''Dope Dogs'' is a 1994 album by
Parliament-Funkadelic (also known as P-Funk All Stars). The album was first released on the
P-Vine label in
Japan
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. It was later released on the Hot Hands label in the
United Kingdom. The
United States release on the Dogone Records label, a custom label of Available Entertainment, was released under the name
George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars. The U.S. version was remastered by
David Libert
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of Available Entertainment. The album's theme deals with dope-sniffing dogs that become addicted to the very drugs that they are assigned to find.
Reception
''
Select'' gave the album a rating of three out of five, stating that there are "moves and grooves aplenty, but most of it leads nowhere"
Tracks
The album's configuration varied among the Japanese, British, and American releases.
Japanese track listing
#Dog Star (Fly On)
(G Clinton, DeWayne McKnight) - 8:11
#U.S. Custom Coast Guard Dog
(G Clinton) - 4:53
#Some Next Shit
(G Clinton, Michael Payne) - 6:11
#Follow the Leader
(Rakim, G Clinton) - 5:30
#Just Say Ding (Databoy)
(G Clinton, Tracey Lewis, D McKnight) - 4:33
#Help Scottie, Help (I'm Tweaking and I Can't Beam Up)
(T Lewis, Hazel Lewis) - 5:04
#Pack of Wild Dogs
(G Clinton, Andre Williams, Mike E. Clark
Michael Earl Clark (born December 25, 1962) is an American record producer and DJ from Michigan, best known for working with Kid Rock, Insane Clown Posse, Prozak and Mickey Avalon. Clark has also worked with George Clinton, Patti Smith, R.L. B ...
) - 5:47
#Fifi
(G Clinton, D McKnight) - 3:46
#All Sons of Bitches
(G Clinton, Belita Woods) - 5:34
#Dopey Dope Dog
(G Clinton, Daddy Freddy, Lige Curry) - 4:53
#Sick 'Em
(G Clinton) - 6:13
#Kibbles and Bits
(G Clinton) - 5:05
#I Ain't the Lady (He Ain't the Tramp)
(G Clinton, Loic Gambas Bordas, Eebony Young) - 4:38
#Tales That Wag the Dog Part 1 (Niggaa, Pleeeeeze!)
(G Clinton, T Lewis, Derrick Rossen) - 5:30
#Tales That Wag the Dog Part 2 (Is That Your Bark or Your Bite?)
(G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) -
British track listing
#Dog Star (Fly On)
(G Clinton, D McKnight) - 8:11
#Fifi
(G Clinton, D McKnight) - 3:46
#Some Next Shit
(G Clinton, M Payne) - 6:11
#Follow the Leader
(Rakim, G Clinton) - 5:30
#Just Say Ding (Databoy)
(G Clinton, T Lewis, D McKnight) - 4:33
#Help Scottie, Help (I'm Tweaking and I Can't Beam Up)
(T Lewis, H Lewis) - 5:04
#Lost Dog
(G Clinton, Bobby Gillespie) -
#U.S. Custom Coast Guard Dog (Hyper Mix)
(G Clinton) - 4:53
#All Sons of Bitches
(G Clinton, B Woods) - 5:34
#Dopey Dope Dog
(G Clinton, D Freddy, L Curry) - 4:53
#Sick 'Em
(G Clinton) - 6:13
#Gettin' Dogged
(G Clinton, Robert Johnson Jr., M Payne) -
#I Ain't the Lady (He Ain't the Tramp)
(G Clinton, L G Bordas, E Young) - 4:38
#Tales That Wag the Dog Part 1 (Niggaa, Pleeeeeze!)
(G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) - 5:30
#Tales That Wag the Dog Part 2 (Is That Your Bark or Your Bite?)
