Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends

Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends

Infobox Album
Name = Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends
Type = studio
Artist = George Clinton


Released = 1985
Recorded = 1985
Genre = Funk
Length = 39:57
Label = Capitol Records
Producer = George Clinton, Garry Shider, Steve Washington, Bootsy Collins, Tracey Lewis, Doug Wimbish, Thomas Dolby
Reviews =
Last album = "You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish"
(1983)
This album = "Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends"
(1985)
Next album = "R&B Skeletons in the Closet"
(1986)

"Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends" is the third solo album by George Clinton. It was released in 1985 by Capitol Records. Though it wasn't as successful as "Computer Games", Clinton's first solo album, "Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends" received favorable reviews among critics. While many former P-Funk musicians are featured on the album, it also features collaborations with more contemporary performers such as Doug Wimbish, Steve Washington, and keyboardist Thomas Dolby.

"Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends" employs various producers from the P-Funk musical collective, including Clinton, Garry Shider, Washington, Bootsy Collins, Clinton's son Tracy Lewis, Wimbish, and Dolby.

Tracks

#"Double Oh-Oh" (George Clinton, Garry Shider, St. Song) (released as a single-Capitol B-5473 and as a 12" single-Capitol V-8642)
#"Bullet Proof" (George Clinton, St. Song) (released as a single-Capitol 5504 and as a 12" single-Capitol V-8653)
#"Pleasures Of Exhaustion (Do It Till I Drop)" (George Clinton, Steve Washington)
#"Bodyguard" (George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Walter Morrison)
#"Bangladesh" (Tracey Lewis)
#"Thrashin'" (Rodney Curtis, Shawn Clinton, Garry Shider)
#"Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends" (George Clinton, Doug Wimbish, Bernard Alexander)

Personnel

*Lead vocals: George Clinton and Thomas Dolby
*Almost lead vocals: Garry Shider, Sandra Feva, Joe Harris
*Background vocals: Pat Lewis, Sandra Feva, Jimmy G, Tracey Lewis, Andre Foxxe, Garry Shider, Linda Shider, Robert Johnson, Michael Payne, Jerome Rogers, Lige Curry, Patti Curry, DeWayne McKnight, Steve Washington, Sheila Washington, Debbie Wright, Faye Cavendar, Shirley Hayden, Mallia Franklin, Gary Cooper, Bootsy Collins, Louie Kababbie, Rod Simpson, Ron Ford, Jeanette McGruder, Jim Wright, Shawn Clinton, Daryl Clinton, James Wilkerson, Beverly Wilson,
*Guitars: DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Michael Hampton, Andre Foxxe, Tony Hooks, Bootsy Collins, Eddie Hazel, Garry Shider, Bernard Alexander, Steve Washington
*Real bass: Rodney Curtis, Doug Wimbish, Steve Washington
*Electric bass chips: Bootsy Collins, Doug Wimbish, David Spradley, Steve Washington
*Keyboards: Thomas Dolby, Junie Morrison, Bootsy Collins, Tracey Lewis, Doug Wimbush, Eric White, Steve Washington, David Spradley
*Fairlight and assorted keyboard chips: Thomas Dolby
*Real drums as in traps: Dennis Chambers, Bootsy Collins
*Electric drum chips: Bootsy Collins, Tracey Lewis, Bernard Alexander, David Spradley
*Sequential circuits and linn drums: Steve Washington
*Percussion: Maruga Booker, Bootsy Collins
*Strings: Bob Basso, David Everheart, Manny Capote, Lorraine Basso, Bogden Chrusey, Gary Wedder, Stu McDonald
*Horns: Maceo Parker, Greg Boyer, Greg Thomas, Benny Cowan, Eric White, Ken Faulk, Ed Calle
*Flute solo on "Pleasures Of Exhaustion (Do It Till I Drop)": Mike Fleming
*Saxophone solo on "Bangladesh": Ed Calle


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