Mothership Connection

Mothership Connection is a funk album by Parliament, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). This concept album (see P Funk mythology) is usually rated as one of Parliament's best. Mothership Connection was the first P-funk album with Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley[?], who had left The JB's, James Brown's backing band.

Track listing

1. P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 7:41
2. Mothership Connection (Star Child) (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 6:13
3. Unfunky UFO (Clinton/Collins/Snider) - 4:23
4. Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication (Clinton/Collins/Shider/Worrell) - 5:03
5. Handcuffs (Clinton/Goins/McLaughlin) - 3:51
6. Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Mothersucker) (Clinton/Collins/Worrell) - 5:46
7. Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples (Clinton/Collins/Snider) - 5:10

Personnel

• Bernie Worrell - Synthesizer, Keyboards
• Michael Brecker - Horn
• Maceo Parker - Horn
• Sidney Barnes - Handclapping
• Bootsy Collins - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Drums, Vocals
• Jerome Brailey - Percussion, Drums
• Randy Brecker - Horn
• George Clinton - Vocals, Producer
• Gary "Muddbone" Cooper - Percussion, Drums, Handclapping
• Raymond Davis - Vocals
• Joe Farrell - Horn
• Ramon Tiki Fulwood - Percussion, Drums
• Glen Goins - Guitar, Vocals
• Michael Hampton - Guitar
• Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins - Vocals
• Taka Khan - Handclapping
• Cordell Mosson - Bass
• Gary Shider - Guitar, Vocals
• Calvin Simon - Vocals
• Grady Thomas - Vocals
• Pamela Vincent - Handclapping
• Fred Wesley - Horn
• Debbie Wright - Handclapping
• Reginald Rasputin Boutte - Handclapping
• Bryan Chimenti - Handclapping
• Archie Ivy - Handclapping
• Boom - Horn

Chart positions Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

 1976	Pop Albums	                No. 13
 1976	Black Albums	                No. 4

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - singles

 1976	Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk)	   Pop Singles    No. 15
 1976	Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk)	   Black Singles  No. 5