This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N


This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N is the fourth album by the American funk band Bootsy's Rubber Band, released through Warner Bros. Records in 1979. Unlike previous albums by Bootsy's Rubber Band, the album did not generate any hit singles. The album was more experimental in nature than previous efforts. It would also mark the last time that the name "Bootsy's Rubber Band" would be used on a Bootsy Collins related project until the 1982 12" single release "Body Slam". This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 52 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
The album's cover was drawn by P-Funk album artist Overton Loyd. The album included an 8-page comic book titled "The Almost Finished Comic" also drawn by Loyd.
The album was produced by George Clinton and Bootsy Collins under the aliases Dr. Funkenstein and Starr-Mon. The album was reissued first in 1990 by the Warner/Pioneer company in Japan and then by Warner Music-Europe. In 2007, the album was licensed through Rhino Records and reissued through the Collectors Choice music service.

Critical reception

The Bay State Banner noted that "Bootsy's Rubber Band now depends as much on formula and absurdity for its own sake as it does on music."
The [Rolling Stone Album Guide] called the album "tuneless," writing that "the giggles and hi-jinks get laid on a bit thick."

Track listing

  1. "Under the Influence of a Groove" -
  2. "Bootsy " -
  3. "Oh Boy Gorl" -
  4. "Jam Fan " -
  5. "Chug-A-Lug " -
  6. "Shejam " -
  7. "Reprise " -

Personnel

Singles

Three singles were released from the album:
  • "Jam Fan "/"Shejam "
  • "Bootsy "/"Pt. 2"
  • "Under the Influence of a Groove"/"Disco"
The single "Bootsy "/"Pt. 2" features almost two minutes of music that was not included on the album version and has never been released on CD. The B-side of "Jam Fan ", "Shejam ", featured an instrumental version of the song that also was not on the album and has not been issued on CD.