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
The Electric Spanking of War Babies
01/01/1981 | Get Back
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$25.99ELECTRIC SPANKING OF WARBABIES
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LP
$20.99ELECTRIC SPANKING OF WAR BABIES
All Music Guide Review
The Electric Spanking of War Babies Track Listing
Credits of The Electric Spanking of War Babies
- Jim McCurdy
- Engineer, ?
- Dewayne Blackbyrd McKnight
- Guitar
- Greg Reilly
- Engineer, Mixing
- Pat Rizzo
- Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
- Cynthia Robinson
- Trumpet
- Manon Saulsby
- Keyboards
- Gary Shider
- Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Producer
- Dawn Silva
- Vocals
- Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart
- Synthesizer, Producer, Guitar (Rhythm), Keyboards, Vocals, Drums
- Roger Troutman
- Synthesizer, Moog Bass, Moog Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar (Rhythm)
- Jeanette "Baby" Washington
- Vocals
- Dave Baker
- Engineer, ?
- Pedro Bell
- Liner Notes, Package Design, Credits Director, Packaging, Design, Artwork, Art Direction, Coordination
- Dr. Funk PhD
- Vocals
- Shirley Hayden
- Vocals
- Cheryl James
- Vocals
- David Lee Chong
- Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Jeannette McGruder
- Vocals
- Jerome Ali
- Guitar
- Brad Kanawyer
- Mastering
- Fred Munch
- Engineer, ?
- Janice Evans
- Vocals
- Larry Heckstall
- Vocals
- Ron Dunbar
- Vocals, Producer
- Gordon Carlton
- Guitar (Rhythm)
- Kenny Colton
- Drums, Vocals
- Donnie Sterling
- Vocals
- Richard Seireeni
- Mastering
- Benita Brazier
- Mastering
- Terry Fedak
- Engineer, ?
- Nina Hoover
- Vocals
- Richie Kurse
- Engineer, ?
- Dust Sleeve Rappatoyllah
- Coordination, Cover Design
- Leslie "Blonda" Vocino
- Coordination, Credits Director
- Jimmy Ali
- Bass
- Jerome Rogers
- Vocals
- Patty Walker
- Vocals
- John Witham
- Engineer, ?
- Tripzilla
- Artwork, Design, Packaging, Art Direction, Coordination
- David Riley
- Engineer, ?
- Sir Lleb of Spankadelia
- Coordination, Design, Art Direction
- Stevie Pannall
- Vocals
- Robert "P-Nut" Johnson
- Vocals
- Kevin Oliver
- Vocals
- Frankie McBride
- Mastering
- Z-Squad
- ?
- Clip Payne
- Vocals
- Eddie Hazel
- Guitar
- Mother Love
- Vocals
- Ed Sanders
- Engineer, ?
- Walter "Junie" Morrison
- Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Vocals, Producer, Keyboards, Drums
- Philippe Wynne
- Vocals
- Tony Thomas
- Vocals
- Muruga
- Percussion
- Sidney Barnes
- Vocals
- Bootsy Collins
- Producer
- Jessica Cleaves
- Vocals
- George Clinton
- Producer, Concept, Direction, ?, Album Concept
- Lige Curry
- Bass, Vocals
- Rodney Curtis
- Bass
- Raymond Davis
- Vocals
- Tony Davis
- Vocals
- Bobby Dennis
- Engineer, ?
- Gwen Everett
- Coordination
- Ron Ford
- Vocals, Producer
- Mallia Franklin
- Vocals
- Lawrence Fratangelo
- Percussion
- Brian Gardner
- ?, Mastering
- Michael Hampton
- Guitar, Vocals
- Larry Hatcher
- Vocals
- Sheila Horne
- Vocals
- John Jaszcz
- Engineer, ?
- Tyrone Lampkin
- Drums
- Funkadelic
- Main Performer
- Andre Williams
- Vocals
- Michael Brecker
- Saxophone, Sax (Alto)






















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