GEORGE CLINTON – THE CINDERELLA THEORY LP – Nr MINT 1989 FUNKADELIC PARLIAMENT

George Clinton – The Cinderella Theory
(Paisley Park Records  1989  125994)

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners and import cut top right
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

George Edward Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer. His Parliament-Funkadelic collective (which primarily recorded under the distinct band names Parliament and Funkadelic) developed an influential and eclectic form of funk music during the 1970s that drew on science fiction, outlandish fashion, psychedelia, and surreal humor. He launched his solo career with the 1982 album Computer Games and would go on to influence 1990s hip hop and G-funk.

Clinton is regarded, along with James Brown and Sly Stone, as one of the foremost innovators of funk music. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, alongside 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In 2019, he and Parliament-Funkadelic were given Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards.

The Cinderella Theory is the fifth studio album by American funk musician George Clinton, released August 2, 1989, on Paisley Park Records. It was released three years after his previous studio effort, R&B Skeletons in the Closet, which was his last album for Capitol Records. The Cinderella Theory represented a comeback of sorts for Clinton, who had been largely absent from the pop music scene since his last album for Capitol. The album was produced by Clinton for Baby Clinton Inc.

1. “Airbound” (Tracey Lewis)
2. “Tweakin'” (Bob Bishop, Chuck D, David Spradley, Flavor Flav) (Featuring Public Enemy) (released as a single-Paisley Park 7-22790 and as a 12″ single-Paisley Park 0-21337)
3. “Cinderella Theory” (Amp Fiddler, George Clinton)
4. “Why Should I Dog U Out?” (Amp Fiddler, DeWayne McKnight, George Clinton) (released as a single-Paisley Park 7-27557 and as a 12″ single-Paisley Park 021157)
5. “Serious Slammin'” (Greg Crockett)
6. “There I Go Again” (Amp Fiddler, George Clinton, Joe Harris)
7. “(She Got It) Goin’ On” (Amp Fiddler, Shawn Clinton)
8. “Banana Boat Song” (Irving Burgess, William Attaway)
9. “French Kiss” (Andre Foxxe, DeWayne McKnight, George Clinton, Steve Washington)
10. “Rita Bewitched” (George Clinton, Tracey Lewis) (not available on the vinyl pressing)
11. “Kredit Kard” (Clip Payne, George Clinton) (not available on the vinyl pressing)
12. “Airbound (Reprise)” (Tracey Lewis)

• Joseph Fiddler, David Spradley, Bill Brown, Greg Crockett – keyboards
• Bootsy Collins, DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, Andre Foxxe Williams, Steve C. Washington – bass
• DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, Bootsy Collins, Tracey Lewis, Andre Foxxe Williams – guitar
• William Payne, Dean Ragland, Lelan Zales, Richie Stevens – drums, drum programming
• Anthony Jones, Darrin – scratchin’
• Eric Leeds – tenor saxophone
• Atlanta Bliss – trumpet
• Michael Harris – flute
• Larry Fratangelo – percussion
• AJ – spoons
• Pat Lewis, Sheila Washington, Jimmy Giles, Sandra Feva Dance, Lige Curry, Belita Woods, Tambra Makowsky, Navarro Berman, Pennye Ford, Patty Curry, Jenny Peters, Dean Ragland, Robert “P-Nut” Johnson, Joe Harris, Andre Foxxe Williams, Tracey Lewis, Jessica Cleaves, Karen Foster, Anita Johnson, Louis Kabbabie, Mike Harris, Garry Shider, Daryl Johnson, Daryl Clinton, Shirley Hayden, Steve Boyd, Angela Workman, Doc Holiday – vocals