The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
Studio album by Parliament
Released	July 20 1976
Recorded	1976
Studio	United Sound, Detroit, Michigan, and Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre	Funk
Length	40:11
Label	Casablanca
Producer	George Clinton
Parliament chronology

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein is the fifth album by funk band Parliament, released on July 20, 1976. The album is notable for featuring horn arrangements by ex-James Brown band member, Fred Wesley. The album charted at #3 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, #20 on the Billboard pop chart, and became Parliament's second album to be certified gold. Two singles were released off the album, "Do That Stuff", which charted at #22, and "Dr. Funkenstein" which charted at #43.^[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Billboard	(favorable)^[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]

Track listing

Side One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prelude"	George Clinton, Bernie Worrell	1:40
2.	"Gamin' on Ya"	George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell	3:02
3.	"Dr. Funkenstein" (released as single-Casablanca 875)	George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell	5:46
4.	"Children of Production"	George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell	3:57
5.	"Getten' to Know You"	George Clinton, Garry Shider	5:20

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Do That Stuff" (released as single-Casablanca 871 and 12" single-Casablanca NBX-871)	George Clinton, Garry Shider, Bernie Worrell	4:47
7.	"Everything Is on the One"	George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell	3:47
8.	"I've Been Watching You (Move Your Sexy Body)"	George Clinton, Garry Shider, Glenn Goins	6:01
9.	"Funkin' for Fun"	George Clinton, Garry Shider, Glenn Goins	5:56

Personnel

Lead vocals - George Clinton (lead in "Prelude", "Dr. Funkenstein"), Calvin Simon, Fuzzy Haskins, Raymond Davis, Grady Thomas, Garry Shider (lead in "Getten' to Know You"), Glenn Goins (lead in "I've Been Watching You", "Funkin' for Fun"), Bootsy Collins
Horns - Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker
Bass guitar - Cordell Mosson, Bootsy Collins, Renny Jones
Guitars - Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Glen Goins
Drums and percussion - Jerome Brailey, Bootsy Collins, Gary Cooper
Keyboards and synthesizers - Bernie Worrell
Backing vocals and handclaps - Debbie Edwards, Taka Khan, Gary Cooper

Horn arrangement by Bernie Worrell (tracks 2, 7, 8, 9) and Fred Wesley (tracks 3, 4, 5, 6).

Production

Produced by George Clinton
Engineered by Igor Jim Callow, Igor Jim Vitti
Mastered br Allen Zentz
Photography by Ron Slenzak
Art Direction and Design by Chris Whorf/Gribbitt!

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Billboard review
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Rolling Stone review
^ "The Clones of Dr Funkenstein - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2005-09-09.

External links

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein at Discogs

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Billboard review

[CG-3] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[4] Rolling Stone review

[5] "The Clones of Dr Funkenstein - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2005-09-09.

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