U.S. Music with Funkadelic (United Soul) is a self-titled album consisting of tracks recorded in the early 1970s by the band United Soul with input from members of Funkadelic

Funkadelic

Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...

. 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...

 in 2009. Two tracks, "I Miss My Baby" and "Baby I Owe You Something Good" were originally released as a one-off single by Westbound under the group name U.S. Music with Funkadelic, which was probably meant to denote U.S. with Music by Funkadelic or simply U.S. with Funkadelic.

Background

The CD presents 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...

's first attempt to launch a 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 using up and coming musicians based in Plainfield, New Jersey

Plainfield, New Jersey

Plainfield is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population increased to a record high of 49,808....

. "U.S." refers to the band United Soul that had been discovered and produced by Clinton in 1971, and which contained future 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...

 members Garry Shider

Garry Shider

Garry Marshall Shider was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.-Early life:Shider was born in Plainfield, New...

 and Cordell Mosson. A version of the song "This Broken Heart" appears on the 1973 Funkadelic album Cosmic Slop

Cosmic Slop

Cosmic Slop is the fifth studio album by Funkadelic, released in 1973 on Westbound Records. While it has been favorably reevaluated by critics long after its original release, the album was a commercial failure, producing no charting singles, and making only #112 on the Billboard albums...

, and "Baby I Owe You Something Good" was later re-recorded on the 1975 album Let's Take It to the Stage

Let's Take It to the Stage

Let's Take It to the Stage is the seventh album by American funk/soul/rock band Funkadelic. It was released in April 1975 on Westbound Records . Compared to most of the group's albums it features more short and to-the-point songs and fewer extended jam sessions. The "G...

. Shider and Mosson were present for both of these later Funkadelic recordings. "I Miss My Baby" and "Baby I Owe You Something Good" also appear on the 1993 compilation Music for Your Mother: Funkadelic 45s

Music For Your Mother: Funkadelic 45s

Music For Your Mother is a compilation album by Funkadelic featuring songs recorded for Westbound Records during the band's career with that label from 1968 to 1976. The compilation includes the A-sides and B-sides of every Funkadelic single released during Funkadelic's tenure at Westbound...

with a special notation for the group name U.S. Music with Funkadelic.

Track listing

1. "This Broken Heart"
2. "Baby I Owe You Something Good"
3. "Be What You Is"
4. "I Miss My Baby"
5. "Rat Kiss the Cat on the Naval"
6. "Baby I Owe You Something Good" (Mono single mix-Westbound 197)
7. "I Miss My Baby" (Mono single mix-flip side of "Baby I Owe You Something Good")

The mono tracks appear only on the CD version of the album.

Personnel

• Garry Shider
  Garry Shider
  Garry Marshall Shider was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.-Early life:Shider was born in Plainfield, New...
  
  -lead vocals; rhythm guitar
• Cordell Mosson-bass vocals; background vocals
• Harvey McGhee-Drums
• Peggie Turner
• Larry Mosson
• Ben Edwards-lead vocals

External links

• U.S. Music With Funkadelic at Discogs
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