Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! Explained

Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bootsy's Rubber Band
Cover:	pinocchiofunk.jpg
Released:	January 15th, 1977
Recorded:	1976
Studio:	United Sound Systems, Detroit; Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood
Genre:	Funk, psychedelic soul
Length:	38:59
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Bootsy Collins, George Clinton
Prev Title:	Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Bootsy? Player of the Year
Next Year:	1978

Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! is a funk album by Bootsy's Rubber Band, released on January 15, 1977. It reached number one on Billboards Top R&B/Soul albums chart, the first P-Funk release to achieve this goal. The album was produced by George Clinton and William "Bootsy" Collins and arranged by Bootsy and Casper (names William Collins uses to refer to his various roles ^[1]).

Reception

Bootsy's second album is widely considered his best: the Motherpage gives it five-star ratings. Similar to most of Bootsy's other work, it is divided between dance tracks and slow jams. The song "The Pinocchio Theory" inspired the George Clinton creation Sir Nose D'voidoffunk (see P-Funk mythology: the song says if you fake the funk, your nose will grow, and Sir Nose fakes the funk).

The title track was inspiration for Eazy-E's 1988 track We Want Eazy, with Bootsy making a cameo appearance in the song's musical video.

Track listing

Side I / El Uno – A Friendly Boo

1. "Ahh... The Name is Bootsy, Baby" (William Collins, George Clinton, Maceo Parker) – (6:52)
2. "The Pinocchio Theory" (William Collins, George Clinton) – (6:08) (released as a single-Warner Bros. 8328)
3. "Rubber Duckie" (William Collins, George Clinton, Garry Shider) – (3:18) (released as the b-side to "The Pinocchio Theory")
4. "Preview Side Too" (William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper) – (0:56)

Side II / Un Dos – Geepieland Music

1. "What's a Telephone Bill?" (William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper) – (5:58)
2. "Munchies for Your Love" (William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper, Garry Shider) – (9:39)
3. "Can't Stay Away" (William Collins, George Clinton) – (5:28) (released as a single-Warner Bros. 8403)
4. "Reprise: We Want Bootsy" (William Collins, George Clinton, Maceo Parker) – (0:20)

Personnel

• Bootsy Collins - guitars, bass, drums
• Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Glenn Goins - guitar
• Frankie "Kash" Waddy, Jerome Brailey, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper - drums
• Joel "Razor-Sharp" Johnson, Bernie Worrell - keyboards
• Casper (William Earl Collins)- bass
• Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Richard "Kush" Griffith - Horny Horns
• Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker - horns
• Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson - "front ground" vocals
• Fred Wesley, Bootsy Collins - horn arrangements

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[3]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1977	"The Pinocchio Theory"	-	6	-
	"Can't Stay Away"	-	19	-

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1977 (U.S.)

External links

• Bootsy's Rubber Band - Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! at Discogs
• Bootsy's Rubber Band - Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! on The Motherpage

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20001031010007/http://www.funky-stuff.com/bootsy/inter_nft1.htm New Funk Times' Collins interview
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p57829/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Bootsy's Rubber Band US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-07-13.
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p57829/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Bootsy's Rubber Band US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-07-13.