guitar: Jim Callon, Eddie Hazel
  • Clavinet, Synth: Bernie Worrell
  • Vocals: Eddie Hazel, Brides of Funkenstein, Jim Callon
  • Sax Solo: Eli Fontaine


Every Booty (Get On Down)
  • Artist: Parliament (1979) Producer: Bootsy Collins, George Clinton
  • Drums: Frankie Waddy
  • Bass: Bootsy Collins
    Bootsy Collins
    William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...

  • Guitar: Bootsy Collins, Michael Hampton
  • Keyboards: Bernie Worrell, Mudbone Cooper
  • Clavinet, Organ: Maceo Parker
    Maceo Parker
    Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones...

  • Horns: Horny Horns
  • Percussion: Larry Fratangelo
  • Vocals: Funkadelic


Personal Problems
  • Artist: Treylewd (1981) Producer: George Clinton
  • Drums: Tony Davis
  • Bass: Stevie Pannall
  • Guitars: Andre Williams
  • Vocals: Tracey Lewis, Andre "Foxxe" Williams


Bubblegum Gangster
  • Artist: Ron Ford (1981) Producer: Ron Ford, George Clinton
  • Drums: Man In The Box
  • Bass: Ron Ford
  • Keyboards: David Spradley
  • Guitars: Ron Ford
  • Background Vocal: Brides, Parlet


She's Crazy
  • Artist: Jerome & Jimmy Ali (1980)
  • Guitars: Jerome Ali
  • Bass: Jimmy Ali
  • Drums: Dennis Chambers


Think Right
  • Artist: Parlet & Brides (1980) Producer: Ron Ford, George Clinton
  • Drums: Kenny Colton
  • Guitar: Tony Thomas, Michael Hampton
  • Keyboards: Nestro Wilson
  • Bass: Ron Ford
  • Vocals: Parlet


In The Cabin Of My Uncle Jam
  • Artist: Funkadelic (1976) Producer: George Clinton
  • Drums: Kenny Colton
  • Bass: Jeff "Cherokee" Bunn
  • Guitars: Kevin Oliver, Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Glen Goins, Eddie Hazel
  • Keyboards: Gary Hudgins, Bernie Worrell
  • Vocals: Ron Ford,Dr. Funkenstein, Archie Ivey, Nene


My Love
  • Artist: Jessica Cleaves (1981) Producer: George Clinton, Ron Dunbar
  • Vocals: Jessica Cleaves


Interview
  • George Clinton


Commercials
  • George Clinton
  • Bootsy Collins
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