Ultra Wave is the fifth album released by 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...

 musician 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...

. It was released in October 1980 by Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

. It is the first album credited solely to Bootsy Collins, as opposed to his previous releases, which were credited to Bootsy's Rubber Band. Like Collins' previous album, This Boot is Made for Fonk-N

This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N

This Boot is Made for Fonk-N is the fourth album by the American funk band Bootsy's Rubber Band. It was released through Warner Bros. Records on June 1, 1979. Unlike previous albums by Bootsy's Rubber Band, this album did not generate any hit singles. The album was more experimental in nature than...

, Ultra Wave showcases a more experimental and progressive approach.

Ultra Wave was 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...

 and Bootsy Collins, except for three songs that were produced only by Collins ("Is That My Song?", "Fat Cat", and "Sound Crack"). It was recorded at the same time as the album Sweat Band

Sweat Band

Sweat Band is the title of the 1980 debut album by the P-Funk spin off act the Sweat Band. The album was the first official release on the Uncle Jam Records label, formed by George Clinton and his business manager Archie Ivy, and distributed by CBS Records...

by Sweat Band, a Boosy Collins-led project that had issued one album for CBS/Uncle Jam Records

Uncle Jam Records

Uncle Jam Records was a record label formed by Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton and his personal manager Archie Ivy. The label was distributed nationally by CBS Records....

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In 2007, "Ultra Wave" was licensed through Rhino Records and reissued through the Collectors Choice music service.

Track listing

1. "Mug Push" (Phelps Collins, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton)
2. "F-Encounter" (Bootsy Collins, Rick Evans, Ron Ford George Clinton)
3. "Is That My Song?" (Bootsy Collins, David Spradley)
4. "It's a Musical" (Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Carl Small)
5. "Fat Cat" (Phelps Collins, Bootsy Collins)
6. "Sacred Flower" (Bootsy Collins, George Clinton)
7. "Sound Crack" (Bootsy Collins)

Personnel

• Guitars: Bootsy Collins, Phelps Collins, Rick Evans
• Bass: Bootsy Collins
• Keyboards: Joel Johnson, David Lee Chong, Mark Johnson
• Drums: Bootsy Collins, Jerry Jones
• Percussion: Carl Small, Bootsy Collins
• Horns: Fred Wesley
  Fred Wesley
  Fred Wesley is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...
  
  , 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...
  
  , Richard Griffith, Larry Hatcher
• Lyricon solo on "Sacred Flower": David McMurray
• Vocals: Godmoma
  Godmoma
  Godmoma was a trio of female vocalists. The trio consisted of Cynthia Girty, Carolyn Myles, and Tony Walker.Godmoma released an album, Godmoma Here, in 1981, on Elektra Records...
  
  , Brandy, 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:...
  
  , Brides of Funkenstein, Robert Johnson, Bootsy Collins

Singles

• "Mug Push/Scenery" (Warner WBS 49599)
• "F-Encounter/Instrumental w/Rap" (Warner WBS 49661)
• "Is That My Song?" (Warner WBS 49708)

The single version of "F-Encounter" features a solo rap by Collins that was not included on the album and has never been released on CD.

The B Side of "Mug Push" contained a non-LP track entitled "Scenery" that was released on the CD compilation Back in the Day: The Best of Bootsy

Back in the Day: The Best of Bootsy

Back in the Day: The Best of Bootsy is a 1994 greatest hits compilation by Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins. The album was released on the Warner Bros. Archives label...

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