Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
| Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! | ||||
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| Studio album by Bootsy's Rubber Band | ||||
| Released | January 14, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 38:59 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Bootsy Collins, George Clinton | |||
| Bootsy's Rubber Band chronology | ||||
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Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! is a funk album by Bootsy's Rubber Band, released on January 14, 1977. It reached number one on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Soul albums chart, the first P-Funk release to achieve this goal. The album was produced by George Clinton and William "Bootsy" Collins and arranged by Bootsy and Casper (names William Collins uses to refer to his various roles [1]).
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
| Rolling Stone | favorable[4] |
| The Village Voice | B[5] |
Bootsy's second album is widely considered his best: the Motherpage gives it five-star ratings. Similar to most of Bootsy's other work, it is divided between dance tracks and slow jams. The song "The Pinocchio Theory" inspired the George Clinton creation Sir Nose D'voidoffunk (see P-Funk mythology: the song says if you fake the funk, your nose will grow, and Sir Nose fakes the funk).
The title track was inspiration for Eazy-E's 1988 track We Want Eazy, with Bootsy making a cameo appearance in the song's musical video.
Track listing
- Side I / El Uno – A Friendly Boo
- "Ahh...the Name is Bootsy, Baby" (William Collins, George Clinton, Maceo Parker) – (6:52)
- "The Pinocchio Theory" (William Collins, George Clinton) – (6:08) (released as a single-Warner Bros. 8328)
- "Rubber Duckie" (William Collins, George Clinton, Garry Shider) – (3:18) (released as the b-side to "The Pinocchio Theory")
- "Preview Side Too" (William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper) – (0:56)
- Side II / Un Dos – Geepieland Music
- "What's a Telephone Bill?" (William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper) – (5:58)
- "Munchies for Your Love" (William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper, Garry Shider) – (9:39)
- "Can't Stay Away" (William Collins, George Clinton) – (5:28) (released as a single-Warner Bros. 8403)
- "Reprise: We Want Bootsy" (William Collins, George Clinton, Maceo Parker) – (0:20)
Personnel
- Guitars: Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Garry Shider, Mike Hampton, Glenn Goins, Bootsy Collins
- Drums & Thangs: Frankie "Kash" Waddy, Jerome Brailey, Gary Cooper, Bootsy Collins
- Keyboards: Joel "Razor-Sharp" Johnson, Bernie Worrell
- Space Bass: Bootsy & Casper
- Horny Horns: Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Richard "Kush" Griffith
- Horns: Randy, Michael Brecker
- Front Ground Vocals: Gary Cooper, Robert Johnson
- Horn Arrangements: Fred Wesley and Bootsy Collins
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions[6] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 1977 | Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! | 16 | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1977 | "The Pinocchio Theory" | — | 6 | — |
| "Can't Stay Away" | — | 19 | — | |
See also
References
- ↑ New Funk Times' Collins interview
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ↑ Rolling Stone review Archived July 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Village Voice review
- ↑ "Bootsy's Rubber Band US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ↑ "Bootsy's Rubber Band US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
External links
- Bootsy's Rubber Band-Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! at Discogs
- Bootsy's Rubber Band-Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! on The Motherpage
