jeudi 30 avril 2026
Michael Cooper - Just What I Like 1989
Attempting to follow the success of his debut solo release, Michael Cooper kicked things off with a percussive title track, setting his sights on the club scene. This charged-up, moderately-paced single managed to slip into the Billboard Top 20 at Number 16, but in spite of its ranking it didn't attract the kind of attention anticipated. The two singles to follow, "Should Have Been You" and "My Baby's House" had better outings. The former is more inline with the style that Cooper is known for. With an urban vibe, humping bassline, and simplistic arrangement and production, Cooper's vocals rise to the surface. The single peaked at Number Eight (Billboard R&B). "My Baby's House" faired better, peaking at Number Seven after 17 weeks. Cooper delivers his trademark "owl," while detailing how life has not been good to him, yet in spite of it all, he finds comfort in his lady's arms. The final release from the album was the bouncy ballad "Over and Over." With its string introduction and radiant keyboard strokes, Cooper's burly tenor exudes his sincere desires in every lyric. Other notable tracks are the upbeat "The Best," and the slow, swinging "Because We Kissed." The latter is a slow-gliding mellow track, and the former is a popping-bass dance song.
Michael Cooper - Love Is Such A Funny Game 1987
As the former co-lead singer of Con Funk Shun, Michael Cooper has become accustomed to success as an artist. With the release of his debut solo album, the results are no different. Love Is Such a Funny Game features a variety of rhythms. On November 4, 1987, Cooper released his debut single "To Prove My Love." Produced and written by Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy, and Jay King, the dance single sailed its way up the Billboard R&B charts to the Number Three position. Cooper chants his way through the verse and displays his falsetto in the chorus and bridge, something he rarely did while with Con Funk Shun. Cooper then slows down the rhythm with "Dinner for Two." With its thumping bassline, sax intro, and silky background vocals, Cooper is able to unwind vocally with his authoritative yet passionate tenor. Produced by bandmates Felton C. Pilate II, Ron Everette, and Cooper, the single peaked at number 24, but warranted a better outing. Other notable singles featured on the album are "Quickness," "Look Before You Leave," a remake of the Carole King classic "You've Got a Friend," and the title track. Overall, Cooper creates a new sound and image for himself, but manages to retain the appeal that made Con Funk Shun so popular.
Funkadelic - first ya gotta Shake the Gate 2014
First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate is the fourteenth and final studio album by American funk rock band Funkadelic. The album was released by the C Kunspyruhzy in 2014 and consists of newly recorded material.
The album consists of 3 discs comprising 33 tracks in total, which has been explained to mirror the 33 years that had elapsed since Funkadelic's last official album release in 1981, The Electric Spanking of War Babies. Like most of the Funkadelic catalog, the album features cover artwork by artist Pedro Bell.
Funkadelic - By Way Of The Drum 2007
By Way of the Drum is the thirteenth studio album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic. It was recorded between 1983 and 1985 (with the title track being released as a single [MCA 23953] for MCA Records in 1989), 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.
Funkadelic - The Electric Spanking of War Babies 1981
The Electric Spanking of War Babies is the twelfth studio album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic, released in April 1981 on Warner Bros. Records. The title is an allusion to the Vietnam War and baby boomers. Sly Stone contributed to the recording sessions, singing lead vocals on "Funk Gets Stronger (Killer Millimeter Longer Version)".
Clinton originally planned on a double album, but the idea was quashed by Warner Brothers. The original tracklist featured the instrumental version of the title track found on the 12" single's b-side, as well as the tracks "May Day (S.O.S.)" and "I Angle", later released on the George Clinton Family Series albums Plush Funk and Testing Positive 4 the Funk, respectively.[1] The title refers to the US government's use of media propaganda to promote imperialism and war.[2]
It includes many relative newcomers to P-Funk, many of whom remained employed by George Clinton on future releases under his own name or under the name George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars. Of all the original group members since Funkadelic's debut album, only George Clinton, Ray Davis, and Eddie Hazel appear on this album. Junie Morrison plays all the instruments on the title track except the guitar solo which was played by Michael Hampton. This was the last album to feature Eddie Hazel, Ray Davis, Garry Shider, Junie Morrison, Mallia Franklin, and Jessica Cleaves. Also this is the only Funkadelic album the late Roger Troutman appears on as well. Sly Stone performs several instruments and contributed production work to the album.
Funkadelic - Who's a Funkadelic(Connections & Disconnections) 1980
Connections & Disconnections is an album recorded by Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, and Grady Thomas under the name Funkadelic.
With the history of financial disputes with Clinton behind them, and backing from Westbound Records founder Armen Boladian, this album (co-produced by former Sly and the Family Stone drummer Greg Errico, without the involvement of George Clinton) was released in Germany in 1980 entitled 42.9%, and in the United States in 1981 entitled Connections & Disconnections. It was reissued by Rhino Records in 1992 with the title Who's a Funkadelic? The competing release challenged George Clinton's claim to ownership of the "Funkadelic" name, ultimately leading to a lawsuit between the trio and Clinton.
Funkadelic - Uncle Jam Wants You 1979
Uncle Jam Wants You is a concept album by American funk rock band Funkadelic.[1][2] It was released by Warner Bros. Records on September 21, 1979,[3] and was later reissued on CD by Priority Records.[4] It was produced by George Clinton under the alias Dr. Funkenstein. It is the first Funkadelic album since America Eats Its Young in 1972 not to sport a cover illustrated by Funkadelic artist Pedro Bell, though Bell did provide artwork for the album’s back cover and interior. Uncle Jam Wants You was the second Funkadelic album to be certified gold. The album peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove 1978
One Nation Under a Groove is the tenth studio album by American funk rock band Funkadelic, released on September 22, 1978, on Warner Bros. Records. Recording sessions took place at United Sound Studio in Detroit, with one song recorded live on April 15, 1978, at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana.[5] The album was the first album to include keyboardist and frequent songwriter Walter "Junie" Morrison.
One Nation Under a Groove was Funkadelic's most commercially successful album, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 16 on the Billboard 200, and being certified platinum in the US. It reached number 58 in Canada.[6] It was acclaimed by critics, and appears in several "best album" lists. It was featured on Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century and 51 Essential Albums lists.[4][7] The album was ranked number 177 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in both 2003 and 2012 editions,[8][9] before moving to number 360 in the 2020 edition.[10] The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Funkadelic - Hardcore Jollies 1976
Hardcore Jollies is the ninth studio album by the funk rock band Funkadelic, released on October 29, 1976 by Warner Bros. Records, their first album to be issued on a major label. It is dedicated to "the guitar players of the world." Originally, the first side of the album was called "Osmosis Phase 1" and the second side was "Terribitus Phase 2." Hardcore Jollies was released one month after Funkadelic's final album for Westbound Records, Tales of Kidd Funkadelic, which was recorded during the same sessions.
Hardcore Jollies was the last Parliament-Funkadelic studio album to include three of the original members of The Parliaments: Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon and Grady Thomas. Though uncredited, Hardcore Jollies features instrumental performances by guitarist Eddie Hazel.
Funkadelic - Tales Of Kidd Funkadelic 1976
Tales of Kidd Funkadelic is the eighth studio album by the band Funkadelic, released in September 1976. It was their final album on the Westbound record label. The tracks were recorded during the same sessions as their first release for Warner Bros. Records, Hardcore Jollies; which was released a month later. Two tracks from Tales of Kidd Funkadelic, the single “Undisco Kidd” and the party anthem “Take Your Dead Ass Home!” have been staples in the band’s live performances since the album’s 1976 release, and can be heard on the 1977 Parliament concert album Live: P-Funk Earth Tour. The album opener “Butt-To-Buttresuscitation” and the song “I’m Never Gonna Tell It” were included in the band’s live shows during the early 2000s. The song "Let's Take It to the People" has been sampled by hip-hop band A Tribe Called Quest for their song "Everything Is Fair", on their album The Low End Theory.
Funkadelic - Let's Take It To The Stage 1975
Let's Take It to the Stage is the seventh album by American funk rock band Funkadelic. It was released on April 21, 1975 on Westbound Records. The album charted at number 102 on the Billboard 200 and number 14 on the R&B Albums.
Funkadelic - Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On 1974
Standing on the Verge of Getting It On is the sixth studio album by Funkadelic, released on Westbound Records, released in July 1974. It is notable for featuring the return of guitarist Eddie Hazel.
On this album, the lyrics generally take a backseat to the music and the jamming. It is one of the most popular Funkadelic albums among fans,[citation needed] and highlights the virtuosic guitar of the returning Eddie Hazel, who had departed following 1971's Maggot Brain.[8] Hazel co-wrote all of the album's songs, although the songwriting credits were mostly in the name of Grace Cook, Hazel's mother (a gambit by Hazel to avoid contractual difficulties with the publishing rights).
