By Way of the Drum

Infobox Album
Name = By Way of the Drum
Type = studio
Artist = Funkadelic


Released = 2007
Recorded = 1984-85
Genre = Funk
Length = 72:53
Label = Hip-O Select
Producer = George Clinton, Harry Weinger, Alan Leeds
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jcfuxzu5ldde link]
Last album = "Connections & Disconnections" (1981)
This album = "By Way of the Drum"
Next album =

By Way of the Drum is an album by the American funk band Funkadelic. It was recorded in 1984 for MCA Records but shelved until its release in 2007 on Hip-O Select. The original sessions were produced by George Clinton, while Harry Weinger and Alan Leeds serve as compilation producers.

Track listing

# "Nose Bleed"
# "Sunshine of Your Love"
# "Freaks Bearing Gifts"
# "YaDaDaDa"
# "By Way of the Drum"
# "Jugular" (a.k.a. "Juggler")
# "Some Fresh Delic"
# "Primal Instinct"
# "By Way of the Drum" (Extended Version)
# "By Way of the Drum" (Dub)
# "By Way of the Drum" (Basstrumental)
# "By Way of the Drum" (Acappella)

Personnel

*George Clinton
*DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight
*Eddie Hazel
*David Spradley
*Donnie Sterling
*Loic Gambas
*Garry Shider
*Amp Fiddler
*Mallia Franklin
*Tracey Lewis

Further reading

* Michael Endelman, [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,831864,00.html Funkadelic 1984] , "Entertainment Weekly", December 3, 2004.
* [http://www.allthingsdeep.com/reviews/funkadelic_by_way_of_the_drum.htm Funkadelic - By Way Of The Drum] , All Things Deep, 2007.