Up for the Down Stroke

Up for the Down Stroke

Infobox Album |
Name = Up for the Down Stroke
Type = Studio
Artist = Parliament


Released = 1974
Recorded =
Genre = R&B/P-Funk
Length = 39:38
Label = Casablanca
Producer = George Clinton
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:baua6j5h71u0 link]
*"Blender" Rating|5|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=794 link]
* Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=parliament link]
* Rolling Stone Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/parliament/albums/album/109622/review/5941461/up_for_the_down_stroke link]
Last album = "Osmium"
(1970)
This album = "Up for the Down Stroke"
(1974)
Next album = "Chocolate City"
(1975)

"Up for the Down Stroke" is a 1974 album by Parliament. It was the band's second album (following 1970's "Osmium"), and their first to be released on Casablanca Records. The album's title track was Parliament's first chart hit and remains one of the most well-known P-Funk songs. The album also contains a funk reworking of The Parliaments' song "(I Wanna) Testify" under the title "Testify".

Track listing

# "Up for the Down Stroke" – 5:10(released as a single-Caasblanca 0013)
# "Testify" – 3:49(released as a single-Casablanca 811)
# "The Goose" – 9:13(released as a single-Casablanca 0003)
# "I Can Move You (If You Let Me)" – 2:47
# "I Just Got Back [From the Fantasy, Ahead of Our Time in the Four Lands of Ellet] " (P Chase) – 4:33
# "All Your Goodies Are Gone" – 5:07
# "Whatever Makes Baby Feel Good" – 6:01
# "Presence of a Brain" – 3:19

2003 Remaster contains the following extra tracks:

# " [Up for the Down Stroke (song)|Up for the Down Stroke (Alternate Mix) [Bonus Track] " – 5:39
# " [Testify (Parliament song)|Testify (Alternate Mix) [Bonus Track] " – 4:03
# "Singing Another Song (Previously Unreleased) [Bonus Track] " - 3:04

Personnel

*Bernie Worrell - Arrangement, Keyboards
*Eddie Hazel - Guitar, Arrangement, Vocals
*Bootsy Collins - Bass, Guitar, Drums
*Gary Bronson - Drums
*Ron Bykowski - Guitar
*Peter Chase - Whistling
*George Clinton - Arrangement, Vocals, Producer
*Raymond Davis - Vocals
*Ramon Tiki Fulwood - Drums
*Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins - Vocals
*Cordell Mosson - Bass
*Ralph - Engineer
*Gary Shider - Guitar, Vocals
*Calvin Simon - Vocals
*Grady Thomas - Vocals
*Tom 'Curly' Ruff - Mastering
*Rod Dyer - Design
*Jon Echeverrieta - Design


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