Ned Raggett writes in AllMusic that "Jimmy's Got a Little Bit of Bitch in Him" is a "friendly" song about "a gay friend" and notes that this stands in contrast with later negative attitudes towards homosexuality among hip-hop artists who often sampled P-Funk songs.[
Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop 1973
Cosmic Slop is the fifth studio album by Funkadelic, released in July 1973 on Westbound Records. While it has been favorably reevaluated by critics long after its original release, the album was a commercial failure, producing no charting singles, and reaching No. 112 on the Billboard pop chart and No. 21 on the R&B chart.[4] The album was re-released on CD in 1991.[5]
Cosmic Slop is the first Funkadelic album to feature artwork and liner notes by Pedro Bell, who assumed responsibility for the band's gate-fold album covers and liner notes until the band's collapse after 1981's The Electric Spanking of War Babies. Bell's liner notes to Cosmic Slop include small illustrations next to each song's name, summarizing the song in a picture.[5] The album also marks the first Funkadelic album without any input from longtime guitarist Eddie Hazel, who had left the band the year before.
Funkadelic - America Eats Its Young 1972
America Eats Its Young is the fourth studio album and the first double album by Funkadelic, released in May 1972. This was the first album to include the whole of the House Guests, including Bootsy Collins, Catfish Collins, Chicken Gunnels, Rob McCollough and Kash Waddy. It also features the Plainfield-based band U.S. (United Soul), which consisted of guitarist Garry Shider and bassist Cordell Mosson, on most of the tracks. Unlike previous Funkadelic albums, America Eats Its Young was recorded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and in the UK. The original vinyl version contained a poster illustrated by Cathy Abel. The bottom of the poster features the first widespread appearance of the Funkadelic logo, which would appear on the cover of their next album Cosmic Slop.
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain 1971
Maggot Brain is the third studio album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic, released by Westbound Records in July 1971. It was produced by bandleader George Clinton and recorded at United Sound Systems in Detroit during late 1970 and early 1971.[1] The album was the final LP recorded by the original Funkadelic lineup; after its release, founding members Tawl Ross (guitar), Billy Nelson (bass), and Tiki Fulwood (drums) left the band for various reasons.[2]
The album charted on the Billboard R&B Top 20.[3] It is perhaps best known for its ten-minute title track, largely consisting of an improvised solo by guitarist Eddie Hazel.[4] In 2009, Pitchfork named it the 17th best album of the 1970s.[5] In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked Maggot Brain the 136th greatest album of all time in its updated list.
Funkadelic - Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow 1970
Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow is the second studio album by American funk rock band Funkadelic, released on July 20, 1970,[5] by Westbound Records.[6] It charted at No. 92 in the US, the band's highest-charting album release until 1978's One Nation Under a Groove, and included the No. 82 single "I Wanna Know If It's Good to You?"
The album was recorded at United Sound Studios, Audio Graphic Services, and G-M Recording Studios in Detroit.[8] George Clinton described the recording as an attempt to "see if we can cut a whole album while we're all tripping on acid."[6]
The album's gatefold cover forms something of a visual pun, echoing the sentiments of the album title. The woman holding her arms towards heaven in an ecstatic pose is found to be nude upon opening the sleeve.
The original 1970 issue's artwork featured the woman facing downward, and the "Free Your Mind..." title in brown. Reissues beginning in 1990 reversed the woman's direction (substituting an alternate photograph where her head is more inclined and her fingers are more widely fanned), and have varied the placement and color of the text.
Funkadelic - Funkadelic 1970
Funkadelic is the debut album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic, released in 1970 on Westbound Records.
The group that would become Funkadelic was formed by George Clinton in 1964, as the unnamed backing section for his doo wop group the Parliaments.[3] Funkadelic signed to Westbound in 1968. Around this time, the group's music evolved from soul and doo wop into a harder guitar-driven mix of psychedelic rock, soul and funk, much influenced by the popular musical (and political) movements of the time. Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, MC5, and Vanilla Fudge were major inspirations.[4] The band made their first live television performance on Say Brother on October 7, 1969. They played a jam with songs "Into My Own Thing" (a Sly Stone cover), "What Is Soul?", "(I Wanna) Testify", "I Was Made to Love Her" (a Stevie Wonder cover), "Friday Night, August 14th" and "Music for My Mother".
On the group's self-titled debut, the credits listed organist Mickey Atkins plus Clinton, Tiki Fulwood, Eddie Hazel, Billy "Bass" Nelson, and Tawl Ross. The recording also included the rest of the Parliaments singers (still uncredited because of contractual concerns), several uncredited session musicians then employed by Motown, as well as Ray Monette (of Rare Earth).
lundi 27 avril 2026
The Blackbyrds - City Life 1975 (Deluxe Edition Remastered 2025)
City Life was produced by Donald Byrd and includes singles "Happy Music" and "Rock Creek Park." "Happy Music" peaked at No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Hot R&B Songs charts. The tune also got to No. 11 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.
What's more, "Rock Creek Park"� peaked at No. 37 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart.
Alisha - Bounce Back (アリシャ – バウンス・バック 1990)
Bounce Back is the third and final studio album from American freestyle and dance-pop singer Alisha. It was released on May 15, 1990, by MCA Records, her first album released by the label after leaving RCA Records.
