''P Is the Funk'' is the second installment of the George Clinton Family Series collection. The album was released in 1992 by

P-Vine P-Vine Records is an independent record label based in Tokyo, Japan. History It was started in 1976 by Blues Interactions, a firm founded in 1975 by Yasufumi Higurashi and Akira Kochi, as a record label focused on black music. The label name c ...

Records in Japan, and then was released later in the same year by AEM Records in the United States and Sequel Records in the United Kingdom. The album contains notable tracks such as the first song ever recorded by the

Brides of Funkenstein The Brides of Funkenstein were an American Soul and Funk girl band, originally composed of singers Dawn Silva and Lynn Mabry. History Previously background singers for Sly Stone, singer of Sly and the Family Stone, Lynn Mabry and Dawn Silva jo ...

entitled "Love Is Something" featuring

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 ...

lead guitarist

Eddie Hazel Edward Earl Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was an American guitarist and singer in early funk music who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic. Hazel was a posthumous inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in ...

, as well radio commercials for the '' Ultra Wave'' album by

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 ...

. As with all of the Family Series CD's, George Clinton supplies background information of all of the songs featured on the CD (Track 11)

Track listing and personnel

Clone Communicado *Artist:

Funkadelic 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 ...

(1976) Producer: George Clinton *Drums:

Tiki Fulwood Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood (May 23, 1944 – October 29, 1979) was an American musician. He was the drummer for the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, as well as a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other membe ...

*Guitar:

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 ...

, Glen Goins,

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 ...

*Keyboard:

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 ...

*Vocals: Dr. Funkenstein (Archie Ivy), Ron Ford, Funkadelic Does Disc Go with D.A.T. (Simon Says) *Artist: Parliament (1979) Producer: George Clinton, Ron Dunbar *Drums: Dennis Chambers *Bass: Donnie Sterling *Guitar: Gordon Carlton *Clavinet: Bernie Worrell *Horns: Horny Horns *Vocals: Lonnie Greene, Ron Dunbar, Donnie Sterling *Background Vocals: Parliament, Brides,

Parlet Parlet was a female spinoff group from P-Funk formed by veteran background vocalists Mallia Franklin, Jeanette Washington and Debbie Wright. Washington and Wright were the first female members in Parliament-Funkadelic Parliament-Funkadelic ...

Shove On *Artist: Jimmy G (1981) Producer: George Clinton, Ron Ford *Drums: Dean Ragland *Bass: Jimmy Giles *Guitar: Ron Ford *Piano: David Lee Chong *Fender Rhodes: David Lee Chong *Lead Vocals: Jimmy Giles *Background Vocals: Parlet, Ron Ford Rock Jam *Artist: Ron Ford (1980) Producer: Ron Ford, George Clinton *Background Vocals: Brides, Parlet *Drums: Dean Ragland *Guitar, Bass: Ron Ford *Keyboards: David Spradley Love Is Something *Artist:

(1977) Producer: George Clinton *Drums: Tiki Fulwood *Bass:

Billy "Bass" Nelson William "Billy Bass" Nelson (born January 28, 1951) is a U.S. musician, who was the original bassist for Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. Career ...

*Guitar: Jim Callon, Eddie Hazel *Clavinet, Synth: Bernie Worrell *Vocals: Eddie Hazel, Brides of Funkenstein, Jim Callon *Sax Solo: Darryl Dixon Every Booty (Get On Down) *Artist: Parliament (1979) Producer: Bootsy Collins, George Clinton *Drums: Frankie Waddy *Bass:

*Guitar: Bootsy Collins, Michael Hampton *Keyboards: Bernie Worrell, Mudbone Cooper *Clavinet, Organ:

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 of B ...

*Horns:

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*Percussion: Larry Fratangelo *Vocals: Funkadelic Personal Problems *Artist: Treylewd (1981) Producer: George Clinton *Drums: Tony Davis *Bass: Stevie Pannall *Guitars: Andre Williams *Vocals: Tracey Lewis, Andre "Foxxe" Williams Bubble Gum Gangster *Artist: Ron Ford (1981) Producer: Ron Ford, George Clinton *Drums: Man In The Box *Bass: Ron Ford *Keyboards: David Spradley *Guitars: Ron Ford *Background Vocal: Brides, Parlet She's Crazy *Artist: Jerome & Jimmy Ali (1980) *Guitars: Jerome Ali *Bass: Jimmy Ali *Drums: Dennis Chambers Think Right *Artist: Parlet & Brides of Funkenstein (1980) Producer: Ron Ford, George Clinton *Drums: Kenny Colton *Guitar: Tony Thomas, Michael Hampton *Keyboards: Nestro Wilson *Bass: Ron Ford *Vocals: Parlet In the Cabin of My Uncle Jam (P Is the Funk) *Artist: Funkadelic (1979) Producer: George Clinton *Drums: Kenny Colton *Bass: Jeff "Cherokee" Bunn *Guitars: Kevin Oliver, Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Glen Goins, Eddie Hazel *Keyboards: Gary Hudgins, Bernie Worrell *Vocals: Ron Ford, Dr. Funkenstein, Archie Ivey, Nene My Love *Artist: Jessica Cleaves (1981) Producer: George Clinton, Ron Dunbar *Vocals: Jessica Cleaves Interview *The Family Commercials *George Clinton *Bootsy Collins {{Authority control George Clinton (funk musician) albums 1993 albums