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)

Rewind: Del 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here' (Part 2)

Welcome to part 2 of this blog's look at 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here' by Del tha Funkee Homosapien.

On the album track 'Money for Sex', Del's production team uses bits of the James Brown produced 1969 Marva Whitney cut 'It's My Thing' (an answer record to the Isley Brothers' 'It's Your Thing') and Donald Byrd's heavily sampled 'Street Lady' from his 1973 album 'Street Lady'. 'Ahonetwo, Ahonetwo' credits Eddie Harris as a co-writer for the sample from his track 'It's Crazy' from 1968's 'Plug Me In'. It would be impossible to go without mentioning Parliament in any post about this album, the single 'Dr. Bombay' (my personal pick from this album) samples Parliament's 'Rumpofsteelskin' from their album 'Motor Booty Affair'.

Check back for the final part of this three part look at 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here'.

The Lowdown:
Del tha Funkee Homosapien 'Money for Sex', 'Ahonetwo, Ahonetwo', and 'Dr. Bombay'
from 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here' (1991) (MP3/CD)
Marva Whitney 'It's My Thing'
from 'It's My Thing' (1969) (MP3 not available/Import CD)
Donald Byrd 'Street Lady'
from 'Street Lady' (1973) (MP3/CD)
Eddie Harris 'It's Crazy'
from 'Plug Me In' (1968) (MP3/CD)
Parliament 'Rumpofsteelskin'
from 'Motor Booty Affair' (1977) (MP3/CD)

Rewind: Del 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here' (Part 1)

After ghostwriting duties for the Da Lench Mob, Ice Cube was able to secure a record deal for his cousin Teren Jones. Del tha Funkee Homosapien's 1991 debut album 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here' was an instant success despite its unusual imagery and lyrical elements. This three part post will dissect the samples used by Del, Cube, and the Boogiemen production team (which included DJ Pooh) for 'George'.

The influence of P-funk is heavy on this album and samples many of George Clinton's many incarnations of Parliament Funkadelic. The album opener 'What is a Booty' samples 'Pumpin' it Up' by the P-Funk All-Stars from the 1982 album 'Urban Dancefloor Guerillas'. Del's runaway hit 'Mistadobalina' nicks some P-Funk from Parliament's 'Pin the Tale on the Funky', but it also takes samples from James Brown's 'Stone to the Bone' from 'The Payback' and 60s kids show band the Monkees' 'Zilch'. 'Pissin' On Your Steps' continues the Parliament jocking by cutting up 'Colour Me Funky' from the album 'Gloryhallstupid'.

Check back for part 2 of our analysis of 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here'.

The Lowdown:
Del tha Funkee Homosapien 'What is a Booty', 'Mistadobalina', and 'Pissin' on Your Steps'
from 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here' (1991) (MP3/CD)
P-Funk All Stars 'Pumpin It Up'
from 'Urban Dancefloor Guerillas' (1982) (MP3/CD not available)
Parliament 'Pin the Tale on the Funky' and 'Colour Me Funky'
from 'Gloryhallastoopid' (1978) (MP3/CD)
James Brown 'Stone to the Bone'
from 'The Payback' (1974) (MP3/CD)
The Monkees 'Zilch'
from 'Headquarters' (1967) (MP3/CD)