Mothership Connection

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Mothership Connection is a funk album by Parliament, released in 1975. 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.

In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Mothership Connection the 55th greatest album of all time. Template:RS500 Joe S. Harrington of Blastitude listed it as #6 in his All-time Top 100 Albums, describing it as "the greatest r'n'b album of all time". [1] Dr. Dre samples the songs "Mothership Connection" and "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" on his album The Chronic.

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Track listing

  1. "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 7:41
  2. "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 6:13
  3. "Unfunky UFO" (Clinton/Collins/Snider) - 4:23
  4. "Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication" (Clinton/Collins/Shider/Worrell) - 5:03
  5. "Handcuffs" (Clinton/Goins/McLaughlin) - 3:51
  6. "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)" (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 5:46
  7. "Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples" (Clinton/Collins/Snider) - 5:10
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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
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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
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