| Unlimited! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1987 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Roger Troutman | |||
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Unlimited! is the third solo album by Zapp frontman Roger Troutman (credited as "Roger"), released in 1987. [1] It includes a cover of James Brown's 1965 single "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", as well as Roger's biggest R&B and crossover hit (on the pop charts), "I Want to Be Your Man."
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Los Angeles Times | [3] |
| New Musical Express | 9/10 [4] |
The Los Angeles Times called the album "a put-the-needle-anywhere LP that can only add to Troutman's still-growing reputation as a man with a solid plan for funk's future." [3] The Orlando Sentinel labeled it a "funky, jazzy, rocking album." [5] The St. Petersburg Times deemed "I Want to Be Your Man" "one of the best records of '87." [6] The Sydney Morning Herald judged "Been This Way Before" "a dance track beyond George Clinton, a place where no other artist has gone before." [7]
AllMusic considered Unlimited! to be Troutman's best solo album. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Want to Be Your Man" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Night and Day" | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Been this Way Before (rap)" | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Composition to Commemorate (May 30, 1918)" | 4:48 |
| 5. | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Thrill Seekers" | 4:50 |
| 7. | "Tender Moments" | 4:19 |
| 8. | "If You're Serious" | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Private Lover" | 4:03 |
| 10. | "I Really Want to Be Your Man" | 3:44 |
| 11. | "Bedistguitarist-A-Rown" | 3:13 |
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