Bootsy? Player of the Year

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Bootsy? Player of the Year
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Studio album by
Bootsy's Rubber Band
ReleasedJanuary 20th, 1978
Recorded1977
StudioUnited Sound Studios, Detroit, Michigan
Hollywood Sound Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre Funk
Length44:51
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Bootsy Collins, George Clinton
Bootsy's Rubber Band chronology
Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
(1977)		Bootsy? Player of the Year
(1978)		 This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N
(1979)

Bootsy? Player of the Year is the third album by the American funk band Bootsy's Rubber Band. The album was released on Warner Bros. Records on January 20, 1978. At the height of the album's popularity, it competed head to head with Bootsy Collins' mentor George Clinton and his band Parliament, who had released the album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome just two months earlier. The album was produced by Clinton and Collins and arranged by "The Player". The original vinyl version of the album contained a pair of cut out star shaped eyeglasses.

Contents

The album was reissued in 1990 by Warner/Pioneer of Japan, then through WEA International in the mid-1990s and then by Time/Warner in the U.S. in April 1998.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Village Voice B [3]

Bootsy? Player of the Year featured two hit singles, "Bootzilla", which went to number one on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles charts, and "Hollywood Squares". The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Soul Album charts for four non-consecutive weeks. It sold more than 500,000 copies in its first six months of release. [4]

Track listing

Radio Active / A / Side 1
  1. "Bootsy? (What's the Name of This Town)" (Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Maceo Parker) - (6:59)
  2. "May the Force Be with You" (Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper) - (6:02)
  3. "Very Yes" (Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper) - (8:24)
Monster Rock / A+ / Side 2
  1. "Bootzilla" (Bootsy Collins, George Clinton) - (5:38) (released as a single-Warners WB 8512)
  2. "Hollywood Squares" (Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Frank Waddy) - (6:15)(released as a single-Warner WBS 8575)
  3. "Roto-Rooter" (Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Phelps Collins) - (6:25)
  4. "As In (I Love You)" (Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Bernie Worrell) - (5:08)

Personnel

Charts

YearAlbumChart positions [5]
US US
R&B
1978Bootsy? Player of the Year161

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [6]
US US
R&B 		US
Dance
1978"Bootzilla"—1—
"Hollywood Squares"—17—

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bootsy? Player of the Year at AllMusic
  2. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 153.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: Consumer Guide Apr. 24, 1978". www.robertchristgau.com. self published. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Palmer, Robert (31 Mar 1978). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C17.
  5. ↑ "Bootsy's Rubber Band US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  6. ↑ "Bootsy's Rubber Band US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
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