The Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk
06/06/1995 | Polygram Uk
Lyrics from The Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk
All Music Guide Review
To some, boiling Parliament's legacy down to a single-disc collection is the equivalent of heresy, since most fans treat each album as an individual work of art. Still, there is no denying that Parliament was an untouchable singles act, recording some of the greatest soul/funk singles of the '70s. For those listeners that just want an introduction, or only need the hits, The Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk is the ideal choice. A more complete and logical collection than the previous Greatest Hits (The Bomb), The Best of Parliament supplies all of the great group's greatest hits, from "Up for the Down Stroke" and "Tear the Roof off the Sucker" to "Flash Light" and "Aqua Boogie." For those that can only handle the funk in moderation, there is no better collection. ~ Leo Stanley, All Music Guide
The Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk Track Listing
Credits of The Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk
- Lynn Mabry
- Vocals (Background)
- Cordell Mosson
- Bass
- Sam Peake
- Horn
- Greg Reilly
- Engineer
- Gary Shider
- Guitar, Vocals
- Dawn Silva
- Vocals (Background)
- Calvin Simon
- Vocals
- Carl "Butch" Small
- Percussion, Drums
- Grady Thomas
- Vocals
- Greg Thomas
- Horn
- Pamela Vincent
- Vocals (Background)
- Jim Vitti
- Engineer
- Greg Ward
- Engineer
- Jeanette "Baby" Washington
- Vocals (Background)
- Fred Wesley
- Horn
- Debbie Wright
- Vocals (Background)
- Dave Baker
- Engineer
- Shirley Hayden
- Vocals (Background)
- Michael "Clip" Payne
- Vocals (Background)
- Cheryl James
- Vocals (Background)
- Tracey Lewis
- Vocals (Background)
- David Lee Chong
- Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Jeannette McGruder
- Vocals (Background)
- Fred Munch
- Engineer
- Darryl Dixon
- Horn
- Janice Evans
- Vocals (Background)
- Larry Heckstall
- Vocals (Background)
- Lonnie Greene
- Percussion, Drums
- Gordon Carlton
- Guitar
- Kenny Colton
- Percussion, Drums
- Donnie Sterling
- Bass
- Bryan Chimenti
- Vocals (Background)
- Jim Gallon
- Engineer
- Mike Lacopelli
- Engineer
- Linda Shider
- Vocals (Background)
- John Witham
- Engineer
- David Riley
- Engineer
- Prakash John
- Bass
- Eddie Hazel
- Guitar, Vocals
- Maceo Parker
- Horn
- Walter "Junie" Morrison
- Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer
- Philippe Wynne
- Vocals (Background)
- Tony Thomas
- Guitar
- Dennis Chambers
- Drums, Executive Producer
- Pete Bishop
- Engineer
- Greg Black
- Horn
- Bootsy Collins
- Bass, Percussion, Vocals, Producer, Drums, Guitar
- Greg Boyer
- Horn
- Jerome Brailey
- Percussion, Drums
- Randy Brecker
- Horn
- Gary Bronson
- Percussion, Drums
- Linda Brown
- Vocals (Background)
- Ron Bykowski
- Guitar
- Jessica Cleaves
- Vocals (Background)
- George Clinton
- Vocals, Producer
- Phelps "Catfish" Collins
- Guitar
- Gary "Mudbone" Cooper
- Vocals
- Benny Cowan
- Horn
- Rodney Curtis
- Bass
- Raymond Davis
- Vocals
- Bobby Dennis
- Engineer
- Ronnie Dunbar
- Vocals (Background), Producer
- Joe Farrell
- Horn
- Ron Ford
- Vocals (Background)
- Mallia Franklin
- Vocals (Background)
- Lawrence Fratangelo
- Percussion, Drums
- Ramon Tiki Fulwood
- Percussion, Drums
- Rick Gardner
- Horn
- Glen Goins
- Guitar, Vocals
- Michael Hampton
- Guitar
- Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins
- Vocals
- Larry Hatcher
- Horn
- Sheila Horne
- Vocals (Background)
- John Jaszcz
- Engineer
- Joel Johnson
- Vocals (Background)
- Taka Khan
- Vocals (Background)
- Blackbyrd Knight
- Bass
- Tyrone Lampkin
- Percussion, Drums
- Clay Lawrey
- Horn
- Parliament
- Main Performer
- Bernie Worrell
- Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Michael Brecker
- Horn















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