One Nation Under a Groove
Album by Funkadelic
Released	1978
Recorded	15 April 1978
Genre	Funk
Length	58:51
Label	Priority Records
Producer(s)	?
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Q August 1993 Robert Christgau (Grade:A) link Rolling Stone 10/3/2002, p.106 (partial review)
Funkadelic chronology
Tales of Kidd Funkadelic (1976)	One Nation Under a Groove (1978)	Uncle Jam Wants You (1979)

One Nation Under a Groove is a 1978 (see 1978 in music) album by the American funk band Funkadelic. It was released on Warner Brothers Records. Cover of the Funkadelic album One Nation Under a Groove. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, The Parliaments. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Genres of Cuban music and other popular music A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Priority Records was started in 1985 by Bryan Turner to distribute rap compilation albums. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A question mark is a punctuation mark. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Q magazine is a music and entertainment magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. ... Description: Rating stars. ... Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and rock critic. ... The Rolling Stone logo Rolling Stone is an American magazine devoted to music and popular culture. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, The Parliaments. ... Tales of Kidd Funkadelic is a 1976 album by the band Funkadelic, released on the Westbound record label. ... Uncle Jam Wants You is an album by Funkadelic. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... See also: 1977 in music, other events of 1978, 1979 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 14 - The Sex Pistols played their final show (until a 1996 reunion) at San Franciscos Winterland Ballroom. ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, The Parliaments. ... The WB Shield used from 2003 to present day; this is the Panavision version shown in the 2. ...

One Nation Under a Groove is the most critically lauded Funkadelic album, widely considered one of the best funk albums of all time, and one of the most influential albums of the 1970s. It was the first album to include keyboardist (and frequent songwriter) Junie Morrison, one of the primary causes of the album's brilliance. The album also marks the pinnacle of Michael Hampton's development as a guitarist as he matured from a seventeen-year old prodigy to a disciplined master of the instrument. Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played with a musical keyboard. ... Junie Morrison was a keyboardist and vocalist of the Ohio Players in the early 70s, penning their first major hit, Funky Worm. ... Michael Hampton was the guitarist for the band Funkadelic after original guitarist Eddie Hazel departed to join The Temptations in 1975. ...

One Nation Under a Groove is a very loose concept album (as are most of Funkadelic's), essentially declaring the power of Funk (see P Funk mythology) to do two interconnected things: become an open-minded, happy and goal oriented person, and dance well. This is the power of Funk stated in less clear terms on previous albums (Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow), but the idea of the connection between the physical and mental liberating power of music had never been so well stated. Sgt. ... The bands Parliament, Funkadelic and related offshoots (see List of P Funk members) are collectively referred to as the P Funk. ... Free Your Mind. ...

Track listing

1. "One Nation Under a Groove" (George Clinton, Junie Morrison, Garry Shider)
2. "Grooveallegiance" (Clinton, Morrison, Bernie Worrell)
3. "Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?" (Clinton, Morrison, Michael Hampton)
4. "Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo-Doo Chasers)" (Clinton, Shider, Linda Brown)
5. "Into You" (Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Morrison)
6. "Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll)" (Clinton, Collins, Morrison)
7. "Lunchmeatophobia (Think!...It Ain't Illegal Yet!)" (Clinton, Worrell)
8. "P.E. Squad/DooDoo Chasers ('Going All-The-Way Off' Instrumental)" (Clinton, Shider, Brown)
9. "Maggot Brain" (Live) (Clinton, Eddie Hazel)

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Personnel

Funkadelic Main Invasion Force (All below is as given in the liner notes):

• Throbasonic Funkgeetarists: Mike 'Kidd Funkadelic' Hampton, Garry Shider
• Banjo'd Muthaplucker: Bobby Lewis
• Avatarian: Mike Hampton
• Keybo'Dans & Synthezoidees: Walter 'Junie' Morrison, Bernie 'DaVinci' Worrell
• Rotofunkic Drum & Percussion-atin' Thumdans: Jerome Brailey, W. Bootsy Collins, Larry Fratangelo, Tyrone Lampkin
• Bass Thumpasaurians: William 'Bootsy' Collins, Rodney 'Skeet' Curtis, Cordell 'Boogie' Mosson
• Funkadelic Blamgusta Vocaloids (Voices For Da Nation!): George Clinton, Raymond (Stingray) Davis, Ron Ford, Mallia Franklin, Lynn Mabry, W. 'Junie' Morrison, Cordell Mosson, Dawn Silva, Gary 'Dowop' Shider, Greg Thomas, Jeanette Washington, Debbie Wright

Michael Hampton was the guitarist for the band Funkadelic after original guitarist Eddie Hazel departed to join The Temptations in 1975. ... Garry Shider is the long-time musical director of the P.Funk All-Stars. ... Bobby Lewis (born February 17, 1933 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an African-American early rock and roll and R&B singer. ... The ARP Avatar was a guitar-controlled synthesizer manufactured by ARP Instruments, Inc. ... Junie Morrison was a keyboardist and vocalist of the Ohio Players in the early 70s, penning their first major hit, Funky Worm. ... Bernie Worrell Bernie Worrell (born April 19, 1944) is originally from Long Beach, New Jersey but grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. ... Bootsy Collins on the cover of Bootsys Rubber Bands Live in Louisville 1978 William Bootsy Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio,) is a pioneering funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. ... Bootsy Collins on the cover of Bootsys Rubber Bands Live in Louisville 1978 William Bootsy Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio,) is a pioneering funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. ... Cordell Boogie Mosson was born October 16, 1952. ... George Clinton is the name of several notable people: George Clinton (royal governor) (c. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Mallia Franklin was a vocalist with P-Funk. ... Lynn Mabry is an American vocalist. ... Dawn Silva is a funk vocalist. ... John Gregory Thomas (born August 12, 1960, Trebanos, Wales) is a former English cricketer who played in 5 Tests and 3 ODIs from 1986 to 1987. ... Jeanette Washington is a funk vocalist best known as a member of the band Parliament. ... Debbie Wright is a singer. ...

External links

• MoreThings Al Barger's remedial George Clinton funk lessons
• The Motherpage