''A Whole Nother Thang'' is the 1976 debut album by

Parliament-Funkadelic Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American musical collective, music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton (funk musician), George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament (band), Parliame ...

vocalist

Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins (June 8, 1941 – March 16, 2023) was an American singer. He performed with 1950s and 1960s doo-wop group, The Parliaments, and was a founding member of 1970s funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, also known as P ...

. The album was released by

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and features heavy participation from various

P-Funk Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American musical collective, music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton (funk musician), George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament (band), Parliame ...

musicians. The album features the track "Cookie Jar", which was later recorded by the

spin off act

Parlet Parlet was a female spinoff group from P-Funk formed by veteran background vocalists Mallia Franklin, Jeanette Washington and Debbie Wright. Washington and Wright were the first female members in Parliament-Funkadelic Parliament-Funkadel ...

as well as

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. It is the first P-Funk spin off album not to be produced by George Clinton. The album was produced and arranged by Haskins. In 1994, the album was reissued along with its successor '' Radio Active'' on a single CD entitled '' A Whole Nother Radio Active Thang'' (Westbound CDSEWD 099), which also featured the previously unreleased bonus track "Right Back Where I Started From".

Track listing

*All songs written by Fuzzy Haskins, except where noted. #"Tangerine Green" 4:18 #"Cookie Jar" 4:45 #"Mr. Junk Man" 3:47 #"I Can See Myself in You" 3:24 #"Fuz and da Boog" (Haskins,

Cordell Mosson Cordell "Boogie" Mosson (born Cardell Mosson; October 16, 1952 – April 18, 2013) was an American bassist who was a member of Parliament-Funkadelic. He was given a Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy in 2019. Mosson was born in New Brunswick, N ...

) 3:28 #"Which Way Do I Disco?" 4:10 #"Love's Now Is Forever" 4:18 #"Sometimes I Rock and Roll" 4:14 #"I'll Be Loving You" 5:46

References

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