A Fifth of Funk

A Fifth of Funk
Japanese pressing of the CD "A Fifth Of Funk"
Studio album by George Clinton Family Series
Released	July 1993
Recorded	1972–1981
Genres	Funk, soul, dance
Length	77:03
Labels	P-Vine; Sequel Records (UK); AEM Records (US)
Producer	George Clinton
George Clinton Family Series chronology
Testing Positive 4 the Funk (1993) A Fifth of Funk (1993) The Best (1995)

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Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music

A Fifth of Funk is the fifth and final installment of the George Clinton Family Series collection by Parliament-Funkadelic collective members. The album was released in Japan in 1993 by P-Vine Records, and later in the same year by AEM Records in the United States and Sequel Records in the United Kingdom. The compilation's producer and P-Funk leader George Clinton gives his final thoughts about the tracks on the album, as well as his feelings on the entire Family Series project, for A Fifth of Funk's final track. The title is a play on words of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, as well as Walter Murphy's 1976 disco hit "A Fifth of Beethoven".

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flatman And Bobin"	8:12
2.	"I Didn't Know That Funk Was Loaded (Count Funkula)"	5:25
3.	"Thumparella (Oh Kay)"	3:46
Total length:		17:23

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eyes Of A Dreamer"	3:49
2.	"I Found You"	4:36
3.	"Ice Melting In Your Heart"	5:18
4.	"Clone Ranger"	5:55
Total length:		19:38

Side C

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Who Do You Love"	5:02
2.	"Up Up Up And Away"	4:33
3.	"Can't Get Over Losing You"	6:42
Total length:		16:17

Side D

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rat Kissed The Cat"	6:26
2.	"Too Tight For Light"	5:00
3.	"Every Little Bit Hurts"	7:19
4.	"Interview "The Final Thought""	5:00
Total length:		23:45 77:03

Personnel

Song credits for A Fifth of Funk adapted from album liner notes.

1. "Flatman and Bobin"
   • Artist: Parliament (1978) Producer: George Clinton
   • Drums: Tyrone Lampkin
   • Bass: Bootsy Collins
   • Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
   • Guitars: Garry Shider
   • Horns: Horny Horns
2. "Count Funkula (I Didn't Know That Funk Was Loaded)"
   • Artist: Lonnie Greene (1980) Producers: Ron Dunbar, Lonnie Greene
   • Drums: Lonnie Greene
   • Bass: Donnie Sterling
   • Guitars: Tony Thomas
3. "Thumparella (Oh Kay)"
   • Artist: Ron Ford (1981) Producer: Ron Ford
4. "Eyes of a Dreamer"
   • Artist: Jessica Cleaves (1981) Producer: Ron Dunbar
5. "I Found You"
   • Artist: Phillippe Wynne (1981) Producer: Phillippe Wynne, Ron Dunbar
   • Background Vocals: Brandie (Telma Hopkins, Joyce Vincent)
6. "Ice Melting in Your Heart"
   • Artist: Brides of Funkenstein (1977) Producer: Ron Dunbar
   • Drums: Tyrone Lampkin
   • Bass: Junie Morrison
   • Guitars: Junie Morrison, Garry Shider
   • Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
7. "Clone Ranger"
   • Artist: Trey Lewd's Flastic Brain Flam (1978)
   • Producers: Gary Shider, George Clinton
   • Drums: Tony Davis
   • Bass: Stevie Pannall
   • Guitars: Garry Shider, DeWayne McKnight
   • Background Vocals: Brides, Parlet
8. "Who Do You Love"
   • Artist: Bernie Worrell (1978) Producers: Bernie Worrell, George Clinton
   • Drums: Tyrone Lampkin
   • Bass: Rodney 'Skeets' Curtis
   • Percussion: Larry Fratangelo
   • Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
   • Guitars: Gary Shider
9. "Up Up Up and Away"
   • Artist: Brides of Funkenstein (1979) Producer: Ron Dunbar
   • Drums: Jerry Jones
   • Bass: Rodnick Chandler
   • Guitars: Eddie Willis
   • Keyboards: Rudi Robinson, Bernie Worrell
10. "Can't Get Over Losing You"
    • Artist: Junie Morrison (1978) Producer: Junie Morrison
    • All instruments by Junie Morrison
11. "Rat Kissed the Cat"
    • Artist: George Clinton and Brides of Funkenstein (1977) Producer: George Clinton
    • Drums: Tiki Fullwood
    • Bass: Billy Bass
    • Guitars: Gary Cooper, Garry Shider
    • Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
    • Horns: Horny Horns
12. "Too Tight for Light"
    • Artist: Funkadelic (1979) Producer: George Clinton, Junie Morrison
13. "Every Little Bit Hurts"
    • Artist: George Clinton, Diane Brooks, & Funkadelic (1972)
    • Producer: George Clinton
14. "Interview - Final Thoughts"
    • George Clinton

General references

• Colin Larkin (1998). Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin Books. ISBN 0-7535-0241-0.

External links

• A Fifth of Funk at Discogs