- Play Me or Trade Me
Infobox Album
Name = Play Me or Trade Me
Type = studio
Artist =Parlet
Released = 1980
Recorded = 1980
Genre = Funk
Length = 38:39
Label = Casablanca Records
Producer = George Clinton, Ron Dunbar
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0jfqxq90ldje~T1 link]
Last album = "Invasion Of The Booty Snatchers "
(1979)
This album = "Play Me or Trade Me"
(1980)
Next album = "The Best Of Parlet featuring Parliament "
(1994)"Play Me or Trade Me" is the third and final studio album by the
P-Funk spin off actParlet . The album was released by Casablanca Records in1980 and was produced byGeorge Clinton (funk musician) and Ron Dunbar. Like many albums released by the label during this year, it would be totally ignored in terms of promotion due to the label being bought byPolygram Records (nowUniversal Music ). The vocal line up for this album (Jeanette Washington , Janice Evans, and Shirley Hayden, remained the same as the previous album.Play Me or Trade Me was reissued on CD in Japan on the Casablanca/Polystar label in 1992.
Tracks
#"Help From My Friends" (Ron Dunbar, Tyrone Lampkin)
#"Watch Me Do My Thang" (Ron Dunbar,Bootsy Collins )
#"Wolf Tickets" (Jerome Ali, George Clinton. Robert Johnson)
#"Play Me Or Trade Me" (Ron Dunbar, Ron Ford, George Clinton)
#"I'm Mo Be Hitting It" (Ron Dunbar,Garry Shider , George Clinton)
#"Funk Until The Edge of Time" (Steve Pannell, Jeanette Washington, Ron Dunbar)
#"Wonderful One" (Ron Dunbar,Cordell Mosson )Personnel
*Guitars: Gordon Carlton, Jerome Ali,
Bootsy Collins ,Phelps Collins ,Michael Hampton ,Garry Shider
*Bass: Jimmie Ali, Donnie Sterling, Lige Curry, Steve Pannell, Cordell Mosson
*Drums: Kenny Colton, Tyrone Lampkin
*Keyboards: Manon Saulsby, Ernestro Wilson, David Lee Spradley
*Percussion: Janice Carlton, Carl Small, Larry Fratangelo
*Horns: Greg Thomas,Greg Boyer , Benny Cowan,Fred Wesley ,Maceo Parker , Richard Griffith, Larry Hatcher, Ernie Fields Jr., David Majal Ii, Nolan Smith Jr., Raymond Lee Brown
*Vocals: Cheryl James, Janice Carlton, Ron Dunbar, Gwen Dozier, George Clinton, Andre Williams, Steve Pannell, Tony Davis, Ron Ford, Jimmie Ali, Jerome Ali, Gordon Carlton, Manon Saulsbyingles
*Wolf Tickets (Casablanca NB 2260)
*Help From My Friends (Casablanca NB 2293)Both tracks were released as a 12" single (Casablanca NBD 20220 DJ)
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