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George Clinton's solo recording career got off to a great start with Computer Games (1982), an all-around great album boasting the R&B chart-topper "Atomic Dog." But his follow-up, You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish, was a different story. For one, it's short on material, featuring only six songs that run anywhere from five to nine minutes in an effort to extend this release to full-length status. Worse, the material is relatively weak in terms of songwriting, with the extended jamming often standing out as the highlight of each song. Secondly, the songs vary greatly in style; for instance, "Nubian Nut" is a clumsy rap song that is a clear standout, partly on account of its charming awkwardness, while "Quickie," another standout, is driven chiefly by the guitar riffing of Andre Williams. Co-produced by Walter "Junie" Morrison and Gary Shider and co-written by a long list of names (no song crediting less than three writers!), You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish is a messy album that one suspects may have been written in the studio and comprised of miscellaneous musical ideas and lyrical bits. While this makes it an undoubtedly curious album, especially for those well acquainted with Clinton's odd ways, it doesn't necessarily make it a great album. Far from it, actually, as it retrospectively made Computer Games seem all the better.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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David L. Spradley, ComposerLyricist - Fela Anikulapo Kuti, ComposerLyricist - George Clinton, Producer, MainArtist - La Shawn Clinton, ComposerLyricist - Lane Strickland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Ronald Ford, ComposerLyricist - Andre Williams, ComposerLyricist - George Clinton, Producer, MainArtist - Junie Morrison, Producer - Stephanie Linn, ComposerLyricist - Robert Payne Evans, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
William Collins, ComposerLyricist - Robert Johnson, ComposerLyricist - George Clinton, Producer, MainArtist - Garry Marshall Shider, Producer - Stephanie Linn, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Bishop, Composer - Billy Duffy, Composer - George Clinton, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Gary Lee Cooper, Composer - George Clinton, Producer, MainArtist - Michael Hampton, Composer - Stephanie Linn, Composer - Lige Curry, Composer
℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Payne, Composer - George Clinton, Producer, MainArtist - Garry Marshall Shider, Producer - Stephanie Linn, Composer - Emanuel (E.J.) Johnson, Composer
℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
George Clinton's solo recording career got off to a great start with Computer Games (1982), an all-around great album boasting the R&B chart-topper "Atomic Dog." But his follow-up, You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish, was a different story. For one, it's short on material, featuring only six songs that run anywhere from five to nine minutes in an effort to extend this release to full-length status. Worse, the material is relatively weak in terms of songwriting, with the extended jamming often standing out as the highlight of each song. Secondly, the songs vary greatly in style; for instance, "Nubian Nut" is a clumsy rap song that is a clear standout, partly on account of its charming awkwardness, while "Quickie," another standout, is driven chiefly by the guitar riffing of Andre Williams. Co-produced by Walter "Junie" Morrison and Gary Shider and co-written by a long list of names (no song crediting less than three writers!), You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish is a messy album that one suspects may have been written in the studio and comprised of miscellaneous musical ideas and lyrical bits. While this makes it an undoubtedly curious album, especially for those well acquainted with Clinton's odd ways, it doesn't necessarily make it a great album. Far from it, actually, as it retrospectively made Computer Games seem all the better.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:43
- Main artists: George Clinton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1983 Capitol Records LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records LLC
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