The Electric Spanking of War Babies
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| Studio album by Funkadelic | |||||
| Released | April 14, 1981 | ||||
| Genre | Funk | ||||
| Length | 44:10 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
| Producer | George Clinton | ||||
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Original, uncensored cover
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Blender |  |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| New York Times | (mixed) |
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| Uppity Music | (favorable) |
The Electric Spanking of War Babies is the 13th studio album by the American funk band Funkadelic, released in 1981 on Warner Bros. Records. The title is an allusion to the Vietnam War and baby boomers. It includes many relative newcomers to P-Funk, many of whom remained employed by George Clinton on future releases under his own name or under the name George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars. Sly Stone is a collaborator on this album. Clinton originally planned on this being a double album, but the idea was quashed by Warner Brothers. Some of the deleted tracks appeared on later P-Funk releases, most notably the 1982 hit single "Atomic Dog" which appeared on the first George Clinton solo album, Computer Games. Of all the original group members only George Clinton, Ray Davis, and Eddie Hazel appears on Funkadelic's debut until this album. Junie Morrison plays all the instruments on the title track except the guitar solo which was played by Michael Hampton. This was the last Album to feature Eddie Hazel, Ray Davis, Garry Shider, Junie Morrison, Mallia Franklin, and Jessica Cleaves. Also this is the only Funkadelic album the late Roger Troutman appears on as well.
1. The Electric Spanking of War Babies - 8:40
(Bob Bishop, George Clinton, Junie Morrison)
2. Electro-Cuties - 6:12
(Jimmy Ali, Clinton, Ron Ford)
3. Funk Gets Stronger, Part 1 - 6:41
(Clinton, Michael Hampton)
4. Brettino's Bounce - 3:40
(Larry Fratangelo)
5. Funk Gets Stronger (Killer Millimeter Longer Version) - 4:43
(Clinton, Sylvester Stewart)
6. Shockwaves - 5:08
(Ron Dunbar, DeWayne McKnight)
7. Oh, I - 4:54
(Clinton, Rodney Curtis, Garry Shider)
8. Icka Prick - 4:08
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