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The album features several musical guests including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Kiedis Anthony Kiedis] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea_(musician) Flea] (both from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers]), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Austin Dallas Austin], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_D Chuck D], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor_Flav Flavor Flav], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_G Humpty Hump] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Underground Digital Underground]), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cube Ice Cube], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%27Dea_Davenport N'Dea Davenport], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Dre Dr. Dre], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-Yo_(rapper) Yo-Yo], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Breed MC Breed], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock], as well former [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-Funk P-Funk] players [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsy_Collins Bootsy Collins], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Worrell Bernie Worrell], [[Maceo Parker]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Wesley Fred Wesley], and [[Prince]]'s own bandmembers [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Atlanta Bliss]], as well as [[The Steeles]]. | The album features several musical guests including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Kiedis Anthony Kiedis] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea_(musician) Flea] (both from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers]), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Austin Dallas Austin], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_D Chuck D], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor_Flav Flavor Flav], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_G Humpty Hump] (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Underground Digital Underground]), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cube Ice Cube], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%27Dea_Davenport N'Dea Davenport], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Dre Dr. Dre], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-Yo_(rapper) Yo-Yo], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Breed MC Breed], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock], as well former [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-Funk P-Funk] players [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsy_Collins Bootsy Collins], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Worrell Bernie Worrell], [[Maceo Parker]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Wesley Fred Wesley], and [[Prince]]'s own bandmembers [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Atlanta Bliss]], as well as [[The Steeles]]. | ||
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The album's recording sessions ran from 1990-1992. | The album's recording sessions ran from 1990-1992. | ||
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''Hollywood'' was also included on the 1994 [[NPG Records]] compilation album [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]], and [[Get Satisfied]] was also referred to on [[The Exodus Has Begun]] (from the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]' album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]]), in the line "like George said, get satisfied (let's get satisfied, let's get satisfied)". | ''Hollywood'' was also included on the 1994 [[NPG Records]] compilation album [[Album: 1-800 New Funk|1-800 New Funk]], and [[Get Satisfied]] was also referred to on [[The Exodus Has Begun]] (from the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]' album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]]), in the line "like George said, get satisfied (let's get satisfied, let's get satisfied)". | ||
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+ | '''Promotion''' | ||
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+ | The album produced two commercially-released singles, ''Paint The White House Black'' and ''Martial Law'', but [[Single: The Big Pump|The Big Pump]] was available as a promotional release sent to radio in Germany only. | ||
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+ | The album reached only number 145 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 31 on the Billboard R&B Chart. | ||
<!-------TRACK LIST -------> | <!-------TRACK LIST -------> | ||
|tracklisting =Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only: <br> | |tracklisting =Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only: <br> | ||
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# <b>Way Up</b> | # <b>Way Up</b> | ||
# <b>Dis Beat Disrupts</b> | # <b>Dis Beat Disrupts</b> | ||
− | # <b>[[Get Satisfied]]</b> (3:55) <sup>2/sup> | + | # <b>[[Get Satisfied]]</b> (3:55) <sup>2</sup> |
# <b>Hollywood</b> | # <b>Hollywood</b> | ||
# <b>Rhythm And Rhyme</b> | # <b>Rhythm And Rhyme</b> | ||
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# <b>Way Up</b> | # <b>Way Up</b> | ||
# <b>Dis Beat Disrupts</b> | # <b>Dis Beat Disrupts</b> | ||
− | # <b>[[Get Satisfied]]</b> (3:55) <sup>2/sup> | + | # <b>[[Get Satisfied]]</b> (3:55) <sup>2</sup> |
# <b>Hollywood</b> | # <b>Hollywood</b> | ||
Side 3:<br> | Side 3:<br> | ||
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# <b>Way Up</b> | # <b>Way Up</b> | ||
# <b>Dis Beat Disrupts</b> | # <b>Dis Beat Disrupts</b> | ||
− | # <b>[[Get Satisfied]]</b> (3:55) | + | # <b>[[Get Satisfied]]</b> (3:55) <sup>2</sup> |
# <b>Hollywood</b> | # <b>Hollywood</b> | ||
Side 2:<br> | Side 2:<br> | ||
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*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone on [[Get Satisfied]] | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone on [[Get Satisfied]] | ||
*Unidentified males - rap on [[The Big Pump]] | *Unidentified males - rap on [[The Big Pump]] | ||
− | * | + | *[[The Steeles]] - background vocals on [[The Big Pump]] (assumed) |
− | |production = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] - co-producer | + | |production = album production credits, except where specifically known for [[The Big Pump]] and [[Get Satisfied]] |
+ | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] - co-producer | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_(musician) Foley] - co-producer on [[Get Satisfied]] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_(musician) Foley] - co-producer on [[Get Satisfied]] | ||
*[[Eric Leeds]] - horn arrangements on [[Get Satisfied]] | *[[Eric Leeds]] - horn arrangements on [[Get Satisfied]] | ||
*[[Prince]] - co-producer on [[The Big Pump]] | *[[Prince]] - co-producer on [[The Big Pump]] | ||
− | * | + | *Eric Anest - engineer |
− | |thanks = | + | *Dallas Austin - engineer |
+ | *Mark Bass - engineer | ||
+ | *Brad Buxer - engineer | ||
+ | *Keith Cohen - engineer | ||
+ | *Steve Curnow - engineer | ||
+ | *Steve Durkee - engineer | ||
+ | *Larry Ferguson - engineer | ||
+ | *David Friedlander - engineer | ||
+ | *Tom Garneau - engineer | ||
+ | *Gray Gillian - engineer | ||
+ | *Ray Hahnfeldt - engineer | ||
+ | *Bill Laswell - engineer | ||
+ | *Shane Keller - engineer | ||
+ | *Dave Kent - engineer | ||
+ | *Steve King - engineer | ||
+ | *Michael Koppelmann - engineer | ||
+ | *Marley Marl - engineer | ||
+ | *Robert Musso - engineer | ||
+ | *Steve Noonan - engineer | ||
+ | *Timothy Penn - engineer | ||
+ | *Brian Power - engineer | ||
+ | *Darin Printe - engineer | ||
+ | *Paul Rankin - engineer | ||
+ | *Greg Reilly - engineer | ||
+ | *Jeff Silverman - engineer | ||
+ | *Blair Sherman - engineer | ||
+ | *Alvin Speights - engineer | ||
+ | *Tom Tucker - engineer | ||
+ | *Jim Vitti - engineer | ||
+ | *Johnny Lee - art direction | ||
+ | *Scott Morgan - photography | ||
+ | *Kerry Gordy - executive producer | ||
+ | *Alan Leeds - executive producer | ||
+ | *Benny Medina - executive producer | ||
+ | *Juli Knapp - project management | ||
+ | *Laura J. Caron - project coordinator | ||
+ | |thanks = '''Special Thanks To:''' Greg Reilly & everyone at the Disc. Ltd., Mark & Jeff Bass, Michael Wilder & everyone at Basement Sounds, Earl & Denise Ciccel & everyone at Ciccel Enterprises, Hupty & Digital Underground, Chuck D. & Flavor Flav, Eric B. & Rakim, Yo-Yo, MC Breed, Cam, Lay Back, Dallas Austin & The Highland Place Mobsters, everyone at D.A.R.P. Studios, Illegal, A.B.C., Chip, everyone at Paisley Park, Prince, The Steele Singers, Darren (for the "Rhythm and Rhyme" loop. To Parliament Funkadelic for 'P'ing always on the ONE, Bootsie, Bernie, Fred, Maceo, Catfish Collins, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eric Leeds, J.C.001, Darren Galea, Fiona & Richy, Nicole Tindall, The Ron Ford Family, Overton Lloyd, Loic Gambas Bordas, Pedro Bell, Ronald Edwards, Fred Pattmon Sr. & Jr., Karen Jones, Alan Leeds, Bugs & Everyone at Warner Boros., William Cooper, the babblin' Kaddabie Family, Eddie Hodge, Barry, Daryl, Serge, Bob, Derrick, Nina, Mercedes, Starr, David & ALL OUR BUS DRIVERS. Carol Agriesti, David Alschul, Roy Ayers, Marylou Badeaux, Joen Beug, Carol Burnham, Steve Butler, Kathy Busby, Jenny Carr, Nancy Chapman, Stu Cohen, Coni Cushman, Gilbert Davison, Francesca Del Regno, Mark Goldstein, Cag Granet, Ray Harris, Chuck Hermes, Craig Costich, Greg Lee, Lisa Longville, Mark Maitland, Benny Medina, Carol Minden, Michael Nance, Steve Nini, Frank Nuti, Mo Ostin, David Ponak, Sue Roberts, Cindy Rose, Susan Rose, Esther Rubin, Tom Ruffino, Hank Spann, Therese Stoulil, Shaye Sullwold, Russ Thyret, Deborah Wang, Lenny Waronker & Jill Willis. | ||
+ | *'''Very Special Thanks To:''' Treylewd (Tracey Lewis), Belita Woods, Gary Shider, "Blackbird" McKnight, Foley, Juli Knapp, Laura Caron, Kerry Gordy & John Dukakis. | ||
+ | *In addition to those previously mentioned, this work is the end result of the love & support from, and is dedicated to: my Mother, Father, Wife, Children, Grandchildren, Archie Ivy, Marcia, Autumn & Day... | ||
+ | *Thanks Steph - Love Forever. | ||
<!-------SINGLES -------> | <!-------SINGLES -------> | ||
− | |singles = | + | |singles =<small>Of the 3 singles released from this album, only the one with a [[Prince]] contribution is listed below:</small> |
{{AlbumSinglesLine| | {{AlbumSinglesLine| | ||
− | |Single = [[Single: The Big Pump|The Big Pump]] (promo only)< | + | |Single = [[Single: The Big Pump|The Big Pump]] <small>(Germany promo only)</small> |
− | |B-side = | + | |B-side = None |
|Image = Thebigpump single.jpg | |Image = Thebigpump single.jpg | ||
|Link = Single: The Big Pump | |Link = Single: The Big Pump | ||
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| Weeks in chart = 11 | | Weeks in chart = 11 | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | |certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= | + | |certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= the USA}} |
− | |awards = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= | + | |awards = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}} |
}} | }} | ||
|releases = | |releases = | ||
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|Format = CD | |Format = CD | ||
|CatNr = 0060532 NPG | |CatNr = 0060532 NPG | ||
− | |Comment = | + | |Comment = 1995 NPG Re-issue |
|Front = Heymansmellmyfinger albumNPG.jpg | |Front = Heymansmellmyfinger albumNPG.jpg | ||
|Back = Princevaultsinglecover.png | |Back = Princevaultsinglecover.png |
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