Hardcore Jollies

Artist: Funkadelic

Release date: 1976

Record label: Priority

This was the first album released on a major label. Priority is a subsidiary of Warner Brothers. It is dedicated to "the guitar players of the world." It was the last album to include three of the original Parliaments: Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon and Grady Thomas[?]. Originally, the first side of the album was called Osmosis Phase 1 and the second side was Terribitus Phase 2.

Track Listing:

• Comin' Round the Mountain (George Clinton, Grace Cook)
• Smokey (Clinton, Garry Shider)
• If You Got Funk, You Got Style (Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell)
• Hardcore Jollies (Clinton, Worrell)
• Soul Mate (Clinton, Cook)
• Cosmic Slop (Live--studio version on album of the same name) (Clinton, Worrell)
• You Scared the Lovin' Outta Me (Clinton, Glen Goins[?])
• Adolescent Funk (Clinton, Michael Hampton, Worrell)

Personnel:

• Vocals: George Clinton, Ray Davis[?], Fuzzy Haskins, Grady Thomas[?], Calvin Simon, Garry Shider, Glen Goins[?]
• Lead Guitar: Michael Hampton
• Guitars: Garry Shider, Glen Goins
• Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
• Bass: Boogie Mosson[?]
• Drums: Jerome Brailey[?]

Critical response:

• four stars (out of five)
  • the All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=SEARCH&sql=Au1uw6j8h71u0)

Other external links:

• the Motherpage (http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/albums_funkadelic/alb-jollies)

Title of song: Hardcore Jollies

Artist: Funkadelic

Title of album: Hardcore Jollies (see above)

Year of first release: 1976

Trivia:

This is widely considered the best early example of Michael Hampton's guitar work.

Complete tabs at [external site with complete tabs]

Songwriters: George Clinton, Bernie Worrell

Memorable Lyrics:

• "I just want to kiss you on your/Desire, baby"

Complete lyrics at the Motherpage (http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/lyrics_funkadelic/lyr-jollies#lyr-s-jollies)

The singer is attempting to seduce a girl who is stubbornly resisting him.

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Critical response: