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| Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| Producer = George Clinton, Steve Washington, [[Garry Shider]], Andre Jackson
| Producer = George Clinton, Steve Washington, [[Garry Shider]], Andre Jackson
| Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Henderson">Henderson, Alex. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aiftxqe5ldhe Review: ''R&B Skeletons in the Closet'']. [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved on 2009-08-05.</ref>
* ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' (favorable)<ref name="George">[[Nelson George|George, Nelson]]. "[http://books.google.com/books?id=LCQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA25&dq= Review: ''R&B Skeletons in the Closet'']". ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'': 25. April 26, 1986.</ref>
* ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' (favorable)<ref name="Brogan">Brogan, Daniel. "Review: ''R&B Skeletons in the Closet''". ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'': 54. August 8, 1986.</ref>
* [[Robert Christgau]] (B+)<ref name="Christgau">Christgau, Robert. "[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=George+Clinton Consumer Guide: ''R&B Skeletons in the Closet'']". ''[[The Village Voice]]'': July 1, 1986. Archived from [http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv7-86.php the original] on 2009-08-05.</ref>
* ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' (mixed)<ref name="Waller">Waller, Don. [http://articles.latimes.com/1986-06-01/entertainment/ca-8521_1_george-clinton Review: ''R&B Skeletons in the Closet'']. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Retrieved on 2009-08-05.</ref>
* ''[[Miami Herald]]'' (favorable)<ref name="Herald">Columnist. "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB36528459A3DFD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Review: ''R&B Skeletons in the Closet'']". ''[[Miami Herald]]'': 1K. June 8, 1986.</ref>
* ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' (favorable)<ref name="Palmer">Palmer, Robert. [http://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/07/arts/the-pop-life-clinton-s-satire-has-a-bite.html?&pagewanted=all Review: ''R&B Skeletons in the Closet'']. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved on 2009-08-05.</ref>
* ''[[Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music|Virgin Encyclopedia]]'' {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Larkin">Larkin, Colin. "Review: ''R&B Skeletons in the Closet''". ''[[Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music|Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul]]'': 70. March 1, 2002.</ref>
* [[Yahoo! Music]] (mixed)<ref name="Meyer">Meyer, Frank. [http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/review/12036009 Review: ''R&B Skeletons in the Closet'']. [[Yahoo! Music]]. Retrieved on 2009-08-05.</ref>
| Last album = ''[[Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends]]''<br />(1985)
| Last album = ''[[Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends]]''<br />(1985)
| This album = '''''R&B Skeletons in the Closet'''''<br />(1986)
| This album = '''''R&B Skeletons in the Closet'''''<br />(1986)

Revision as of 02:20, 26 December 2009

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R&B Skeletons in the Closet is the fourth solo album by Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton. It was released in May 1986 by Capitol Records and was the last album that Clinton would record for the label. Recording sessions for the album utilized a small cadre of P-Funk musicians including Bootsy Collins, Garry Shider, and DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, as well as the debut recorded appearance of former Miss America Vanessa L. Williams on the opening track "Hey Good Lookin'". R&B Skeletons in the Closet was produced by Clinton, Steve Washington, Shider, and Andre Jackson.

The album's concept deals with black musical artists attempts to "cross over" to white audiences and losing their core black audience in the process. R&B Skeletons in the Closet expands on the dance-funk sound of Clinton's previous solo albums, and it also encorporates elements of electro and hip hop music.[1] The album was reissued on CD by Capitol Records in 1991, but went out of print shortly thereafter.

Track listing

  1. "Hey Good Lookin'" (Steve Washington, George Clinton, Garry Shider) (released as single Capitol 5602 and as a 12" single-Capitol 9729)
  2. "Do Fries Go with That Shake?" (Steve Washington, Sheila Washington, George Clinton) (released as single Capitol 5558 and as a 12" single-Capitol SPRO 9628)
  3. "Mix Master Suite: a) Startin' From Scratch, b) Counter Irritant, c) Nothin' Left To Burn" (George Clinton)
  4. "Electric Pygmies" (George Clinton)
  5. "Intense" (George Clinton) (originally featured on the soundtrack to the movie Iron Eagle)
  6. "Cool Joe" (Kevin Burke, Andre Jackson, George Clinton)
  7. "R&B Skeletons (In the Closet)" (George Clinton, David Spradley) (released as single Capitol 5642 and as a 12" single-Capitol V-15263)

Personnel

  • Guitars: DeWayne McKnight, Bootsy Collins, Andre Williams, Steve Salas, Jack Sherman
  • Bass: Steve Washington
  • Keyboards: Joseph Fiddler, Andre Williams, Gambas, ZO, Kevin Burke, Steve Washington, David Spradley
  • Saxophone and flute: Maceo Parker
  • Trombone: Fred Wesley
  • Piano: Ed Johnson, Gambas
  • Timbales: Lelan Zales
  • Drum Programming: Steve Washington, Fred Johnson, ZO
  • Scratch mix: Anthony Bryant
  • Mix-master orchestra: Ed Johnson, John Johnson, Paula Hachalter, Jim Hay, Murray Adler, William Reichenbach, Donald Ashworth, Rick Marotta
  • Vocals: Kevin Burke, Shirley Jackson, Pat Lewis, Sandra Feva, Jessica Cleaves, Garry Shider, Joe Harris, Michael Payne, Andre Williams, Vanessa L. Williams, Debra Barsha, Bootsy Collins, Sheila Washington, Stefan Frank, Steven Boyd, Lige Curry, Robert Johnson

Notes

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Larkin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

References

  • Colin Larkin (1998). Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin Books. ISBN 0753502410.
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