Funkadelic : Electric Spanking Of War Babies

Length: 44:10

  Andre Williams - Vocals
  Cheryl James - Vocals
  Clip Payne - Vocals
  Cynthia Robinson - Trumpet
  David Lee Chong - Synthesizer, Keyboards
  Dawn Silva - Vocals
  Dewayne Blackbyrd McKnight - Guitar
  Donnie Sterling - Vocals
  Dr. Funk PhD - Vocals
  Eddie Hazel - Guitar
  Gary Shider - Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
  Gordon Carlton - Guitar (Rhythm)
  Janice Evans - Vocals
  Jeanette 'Baby' Washington - Vocals
  Jeannette McGruder - Vocals
  Jerome Ali - Guitar
  Jerome Rogers - Vocals
  Jessica Cleaves - Vocals
  Jimmy Ali - Bass
  Kenny Colton - Drums, Vocals
  Kevin Oliver - Vocals
  Larry Hatcher - Vocals
  Larry Heckstall - Vocals
  Lawrence Fratangelo - Percussion
  Lige Curry - Bass, Vocals
  Mallia Franklin - Vocals
  Manon Saulsby - Keyboards
  Michael Brecker - Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
  Michael Hampton - Guitar, Vocals
  Mother Love - Vocals
  Muruga - Percussion
  Nina Hoover - Vocals
  Pat Rizzo - Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
  Patty Walker - Vocals
  Philippe Wynne - Vocals
  Raymond Davis - Vocals
  Robert 'P-Nut' Johnson - Vocals
  Rodney Curtis - Bass
  Roger Troutman - Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar (Rhythm), Moog Synthesizer, Moog Bass
  Ron Ford - Vocals
  Ronald Dunbar - Vocals
  Sheila Horne - Vocals
  Shirley Hayden - Vocals
  Sidney Barnes - Vocals
  Stevie Pannall - Vocals
  Sylvester 'Sly Stone' Stewart - Synthesizer, Drums, Guitar (Rhythm), Keyboards, Vocals
  Tony Davis - Vocals
  Tony Thomas - Vocals
  Tyrone Lampkin - Drums
  Walter 'Junie' Morrison - Bass, Guitar, Drums, Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Vocals

With George Clinton, a humorous phrase could be nothing more than playful tomfoolery, or it could be a double entendre with a deep political meaning. The phrase 'electric spanking of war babies' falls into the latter category -- it referred to what the funk innovator saw as the U.S. government using the media to promote imperialistic wars. To Clinton, the American media functioned as a propaganda machine during wartime. But whether or not one cares to examine its hidden political messages, Electric Spanking is an above-average party album. Spanking falls short of the excellence of One Nation Under a Groove and Uncle Jam Wants You and didn't boast a major hit single, but amusing funk smokers like 'Electro-Cuties' and 'Funk Gets Stronger' aren't anything to sneeze at, nor is the reggae-influenced 'Shockwaves.' Spanking turned out to be the last album Clinton would produce under the name Funkadelic -- when he hit the charts again in 1983, Mr. P-Funk was billing himself as a'solo artist.' ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide