Album: Hey Man... Smell My Finger

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{{Album| |album name = Hey Man... Smell My Finger |album image = Hey Man... Smell My Finger (Front Cover) |date = 12 October 1993 |length = 55:27 |label = Columbia Records / Paisley Park Records |studios = Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA |previous year = 1993 |next year = 1993 |previous image = Image:Theredshoes album.jpg |previous album = Album: The Red Shoes |next image = Image:Imready album.jpg |next album = Album: I'm Ready |previous album link = The Red Shoes |next album link = I'm Ready |introduction = Hey Man... Smell My Finger is the second and final Paisley Park Records studio album by George Clinton.

The album contained The Big Pump, co-written and co-produced by Prince and George Clinton. Prince also appears (uncredited) singing background vocals on Get Satisfied.

The album features several musical guests including Anthony Kiedis and Flea (both from the Red Hot Chili Peppers), Dallas Austin, Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Humpty Hump (from Digital Underground), Ice Cube, N'Dea Davenport, Dr. Dre, Yo-Yo, MC Breed, and Herbie Hancock, as well former P-Funk players Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Maceo Parker, and Fred Wesley, and Prince's own bandmembers Eric Leeds and Atlanta Bliss, as well as The Steeles.

The album produced two commercially-released singles, Paint The White House Black and Martial Law, but The Big Pump was available as a promotional release sent to radio in Germany only. The album reached only number 145 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 31 on the Billboard R&B Chart.


Recording process

The album's recording sessions ran from 1990-1992. The Big Pump was recorded in early 1990. Recording dates are not known for Get Satisfied, although Prince began including chants from the song into live performances in early 1993, indicating that it may have been recorded late in the sessions. Prince had also contributed the track My Pony, which was not included on the final album. An earlier configuration of the album also contained a different version of We Can Funk than is featured on Graffiti Bridge.

Dis Beat Disrupts also include repeated samples of Prince's song Housequake. Prince clearly liked much of the material - a video for Paint The House Black was played prior to shows on The Ultimate Live Experience tour in 1995, and Prince has played Martial Law and Get Satisfied live (most often in 1994-5).

Hollywood was also included on the 1994 NPG Records compilation album 1-800 New Funk, and Get Satisfied was also referred to on The Exodus Has Begun (from the New Power Generation' album Exodus), in the line "like George said, get satisfied (let's get satisfied, let's get satisfied)". |tracklisting =Details given for Prince-related tracks only:

  1. Martial Law
  2. Paint The White House Black
  3. Way Up
  4. Dis Beat Disrupts
  5. Get Satisfied (3:55) 2/sup>
  6. Hollywood
  7. Rhythm And Rhyme
  8. The Big Pump (3:33) 1
  9. If True Love
  10. High In My Hello
  11. Maximumisness
  12. Kickback
  13. The Flag Was Still There
  14. Martial Law (Hey Man... Smell My Finger) (Single Version)

|other format = LP |content = Side 1:

  1. Martial Law
  2. Paint The White House Black

Side 2:

  1. Way Up
  2. Dis Beat Disrupts
  3. Get Satisfied (3:55) 2/sup>
  4. Hollywood

Side 3:

  1. Rhythm And Rhyme
  2. The Big Pump (3:33) 1
  3. If True Love
  4. High In My Hello

Side 4:

  1. Maximumisness
  2. Kickback
  3. The Flag Was Still There
  4. Martial Law (Hey Man... Smell My Finger) (Single Version)


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Side 1:

  1. Martial Law
  2. Paint The White House Black
  3. Way Up
  4. Dis Beat Disrupts
  5. Get Satisfied (3:55) ^
  6. Hollywood

Side 2:

  1. Rhythm And Rhyme
  2. The Big Pump (3:33) 1
  3. If True Love
  4. High In My Hello
  5. Maximumisness
  6. Kickback
  7. The Flag Was Still There
  8. Martial Law (Hey Man... Smell My Finger) (Single Version)

|credits = |* comment = 1 Written by Prince and George Clinton
2 Written by George Clinton, Clip Payne and Tracey "Treylewd" Lewis
|musicians = George Clinton - lead vocals

|production = George Clinton - co-producer

|thanks = |singles = |- | width="60%"|The Big Pump (promo only)

b/w |align="center"|Thebigpump single.jpg |see also = ! colspan="2" align="left" style="font-size:100%;color:#AB3E00"| See also


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|charts =

Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Billboard 200, USA 30 Oct. 1993 145 3
Billboard R&B Chart, USA 30 Oct. 1993 31 11
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in in the USA

|releases =

Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

USA LP x2 PRO-A-6537 Promo center center center center
USA CD 9 25518-2 center center center center
USA Cassette 9 25518-4 center center center center
GER CD 7599-25518-2 center center center center

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

GER CD 0060532 NPG {{{Comment}}} center [[Image:{{{Back}}}|50px|center|link=File:{{{Back}}}]] [[Image:{{{LabelA}}}|50px|center|link=File:{{{LabelA}}}]] [[Image:{{{LabelB}}}|50px|center|link=File:{{{LabelB}}}]]

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