''First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate'' is the fourteenth studio album by American

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band

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. The album was released by The C Kunspyruhzy in 2014 and consists of newly recorded material. The album consists of 3 discs comprising 33 tracks in total, which has been explained to mirror the 33 years that had elapsed since Funkadelic's last official album release in 1981, ''

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''. Like most of the Funkadelic catalog, the album features cover artwork by artist

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Release

''First Ya Gotta Shake The Gate'' was released in digital format on November 25, 2014. The official CD release, after first being announced for December 1, was delayed to December 23, 2014. The album's first single released was "The Naz", a song featuring

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, in 2013. A second single, "Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard On You?", was digitally released on October 21, 2014, in connection with the release of George Clinton's autobiography, ''Brothers Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard On You?''. "As In" is a remake of

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's "As In (I Love You)" and features the late Jessica Cleaves on vocals. This album also features the first appearances of George's grandson Trazae rapping on a few tunes, and George's granddaughters Kandy Apple Redd, and George's stepdaughter Nakid 87, Sidney Barnes, Sly Stone, and posthumous appearances by Garry Shider and Belita Woods are featured on the album. Garry's son Garrett Shider replaces his father. This was the last Funkadelic project Bernie Worrell contributed to before his death.

Track listing

Personnel

*Vocals- George Clinton,

, Belita Woods,

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 ...

, Garrett Shider,

Kendra Foster Kendra Marie Foster (born January 29, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter, session singer and backup vocalist. A two-time Grammy Award-winner, she has performed with artists including George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic, Snoop Dogg and D'An ...

Steve Boyd ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve ...

, Robert 'P-Nut' Johnson,

El DeBarge Eldra Patrick "El" DeBarge (born June 4, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He was the focal point and primary lead singer of the family group DeBarge. Popular songs led by El DeBarge include "Time Will Reveal", "Who's Holding ...

, Tracey Lewis,

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(Tonysha Nelson and Patavian Lewis), Kim Manning,

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, Lashonda 'Sativa Diva' Clinton,

Jessica Cleaves Jessica Marguerite Cleaves (December 10, 1948 – May 2, 2014) was an American singer and songwriter. Cleaves was a lead singer of the Friends of Distinction, Earth, Wind & Fire, Parliament Funkadelic and Raw Silk. Early life Jessica Cleaves was ...

Kim Burrell Kimberly Jean Burrell (born August 27, 1972) is an American, Grammy–nominated, gospel singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor from Houston, Texas, United States. Biography Early life Born Kimberly Jean Burrell on August 27, 1972 in Houston, Te ...

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Del the Funky Homosapien Teren Delvon Jones (born August 12, 1972), better known by his stage name Del the Funky Homosapien (sometimes stylized as Del tha Funkee Homosapien) or Sir DZL, is an American rapper. Music career 1988–1997: Early life and beginnings Born in O ...

*Keyboards-

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, Rob Mandell,

David Spradley Funkadelic was an American funk rock band formed in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1968 and active until 1982. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, pioneered the funk music culture of the 1970s.John, Bush. Funkadeli ...

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 Roll ...

(piano on ''Yesterdejavu''),

, *Guitars-

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, a ...

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 ...

, Garrett Shider,

, Trafael Lewis, Brad Jordan, Corey "Funkafangez" Stoot *Bass- Rodney 'Skeet' Curtis,

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, Jeff "Cherokee" Bunn,

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

Anthony Nicholson on Jolene, Jimmy Ali, Hunter Daws, Michael B. Patterson (bass on ''Yesterdejavu'') *Drums- Nestor Mumm-Altuve, DJ Toure, Donald "Duck" Bailey, Lawrence Hilson Savar Martin on Jolene (drums on ''Yesterdejavu'') *Horns Andrae Grant-Tenor Sax, Marion Ross III-Trumpet, Randall Cook-Trombone *Percussion- Larry Fratangelo *Violin-

Lili Haydn Lili Haydn (born December 25, 1969) is a Canadian-born rock violinist, vocalist, actress, and composer. As a child, she pursued a career as an actress; at age eight she discovered the violin and began to focus on classical music. By the time Hay ...

*Didgeridoo- William Thoren *Co-producers- Rob 'G-Koop' Mandell,

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(Eli Goldstein and Charles Levine), Rob Manzoli, Sue Brooks ,

Quazedelic Stanley Harris Jr. (born October 11, 1977, in Santa Ana, California, U.S.) is a music producer, rapper and singer in Los Angeles, California. He records under the stage name Quaze or Quazedelic. He received his big break into the music industry w ...

*Album Art-

References

External links

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