T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.

T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership)
Studio album by George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars
Released June 11, 1996
Genre R&B, funk, dance, hip hop
Length 74:54
Label Sony 550
Producer George Clinton
George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars chronology

Dope Dogs
(1994)		 T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.
(1996)		 How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Alternative Press [2]
Robert Christgau [3]
Entertainment Weekly A-[4]
Los Angeles Times favorable[5]
Orlando Sentinel [6]
Q [2]
Rolling Stone [7]
Vibe favorable[8]
Yahoo! Music favorable[9]

T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. is a 1996 album by funk musician George Clinton. The title, which is an abbreviation for The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership, refers to the P-Funk Mothership that was first introduced in 1975 on Parliament's Mothership Connection album. The album was presented as a reunion album because it featured collaborations with former Parliament-Funkadelic members including Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Junie Morrison, Maceo Parker, and Fred Wesley — some of whom hadn't worked with Clinton in many years. The album also included contributions by current members of the P-Funk All-Stars.

Following the release of T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M., Clinton launched the "Mothership Reconnection Tour" with Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, and the P-Funk All-Stars. The Mothership Reconnection Tour, which began in New York's Central Park, included the landing of a full-scale Mothership on stage, from which Clinton emerged. The artwork for T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. was unique among P-Funk albums in that it included contributions by all three artists associated with the band: Pedro Bell, "Stozo the Clown" Edwards, and Overton Loyd. The Japanese version of "T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M." contains an extra track entitled "Secret Love", co-written by Clinton's son Tracey Lewis aka Trey Lewd. That track was later released in U.S. on the CD How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?.

Track listing

  1. "If Anybody Gets Funked Up (It's Gonna Be You)" (4:24)
  2. "Summer Swim" (5:37) (released as a 12" single-Sony 550-46 78391)
  3. "Funky Kind (Gonna Knock It Down)" (5:36)
  4. "Mathematics" (7:12)
  5. "Hard as Steel" (5:09)
  6. "New Spaceship" (4:00)
  7. "Underground Angel" (4:28)
  8. "Let's Get Funky" (5:04)
  9. "Flatman and Bobin" (3:31)
  10. "Sloppy Seconds" (6:59)
  11. "Rock the Party" (3:33)
  12. "Get Your Funk On" (5:16)
  13. "T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (Fly Away)" (7:54)
  14. "If Anybody Gets Funked up (It's Gonna Be You)" (Colin Wolfe Mix) (6:11) (released as an extended remix single-Sony 550-BSK 7760)

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. - George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars". Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "George Clinton / George Clinton / P-Funk All Stars - T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership) CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars". The Village Voice: July 23, 1996: Archived from the original on 2009-08-09.
  4. ↑ Tucker, Ken (June 14, 1996). "The Awesome Power of a Fully-Operational Mothership Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
  5. ↑ Seigal, Buddy (November 22, 1996). "The Proof Is in the Groove". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
  6. ↑ Columnist. "George Clinton, The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership (T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.) (Sony/550)". Orlando Sentinel: 8. July 5, 1996.
  7. ↑ Fricke, David (December 6, 1996). "T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.". Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
  8. ↑ DeCurtis, Anthony. "George Clinton: T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (550 Music)". Vibe: 149. June 1996.
  9. ↑ Meyer, Frank (June 11, 1996). "George Clinton: T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.

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