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Recorded
  
1994

Artist
  
Parliament-Funkadelic

Producer
  
George Clinton

Length
  
76:30

Release date
  
1995

Label
  
Dogone Records

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Released
  
November 25th, 1994 (Japan) 1995 (U.S.)

Dope Dogs (1994)
  
T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (1996)

Genres
  
Funk, Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B

Similar
  
George Clinton albums, Funk albums

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Dope Dogs is a 1994 album by Parliament-Funkadelic/P-Funk All Stars. The album was first released on the P-Vine label in Japan. It was later released on the Hot Hands label in the United Kingdom. The United States release on the Dogone Records label, a custom label of Available Entertainment, was released under the name George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars. The U.S. version was remastered by David Libert of Available Entertainment. The album's theme deals with dope-sniffing dogs that become addicted to the very drugs that they are assigned to find.

Contents

Reception

Select gave the album a rating of three out of five, stating that there are "moves and grooves aplenty, but most of it leads nowhere"

Tracks

The album's configuration varied among the Japanese, British, and American releases.

Japanese track listing

  1. Dog Star (Fly On) (G Clinton, DeWayne McKnight) - 8:11
  2. U.S. Custom Coast Guard Dog (G Clinton) - 4:53
  3. Some Next Shit (G Clinton, Michael Payne) - 6:11
  4. Follow the Leader (Rakim, G Clinton) - 5:30
  5. Just Say Ding (Databoy) (G Clinton, Tracey Lewis, D McKnight) - 4:33
  6. Help Scottie, Help (I'm Tweaking and I Can't Beam Up) (T Lewis, Hazel Lewis) - 5:04
  7. Pack of Wild Dogs (G Clinton, Andre Williams, Mike E. Clark) - 5:47
  8. Fifi (G Clinton, D McKnight) - 3:46
  9. All Sons of Bitches (G Clinton, Belita Woods) - 5:34
  10. Dopey Dope Dog (G Clinton, Daddy Freddy, Lige Curry) - 4:53
  11. Sick 'Em (G Clinton) - 6:13
  12. Kibbles and Bits (G Clinton) - 5:05
  13. I Ain't the Lady (He Ain't the Tramp) (G Clinton, Loic Gambas Bordas, Eebony Young) - 4:38
  14. Tales That Wag the Dog Part 1 (Niggaa, Pleeeeeze!) (G Clinton, T Lewis, Derrick Rossen) - 5:30
  15. Tales That Wag the Dog Part 2 (Is That Your Bark or Your Bite?) (G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) -

British track listing

  1. Dog Star (Fly On) (G Clinton, D McKnight) - 8:11
  2. Fifi (G Clinton, D McKnight) - 3:46
  3. Some Next Shit (G Clinton, M Payne) - 6:11
  4. Follow the Leader (Rakim, G Clinton) - 5:30
  5. Just Say Ding (Databoy) (G Clinton, T Lewis, D McKnight) - 4:33
  6. Help Scottie, Help (I'm Tweaking and I Can't Beam Up) (T Lewis, H Lewis) - 5:04
  7. Lost Dog (G Clinton, Bobby Gillespie) -
  8. U.S. Custom Coast Guard Dog (Hyper Mix) (G Clinton) - 4:53
  9. All Sons of Bitches (G Clinton, B Woods) - 5:34
  10. Dopey Dope Dog (G Clinton, D Freddy, L Curry) - 4:53
  11. Sick 'Em (G Clinton) - 6:13
  12. Gettin' Dogged (G Clinton, Robert Johnson Jr., M Payne) -
  13. I Ain't the Lady (He Ain't the Tramp) (G Clinton, L G Bordas, E Young) - 4:38
  14. Tales That Wag the Dog Part 1 (Niggaa, Pleeeeeze!) (G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) - 5:30
  15. Tales That Wag the Dog Part 2 (Is That Your Bark or Your Bite?) (G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) -

American track listing

  1. Dog Star (Fly On) (G Clinton, D McKnight) - 8:11
  2. U.S. Custom Coast Guard Dog (G Clinton) - 5:15
  3. Some Next Shit (G Clinton, M Payne, Louis Kabbable) - 6:10
  4. Just Say Ding (Databoy) (G Clinton, Tracey Lewis, D McKnight) - 4:33
  5. Help Scottie, Help (I'm Tweaking and I Can't Beam Up) (T Lewis, Hazel Lewis) - 5:06
  6. Pepe (The Pill Popper) (G Clinton) - 6:08
  7. Back Up Against the Wall (G Clinton, D McKnight) - 5:51
  8. Fifi (G Clinton, D McKnight) - 3:58
  9. All Sons of Bitches (G Clinton, Belita Woods) - 4:33
  10. Sick 'Em (G Clinton) - 5:14
  11. I Ain't the Lady (He Ain't the Tramp) (G Clinton, L G Bordas, E Young) - 4:38
  12. Pack of Wild Dogs (G Clinton, A Williams, Mike E. Clark) - 5:47
  13. Tales That Wag the Dog (G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) - 5:30
  14. My Dog (G Clinton, "Crop" Holyfield) - 4:29

Personnel

  • Vocals: Pat Lewis, Sandra Feva, Sheila Horne, Steve Boyd, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, Lige Curry, Belita Woods, Joe Harris, Michael "Clip" Payne, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Lloyd Williams, Garry Shider, Amelia Jesse, Andre Foxxe Williams, Louie "Babblin" Kabbabie, Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, Calvin Simon, Ray Davis, Grady Thomas, Nicole Tindall, Jeanette McGruder, Shirley Hayden, Jessica Cleaves, Janet Evans, Larry Heckstall, Duane, "Sa'D'Ali" Maultsby, Starr Cullars, Shawn Clinton, George Clinton, FROG, Patavian Lewis, Trafael, Tracey Lewis, "Cuz", Barbarella Bishop, Daddy Freddy
  • Guitars: Eddie Hazel, Michael Hampton, Garry Shider, DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Andre Foxxe Williams, Cordell Mosson, Michael "Clip" Payne, Bootsy Collins, Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Jerome Ali, Jeff Bass, Loic Gambas
  • Bass: Lige Curry, Dewayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Lonnie Motley, Mike "Clip" Payne, and Bootsy Collins
  • Drummers and Percussionists: Frankie "Kash" Waddy, Guy Curtis, Dewayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Gabe Gonzales, Michael "Clip" Payne, Loic Gambas, Man In The Box, Muruga Booker
  • Keyboards and Piano: Joseph "Amp" Fiddler, Tracey Lewis
  • Organs and Synthesizers: Bernie Worrell, Michael "Clip" Payne, George Clinton, Dewayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Jeff Bass, and Loic Gambas
  • Horns: Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Richard Griffith, Rick Gardner, Marcus Belgrave, Bennie Cowan, Greg Thomas, Greg Boyer, Perry Robinson
  • Programmers and Re-mixers: Michael "Clip" Payne, Mike E. Clark, Mike Wilder, Mark Bass, George Clinton

    • Songs

    1Dog Star (Fly On)8:12
    2US Custom Coast Guard Dog4:53
    3Some Next Shit6:13

    References

    Dope Dogs Wikipedia
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