Hey, Man, Smell My Finger is the sixth studio album by American funk musician George Clinton, released October 12, 1993, on Paisley Park Records. It is Clinton's second and last release for the Paisley Park label, owned by Prince. The album features an array of musical guests including Prince, Dallas Austin, Humpty Hump (Shock G) from Digital Underground, Ice Cube, N'Dea Davenport, Dr. Dre, and Herbie Hancock, as well P-Funk alumni including Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Maceo Parker, and Fred Wesley. Hey, Man, Smell My Finger furthers Clinton's incorporation of hip-hop elements such as electronically produced beats, rapping by Clinton, and sampling of older P-Funk material.Kenny, Glenn. "TrouserPress.com :: George Clinton". Trouser Press. Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
Reception
Hey, Man, Smell My Finger was acclaimed by most music critics and was followed by a supporting tour.Columnist. "Document ID: 0EB8284501E45740". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: March 10, 1994. The New Yorker called it "a funny, psychedelic, intricate collection of grooves and insights." The album went out of print soon after Paisley Park Records folded in late 1993.
Track listing
Singles "Paint the White House Black" – Paisley Park 9 41057-2 (CD maxi-single); Paisley Park 9 41057-0 (12" vinyl single); also features the track "Booty", which is not featured on the album. "Martial Law" – Paisley Park 9 41214-0 and a two disc colored vinyl (red and green) edition with X-rated deep down & dirty and clean mixes-Paisley Park PRO-A-5998
Personnel
References
External links Hey, Man, Smell My Finger at Discogs Hey, Man, Smell My Finger at The Motherpage "Martial Law" music video at YouTube "Paint the White House Black" music video at YouTube