Rewind: Del 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here' (Part 3)

Welcome to the final post in our look at 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here' by Del tha Funkee Homosapien.

Del's 'Sunny Meadowz' puts two of Parliament's biggest hits in one track. 'Mothership Connection''s 'P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)' and 'Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome''s 'Flashlight' are used on this album track, which also samples another big hit: Hot Chocolate's 'You Sexy Thing'. Imagine clearing that list of samples in this day! 'Hoodz Come in Dozens' samples the Dramatics' 'Get Up and Get Down' (I can't talk enough about how good the album 'Whatcha See is Whatcha Get' is, vastly underrated and full of jams) and the Average White Band's 'Your Love is a Miracle'. Del's 'Same Ol' Thing' puts a grip of Meters 45's into the sampler; the track samples 'Cissy Strut', 'Rigor Mortis', 'Same Old Thing' (of course), and 'Handclapping Song' - all by the Meters. That list is beats for days, any aspiring beat makers need everyone one of their tracks in their arsenal.

Although Del's debut was successful, he felt stifled by the scope of the album and opted to produce his next album, 1993's 'No Need for Alarm', on his own (to date, 'No Need for Alarm' has sold about twice as many copies as 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here').

The Lowdown:
Del tha Funkee Homosapien 'Sunny Meadowz', 'Hoodz Come in Dozens', and 'Same Ol' Thing'
from 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here' (1991) (MP3/CD)
Parliament 'P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)'
from 'Mothership Connection' (1976) (MP3/CD)
Parliament 'Flashlight'
from 'Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome' (1976) (MP3/CD)
Hot Chocolate 'You Sexy Thing'
from 'Hot Chocolate' (1975) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
The Dramatics 'Get Up and Get Down'
from 'Whatcha See is Whatcha Get' (1971) (MP3/CD)
Average White Band 'Your Love is a Miracle'
from 'Warmer Communications' (1978) (MP3/CD)
The Meters 'Cissy Strut'
from 'The Meters' (1969) (MP3/CD)
The Meters 'Rigor Mortis'
from 'Look-Ka Py Py' (1969) (MP3 not available/CD)
The Meters 'Same Old Thing' and 'Handclapping Song'
from 'Struttin'' (1969) (MP3/CD)