Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
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Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
- Artist: Bootsy's Rubber Band
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- Release Date: 1977 01
- Total Time: 38:39
- Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Review
Bootsy Collins' debut solo album, Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band, was an extremely tough act to follow, but thankfully, there are no signs of a sophomore slump (either creatively or commercially) on his second album, Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! Most P-funk addicts consider this 1977 LP essential listening, and it isn't hard to see why they feel that way. Everything on the album is excellent; that is true of up-tempo smokers like "The Pinocchio Theory" and the title song as well as slow, moody, eerie offerings such as "What's a Telephone Bill?" and "Munchies for Your Love." The lyrics are consistently humorous and clever, the grooves are consistently infectious. You can think of Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! as a meeting of the funk minds -- Collins produced this record with his mentor, George Clinton, who co-wrote all of the material. So Clinton has a lot of input and gives Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! the distinctive P-funk sound that Parliament/Funkadelic was known for. But at the same time, he encourages Collins' originality -- Bootsy's Rubber Band sounds like a Parliament/Funkadelic spin-off (which is exactly what it was), but not a Parliament/Funkadelic clone. Without question, Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! is essential listening for lovers of hard 1970s funk. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi| Ahh...Laine!/Holly Days (2007 Album by Denny Laine) | |
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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. Records | |||
| Producer | Bootsy Collins, George Clinton | |||
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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]).
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Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[3] |
| Rolling Stone | favorable[4] |
| Warr.org | [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).
Track listing
- Side I / El Uno – A Friendly Boo
- "Ahh...the Name is Bootsy, Baby" (W. Collins/G. Clinton/Maceo Parker) – (6:52)
- "The Pinocchio Theory" (W. Collins/G. Clinton) – (6:08)(released as a single-Warner Bros. 8328)
- "Rubber Duckie" (W. Collins/G. Clinton/Garry Shider) – (3:18)(released as the b-side to "The Pinocchio Theory")
- "Preview Side Too" (W. Collins/G. Clinton/G. Cooper) – (0:56)
- Side II / Un Dos – Geepieland Music
- "What's a Telephone Bill?" (W. Collins/G. Clinton/G. Cooper) – (5:58)
- "Munchies for Your Love" (W. Collins/G. Clinton/G. Cooper/G. Shider) – (9:39)
- "Can't Stay Away" (W. Collins/G. Clinton) – (5:28)(released as a single-Warner Bros. 8403)
- "Reprise: We Want Bootsy" (W. Collins/G. Clinton/M. 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
- Also on Horns: Randy & Michael Brecker
- Front Ground Vocals: Gary Cooper, Robert Johnson
- Horn Arrangements: Fred Wesley and Bootsy Collins
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions[6] | |
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| US | US R&B |
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| 1977 | Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! | 16 | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[7] | ||
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| US | US R&B |
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| 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. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=418. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ Rolling Stone review[dead link]
- ^ "http://www.warr.org/ Warr.org review". Warr.org. http://www.warr.org/bootsy.html#ATNIBB. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ "Bootsy's Rubber Band US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p57829/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ "Bootsy's Rubber Band US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p57829/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
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