On April 29, 1974, “Westbound Records” released “Standing on the Verge of Getting It”, the sixth Funkadelic studio album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by George Clinton.
Personnel:
- Bernie Worrell – vocals, spaced viking, keyboards
- Calvin Simon – tenor vocals, congas, suave personality
- Fuzzy Haskins – berserker octave vocals, a prototype werewolf
- Boogie Mosson – vocals, world’s only black leprechaun, bass
- Eddie “Smedley Smorganoff” Hazel – vocals, maggoteer lead and solo guitar
- Garry Shider – vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, doowop vocals, sinister grin
- George Clinton – supreme maggot minister of Funkadelia, maniac froth and spit, behaviour illegal in several states
- Tiki Fulwood – percussion, vocals, equipped with stereo armpits
- Ron Bykowski – rhythm and lead guitar, polyester soul-powered token white devil
- Grady Thomas – vocals, registered and licensed genie
- Ray (Stringray) Davis – subterranean bass vocals, supercool and stinky fingers
- Gary Bronson – drums
- Jimmy Calhoun – bass
- Leon Patillo – piano
- Ty Lampkin – percussion
Track listing:
- Red Hot Mama – Bernie Worrell, George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
- Alice in My Fantasies – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
- I’ll Stay – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
- Sexy Ways – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
- Standing on the Verge of Getting It On – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
- Jimmy’s Got a Little Bit of Bitch in Him – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
- Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel