Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! is a funk album by Bootsy's Rubber Band, released on January 15, 1977. It reached number one on Billboards Top R&B/Soul albums chart, the first P-Funk release to achieve this goal. The album was produced by George Clinton and William "Bootsy" Collins and arranged by Bootsy and Casper.
Reception
Similar to most of Bootsy's other work, it is divided between dance tracks and slow jams. The song "The Pinocchio Theory" inspired the George Clinton creation Sir Nose D'voidoffunk.The title track was inspiration for Eazy-E's 1988 track We Want Eazy, with Bootsy making a cameo appearance in the song's musical video.
Track listing
Side I / El Uno – A Friendly Boo- "Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby" –
- "The Pinocchio Theory" –
- "Rubber Duckie" –
- "Preview Side Too" –
- "What's a Telephone Bill?" –
- "Munchies for Your Love" –
- "Can't Stay Away" –
- "Reprise: We Want Bootsy" –
Personnel
- Bootsy Collins - guitars, bass, drums
- Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Glenn Goins - guitar
- Frankie "Kash" Waddy, Jerome Brailey, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper - drums
- Joel "Razor-Sharp" Johnson, Bernie Worrell - keyboards
- Casper - bass
- Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Richard "Kush" Griffith - Horny Horns
- Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker - horns
- Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson - "front ground" vocals
- Fred Wesley, Bootsy Collins - horn arrangements