''Set the Booty Up Right'' is a five-song EP released by the

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Fishbone Fishbone is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1979, that plays a fusion of ska, punk, funk, metal, reggae, and soul. AllMusic has described the group as "one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late ' ...

in 1990. It was recorded shortly after the band hired former

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music director John Bigham on guitar and keyboard (though Bigham is not pictured in the band photo on the back cover of the CD). The EP served as a stopgap release for fans, due to production delays for the full album '' The Reality of My Surroundings'', which was released in 1991.Thompson, Dave. "Fishbone." Funk. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2001. 302-03. Print. The EP features two alternate versions of the song "Bonin' in the Boneyard" (the original version of which is found on the 1988 album '' Truth and Soul'') as well as three new studio tracks. It has long been out of print, but the track "Love and Bullshit" was included on the 1996 retrospective '' Fishbone 101: Nuttasaurusmeg Fossil Fuelin' the Fonkay''.

Track listing

Personnel

;Fishbone *John Bigham - keyboards, guitar *Chris Dowd - keyboards, trombone, vocals *Philip "Fish" Fisher - drums *John Norwood Fisher - bass guitar *Kendall Jones - guitar *Walter A. Kibby II - trumpet, vocals *

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- saxophone, vocals ;Technical *

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- producer (track 1) *

David Kahne David Kahne is an American record producer, musician, composer, and former record company executive. Professional career Kahne started his musical career as a working musician and soon became Director of A&R for America's first punk and new ...

- producer (tracks 2, 3 & 4) *

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- producer (track 5)

Accolades

References

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