After failing to garner mainstream success with her second album Nightwalkin', Alisha parted with RCA Records and signed a new deal with MCA Records for her third album. MCA's president at the time Al Teller had contacted producer Michael Jay to ask if he would produce Alisha's album. Jay went on to produce Bounce Back, and it was released in May 1990. The album became her only appearance on the Billboard Top 200 chart, where it peaked at No. 166 in July 1990.[1][2] The album lasted on the chart for a total of four weeks.[3]
The first single from album was the title track "Bounce Back",[4] which was released in the US and Germany, where it found success by peaking on the Hot Dance Charts US at No. 10 in July 1990. It became her highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 54 the week of June 30, 1990.[2] The follow-up single "Wrong Number"[5] failed to chart.
The album track "Kiss Me Quick" was written by Jay, Marvin Morrow and Martika, the latter who is best known for her 1989 American number one hit "Toy Soldiers". Martika also provided backing vocals on the track, whilst she herself recorded a largely unreleased version of "Bounce Back" in 1987 and had worked with Jay on her 1988 self-titled debut album. Alisha co-wrote one track on the album - "Don't Let Our Love Go", which remains her only writing credit on any of her three albums.[6]
Bounce Back was considered a major disappointment commercially, and Alisha was dropped by MCA shortly after. Being her only album to chart on the Billboard Top 200, Bounce Back also became her last album to date.
The album was recorded and engineered at Trax Recording in Hollywood, CA, whilst it was mastered at Precision, Hollywood, CA. It was produced for Captain Hook Productions.[6]
Tracks 1, 5, 6, 8 and 10 were mixed at Ground Control, Santa Monica, CA, tracks 2 and 3 were mixed at Cherokee, Los Angeles, CA, whilst tracks 4, 7 and 9 were mixed at Larrabee, Los Angeles, CA.
Alisha – Nightwalkin' (アリシャ – ナイトウォーキン1987)
Nightwalkin' is the second studio album by American singer Alisha. It was released in the US on July 11, 1987 by RCA Records.
Pre-production for Nightwalkin' began in early 1986[1] after Alisha's initial success on the club charts. With the help of Mark S. Berry, she was able gain attention from major labels and signed with RCA Records for release of her second album. It was released in 1987 and, like her first album, was produced solely by Berry. It featured a more percussion-driven, synth-pop sound[2] rather than the freestyle, electronic club sound on her debut. The album was intended to help Alisha crossover into a more mainstream artist.
"Into My Secret" was released as the lead single, peaking at No. 9 on the Hot Dance US charts, and No. 97 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] in August 1987. The song "Do You Dream About Me", written by songwriter Diane Warren was featured as the b-side to "Into My Secret" and in the 1987 20th Century Fox film Mannequin. "I Don't Know What Comes Over Me" was released in Europe[4] in late 1987 while the second US single was "Let Your Heart Make Up Your Mind". It failed to crack the Hot 100, but did manage to peak at No. 23 on the Hot Dance US charts in February 1988.[5]
Nightwalkin' failed to chart on the Billboard Top 200 and no further singles or albums were released through RCA.
Alisha (1985) Baby Talk (アリシャ – 赤ちゃん言葉1986)
Alisha is the debut studio album by American freestyle and dance-pop artist Alisha. It was released in the US in 1985 by Vanguard Records.
At age 14, Alisha got the attention of producer Mark S. Berry when a demo tape of hers got to him through Vanguard Records.[1] Berry was looking for a vocalist for the track "All Night Passion" and after its success, he went on to produce her debut album.[2]
The album was released on 12" vinyl in 1985.[3] The original vinyl release contains the album versions of "Stargazing" and "Baby Talk". The album was released on CD in 1986,[4] and the original mixes of "Stargazing" and "Baby Talk" were replaced by their extended dance mixes.
"Baby Talk" was originally recorded by Gregg Brown[5] and released in the UK in 1984, and "One Little Lie", written by singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, was recorded by Anni-Frid Lyngstad[6] of ABBA, and released on her 1984 album Shine.
The album spawned many club hits, "All Night Passion" was released in 1984 and reached No. 4 on the Hot Dance Club charts, staying there for 2 weeks. "Too Turned On" was released as a follow-up single and peaked at No. 6 on the Hot Dance Club charts in July 1985. Alisha's biggest single to date "Baby Talk" followed, peaking at No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club chart in December 1985 for one week. It was also her first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 68 in February 1986.[7] "Stargazing" was released as the final single in the US, reaching No. 16 on the Hot Dance Club charts in July 1986, and "Boys Will Be Boys" was released as a single in Germany. The album did not chart on the Billboard Top 200.
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