''Standing on the Verge of Getting It On'' is the sixth studio album by

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. Funkade ...

, released on

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, released in July 1974. It is notable for featuring the return of guitarist Eddie Hazel. On this album, the lyrics generally take a backseat to the music and the jamming. It is one of the most popular Funkadelic albums among fans, and highlights the virtuosic guitar of the returning

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 1 ...

, who had departed following 1971's

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. Hazel co-wrote all of the album's songs, although the songwriting credits were mostly in the name of Grace Cook, Hazel's mother (a gambit by Hazel to avoid contractual difficulties with the publishing rights).

Track listing

Side One

#“Red Hot Mama” (

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, George Clinton,

) – 4:54 (released as a single-Westbound 5000) #“Alice in My Fantasies” (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) – 2:26 #“I’ll Stay” (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) – 7:16 #“Sexy Ways” (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) – 3:05

Side Two

#“Standing on the Verge of Getting It On” (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) – 5:07 (released as a single-Westbound 224) #“Jimmy’s Got a Little Bit of Bitch in Him” (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) – 2:33 (released as the B-side of "Standing on the Verge of Getting It On") #“Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts” (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) – 12:30 Note: on songs 2–7, Eddie Hazel's songwriting credit was in the name of his mother, Grace Cook.

Personnel

''(all the below is from the liner notes)'' *Spaced Viking; Keyboards & Vocals:

*Tenor Vocals, Congas and Suave Personality:

Calvin Simon Calvin Eugene Simon (May 22, 1942 – January 6, 2022) was an American singer who was a member of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 along with fifteen other members of Parl ...

*A Prototype Werewolf; Berserker Octave Vocals: Fuzzy Haskins *World's Only Black Leprechaun; Bass & Vocals: Boogie Mosson *Maggoteer Lead/Solo Guitar & Vocals: Eddie “Smedley Smorganoff” Hazel *Rhythm/Lead Guitar, Doowop Vocals, Sinister Grin:

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 ...

*Supreme Maggot Minister of Funkadelia; Vocals, Maniac Froth and Spit; Behaviour Illegal In Several States: George Clinton *Percussion & Vocals; Equipped with stereo armpits:

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 memb ...

*Rhythm/Lead Guitar; polyester soul-powered token white devil: Ron Bykowski *Registered and Licensed Genie; Vocals: “Shady” Grady Thomas *Subterranean Bass Vocals, Supercool and Stinky Fingers: Ray (Stingray) Davis *Drums: Gary Bronson *Bass: Jimi Calhoun *Piano:

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*Percussion: Ty Lampkin

Song information

“Red Hot Momma”

This song is a remake of a song by

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while the band was signed to

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. The title of this song has been spelled in three different ways on various Parliaments, Funkadelic, and

releases that have featured a version of the song, with the final word being spelled as "Mama," "Mamma," or "Momma." The guitar solo and jam that conclude this song were continued in the studio, and ended up as a B-side titled "Vital Juices," featuring guitar work by Eddie Hazel and Ron Bykowski. That track is found on Westbound compilation CD '' Music For Your Mother: Funkadelic 45s'' as well as the recent CD reissue of the original album. *Lead Vocals: George Clinton & Eddie Hazel *Lead Guitars and Solos: Eddie Hazel & Ron Bykowski

Charts

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(North America)

References

External links

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