The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein

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Released September 1976 Artist Parliament Producer George Clinton Genre Funk		Length 40:11 Release date 20 July 1976 Label Casablanca Records

Recorded 1976 at United Sound, Detroit, Michigan, and Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein(1976) Live P-Funk Earth Tour(1977) Similar Parliament albums, Funk albums

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein is an album by funk band Parliament, released in September 1976. The album is notable for featuring horn arrangements by ex-James Brown band member, Fred Wesley. The album charted at #3 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, #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.

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Personnel

Lead vocals - George Clinton (lead in "Prelude", "Dr. Funkenstein"), Calvin Simon, Fuzzy Haskins, Raymond Davis, Grady Thomas, Garry Shider (lead in "Getten' to Know You"), Glenn Goins (lead in "I've Been Watching You", "Funkin' for Fun"), Bootsy Collins

Horns - Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker

Bass guitar - Cordell Mosson, Bootsy Collins

Guitars - Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Glen Goins

Drums and percussion - Jerome Brailey, Bootsy Collins, Gary Cooper

Keyboards and synthesizers - Bernie Worrell

Backing vocals and handclaps - Debbie Edwards, Taka Khan, Gary Cooper

Horn arrangement by Bernie Worrell (tracks 2, 7, 8, 9) and Fred Wesley (tracks 3, 4, 5, 6).

Production

Produced by George Clinton

Engineered by Igor Jim Callow, Igor Jim Vitti

Mastered br Allen Zentz

Photography by Ron Slenzak