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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.
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The album was acclaimed by most music critics and was followed by a supporting tour.
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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 ".
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
Studio albums Live albums Singles George Clinton Family Series albums Related