Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! is a funk album by Bootsy's Rubber Band, released on January 15, 1977. It reached number one on Billboards Top R&B/Soul albums chart, the first P-Funk release to achieve this goal. The album was produced by George Clinton and William "Bootsy" Collins and arranged by Bootsy and Casper (names William Collins uses to refer to his various roles New Funk Times' Collins interview).
Reception
Similar to most of Bootsy's other work, it is divided between dance tracks and slow jams. The song "The Pinocchio Theory" inspired the George Clinton creation Sir Nose D'voidoffunk (see P-Funk mythology: the song says if you fake the funk, your nose will grow, and Sir Nose fakes the funk).
The title track was inspiration for Eazy-E's 1988 track We Want Eazy, with Bootsy making a cameo appearance in the song's musical video.
Track listing Side I / El Uno – A Friendly Boo "Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby" (William Collins, George Clinton, Maceo Parker) – (6:52) "The Pinocchio Theory" (William Collins, George Clinton) – (6:08) (released as a single-Warner Bros. 8328) "Rubber Duckie" (William Collins, George Clinton, Garry Shider) – (3:18) (released as the b-side to "The Pinocchio Theory") "Preview Side Too" (William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper) – (0:56) Side II / Un Dos – Geepieland Music "What's a Telephone Bill?" (William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper) – (5:58) "Munchies for Your Love" (William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper, Garry Shider) – (9:39) "Can't Stay Away" (William Collins, George Clinton) – (5:28) (released as a single-Warner Bros. 8403) "Reprise: We Want Bootsy" (William Collins, George Clinton, Maceo Parker) – (0:20)
Personnel Bootsy Collins - guitars, bass, drums Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Glenn Goins - guitar Frankie "Kash" Waddy, Jerome Brailey, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper - drums Joel "Razor-Sharp" Johnson, Bernie Worrell - keyboards Casper (William Earl Collins)- bass Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Richard "Kush" Griffith - Horny Horns Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker - horns Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson - "front ground" vocals Fred Wesley, Bootsy Collins - horn arrangements
Charts Year Album Chart positions US USR&B 1977 Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! 16 1
Singles Year Single Chart positions US USR&B USDance1977 "The Pinocchio Theory" — 6 — "Can't Stay Away" — 19 —
See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1977 (U.S.)
References
External links Bootsy's Rubber Band - Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! at Discogs Bootsy's Rubber Band - Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! on The Motherpage