''Trombipulation'' is the ninth

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by the funk band

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(see

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). It was released by

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. It was the last album of original material produced by the group for 38 years until '' Medicaid Fraud Dogg'' in 2018. Unlike previous Parliament albums, George Clinton did not serve as sole producer of the album, as other

P-Funk Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, both active since the 1960s. Their distinctive ...

figures assisted in producing individual tracks. Bassist

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 ...

emerged as the principal musician on this album, playing virtually all of the instruments on a number of tracks. The track "Let's Play House" was sampled by the Hip-Hop group

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for their single "

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". While ''Trombipulation'' wasn't as commercially successful as previous Parliament albums, its first single, "Agony of DeFeet" peaked at number 7 on the

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charts.

Track listing

# "Crush It" (G. Clinton, W. Collins) – 3:51 (released as single Casablanca NB 2330, then as a 12" single-Casablanca NB 20235) # "Trombipulation" (G. Clinton, W. Collins) – 4:34 # "Long Way Around" (G. Clinton, W. Morrison) – 5:40 #"Agony of Defeet" (R. Dunbar, D. Sterling, G. Clinton) – 6:23 (released as single Casablanca NB 2317, then as a promotional 12" single-Casablanca NBD 20232 ) #"New Doo Review" (G. Clinton, R. Ford) – 5:55 #"Let's Play House" (G. Clinton, W. Collins, W. Morrison) – 3:39 #"Body Language" (G. Clinton) – 5:57 (released as the b-side to "Crush It") #"Peek-a-Groove" (G. Clinton, R. Ford) – 7:48

Personnel

*Bass:

, Donnie Sterling, Lige Curry, Jimmie Ali *Guitars: Bootsy Collins, Tony Thomas,

Michael Hampton Michael Hampton (born November 15, 1956) is an American funk/rock guitarist. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. Career Hampton was born in Cleveland, Ohio, ...

, Gordon Carlton, Jerome Ali *Drums: Bootsy Collins, Lonnie Greene, Tyrone Lampkin, Kenny Colton *Keyboards:

Bernie Worrell George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Rol ...

, David Lee Chong, Michael Hampton, Manon Saulsby, Ernestro Wilson *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 le ...

, Larry Hatcher, Bennie Cowan, Greg Thomas,

Maceo Parker Maceo Parker (; born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many o ...

, Richard Griffith, Darryl Dixon, David Taylor, Barry Taylor, Barry Rogers, Danny Cahn,

David Tofani Dave Tofani is an American saxophonist and woodwind player, and composer. As a session musician he has performed on over 500 jazz, pop, and rock recordings such as the clarinet solo on " Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" by Soft Cell.AllMusic Dave Tofani ...

, John Mical, David Majali,

Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was born on N ...

Michael Brecker Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of ...

*Vocals: Dr. Funk,

Garry Shider Garry Marshall Shider (July 24, 1953 – June 16, 2010) was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen ...

, Ray Davis, Michael "Clip" Payne, Lige Curry, Jerome Rodgers, Larry Hatcher, Robert Johnson, Ron Dunbar, Jeanette McGruder,

Dawn Silva Dawn Silva is an American funk vocalist. Silva started her career as a background vocalist for Sly and the Family Stone. She joined Parliament-Funkadelic in 1977. She was the only original Brides of Funkenstein member to continue through the B ...

, Sheila Horne, Mallia Franklin, Shirley Hayden, Janice Evans, Jeanette Washington, Gwen Dozier, Cheryl James, Ron Ford, Patty Walker, Andre Williams, Stevie Pannell, Kevin Shider, Tracey "Trey Lewd" Lewis, Tony Davis, Philippe Wynne, Jessica Cleaves, Donnie Sterling, Tony Thomas, Lonnie Greene, Nina Hoover, Linda Shider, Larry Heckstall, Dawn Driver, Ronni Faust,

Godmoma Godmoma was a trio of female vocalists. The trio consisted of Cynthia Girty, Carolyn Myles, and Tony Walker. Godmoma released one album, ''Godmoma Here'', in 1981, on Elektra Records. ''Godmoma Here'' was produced by P-Funk bassist Bootsy Collins a ...

, Junie Morrison, Bootsy Collins.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Parliament (band) albums 1980 albums Casablanca Records albums Concept albums