(G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) -
American track listing
#Dog Star (Fly On)
(G Clinton, D McKnight) - 8:11
#U.S. Custom Coast Guard Dog
(G Clinton) - 5:15
#Some Next Shit
(G Clinton, M Payne, Louis Kabbable) - 6:10
#Just Say Ding (Databoy)
(G Clinton, Tracey Lewis, D McKnight) - 4:33
#Help Scottie, Help (I'm Tweaking and I Can't Beam Up)
(T Lewis, Hazel Lewis) - 5:06
#Pepe (The Pill Popper)
(G Clinton) - 6:08
#Back Up Against the Wall
(G Clinton, D McKnight) - 5:51
#Fifi
(G Clinton, D McKnight) - 3:58
#All Sons of Bitches
(G Clinton, Belita Woods) - 4:33
#Sick 'Em
(G Clinton) - 5:14
#I Ain't the Lady (He Ain't the Tramp)
(G Clinton, L G Bordas, E Young) - 4:38
#Pack of Wild Dogs
(G Clinton, A Williams, Mike E. Clark
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) - 5:47
#Tales That Wag the Dog
(G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) - 5:30
#My Dog
(G Clinton, "Crop" Holyfield) - 4:29
Personnel
*Vocals:
Pat Lewis,
Sandra Feva
Sandra Feva (born Sandra Arnold, May 14, 1947 – June 26, 2020), also known as Sandra Richardson, was an American soul singer, composer, and backing vocalist.
She was born in Los Angeles, California, the oldest of five siblings, but grew up in De ...
,
Sheila Horne, Steve Boyd, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, Lige Curry,
Belita Woods
Belita Karen Woods (October 23, 1948 – May 14, 2012) was a lead singer of the late 1970s R&B group Brainstorm. She also performed with Parliament-Funkadelic for two decades, beginning in 1992.
Brainstorm had a disco hit in 1977 called "Lovin' ...
, Joe Harris,
Michael "Clip" Payne
Michael "Clip" Payne (born William Michael Payne on September 25, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician. He has been a member of Parliament , Funkadelic, The P-Funk Allstars and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective since 1977.
Caree ...
, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Lloyd Williams,
Garry Shider, Amelia Jesse, Andre Foxxe Williams, Louie "Babblin" Kabbabie,
Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins,
Calvin Simon,
Ray Davis,
Grady Thomas, Nicole Tindall,
Jeanette McGruder,
Shirley Hayden
Shirley may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Shirley'' (novel), an 1849 novel by Charlotte Brontë
* ''Shirley'' (1922 film), a British silent film
* ''Shirley'' (2020 film), an American film
* ''Shirley'' (album), a 1961 album by Shirley Bas ...
,
Jessica Cleaves, Janet Evans, Larry Heckstall, Duane, "Sa'D'Ali" Maultsby, Starr Cullars, Shawn Clinton,
George Clinton, FROG, Patavian Lewis, Trafael, Tracey Lewis, "Cuz", Barbarella Bishop, Daddy Freddy
*Guitars:
Eddie Hazel,
Michael Hampton, Garry Shider,
DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight
DeWayne Stephen "Blackbyrd" McKnight (born April 17, 1954) is an American guitarist. He was a member of The Headhunters, a jazz-funk fusion band from 1975 through 1978 and Parliament-Funkadelic from 1978 through 2008. He served briefly as gui ...
, Andre Foxxe Williams,
Cordell Mosson, Michael "Clip" Payne,
Bootsy Collins
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist and singer.
Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins established himself as one of the leading n ...
,
Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Jerome Ali, Jeff Bass, Loic Gambas
*Bass: Lige Curry, Dewayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Lonnie Motley, Mike "Clip" Payne, and Bootsy Collins
*Drummers and Percussionists: Frankie "Kash" Waddy, Guy Curtis, Dewayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Gabe Gonzales, Michael "Clip" Payne, Loic Gambas, Man In The Box,
Muruga Booker
*Keyboards and Piano:
Joseph "Amp" Fiddler, Tracey Lewis
*Organs and Synthesizers:
Bernie Worrell, Michael "Clip" Payne, George Clinton, Dewayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Jeff Bass, and Loic Gambas
*Horns:
Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American trombonist who worked with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s and Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s.
Biography
Wesley was born the son of a high school teacher and big band lead ...
,
Maceo Parker, Richard Griffith, Rick Gardner, Marcus Belgrave, Bennie Cowan, Greg Thomas,
Greg Boyer,
Perry Robinson
*Programmers and Re-mixers: Michael "Clip" Payne,
Mike E. Clark
Michael Earl Clark (born December 25, 1962) is an American record producer and DJ from Michigan, best known for working with Kid Rock, Insane Clown Posse, Prozak and Mickey Avalon. Clark has also worked with George Clinton, Patti Smith, R.L. B ...
, Mike Wilder, Mark Bass, George Clinton
References
External links
*
Dope Dogs' at
Discogs
* ''Dope Dogs''
Japanese
at The Motherpage
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George Clinton (funk musician) albums
1994 albums
Albums with cover art by Pedro Bell