Track Listing:
Ridin' High {Donnie Sterling, Ron Dunbar} 7:40
No Rump To Bump {D Sterling, R Dunbar, Jim Vitti, G Clinton} 6:10
Don't Ever Stop (Lovin' Me, Needin' Me)
{Glen Goins, R Dunbar, G Clinton} 7:13
Booty Snatchers {R Dunbar, G Clinton, Pete Bishop} 5:50
You're Leaving {Gary Cooper, G Clinton, R Dunbar} 6:26
Huff-N-Puff {R Dunbar, Michael Hampton} 7:17
Personnel:
Producers: George Clinton, Ron Dunbar
Parlet (vocals): Jeanette Washington, Shirley Hayden, Janice Evans
Guitar: Gordon Carlton, Jerome Ali, Phelps Collins, Bootsy Collins,
Michael Hampton, Kevin D. Oliver, Tim Moore, Glen Goins, Garry Shider
Bass: Donnie R. Sterling, Bootsy Collins, Jeff Bunn, Jimmy Ali
Drums: Frankie Waddy, Gary Cooper, William Collins, Kenny Colton
Percussion: Carl "Butch" Small, Larry Fratangelo
Synthesizers: Bernie Worrell, Ernestro Wilson
Keyboards: Ernestro Wilson, Joel Johnson, Manon Saulsby, Bernie Worrell
Horns: Bennie Cowan, Greg Thomas, Greg Boyer
Additional Vocals: Mallia Franklin, Donnie Sterling, Cheryl James,
Ray Davis, Ron Ford, Robert Johnson, Gary Cooper, Gordon Carlton,
Janice Carlton, Dr. Funk
Rating: RC: **1/2
Comments:RC: This album was recorded with brand new material, and with musicians specifically hired to work with Parlet. Some of them include Jerome & Jimmy Ali, Gordon Carlton, Kenny Colton and Ernestro Wilson. Parlet never really toured, but these musicians played on most of their future tracks. Additionally, this was the first appearance on a P.Funk record by the P.Funk Horns: Boyer, Cowan and Thomas. They've been the regular live horn section for the Funk Mob for around fifteen years.
The album itself is perhaps the most blatantly commercial disco record ever produced by George Clinton. While the album does produce two classics ("No Rump To Bump" and "Huff N Puff"), the rest of it is hideous disco fluff, particularly the excruciating "Booty Snatchers." The occasional disco reference on P.Funk records was amusing, almost ironic, since the music itself didn't bear much resemblance to disco, but almost every song here mentions the dance floor or disco. Its main saving grace was that drum machines hadn't been invented yet, because they surely would have been on here.
"Ridin' High" is a bit of fluff that teeters dangerously on the edge of being disco. Interesting percussion and bass playing save it, though the inane lyrics don't help matters any. "No Rump To Bump" is an outstanding, amusing song about trying to make a computer dance. Good singing, drumming and outstanding work by the P.Funk Horns make this one a classic. Also amusing is the 'chatter' section in the middle, a nice bit of cacophony. "Don't Ever Stop" is a well-sung ballad that's severly hampered by its incredible overlength. The interesting ideas are hammered into the grown repeatedly. "Booty Snatchers" is out and out disco, and one of P.Funk's worst songs. I can't decide which is worse--the music or the lyrics. "You're Leaving" is another dull, slow tune, highlighted only by Mudbone Cooper's presence. "Huff-N-Puff" is an excellent song driven by a strong guitar presence and great drumming. The lyrics are amusing, recounting assorted fairy tales with strong and varied vocals. The wailing keyboard line adds to the sense of chaos on this track.
The album is out of print, but most of the highlights can be found on the Best Of Parlet CD. The LP itself will run you anywhere from $10-25. The cover features caricatures of Parlet being pinched by some alien-looking creatures.