Chocolate City (album)
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| Studio album by Parliament | ||||
| Released | April 8, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 36:42 | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Producer | George Clinton | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Blender | |
| Robert Christgau | B |
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| Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10) |
| PopMatters | (favorable) |
| Rhapsody | (favorable) |
| Rolling Stone | |
Chocolate City is the third album by the funk band Parliament, released in 1975. It was a "tribute to Washington D.C.", where the group had been particularly popular. The album's cover includes images of the United States Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial in the form of a chocolate medallion, as well as sticker labeled "Washington DC". The album was very popular in that city, selling 150,000 copies there.
A 2003 CD reissue of Chocolate City contained three bonus tracks, including alternate mixes of "If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It)" and "I Misjudged You" and the previously unreleased song "Common Law Wife".
Chocolate City features the classic P-Funk lineup with George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, and Eddie Hazel. The Brecker brothers, Michael and Randy, joined the band as did vocalist Glenn Goins. Prakash John plays bass on several tracks. This album also marks the beginning of the pivotal songwriting team of George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, and Bernie Worrell, a partnership that would last until the 1978 release "Motor Booty Affair".
The album is full of the uptempo funk that the band would be known for as well as the vocal harmonies of The Parliaments. "Let Me Be" draws on jazz as well as gospel influences. "Together" is a remake of "Together in Heaven" by Bootsy, Phelps, and Gary. Glen Goins makes his debut P. Funk performance on "Big Footin'".
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