Wikipedia / Dope Dogs
Wikipedia / Dope Dogs
Dope Dogs is a 1994 album by Parliament-Funkadelic (also known as P-Funk All Stars). The album was first released on the P-Vine label in Japan. It was later released on the Hot Hands label in the United Kingdom. The United States release on the Dogone Records label, a custom label of Available Entertainment, was released under the name George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars. The U.S. version was remastered by David Libert of Available Entertainment. The album's theme deals with dope-sniffing dogs that become addicted to the very drugs that they are assigned to find.
Reception
Select gave the album a rating of three out of five, stating that there are "moves and grooves aplenty, but most of it leads nowhere"
Tracks
The album's configuration varied among the American, Japanese, British and releases.
American track listing
Japanese track listing
British track listing
Personnel
Vocals: Pat Lewis, Sandra Feva, Sheila Horne, Steve Boyd, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, Lige Curry, Belita Woods, Joe Harris, Michael "Clip" Payne, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Lloyd Williams, Garry Shider, Amelia Jesse, Andre Foxxe Williams, Paul Hill, Louie "Babblin" Kabbabie, Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, Calvin Simon, Ray Davis, Grady Thomas, Nicole Tindall, Jeanette McGruder, Shirley Hayden, Jessica Cleaves, Janet Evans, Larry Heckstall, Duane, "Sa'D'Ali" Maultsby, Starr Cullars, Shawn Clinton, George Clinton, FROG, Patavian Lewis, Trafael, Tracey Lewis, "Cuz", Barbarella Bishop, Daddy Freddy
Guitars: Eddie Hazel, Michael Hampton, Garry Shider, DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Andre Foxxe Williams, Cordell Mosson, Michael "Clip" Payne, Bootsy Collins, Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Jerome Ali, Jeff Bass, Loic Gambas
Bass: Lige Curry, Dewayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Lonnie Motley, Mike "Clip" Payne, and Bootsy Collins
Drummers and Percussionists: Frankie "Kash" Waddy, Guy Curtis, Dewayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Gabe Gonzales, Michael "Clip" Payne, Loic Gambas, Man In The Box, Muruga Booker
Keyboards and Piano: Joseph "Amp" Fiddler, Tracey Lewis
Organs and Synthesizers: Bernie Worrell, Michael "Clip" Payne, George Clinton, Dewayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Jeff Bass, and Loic Gambas
Horns: Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Richard Griffith, Rick Gardner, Marcus Belgrave, Bennie Cowan, Greg Thomas, Greg Boyer, Perry Robinson
Programmers and Re-mixers: Michael "Clip" Payne, Mike E. Clark, Mike Wilder, Mark Bass, George Clinton
References
External links
Dope Dogs: Japanese European version at The Motherpage