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Funkadelic: Standing on the Verge of Getting It

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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:

  1. Red Hot Mama – Bernie Worrell, George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  2. Alice in My Fantasies – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  3. I’ll Stay – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  4. Sexy Ways – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  5. Standing on the Verge of Getting It On – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  6. Jimmy’s Got a Little Bit of Bitch in Him – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
  7. Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel