Uncle Jam Wants You
LP by Funkadelic
Released	1979
Recorded
Genre	Grunge
Length	41 min 47 sec
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer(s)	George Clinton
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com link
Funkadelic chronology
One Nation Under a Groove (1978)	Uncle Jam Wants You (1979)	Connections & Disconnections (1981)

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Significance

In some ways, "Uncle Jam Wants You" (a reference to the "Uncle Sam wants you!" US Army recruitment posters) is a more militant sequel to the previous album, One Nation Under a Groove. Whereas that album described an ideal country ruled by Funk, "Uncle Jam" actually attempts to provoke the conversion into Funkadelia. Its purpose is also (as the cover claims) to "rescue dance music from the blahs." The cover art depicts George Clinton in a Huey Newton-Black Panthers pose, reflecting the more martial lyrical themes of the album. Jump to: navigation, search The Lake George, New York Uncle Sam statue is the tallest in the world. ... Jump to: navigation, search One Nation Under a Groove is a 1978 (see 1978 in music) album by the American funk band Funkadelic. ... Dance music is music composed, played, or both, specifically to accompany social dancing. ... Jump to: navigation, search George Clinton George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American musician, considered one of the fathers of funk. ... Huey P. Newton (February 17, 1942 - August 22, 1989) was co-founder and inspirational leader of the Black Panther Party, a militant African-American activist group. ... The Black Panther Party (originally called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a revolutionary Black nationalist organization in the United States that formed in the late 1960s and grew to national prominence before falling apart due to factional rivalries stirred up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ...

Track Listing

1. "Freak of the Week" (George Clinton Sr., P. Bishop, Dewayne McKnight)
2. "(Not Just) Knee Deep" (George Clinton Junior)
3. "Uncle Jam" (Clinton Sr, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell)
4. "Field Maneuvers" (D. Clinton???, D Clinton???)
5. "Holly Wants to Go to California" (Clinton Sr., Bernie Worrell)
6. "Foot Soldiers (Star Spangled Funky)" (Clinton Sr., Jim Vitti)

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Personnel

Credited as the Funkadelic Rescue Dance Band:

• Guitars ("Axe Force"): Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton, Garry "DooWop" Shider, Eddie "Maggot Brain" Hazel
• Keyboards ("Keyboard Battlecruisers"): Bernie (U.S.S. Woo!) Worrell, J.S. Theracon
• Drums ("Uncle Jam's Drum and Wiggle Corps"): Tyrone "Speedfeet" Lampkin, Larry Fratangelo
• Bass ("Bass Anti-Flam Units"): Rodney "Skeet" Curtis, Cordell "Boogie" Mosson
• Vocals ("Vocal Assault & Funkatition Team"): Uncle Jam Clinton, Gary "DooWop" Shider, Larry "Sir Nose" Heckstall, Sheila Horn, Ron "Prophet" Ford, Jeanette McGruder, Dawn Silva, Michael "Clip" Payne, Greg Thomas, & Ray "Stingray" Davis
• Guitar: Bootsy Collins, Dewayne McKnight, Glen Goins
• Bass: Billy Bass Nelson, William Collins, Jeff Bunn
• Keyboard: Junie Morrison, Gary Hudgins, Gerome Rogers
• Drums: Tiki Fulwood, William Collins, Dennis Chambers
• Background Vocals: Linda Brown, Jessica Cleaves, Mallia Franklin, Philippe Wynne, Lige Curry, James Wesley, Greg Boyer, Gerome Rogers

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Critical Response

• "Uncle Jam Wants You takes not merely a more daring musical approach but a more forthright political stance" The All Music Guide

External links

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