The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein

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The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
Studio album by Parliament
Released	September 1976
Genre	Funk
Length	40:11
Label	Casablanca
Producer	George Clinton
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (B+) link warr.org link
Parliament chronology
Mothership Connection (1975) The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein (1976) Live: P-Funk Earth Tour (1977)

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein is an album by funk band Parliament, released in 1976. The album is notable for featuring horn arrangements by ex-James Brown band member, Fred Wesley. The album charted at #20 on the Billboard pop chart. Two singles were released off the album, "Do That Stuff", which charted at #22, and "Dr. Funkenstein" which charted at #43.^[1]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Prelude" – 1:40
2. "Gamin' on Ya!" – 3:02
3. "Dr. Funkenstein" – 5:46
4. "Children of Productions" – 3:57
5. "Getten' to Know You" – 5:20
6. "Do That Stuff" – 4:47
7. "Everything is on the One" – 3:47
8. "I've Been Watching You (Move Your Sexy Body)" – 6:01
9. "Funking for Fun" – 5:56

[edit] Personnel

Vocals

• George Clinton
• Calvin Simon
• Fuzzy Haskins
• Raymond Davis
• Grady Thomas
• Garry Shider
• Glen Goins
• Bootsy Collins

Horns

• Fred Wesley
• Maceo Parker
• Rick Gardner
• Michael Brecker
• Randy Brecker

Bass

• Bootsy Collins
• Cordell Mosson

Guitars

• Garry Shider
• Michael Hampton
• Glen Goins

Drums & Percussion

• Jerome Brailey
• Bootsy Collins
• Gary Cooper

Keyboards & Synthesizers

• Bernie Worrell

Extra Singing Clones

• Debbie Edwards
• Taka Khan
• Gary Cooper

[edit] References

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