The Authorized P-Funk Song Reference, page 23
Drums: Frank Waddy
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Keyboards, Synthesizers: Joel Johnson
Guitar: Bootsy Collins, Catfish Collins
“So Nice You Name Him Twice”
Lead Vocals: Maceo Parker, Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Carolyn Miles, Cynthia Girty, Tony Walker
Piano: Bernie Worrell
Bass, Drums: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Catfish Collins, Kevin Oliver
Trombone: Fred Wesley
Sax: Maceo Parker
Trumpet: Richard Griffith, Larry Hatcher
“What’s W-R-O-N-G Radio”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Cynthia Girty, Tony Walker, Carolyn Miles, Robert Peanut Johnson
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Keyboards, Synthesizers: Joel Johnson, Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Bootsy Collins, Catfish Collins
“Music to Smile By”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Robert Peanut Johnson, Carolyn Miles, Cynthia Girty, Tony Walker
Drums: Frank Waddy
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Keyboards, Synthesizers: Joel Johnson, Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Catfish Collins, Bootsy Collins
“Play on Playboy”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Cynthia Girty, Tony Walker, Carolyn Miles, H. Bissantz
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Keyboards, Synthesizers: Joel Johnson, Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Catfish Collins, Bootsy Collins
“Take a Lickin’ and Keep On Kickin’”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Robert Peanut Johnson
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Keyboards, Synthesizers: Joel Johnson, Bernie Worrell
Guitar: Catfish Collins, Kevin Oliver
“The Funky Funktioneer”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Robert Peanut Johnson
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Keyboards, Synthesizers: Joel Johnson, Bernie Worrell
Guitar: Catfish Collins, Bootsy Collins
Columbia Records
What’s Bootsy Doin?
“Party on Plastic (What’s Bootsy Doin’?)”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins,
Backup Vocals: Vicky Vea, Pretty Fat, Yraizer, Billy Johnson, Mico Wave
Drum Machine: Bootsy Collins, Mico Wave
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Catfish Collins, Ron Jennings
Keyboards: Bootsy Collins
“Subliminal Seduction (Funk-Me-Dirty)”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Pretty Fatt, Yolanda Fraizer, Vicky Vea, George Clinton, Mico Wave, Mudbone Cooper, Robert Peanut Johnson
Drums: Bootsy, Mico Wave
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Stevie Salas
Keyboards: Wes Boatman, Bootsy Collins
Trumpet: Richard Griffith, Rick Gardner
Sax: Maceo Parker
Trombone: Fred Wesley
“Leakin”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, George Clinton
Backup Vocals: Uncle Tom and Uncle Al, Sharir Forman, Mudbone Cooper, Robert Peanut Johnson, Taka Boom, Mallia Franklin
Drums: Bootsy Collins, Mico Wave
Bass: Bootsy Collins, Trey Stone
Guitar: Stevie Salas, Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Trey Stone
Trombone: Fred Wesley
Sax: Maceo Parker
Trumpet: Richard Griffith, Rick Gardner
“Shock It to Me”
Lead Vocals: Maceo Parker, Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Cynthia Girty, Anita Walker, Carolyn Stanford, Mudbone Cooper, George Clinton, Robert Peanut Johnson
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Nicky Skopelitis, Stevie Salas
Keyboards: Wes Boatman, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
Sound Effects: Bill Laswell
Violin: Billy Bang
Trombone: Fred Wesley
Sax: Maceo Parker
Trumpet: Richard Griffith, Rick Gardner
“1st One 2 the Egg Wins”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Mudbone Cooper, Robert Peanut Johnson
Drums: Bootsy Collins, Mico Wave
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Ron Jennings
Keyboards: Wes Boatman, Bootsy Collins
Trumpet: Richard Griffith, Rick Gardner
Sax: Maceo Parker
Trombone: Fred Wesley
“Love Song”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Mudbone Cooper, Tony Feldman, Carolyn Stanford, Anita Walker, Cynthia Girty, Mico Wave, Joe Harris, George Clinton
Drums: Bootsy Collins, Mico Wave
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Bernard Fowler
Keyboards: Trey Stone, Bootsy Collins
“I Wannabee Kissin’ U”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Mudbone Cooper, Vicky Vea
Drums: Mico Wave
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Eddie Martinez
Keyboards: Mico Wave, Bootsy Collins
“#-ing the Love Gun”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Mudbone Cooper, Cynthia Girty, Anita Walker, Carolyn Stanford
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Ron Jennings
Keyboards: Wes Boatman
“Yo Moma Loves Ya”
Lead Vocals: Mama Collins, Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Mudbone Cooper
Drums: Bootsy Collins, Mico Wave
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Ron Jennings, Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Mico Wave
“Save What’s Mine for Me”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Mudbone Cooper
Drums: Bootsy Collins, Mico Wave
