- Zapp (album)
Infobox Album
Name = Zapp
Type = album
Artist = Zapp
Released =1980
Recorded =1980
Genre =Funk
Length = 40:16
Label =Warner Bros. Records
Producer =Roger Troutman ,Bootsy Collins
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:al6zef5khgf5 link]
Last album =
This album = "Zapp"
(1979)
Next album = "Zapp II "
(1982)"Zapp" is the debut album for
Ohio P-Funk band "Zapp". It features the popular hit "More Bounce to the Ounce", which was featured in the , and was sampled byEPMD ,Snoop Dogg ,Notorious B.I.G ,Twiztid ,Brotha Lynch Hung , andLow Profile . There are six songs in the album which are approximately 6-9 minutes long. "More Bounce to the Ounce" was used byDr. Dre in theUp In Smoke Tour in memory ofRoger Troutman and not long after, he played "California Love" thoughout 1996 in memory of Roger andTupac . That wasRoger Troutman 's last hit ever.The album came out when George Clinton's
P-Funk era was toning down. Zapp would prevail as their funk music flourished in the 1980s and the group was mentored by George Clinton andBootsy Collins . The album went to number one on Billboard's Soul LP chart and was eventually certified gold.Some of the songs featured in the album like "Be Alright" would later on be sampled by West Coast rappers such as
2Pac in his songKeep Ya Head Up in1993 .Track listing
tracklist
title1 = More Bounce to the Ounce
length1 = 9:25
title2 = Freedom
length2 = 3:48
title3 = Brand New Player
length3 = 5:51
title4 = Funky Bounce
length4 = 6:46
title5 = Be Alright
length5 = 7:52
title6 = Coming Home
length6 = 6:34Personnel
*Vocals-
Greg Jackson , Zapp Troutman,Roger Troutman , Bobby Glover
*Percussion-Larry and Lester Troutman
*Conga Drums-Larry Troutman
*Trapp Drums-Lester Troutman
*Bass-Zapp Troutman
*Sax-Carl
*Keyboards-Greg Jackson
*Guitars-Bootsy Collins
*Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards, Talking Box, Bass, Harmonica, and vibes-Roger Troutman Later Samples
*"More Bounce to the Ounce"
**"Method Man" byWu-Tang Clan from the album "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) "
*"Be Alright"
**"Keep Ya Head Up " by2Pac from the album "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. "
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.