On May 22, 1972, “Westbound” label released “America Eats Its Young”, the fourth Funkadelic album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by George Clinton. The original vinyl version contained a poster illustrated by Cathy Abel..

Personnel:

• Bernie Worrell – keyboards, melodic
• Zachary Frazier, Tiki Fulwood, Ty Lampkin, Kash Waddy – percussion
• Harold Beane, Catfish Collins, Ed Hazel, Garry Shider – guitar
• Bootsy Collins, Prakash John, Boogie Mosson – bass guitar
• Bruce Cassidy, Arnie Chycoski, Ronnie Greenway, Chicken Gunnels, Al Stanwyck – trumpet
• Randy Wallace – alto sax
• Robert McCullough – tenor sax
• Ollie Strong – steel guitar
• James Wesley Jackson – juice harp
• Victoria Polley, Albert Pratz, Bill Richards, Joe Sera – violin
• Walter Babiuk, Stanley Solomon – viola
• Ronald Laurie, Peter Schenkman – cello
• Harold Beane, Diane Brooks, Bootsy Collins, Catfish Collins, George Clinton, Ray Davis, Ronnie Greenway, Clayton Gunnels, Fuzzy Haskins, Ed Hazel, Prakash John,Steve Kennedy, Garry Shider, Calvin Simon, Grady Thomas, Frank Waddy, Randy Wallace, Bernie Worrell – vocals

Track listing:

1. You Hit the Nail on the Head – George Clinton, Clarence Haskins, Bernie Worrell
2. If You Don’t Like the Effects, Don’t Produce the Cause – George Clinton, Garry Shider
3. Everybody Is Going To Make It This Time – George Clinton, Bernie Worrell
4. A Joyful Process – George Clinton, Bernie Worrell
5. We Hurt Too – George Clinton
6. Loose Booty – George Clinton, Harold Beane
7. Philmore – Bootsy Collins
8. I Call My baby Pussycat – George Clinton, Billy Bass Nelson, Eddie Hazel
9. America Eats Its Young – Harold Beane, George Clinton, Bernie Worrell
10. Biological Speculation – George Clinton, Ernie Harris
11. That Was My Girl – George Clinton, Sidney Barnes
12. Balance – George Clinton, Bernie Worrell
13. Miss Lucifer’s Love – George Clinton, Ernie Harris
14. Wake Up – George Clinton, James W. Jackson, Bernie Worrell