The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein

Studio album by Parliament

Released

July 20, 1976

Genre

Funk

Length

40:11

Parliament chronology

Mothership Connection
(1975)

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
(1976)

Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
(1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Billboard	(favorable)^[2]
Robert Christgau	(B+)^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein is an album by funk band Parliament, released in the summer of 1976. The album is notable for featuring horn arrangements by ex-James Brown band member, Fred Wesley. The album charted at #20 on the Billboard pop chart and became Parliament's second album to be certified gold. Two singles were released off the album, "Do That Stuff", which charted at #22, and "Dr. Funkenstein" which charted at #43.^[5]

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 References
4 External links

Track listing

"Prelude" – 1:40
"Gamin' on Ya!" – 3:02
"Dr. Funkenstein" – 5:46 (released as a single-Casablanca 875)
"Children of Productions" – 3:57
"Getten' to Know You" – 5:20
"Do That Stuff" – 4:47 (released as a single-Casablanca 871 and 12" single-Casablanca NBX-871)
"Everything is on the One" – 3:47
"I've Been Watching You (Move Your Sexy Body)" – 6:01
"Funkin' for Fun" – 5:56

Personnel

Vocals

Horns

Bass

Guitars

Garry Shider
Michael Hampton
Glen Goins

Drums & Percussion

Jerome Brailey
Bootsy Collins
Gary Cooper

Keyboards & Synthesizers

Bernie Worrell

Extra Singing Clones

Debbie Edwards
Taka Khan
Gary Cooper

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Billboard review
^ Robert Christgau review
^ Rolling Stone review
^ "The Clones of Dr Funkenstein - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r14883/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 2005-09-09.

External links

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein at Discogs

Parliament-Funkadelic

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees	Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey • George Clinton • Bootsy Collins • Ray Davis • Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood • Glen Goins • Michael Hampton • Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins • Eddie Hazel • Walter "Junie" Morrison • Cordell "Boogie" Mosson • "Billy Bass" Nelson • Garry Shider • Calvin Simon • Grady Thomas • Bernie Worrell

Related articles	Parliament • Funkadelic • House Guests • Godmoma • Kiddo • Original P • The Pacemakers • The Parliaments • Zapp • List of P-Funk members • Pedro Bell • Armen Boladian • Children of Production • Bill Laswell • Overton Loyd • P-Funk • P-Funk Earth Tour • P-Funk Mothership • P-Funk mythology • P-Funk projects • Uncle Jam Records

Parliament discography	Osmium • Up for the Down Stroke • Chocolate City • Mothership Connection • The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein • Live: P-Funk Earth Tour • Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome • Motor Booty Affair • Gloryhallastoopid • Trombipulation

Funkadelic discography	Funkadelic • Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow • Maggot Brain • America Eats Its Young • Cosmic Slop • Standing on the Verge of Getting It On • Let's Take It to the Stage • Tales of Kidd Funkadelic • Hardcore Jollies • One Nation Under a Groove • Uncle Jam Wants You • Connections & Disconnections • The Electric Spanking of War Babies • Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan – 12th September 1971 • By Way of the Drum • Toys • U.S. Music With Funkadelic

George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic	Computer Games • Urban Dancefloor Guerillas • You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish • Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends • R&B Skeletons in the Closet • The Mothership Connection - Live from Houston • The Cinderella Theory • Live at the Beverly Theater • Hey, Man, Smell My Finger • Dope Dogs • Mothership Connection Newberg Session • T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. • Live 1976–1993 • How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? • George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love

Bootsy Collins	Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band • Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! • Bootsy? Player of the Year • This Boot is Made for Fonk-N • Ultra Wave • The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away • What's Bootsy Doin'? • Jungle Bass • Blasters of the Universe • Lord of the Harvest • Keepin' Dah Funk Alive 4-1995 • Fresh Outta 'P' University • Live in Louisville 1978 • Play With Bootsy • Live In Concert 1998 • Live in Oklahoma 1976 • Christmas Is 4 Ever • Tha Funk Capital of the World

Eddie Hazel	Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs • Rest in P

The Horny Horns	A Blow for Me, a Toot for You • Say Blow by Blow Backwards • The Final Blow

Bernie Worrell	All the Woo in the World • Funk of Ages • Pieces Of Woo: The Other Side • Blacktronic Science • Free Agent: A Spaced Odyssey

The Brides of Funkenstein	Funk or Walk • Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy • Live at the Howard Theatre

Parlet	Pleasure Principle • Invasion of the Booty Snatchers • Play Me or Trade Me

Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins	A Whole Nother Thang (1976) • Radio Active (1978) • A Whole Nother Radio Active Thang (1994)

Ruth Copeland	Self Portrait (1970) • I Am What I Am (1971)

Mutiny	Mutiny on the Mamaship (1979) • Funk Plus the One (1980) • A Night Out With the Boys (1983) • Aftershock 2005 (1996)

Other spinoffs	Quazar (1978) • Sweat Band (1980) • Federation of Tackheads (1985) • Lifestyles of the Roach and Famous (1988) Out of the Dark (1993) • Heavy Metal Funkason (1998)

Filmography	The Night Before • PCU • Parliament-Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove • George Clinton: The Mothership Connection

Category

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein

Contents

Track listing

Personnel

References

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