One Nation Under a Groove
Studio album by
Funkadelic
ReleasedSeptember 22nd, 1978
Recorded1977–1978
Studio
Genre
Length42:10 (original album)
17:26 (bonus EP)
59:36 (total)
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerGeorge Clinton
Funkadelic chronology
Hardcore Jollies
(1976) 		One Nation Under a Groove
(1978) 		Uncle Jam Wants You
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboard(favorable)[2]
Blender[5]
Christgau's Record GuideA[6]
Entertainment WeeklyA[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Sputnikmusic4/5[3]
Vibe(favorable)[4]

One Nation Under a Groove is the tenth studio album by American funk rock band Funkadelic, released on September 22, 1978, on Warner Bros. Records. Recording sessions took place at United Sound Studio in Detroit, with one song recorded live on April 15, 1978, at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana.[8] The album was the first album to include keyboardist and frequent songwriter Walter "Junie" Morrison.

One Nation Under a Groove was Funkadelic's most commercially successful album, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Magazine Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 16 on the Billboard 200, and being certified platinum in the US. It reached number 58 in Canada.[10] It was praised by critics, and appears in several "best album" lists. It was featured on Vibe magazine's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century list. The album was ranked number 177 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in both 2003 and 2012 editions,[11][12] before moving to number 360 in the 2020 edition.[13] The album is listed as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[14]

Music

According to the academic Bill Martin, One Nation Under a Groove is indebted "a good deal more to progressive rock than most critics are willing to admit, as well as progressive soul, Hendrix, and Sly Stone".[15]

Original LP track listing

In the US, the original album came with a bonus 7-inch EP.[16] In Europe, the Bonus-EP was replaced by a bonus 12-inch 45rpm mini-album containing the 3 EP tracks on one side and an extended version of "One Nation Under a Groove" on the other.

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Nation Under a Groove"George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Garry Shider7:33
2."Groovallegiance"Clinton, Morrison, Bernard Worrell7:00
3."Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!"Clinton, Morrison, Michael Hampton6:21
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers)"Clinton, Shider, Linda Brown11:00
2."Into You"Clinton, Morrison, William Collins5:43
3."Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!)"Clinton, Morrison, Collins4:33
Total length:42:10
Bonus EP side one (listed as side three on the label, side four on the cover)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Maggot Brain/Chant (Think It Ain't Illegal Yet!)" (Live at Monroe Civic Center, Monroe, Louisiana 15-4-78)Clinton, Edward Hazel8:30
Bonus EP side two (listed as side four on the label, side three on the cover)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lunchmeataphobia (Think! It Ain't Illegal Yet!)"Clinton, Worrell4:16
2."P.E. Squad/Doo Doo Chasers"Clinton, Shider, Brown4:40
Total length:17:26

US Priority CD track listing

(note that the UK Charly Groove presents side one of the EP (Lunchmeat/PE) as tracks 7 & 8 and side two (Maggot Brain) as track 9.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Nation Under a Groove"George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Garry Shider7:29
2."Groovallegiance"Clinton, Morrison, Bernard Worrell7:00
3."Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!"Clinton, Morrison, Michael Hampton6:18
4."Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers)"Clinton, Shider, Linda Brown10:45
5."Into You"Clinton, Morrison, William Collins5:41
6."Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!)"Clinton, Morrison, Collins4:27
7."Maggot Brain/Chant (Think It Ain't Illegal Yet!)" (Live)Clinton, Edward Hazel8:28
8."Lunchmeataphobia (Think! It Ain't Illegal Yet!)"Clinton, Worrell4:12
9."P.E. Squad/Doo Doo Chasers"Clinton, Shider, Brown4:18
Total length:58:38

Personnel

Funkadelic Main Invasion Force (as given in the liner notes):

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b Billboard review
  3. ^ a b c Sputnikmusic review
  4. ^ a b c Vibe review
  5. ^ "Blender review". Archived from the original on 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ^ "One Nation Under a Groove". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19.
  8. ^ a b Tower.com: One Nation Under a Groove Archived 2009-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. Tower.com. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  9. ^ Rolling Stone Album Guide
  10. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - November 25, 1978" (PDF).
  11. ^ 177) One Nation Under a Groove : Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  12. ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  14. ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  15. ^ Martin, Bill (2015). Listening to the Future: The Time of Progressive Rock, 1968-1978. Open Court. p. 243. ISBN 9780812699449.
  16. ^ "Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove". discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-10-14.

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