One Nation Under a Groove explained

One Nation Under a Groove
Type:studio
Artist:Funkadelic
Cover:Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove.jpg
Released:September 22, 1978
Recorded:1977–1978
Genre:
Length:42:10 (original album)
17:26 (bonus EP)
59:36 (total)
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:George Clinton
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One Nation Under a Groove is the tenth studio album by American funk rock band Funkadelic, released on September 22, 1978, on Warner Bros. Records. Recording sessions took place at United Sound Studio in Detroit, with one song recorded live on April 15, 1978, at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana.[1] The album was the first album to include keyboardist and frequent songwriter Walter "Junie" Morrison.

One Nation Under a Groove was Funkadelic's most commercially successful album, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Magazine Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 16 on the Billboard 200, and being certified platinum in the US. It reached number 58 in Canada.[2] It was praised by critics, and appears in several "best album" lists. It was featured on Vibe magazine's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century and 51 Essential Albums lists.[3] [4] The album was ranked number 177 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in both 2003 and 2012 editions,[5] [6] before moving to number 360 in the 2020 edition.[7] The album is listed as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[8]

Music

According to the academic Bill Martin, One Nation Under a Groove is indebted "a good deal more to progressive rock than most critics are willing to admit, as well as progressive soul, Hendrix, and Sly Stone".[9]

Original LP track listing

In the US, the original album came with a bonus 7-inch EP.[10] In Europe, the Bonus-EP was replaced by a bonus 12-inch 45rpm mini-album containing the 3 EP tracks on one side and an extended version of "One Nation Under a Groove" on the other.

US Priority CD track listing

(note that the UK Charly Groove presents side one of the EP (Lunchmeat/PE) as tracks 7 & 8 and side two (Maggot Brain) as track 9.

Personnel

Funkadelic Main Invasion Force (as given in the liner notes):

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tower.com/one-nation-under-groove-funkadelic-vinyl/wapi/105971471 Tower.com: One Nation Under a Groove
  2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Albums - November 25, 1978.
  3. . 51 Essential Albums. https://web.archive.org/web/20160912140928/https://books.google.com/books?id=yyYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA205&dq=One+Nation+Under+a+Groove+Funkadelic+vibe&lr=&hl=en#v=onepage&q=One%20Nation%20Under%20a%20Groove%20Funkadelic%20vibe&f=false. September 12, 2016. Vibe. New York. 205. September 2004. 12. 9. 1070-4701.
  4. . The Vibe 100. Vibe. New York. 160. December 1999. 7. 10. 1070-4701.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20070222115243/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6599186/177_one_nation_under_a_groove 177) One Nation Under a Groove : Rolling Stone
  6. Web site: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. 2012. Rolling Stone. September 18, 2019.
  7. September 22, 2020. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. June 27, 2021. Rolling Stone. en-US.
  8. Book: Robert Dimery. Michael Lydon. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. March 23, 2010. Universe. 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  9. Book: Martin, Bill. Bill Martin (philosopher)

    . 243. Bill Martin (philosopher). 2015. Listening to the Future: The Time of Progressive Rock, 1968-1978. Open Court. 9780812699449.

  10. Web site: Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove . discogs.com . October 14, 2015.

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