Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy

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Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy
Studio album by Brides of Funkenstein
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Funk
Length	42:24
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	George Clinton
Brides of Funkenstein chronology
Funk Or Walk (1978) Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy Live at the Howard Theatre (1994)

Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy is the second album from the American female funk band The Brides of Funkenstein. It was released in November of 1979 by Atlantic Records. On this album, the Brides were a trio consisting of Dawn Silva, Sheila Horne, and Jeanette McGruder. Horne and McGruder had served as background vocalists during the P-Funk concert tours of late 1978 and 1979.

Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy was produced by George Clinton except for "Smoke Signals", which was produced by Clinton and Bootsy Collins, and "Didn't Mean To Fall In Love", which was produced by Ron Dunbar. In 2006, the album had a limited run reissue, then quickly became out of print.

[edit] Tracks

1. Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy (George Clinton, Ron Dunbar) (released as a single-Atlantic 3640)
2. I'm Holding You Responsible (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel)
3. Smoke Signals (George Clinton, Bootsy Collins)
4. Mother May I (Garry Shider, Tracey Lewis, Jim Vitti)
5. Party Up In Here (George Clinton, Rodney Curtis) (released as a 12" single-Atlantic PR 354)
6. Didn't Mean To Fall In Love (Ron Dunbar, Pete Bishop) (released as a single-Atlantic 3658)

[edit] Personnel

• Keyboards: Bernie Worrell, Gary Hudgins, Ernesto Wilson, Jerome Rogers, Rudy Robinson

• Bass: Bootsy Collins, Jeff Bunn, Rodney Curtis, Donnie Sterling, Bruce Nazarian

• Guitars: Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Bruce Nazarian, Bootsy Collins, Eddie Hazel, Rodney Crutcher

• Drums: Bootsy Collins, Dennis Chambers, Kenny Colton, Jerry Jones

• Percussion: Larry Fratangelo, Carl Small

• Additional vocals: Jessica Cleaves, Ray Davis, Mallia Franklin, George Clinton, and Tracey Lewis

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