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1994 studio album by Parliament-Funkadelic
Dope Dogs
Studio album by Parliament-Funkadelic
ReleasedNovember 25, 1994 (Japan)
1995 (U.S.)
Recorded1994
Genre
Length76:30
Label
  • P-Vine
  • Hot Hands
  • Dogone Records
ProducerGeorge Clinton
Parliament-Funkadelic chronology
Urban Dancefloor Guerillas
(1983) 		Dope Dogs
(1994) 		T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.
(1996)

Dope Dogs is a 1994 album by Parliament-Funkadelic (also known as P-Funk All Stars). The album was first released on the P-Vine label in Japan. It was later released on the Hot Hands label in the United Kingdom. The United States release on the Dogone Records label, a custom label of Available Entertainment, was released under the name George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars. The U.S. version was remastered by David Libert of Available Entertainment. The album's theme deals with dope-sniffing dogs that become addicted to the very drugs that they are assigned to find.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Boston Globe(favorable)
Entertainment WeeklyA−
The Independent(favorable)
Q
Rolling Stone
Select
The Village VoiceA
The Washington Post(favorable)

Select gave the album a rating of three out of five, stating that there are "moves and grooves aplenty, but most of it leads nowhere"

Tracks

The album's configuration varied among the Japanese, British, and American releases.

Japanese track listing

  1. Dog Star (Fly On) (G Clinton, DeWayne McKnight) - 8:11
  2. U.S. Custom Coast Guard Dog (G Clinton) - 4:53
  3. Some Next Shit (G Clinton, Michael Payne) - 6:11
  4. Follow the Leader (Rakim, G Clinton) - 5:30
  5. Just Say Ding (Databoy) (G Clinton, Tracey Lewis, D McKnight) - 4:33
  6. Help Scottie, Help (I'm Tweaking and I Can't Beam Up) (T Lewis, Hazel Lewis) - 5:04
  7. Pack of Wild Dogs (G Clinton, Andre Williams, Mike E. Clark) - 5:47
  8. Fifi (G Clinton, D McKnight) - 3:46
  9. All Sons of Bitches (G Clinton, Belita Woods) - 5:34
  10. Dopey Dope Dog (G Clinton, Daddy Freddy, Lige Curry) - 4:53
  11. Sick 'Em (G Clinton) - 6:13
  12. Kibbles and Bits (G Clinton) - 5:05
  13. I Ain't the Lady (He Ain't the Tramp) (G Clinton, Loic Gambas Bordas, Eebony Young) - 4:38
  14. Tales That Wag the Dog Part 1 (Niggaa, Pleeeeeze!) (G Clinton, T Lewis, Derrick Rossen) - 5:30
  15. Tales That Wag the Dog Part 2 (Is That Your Bark or Your Bite?) (G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) -

British track listing

  1. Dog Star (Fly On) (G Clinton, D McKnight) - 8:11
  2. Fifi (G Clinton, D McKnight) - 3:46
  3. Some Next Shit (G Clinton, M Payne) - 6:11
  4. Follow the Leader (Rakim, G Clinton) - 5:30
  5. Just Say Ding (Databoy) (G Clinton, T Lewis, D McKnight) - 4:33
  6. Help Scottie, Help (I'm Tweaking and I Can't Beam Up) (T Lewis, H Lewis) - 5:04
  7. Lost Dog (G Clinton, Bobby Gillespie) -
  8. U.S. Custom Coast Guard Dog (Hyper Mix) (G Clinton) - 4:53
  9. All Sons of Bitches (G Clinton, B Woods) - 5:34
  10. Dopey Dope Dog (G Clinton, D Freddy, L Curry) - 4:53
  11. Sick 'Em (G Clinton) - 6:13
  12. Gettin' Dogged (G Clinton, Robert Johnson Jr., M Payne) -
  13. I Ain't the Lady (He Ain't the Tramp) (G Clinton, L G Bordas, E Young) - 4:38
  14. Tales That Wag the Dog Part 1 (Niggaa, Pleeeeeze!) (G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) - 5:30
  15. Tales That Wag the Dog Part 2 (Is That Your Bark or Your Bite?) (G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) -

American track listing

  1. Dog Star (Fly On) (G Clinton, D McKnight) - 8:11
  2. U.S. Custom Coast Guard Dog (G Clinton) - 5:15
  3. Some Next Shit (G Clinton, M Payne, Louis Kabbable) - 6:10
  4. Just Say Ding (Databoy) (G Clinton, Tracey Lewis, D McKnight) - 4:33
  5. Help Scottie, Help (I'm Tweaking and I Can't Beam Up) (T Lewis, Hazel Lewis) - 5:06
  6. Pepe (The Pill Popper) (G Clinton) - 6:08
  7. Back Up Against the Wall (G Clinton, D McKnight) - 5:51
  8. Fifi (G Clinton, D McKnight) - 3:58
  9. All Sons of Bitches (G Clinton, Belita Woods) - 4:33
  10. Sick 'Em (G Clinton) - 5:14
  11. I Ain't the Lady (He Ain't the Tramp) (G Clinton, L G Bordas, E Young) - 4:38
  12. Pack of Wild Dogs (G Clinton, A Williams, Mike E. Clark) - 5:47
  13. Tales That Wag the Dog (G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) - 5:30
  14. My Dog (G Clinton, "Crop" Holyfield) - 4:29

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Dope Dogs - P-Funk All Stars". AllMusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
  2. Sullivan, Jim. "Clinton Stirs Up the Funk". The Boston Globe: October 8, 1999.
  3. Christgau, Robert. "CG: George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars". The Village Voice: November 3, 1998: Archived from the original on 2009-08-09.
  4. Sinclair, Tom (March 15, 1996). "Dope Dogs Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
  5. Gill, Andy. "101 Digital Puppies". The Independent: April 28, 1995.
  6. "George Clinton / P-Funk All Stars - Dope Dogs CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  7. Christgau, Robert. "George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars: Dope Dogs". Rolling Stone: November 12, 1998.
  8. ^ Smith, Caspar (May 1995). "New Albums". Select (59): 99.
  9. Himes, Geoffrey. "George Clinton: What Up, Dog?". The Washington Post: N.17. April 23, 1999.

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