Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!

{{Infobox album

| name = Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!

| type = studio

| artist = Bootsy's Rubber Band

| cover = pinocchiofunk.jpg

| alt =

| released = January 15th, 1977

| recorded = 1976

| venue =

| studio = United Sound Systems, Detroit; Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood

| genre = Funk, psychedelic soul

| length = 38:59

| label = Warner Bros.

| producer = Bootsy Collins, George Clinton

| prev_title = Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band

| prev_year = 1976

| next_title = Bootsy? Player of the Year

| next_year = 1978

}}

Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! is a funk album by Bootsy's Rubber Band, released on January 15, 1977. It reached number one on Billboard{{'}}s Top R&B/Soul albums chart, the first P-Funk release to achieve this goal. The album was produced by George Clinton and William "Bootsy" Collins and arranged by Bootsy and Casper (names William Collins uses to refer to his various roles [https://web.archive.org/web/20001031010007/http://www.funky-stuff.com/bootsy/inter_nft1.htm New Funk Times' Collins interview]).

Reception

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r31269|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]

|rev3 = Christgau's Record Guide

|rev3Score = B+{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Bootsy%27s+Rubber+Band |title=Robert Christgau review |publisher=Robertchristgau.com |access-date=2011-11-12}}

|rev4 = Rolling Stone

|rev4score = favorable[https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bootsycollins/albums/album/142472/review/6067529/ahhthe_name_is_bootsy_baby Rolling Stone review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714182935/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bootsycollins/albums/album/142472/review/6067529/ahhthe_name_is_bootsy_baby |date=July 14, 2007 }}

|rev5 = The Village Voice

|rev5Score = B[http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv8-77.php Village Voice review]

|rev2 =The Baltimore Sun

|rev2Score = (favourable){{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-06-23-1996175170-story,amp.html|title=Funk is flying high|date=June 23, 1996|author=Considine, J.D.|author-link=J.D. Considine|website=baltimoresun.com}}

}}

Similar to most of Bootsy's other work, it is divided between dance tracks and slow jams. The song "The Pinocchio Theory" inspired the George Clinton creation Sir Nose D'voidoffunk (see P-Funk mythology: the song says if you fake the funk, your nose will grow, and Sir Nose fakes the funk).

The title track was inspiration for Eazy-E's 1988 track We Want Eazy, with Bootsy making a cameo appearance in the song's musical video.

Track listing

;Side I / El Uno – A Friendly Boo

"Ahh... The Name is Bootsy, Baby" (William Collins, George Clinton, Maceo Parker) – (6:52)
"The Pinocchio Theory" (William Collins, George Clinton) – (6:08) (released as a single-Warner Bros. 8328)
"Rubber Duckie" (William Collins, George Clinton, Garry Shider) – (3:18) (released as the b-side to "The Pinocchio Theory")
"Preview Side Too" (William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper) – (0:56)

;Side II / Un Dos – Geepieland Music

"What's a Telephone Bill?" (William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper) – (5:58)
"Munchies for Your Love" (William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper, Garry Shider) – (9:39)
"Can't Stay Away" (William Collins, George Clinton) – (5:28) (released as a single-Warner Bros. 8403)
"Reprise: We Want Bootsy" (William Collins, George Clinton, Maceo Parker) – (0:20)

Personnel

Bootsy Collins - guitars, bass, drums
Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Glenn Goins - guitar
Frankie "Kash" Waddy, Jerome Brailey, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper - drums
Joel "Razor-Sharp" Johnson, Bernie Worrell - keyboards
Casper (William Earl Collins)- bass
Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Richard "Kush" Griffith - Horny Horns
Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker - horns
Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson - "front ground" vocals
Fred Wesley, Bootsy Collins - horn arrangements

Charts

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style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:40px;"\| US ! style="width:40px;"\| US R&B
\| 1977 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! \| 16 \| 1

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Album

! colspan="2"| Chart positions{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p57829/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=Bootsy's Rubber Band US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=2011-07-13}}

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! style="width:40px;"| US

! style="width:40px;"| US
R&B

| 1977

| style="text-align:left;"| Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!

| 16

| 1

=Singles=

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rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="3"\| Chart positions{{cite web\|url={{AllMusic\|class=artist\|id=p57829/charts-awards/billboard-singles\|pure_url=yes}}\|title=Bootsy's Rubber Band US singles chart history\|publisher=allmusic.com\|access-date=2011-07-13}}
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:40px;"\| US ! style="width:40px;"\| US R&B ! style="width:40px;"\| US Dance
rowspan="2"\|1977 \| style="text-align:left;"\| "The Pinocchio Theory" \| — \| 6 \| —
style="text-align:left;"\| "Can't Stay Away" \| — \| 19 \| —

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="3"| Chart positions{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p57829/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Bootsy's Rubber Band US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=2011-07-13}}

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! style="width:40px;"| US

! style="width:40px;"| US
R&B

! style="width:40px;"| US
Dance

rowspan="2"|1977

| style="text-align:left;"| "The Pinocchio Theory"

| —

| 6

| —

style="text-align:left;"| "Can't Stay Away"

| —

| 19

| —

References

External links

[http://www.discogs.com/Bootsys-Rubber-Band-AhhThe-Name-Is-Bootsy-Baby/master/14565 Bootsy's Rubber Band - Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! at Discogs]
[http://mother.pfunkarchive.com/motherpage/albums_bootsy/alb-ahh.html Bootsy's Rubber Band - Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! on The Motherpage]

Category:1977 albums

Category:Bootsy Collins albums

Category:Warner Records albums

Category:Albums produced by George Clinton (funk musician)