One Nation Under a Groove
by Funkadelic
- Type: Album
- Released: September 22, 1978
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Country: United States
- Length: 59:36
- Community rating: 4.75/5 from 6 ratings
Artists on this release: Larry Fratangelo, Jeanette Washington, Tyrone Lampkin, Greg Thomas, Gary Shider, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Rodney "Skeet" Curtis, Ron Ford, George Clinton, Dawn Silva, Lynn Mabry, Jerome Brailey, Mallia Franklin, Walter 'Junie' Morrison, Bobby Lewis, Mike Hampton, Cordell 'Boogie' Mosson, Raymond Davis, Debbie Wright
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Funkadelic's 'One Nation Under a Groove' stands as a landmark of late-1970s funk, representing a commercially successful fusion of dancefloor rhythms, progressive soul, and psychedelic rock flourishes. The album’s sound is defined by the tight, layered grooves of the P-Funk collective, prominent fuzzed-out guitar work, and the influential keyboard and songwriting contributions of new member Walter "Junie" Morrison. Thematically, the record serves as a socio-political statement, championing unity and liberation through the power of funk music, a concept that solidified its place as one of the genre's most definitive and celebrated works.
Genres
Descriptors: funky, groove-laden, dance, rhythmic, guitar-driven
Tracklist
- One Nation Under A Groove (7:33)
- Groovallegiance (7:00)
- Who Says A Funk Band Can't Play Rock?! (6:21)
- Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers) (11:00)
- Into You (5:43)
- Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!) (4:33)
- Maggot Brain (7:37)
- Chant (Think It Ain't Illegal Yet!) (0:53)
- Lunchmeataphobia (Think! It Ain't Illegal Yet!) (4:16)
- P.E. Squad / Doo Doo Chasers (4:40)
Credits
- Mike Hampton - throbbasonic funkgeetarists, avatarian
- Gary Shider - throbbasonic funkgeetarists, funkadelic blamgusta vocaloids (voices for da nation!)
- Bobby Lewis - banjo'd muthaplucker
- Bernie Worrell - keybo' dans & synthezoidees, Performer
- Walter 'Junie' Morrison - keybo' dans & synthezoidees, funkadelic blamgusta vocaloids (voices for da nation!)
- Jerome Brailey - rotofunkie drum & percussionatin' thumpdans
- Bootsy Collins - rotofunkie drum & percussionatin' thumpdans, bass thumpasaurians, Performer
- Larry Fratangelo - rotofunkie drum & percussionatin' thumpdans
- Tyrone Lampkin - rotofunkie drum & percussionatin' thumpdans
- Rodney "Skeet" Curtis - bass thumpasaurians
- Cordell 'Boogie' Mosson - bass thumpasaurians, funkadelic blamgusta vocaloids (voices for da nation!)
- George Clinton - funkadelic blamgusta vocaloids (voices for da nation!), Performer, Producer
- Raymond Davis - funkadelic blamgusta vocaloids (voices for da nation!)
- Ron Ford - funkadelic blamgusta vocaloids (voices for da nation!)
- Mallia Franklin - funkadelic blamgusta vocaloids (voices for da nation!)
- Lynn Mabry - funkadelic blamgusta vocaloids (voices for da nation!)
- Dawn Silva - funkadelic blamgusta vocaloids (voices for da nation!)
- Greg Thomas - funkadelic blamgusta vocaloids (voices for da nation!)
- Jeanette Washington - funkadelic blamgusta vocaloids (voices for da nation!)
- Debbie Wright - funkadelic blamgusta vocaloids (voices for da nation!)
- Junie Morrison - Performer
- Garry Shider - Performer