''Lifestyles of the Roach and Famous'' is an album by the

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spin off act, INCorporated Thang Band. The album was released in 1988 by

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. The album was produced by George Clinton and

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 ...

, while Andre Williams and Lige Curry serve as "Mack Roach" producers. The album concept is a parody of the television series "

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". The album cover was designed by longtime

album artist

Pedro Bell Pedro Bell (June 11, 1950 – August 27, 2019) was an American artist and illustrator, best known for his elaborate album cover designs and other artwork for numerous Funkadelic and George Clinton solo albums. Bell also wrote many of the liner n ...

. Originally, the Incorporated Thang Band went by the name of the Tackheads, a slight reference to Jimmy G and the Tackheads which was a P-Funk spin off act fronted by George Clinton's brother Jimmy.

Track listing

#"Body Jackin'" (George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Joseph Fiddler) (released as a single-Warner Bros 7-2832 and as a 12" single Warner 0-20709) #"Storyteller" (Steve Washington, George Clinton) #"Still Tight (George Clinton, Tracey Lewis,

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 ...

, Justin Kace) (released as a single-Warner 7-22983 and 12" single-Warner 0-21216) #"Androgynous View" (Steve Washington, George Clinton, Andre Foxxe) #"Jack of All Trades" (Andre Foxxe, Lige Curry, George Clinton) #"I'd Do Anything For You" (Robert Johnson, Lashawn Clinton) #"What If The Girl Says Yes?" (George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Joseph Fiddler) #"44-22-38" (George Clinton, Jimmy Giles, Bootsy Collins, Michael Lane)

Personnel

*Lige Curry – lead vocals, bass *Andre Foxxe – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards *Patrick "Boogie" Drummond – vocals, keyboards *Robert "Sly" Garrett – keyboards, vocals *Chris Bruce – guitar *Dean Ragland – drums *Claudia White – vocals *Angel Keener – vocals ;Additional personnel *Michael Lane, Steve Washington, Justin Kace, Tom Norton, Joseph Fiddler, Robert Johnson - keyboards, synthesizer *Steve Washington,

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 ...

- guitar *Bootsy Collins, Steve Washington - bass *Justin Kace, Bootsy Collins, Andre Williams, Steve Washington, Michael Lane - synth and drum programming *Garry Shider, George Clinton, Tracey Lewis, Robert Johnson,

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, Pat Lewis, Lloyd Williams, Joe Harris, Sheila Washington, Jessica Cleaves - vocals

Video

"Body Jackin'" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFVsWEGBKC4

References

{{Authority control INCorporated Thang Band albums 1988 albums Warner Records albums Albums with cover art by Pedro Bell