Mothership Connection
Mothership Connection is a
funk album by
Parliament, released in
1976 (see
1976 in music). This
concept album (see
P Funk mythology) is usually rated as one of Parliament's best.
Mothership Connection was the first
P-funk album with
Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley, who had left The JB's,
James Brown's backing band.
Track listing
- P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 7:41
- Mothership Connection (Star Child) (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 6:13
- Unfunky UFO (Clinton/Collins/Snider) - 4:23
- Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication (Clinton/Collins/Shider/Worrell) - 5:03
- Handcuffs (Clinton/Goins/McLaughlin) - 3:51
- Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Mothersucker) (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 5:46
- Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples (Clinton/Collins/Snider) - 5:10
Personnel
- Bernie Worrell - Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Michael Brecker - Horn
- Maceo Parker - Horn
- Sidney Barnes - Handclapping
- Bootsy Collins - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Drums, Vocals
- Jerome Brailey - Percussion, Drums
- Randy Brecker - Horn
- George Clinton - Vocals, Producer
- Gary "Muddbone" Cooper - Percussion, Drums, Handclapping
- Raymond Davis - Vocals
- Joe Farrell - Horn
- Ramon Tiki Fulwood - Percussion, Drums
- Glen Goins - Guitar, Vocals
- Michael Hampton - Guitar
- Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins - Vocals
- Taka Khan - Handclapping
- Cordell Mosson - Bass
- Gary Shider - Guitar, Vocals
- Calvin Simon - Vocals
- Grady Thomas - Vocals
- Pamela Vincent - Handclapping
- Fred Wesley - Horn
- Debbie Wright - Handclapping
- Reginald Rasputin Boutte - Handclapping
- Bryan Chimenti - Handclapping
- Archie Ivy - Handclapping
- Boom - Horn
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1976 Pop Albums No. 13
1976 Black Albums No. 4
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - singles
1976 Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk) Pop Singles No. 15
1976 Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk) Black Singles No. 5