A Whole Nother Thang
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A Whole Nother Thang is the 1976 debut album by Parliament-Funkadelic
Parliament-Funkadelic
Parliament-Funkadelic is a funk, soul and rock music collective headed by George Clinton. Their style has been dubbed P-Funk. Collectively the group has existed under various names since the 1960s and has been known for top-notch musicianship, politically charged lyrics, outlandish concept albums...

 vocalist Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins. The album was released by Westbound Records
Westbound Records
Westbound Records is a Detroit-based record label founded by Armen Boladian in 1970. It had a distribution deal with Janus Records from 1970 to 1975, but then it switched distribution to 20th Century Records during 1975 and 1976, but again switched distribution to Atlantic Records from 1976 to...

 and features heavy participation from various P-Funk
P-Funk
P-Funk is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and the distinctive style of funk music they performed...

 musicians. The album features the track "Cookie Jar", which was later recorded by the P-Funk
P-Funk
P-Funk is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and the distinctive style of funk music they performed...

 spin off act Parlet
Parlet
Parlet was a female spinoff group from P-Funk formed by veteran background vocalists Mallia Franklin, Jeanette Washington and Debbie Wright. Washington and Wright were the first female members in Parliament-Funkadelic in 1975.-Studio albums:...

 as well as Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

. It is the first P-Funk spin off album not to be produced by George Clinton
George Clinton (funk musician)
George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...

.

The album was produced and arranged by Haskins. In 1994, the album was reissued along with its successor Radio Active on a single CD entitled A Whole Nother Radio Active Thang
A Whole Nother Radio Active Thang
A Whole Nother Radio Active Thang is a compilation album by Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins. The album was released in 1994 by Westbound Records and combines two individual albums recorded by Haskins, A Whole Nother Thang , and Radio Active , as well as a previously unreleased track entitled "Right Back...

(Westbound CDSEWD 099), which also featured the previously unreleased bonus track "Right Back Where I Started From".

Track listing

  1. "Tangerine Green" (Clarence Haskins
    Fuzzy Haskins
    Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins is a former singer with 1950s and 1960s doo-wop group, The Parliaments. He is a founding member of the groundbreaking and influential 1970s funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, also known as Parliament-Funkadelic. He left Parliament-Funkadelic in 1977 to pursue a...

    )
  2. "Cookie Jar" (Haskins)
  3. "Mr. Junk Man" (Haskins)
  4. "I Can See Myself in You" (Haskins)
  5. "Fuz and da Boog" (Haskins, Cordell Mosson)
  6. "Which Way Do I Disco?" (Haskins)
  7. "Love's Now Is Forever" (Haskins)
  8. "Sometimes I Rock and Roll" (Haskins)
  9. "I'll Be Loving You" (Haskins)
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