Hey, Man, Smell My Finger
1993 studio album by George Clinton
Hey, Man, Smell My Finger is the sixth studio album by American funk musician George Clinton , released October 12, 1993, on Paisley Park Records . It is Clinton's second and last release for the Paisley Park label, owned by Prince . The album features an array of musical guests including Prince, Dallas Austin , Humpty Hump (Shock G ) from Digital Underground , Ice Cube , N'Dea Davenport , Dr. Dre , and Herbie Hancock , as well P-Funk alumni including Bootsy Collins , Bernie Worrell , Maceo Parker , and Fred Wesley . Hey, Man, Smell My Finger furthers Clinton's incorporation of hip hop elements such as electronically produced beats , rapping by Clinton, and sampling of older P-Funk material.[ 8] [ 11]
The album was acclaimed by most music critics and was followed by a supporting tour.[ 12] The New Yorker called it "a funny, psychedelic, intricate collection of grooves and insights."[ 13] It went out of print soon after Paisley Park Records folded in late 1993.
Track listing
"Martial Law" - (7:13) (George Clinton William Bryant III, Kerry Gordy)
"Paint The White House Black" (ft. Ice Cube , Dr. Dre , Chuck D , Public Enemy , Yo-Yo , MC Breed , Kam & Shock-G ) - (7:49) (Clinton, Barrett Strong , Norman Whitfield , Gordy, Bryant III)
"Way Up" - (5:07) (Clinton, Foley)
"Dis Beat Disrupts" - (3:29) (Clinton, William Payne, Lewis)
"Get Satisfied" - (3:55) (Lewis)
"Hollywood" - (5:21) (Lewis, Dallas Austin )
"Rhythm & Rhyme" - (5:40) (Clinton, Galma, P. Hope)
"The Big Pump" - (3:34) (Clinton, Prince)
"If True Love" - (3:57) (Clinton, Lewis)
"High In My Hello" - (5:16) (Clinton, Steve Washington)
"Maximumisness" - (5:02) (Clinton, Bill Laswell , William "Bootsy" Collins )
"Kickback" - (3:41) (Clinton, Lewis, Steven Boyd, Phelps "Catfish" Collins )
"The Flag Was Still There" - (5:58)
"Martial Law" - single version - (4:13)
Singles
"Paint The White House Black"-Paisley Park 9 41057-2 (CD Maxi-single); Paisley Park 9 41057-0 (12" vinyl single); also features the track "Booty", which is not featured on the album.
"Martial Law"-Paisley Park 9 41214-0 and a two disc colored vinyl (red and green) edition with X-rated deep down & dirty and clean mixes-Paisley Park PRO-A-5998
Videos
Personnel
References
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hey, Man, Smell My Finger - George Clinton" . AllMusic . Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
^ Considine, J.D. "Funkiest Clinton yet delivers his groove as a matter of record ". The Baltimore Sun : 1.D. October 12, 1993.
^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: George Clinton ". The Village Voice : 1993.
^ Tucker, Ken (October 15, 1993). "Hey, Man...Smell My Finger Review" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
^ Thompson, Ben (November 21, 1993). "RECORDS / New Releases (George Clinton: Hey, Man... Smell My Finger )" . The Independent . Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
^ Gettelman, Parry.George Clinton (Hey, Man, Smell My Finger ) ". Orlando Sentinel : 10. November 12, 1993.
^ Smith, Danyel (January 24, 1994). "Hey Man, Smell My Finger" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
^ a b Jones, James T. "George Clinton's 'Smell' up to snuff [dead link ] ". USA Today : 7.D. November 3, 1993.
^ Christgau, Robert. "Loose Canon ". The Village Voice : November 2, 1993.
^ Meyer, Frank (October 12, 1993). "George Clinton: Hey Man...Smell My Finger" . Yahoo! Music . Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
^ Kenny, Glenn. "TrouserPress.com :: George Clinton" . Trouser Press . Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
^ Columnist. "Document ID: 0EB8284501E45740 ". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel : March 10, 1994.
^ "George Clinton: Hey, Man, Smell My Finger" . The New Yorker . New York: F-R Pub. Corp.: 25 December 20, 1993.
External links
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