Uncle Jam Wants You
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| Studio album by Funkadelic | ||||
| Released | September 21, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978-1979 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 41:47 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | George Clinton | |||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Blender |  |
| Robert Christgau | B+ |
| Rolling Stone | favorable (1979) (2004) |
Uncle Jam Wants You is the eleventh studio album by American funk band Funkadelic. It was originally released by Warner Bros. Records on September 21, 1979, and was later reissued on CD by Charly Groove Records and Priority Records. It was produced by George Clinton under the alias Dr. Funkenstein. It is the first Funkadelic album since America Eats Its Young in 1972 not to sport a cover illustrated by Funkadelic artist Pedro Bell, though Bell did contribute some interior artwork. Uncle Jam Wants You was the second Funkadelic album to be certified gold. The album peaked at number two on the Billboard Soul album chart.
In some ways, Uncle Jam Wants You (a reference to the "Uncle Sam wants you!" US Army recruitment posters) is a more militant sequel to the group's previous album, One Nation Under a Groove. Whereas that album described an ideal country ruled by Funk, "Uncle Jam" actually attempts to provoke the conversion into Funkadelia. Its purpose is also (as the cover claims) to "rescue dance music from the blahs."
The cover art depicts George Clinton in a Huey Newton-Black Panthers pose, reflecting the more martial lyrical themes of the album. The album features the band's last big hit single, "(Not Just) Knee Deep", an edited version of which went to number one on the Billboard Soul singles charts. This album had a very profound influence on the West Coast hip-hop scene, especially the legendary DJ organization known as Uncle Jamm's Army.
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