1983 studio album by George Clinton
You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish is the second studio album by American funk musician George Clinton released in 1983 by Capitol Records .[ 9] The album reached No. 18 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[ 10]
You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish was produced by George Clinton. You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish expands on the R&B and dance style of Clinton's debut album, Computer Games (1982), and it incorporates elements of rock with a more mainstream sound. The P-Funk live concert tour of 1984 concentrated on the tracks featured on the album.[ 4]
"Nubian Nut" reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[ 11] "Last Dance" also peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[ 12]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Nubian Nut" George Clinton , David Spradley, Lane Strickland, Fela Kuti 5:59 2. "Quickie" Andre Williams, Ron Ford, Janice Evans , Stephanie Linn 6:30 3. "Last Dance" William Collins , Robert Johnson, Stephanie Linn5:11 4. "Silly Millameter" Bob Bishop, Lushawn Clinton, Doug Duffy 5:00 5. "Stingy" Michael Hampton , Lige Curry, Gary Cooper, Stephanie Linn6:30 6. "You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish" Michael Payne , Robert Johnson, Stephanie Linn8:47
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Produced by George Clinton
"Quickie" co-produced by Junie Morrison
"Last Dance" and "You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish" co-produced by Garry Shider
Junie Morrison, Bootsy Collins , Andre Williams, DeWayne McKnight , Eddie Hazel - guitar
Michael Hampton - guitar, avatar
Bootsy Collins, Lige Curry, Michael Payne - bass
Larry Fratangelo, Muruga Booker - percussion
Maceo Parker - saxophone
Richard Griffith, Larry Hatcher - trumpet
Bootsy Collins - drums
Junie Morrison, Doug Duffy, David Spradley, DeWayne McKnight, Michael Payne, Ron Cron - synthesizer
Junie Morrison, Doug Duffy - piano
Junie Morrison, Doug Duffy, David Spradley, Bernie Worrell , Ron Cron - keyboards
Fred Wesley - trombone
George Clinton, Garry Shider, Gary Cooper, Ron Ford, Eddie Hazel, Darryl Clinton, Shirley Hayden , Kim Seay, Lane Strickland, Tracey Lewis, Robert Johnson, Blackbird McKnight, Michael Payne, Andre Williams, Jimmy Giles, Mallia Franklin , James Gilmore, Rev. Uriah - backing vocals[ 9]
^ Birchmeier, Jason. "You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish - George Clinton" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 5, 2009.
^ Tucker, Ken (January 15, 1984). "George Clinton: He's Exhilarating, Unself-Conscious" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. 103 – via newsbank.com.
^ Miller, Debby (March 15, 1984). "You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish" . Rolling Stone .
^ a b Columnist. "George Clinton: You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish". Stereo Review : v.49. 1984.
^ Larkin, Colin. "George Clinton: You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish". Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul : 70. March 1, 2002.
^ Meyer, Frank (1984). "George Clinton: You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish (mislabeled as 'You Shouldn't-Nuf Finished')" . Yahoo! Music . Retrieved 2009-08-05.
^ Reid, Jim (January 14, 1984). "George Clinton: You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish". Record Mirror . Vol. 31, no. 2. p. 18.
^ Christgau, Robert (January 24, 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide" . The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved April 29, 2013 .
^ a b c George Clinton: You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish . 1983.
^ "George Clinton: You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish (Top Soul Albums)" . Billboard .
^ "George Clinton: Nubian Nut (Hot Soul Songs)" . Billboard .
^ "George Clinton: Last Dance (Hot Soul Songs)" . Billboard .
^ "George Clinton Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 9, 2021.
^ "George Clinton Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 9, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1984" . Billboard . Retrieved June 9, 2021 .
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