By Way of the Drum

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By Way of the Drum
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 15, 2007
Recorded1983-1985
Length72:53
Label Hip-O Select
Producer George Clinton, Harry Weinger, Alan Leeds
Funkadelic chronology
Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan
(1996)
By Way of the Drum
(2007)
Toys
(2008)
Professional ratings
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By Way of the Drum is the thirteenth studio album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic. It was recorded between 1983 and 1985 (with the title track being released as a single [MCA 23953] for MCA Records in 1989), but shelved until its release in 2007 on Hip-O Select. The original sessions were produced by George Clinton, while Harry Weinger and Alan Leeds serve as compilation producers.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Nose Bleed" (Clinton, McKnight) – 5:44
  2. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Pete Brown, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton) – 5:26
  3. "Freaks Bearing Gifts" (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 6:01
  4. "YaDaDaDa" (Collins, Lewis) – 5:07
  5. "By Way of the Drum" (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 5:59
  6. "Jugular" (a.k.a. "Juggler") (McKnight) – 5:57
  7. "Some Fresh Delic" (Clinton, Hazel, McKnight) – 5:25
  8. "Primal Instinct" (Barsha, Clinton, Gambas, Jones) – 4:53
Bonus tracks
  1. "By Way of the Drum" (Extended Version) (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 9:17
  2. "By Way of the Drum" (Dub) (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 6:55
  3. "By Way of the Drum" (Basstrumental) (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 6:11
  4. "By Way of the Drum" (Acappella) (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 5:50

Personnel

Notes

  1. Prato, Greg. Review: By Way of the Drum. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-25.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Review: By Way of the Drum". Blender : August 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-08-25.
  3. Tanzilo, Robert. "Review: By Way of the Drum". Chicago Tribune : 9.E. January 25, 1990.
  4. Lindblad, Peter. Review: By Way of the Drum". Goldmine . Retrieved on 2009-08-25.
  5. Columnist. "Review: By Way of the Drum". The Philadelphia Inquirer : C01. July 15, 1989.

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