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Catfish Collins, Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Mico Wave, Bootsy Collins
Independent
Fresh Outta P University
“Off Da Hook”
Lead Vocals: Mrs. D of K.C., BRIXX, Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Mudbone Cooper, Henryn Benefield, Michael Gaitheright, Inaya Davis, Kristen Gray, Melanie Eiland
Drums: Boogieman, Tabularasa
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Bootsy Collins, Boogieman
Keyboards: Boogieman
Trombone: Fred Wesley
Sax: Allan Barnes, Ed Jones
Trumpet: Dwight Adams
“I’m Leaving U (Gotta Go, Gotta Go)”
Lead Vocals: MC Lyte, Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Inaya Davis, Kristen Gray, Melanie Eiland, Henry Benefield, Michael Gaitheright
Drums: Joe Belmaati
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Wilbur Longmire
Keyboards: Joe Belmaati
Electric Piano: Tue Rob
“Funk Ain’t Broke”
Lead Vocals: Rodney O, Bootsy Collins
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Ron Jennings, Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Joel Johnson, Bootsy Collins
Trumpet: Dwight Adams
“Party Lick-A-Ble’s”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: April Woods, Mudbone Cooper
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Bootsy Collins
“Ever Lost Your Lover”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Inaya Davis, Kristen Gray, Melanie Eiland, Mudbone Cooper
Drums: Tony Byrd
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Fan Fan La Tulipe
Keyboards: Johnny Davis, Mousse T
Trombone: Avi Leibovich
Sax, Flute: Chris de’Margary
Trumpet, Flugelhorn: Duncan MacKay
Vibraharp: Vincent Monatana
“Pearl Drops”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Mudbone Cooper, Henry Benefield, Michael Gaitheright
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Bootsy Collins, Ron Jennings
Keyboards: Anthony Cole
“Do the Freak”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, A.J., Gizmo, Teray
Backup Vocals: Herbert, Cash, Nathalie, Eugen, Caspar, Terry
Drums: Boogieman
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Boogieman
Keyboards: Ralph Petter, Boogieman
“Fragile (So Sensitive)”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins Inaya Davis, Dmeka Sykes
Backup Vocals: Inaya Davis, Kristen Gray, Melanie Eiland, Mike Marshall
Drums: Boogieman, Tabularasa
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Bootsy Collins, Boogieman
Keyboards: Ralph Petter, Boogieman
“Holly-Wood-If-She-Could”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, D.O.C.
Backup Vocals: Mudbone Cooper, Robert Peanut Johnson, April Woods, Kyle Jason
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Ron Jennings
Keyboards: Mousse T
“Wind Me Up”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Ono
Backup Vocals: Mudbone Cooper, Henry Benefield, Michael Gaitheright, Rico, Greg Holloway, Brenda, Sweet Lipps, Sunflower, Alan Cann, Flipp Cornett, Alton Hood, Kevin Harvey, Michael Brown
Drums: Boogieman
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Boogieman, Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Ralph Petter, Boogieman
Trombone: Fred Wesley
Sax: Allan Barnes, Ed Jones
Trumpet: Dwight Adams
“Good-N-Nasty (Personal Stash)”
Vocals: Mudbone Cooper, Henry Benefield, Michael Gaitheright, Bootsy Collins
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Ron Jennings
Keyboards: Greg Fitz, Joel Johnson
“Penetration (In Funk We Trust)”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Garry Shider, Linda Shider, Michael Anthony, April Woods, Kyle Jason
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Garry Shider
Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
Trombone: Fred Wesley
Sax: Allan Barnes, Ed Jones
Trumpet: Dwight Adams
“Home-Of-Da-Freaks”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Thomas D, SMUDO
Backup Vocals: Rico, Greg Holloway, Brenda, Sweet Lipps, Sunflower, Alan Cann, Flip Cornett, Alton Hood, Kevin Harvey, Michael Brown
Drums: Boogieman, Tabularasa
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Bootsy Collins, Boogieman
Keyboards: Ralph Petter, Boogieman
“Fresh Outta P-University”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Robert Harding, Moma Collins
Backup Vocals: Garry Shider, Linda Shider, Mudbone Cooper, April Woods, Michael Anthony
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Garry Shider
Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
Trombone: Fred Wesley
Sax: Alan Barnes, Ed Jones
Play with Bootsy
“Inner-Planetary Funksmanship”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Mousse T
Samples found throughout the album.
“Play with Bootsy”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Kelli Ali
Backup Vocals: Johnny Douglas
Drums: Johnny Douglas
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Ron Jennings
Keyboards: Johnny Douglas
“Love Gangsta”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Snoop Dogg, Daz
Backup Vocals: Kokane
Drums: Mousse T
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Michael Hampton
Keyboards: Mousse T
“Soul Sista”
Lead Vocals: Joe, Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Cherine Anderson
Drums: Sly Dunbar
Bass: Robbie Shakespeare
Guitar: William Guice?
Keyboards: Handel Tucker
“Don’t Let Em”
Lead Vocals: Rosie Gaines, Bootsy Collins, Snoop Dogg
Backup Vocals: Adrian Hall, One, KokaneDrums: B.La
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Talkbox: Bart Thomas
Guitar: Ingo Schroder
Keyboards: Lutz Krajenski
Horns: Till Brohner
“A Life for Da Sweet Ting”
Lead Vocals: Eased, Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Eased
DJ: DJ Illvibe
Horns: Champ, Mo Delgado
Bass: Bootsy Collins
“Groove Eternal”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, One, Bobby Womack
Backup Vocals/Claps: D’Maub, Harp D, Second Chance, Catfish Collins
Drums: Royal Garden
Bass: Royal Garden, Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Ingo Schroder
Keyboards: Bootsy Collins
“Dance to the Music”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, One
Backup Vocals: One
Drums: Royal Garden
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: One, Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Bootsy
“Funky and You Know It”
Lead Vocals: Macy Gray, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Giz Driver, Cordell Mosson, Garry Shider, Wanda Sloan, Catfish Collins
Drums: Mandrax and Seb K
Bass: Marcello Guilliani
Guitar: Catfish Collins
Trombone: Fred Wesley
Keyboards: Mandrax and Seb K
“I’m Tired of Good, I’m Trying Bad”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Lady Miss Kier
Guitar: Catfish Collins, Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Production: Martin Buttrich, Martin Bettinghaus
A”ll Star Funk”
Lead Vocals: Lady Miss Kier, Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Raz Hirschey, Inisha Clark, William Hagan, Ouiwey Collins, Giz Driver, Rapps Kool-Aydd, Cubbie Bear
Trombone: Fred Wesley
Trumpet: Patrick Anthony
Production: Levent Can 7 and Guido Craveiro
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Catfish Collins, Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Levent Can 7 and Guido Caveiro
“The Bomb”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Fatboy Slim
Samples, Cuts: Fatboy Slim
Guitar: Bootsy Collins
“Funkship”
Lead Vocals: George Clinton, Garry Shider, Belita Woods, Bootsy Collins, Ray Davis, Giz Driver, Snoop Dogg, Raz Hirshey, Inisha Clark, Kendra Foster
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Garry Shider, Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
Horns: Fred Wesley, Randy Valares, Michael Wade, Michael Winters
Fear Da Tiger
“Fear Da Tiger”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Battle Cries & Bengal Bites
Backup Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Battle Cries & Bengal Bites
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Drum Programming: Ouiwey Collins, Tobe
Bass: Bootsy Collins, Battle Cries & Bengal Bites
Guitar: Sean
DJ: Tobe
Violin: Paul Patterson
Keyboards: Morris Mingo
“Big Kats”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Battle Cries & Bengal Bites
Backup Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Battle Cries & Bengal Bites
Drum Programming: Ouiwey Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Morris Mingo
“Make-It-Shake”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Battle Cries & Bengal Bites
Backup Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Battle Cries & Bengal Bites
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Drum Programming: Ouiwey Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins, Battle Cries & Bengal Bites
Guitar: Bootsy Collins
DJ: Tobe
Violin: Paul Patterson
Keyboards: Morris Mingo
The Official Bootsy Collins Boot-Legged CD
“You Ain’t No Accident
(You R on Purpose)”
Lead Vocals: James Brown, Danny Ray, Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Synth Bass: Bernie Worrell
Keyboards: Bernie Worrell, Joel Johnson
“That’s Right! James Brown Tight!”
Lead Vocals: Bobby Byrd, DJizzle, Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Bootsy Collins
DJ: DJizzle
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Bootsy Collins, Kevin Oliver
Keyboards: David Spradley
“Buckethead Meets Bootsy N Da Slammer!”
Lead Vocals: Dave Stewart, Bootsy Collins
Drums: Bootsy Collins, Bucket Bots
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Buckethead
Keyboards: Bootsy Collins
“The Groovement Has Begun!”
Lead Vocals: Moma Collins, O & U, Bootsy Collins
Drums: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Ron Jennings, Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Joel Johnson, Bootsy Collins,
Trumpet: Dwight Adams
“Mom’s Love 4 Ever”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Samples: Bootsy Collins
Backup Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Gary Mudbone Cooper
Drums: Bootsy Collins, Mico Wave
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Guitar: Ron Jennings, Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Mico Wave
“Thee Ram Da Grand Slam
(U Cain’t Funk D)”
Lead Vocals: Bootsy Collins
Samples: Bootsy Collins
Drum Programming: Bootsy Collins
Percussion: Bootsy Collins
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Bootsy Collins
“Red White and Bleached Git a Brother Off Da Streets”
