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Dope Dogs

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{{Infobox album

| name = Dope Dogs

| type = studio

| artist = Parliament-Funkadelic

| cover = Dopedogs.jpg

| alt =

| released = November 25, 1994 (Japan)
1995 (U.S.)

| recorded = 1994

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{flatlist|

}}

| length = 76:30

| label = {{flatlist|

  • P-Vine
  • Hot Hands
  • Dogone Records

}}

| producer = George Clinton

| prev_title = Urban Dancefloor Guerillas

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.

| next_year = 1996

}}

Dope Dogs is a 1994 album by Parliament-Funkadelic (also known as P-Funk All Stars). The album was first released on the P-Vine label in Japan. It was later released on the Hot Hands label in the United Kingdom. The United States release on the Dogone Records label, a custom label of Available Entertainment, was released under the name George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars. The U.S. version was remastered by David Libert of Available Entertainment. The album's theme deals with dope-sniffing dogs that become addicted to the very drugs that they are assigned to find.

Reception

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}Gallucci, Michael. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r217140|pure_url=yes}} "Dope Dogs - P-Funk All Stars"]. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.

|rev2 = The Boston Globe

|rev2score = (favorable)Sullivan, Jim. "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3PkSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T_0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6252,5040748&dq= Clinton Stirs Up the Funk]". The Boston Globe: October 8, 1999.

|rev9 = The Village Voice

|rev9score = AChristgau, Robert. "[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=2158&name=George+Clinton+%26+the+P-Funk+All+Stars CG: George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars]". The Village Voice: November 3, 1998: Archived from [http://www.villagevoice.com/1998-11-03/music/consumer-guide/http the original] on 2009-08-09.

|rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev4score = A−Sinclair, Tom (March 15, 1996). [https://web.archive.org/web/20090427113943/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,291698,00.html "Dope Dogs Review"]. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.

|rev5 = The Independent

|rev5score = (favorable)Gill, Andy. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20121102054456/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4712881.html 101 Digital Puppies]". The Independent: April 28, 1995.

|rev6 = Q

|rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6209454/a/Dope+Dogs.htm|title=George Clinton / P-Funk All Stars - Dope Dogs CD Album|publisher=CD Universe|access-date=2013-01-24}}

|rev7 = Rolling Stone

|rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}Christgau, Robert. "[http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cdrev/clinton-rs.php George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars: Dope Dogs]". Rolling Stone: November 12, 1998.

|rev8 = Select

|rev8score = {{rating|3|5|full=U+25A0.svg|empty=U+25A1.svg|rating=medal}}{{cite journal |last=Smith|first=Caspar |date=May 1995 |title=New Albums |journal=Select|page=99|issue=59}}

|rev10 = The Washington Post

|rev10score = (favorable)Himes, Geoffrey. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023005920/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/40804452.html?dids=40804452:40804452&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+23,+1999&author=Geoffrey+Himes&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=George+Clinton:+What+Up,+Dog%3F&pqatl=google George Clinton: What Up, Dog?]". The Washington Post: N.17. April 23, 1999.

}}

Select gave the album a rating of three out of five, stating that there are "moves and grooves aplenty, but most of it leads nowhere"

Tracks

The album's configuration varied among the Japanese, British, and American releases.

=Japanese track listing=

  1. "Dog Star (Fly On)" (G Clinton, DeWayne McKnight) – 8:11
  2. "U.S. Custom Coast Guard Dog" (G Clinton) – 4:53
  3. "Some Next Shit" (G Clinton, Michael Payne) – 6:11
  4. "Follow the Leader" (Rakim, G Clinton) – 5:30
  5. "Just Say Ding (Databoy)" (G Clinton, Tracey Lewis, D McKnight) – 4:33
  6. "Help Scottie, Help (I'm Tweaking and I Can't Beam Up)" (T Lewis, Hazel Lewis) – 5:04
  7. "Pack of Wild Dogs" (G Clinton, Andre Williams, Mike E. Clark) – 5:47
  8. "Fifi" (G Clinton, D McKnight) – 3:46
  9. "All Sons of Bitches" (G Clinton, Belita Woods) – 5:34
  10. "Dopey Dope Dog" (G Clinton, Daddy Freddy, Lige Curry) – 4:53
  11. "Sick 'Em" (G Clinton) – 6:13
  12. "Kibbles and Bits" (G Clinton) – 5:05
  13. "I Ain't the Lady (He Ain't the Tramp)" (G Clinton, Loic Gambas Bordas, Eebony Young) – 4:38
  14. "Tales That Wag the Dog Part 1 (Niggaa, Pleeeeeze!)" (G Clinton, T Lewis, Derrick Rossen) – 5:30
  15. "Tales That Wag the Dog Part 2 (Is That Your Bark or Your Bite?)" (G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) –

=British track listing=

  1. "Dog Star (Fly On)" (G Clinton, D McKnight) – 8:11
  2. "Fifi" (G Clinton, D McKnight) – 3:46
  3. "Some Next Shit" (G Clinton, M Payne) – 6:11
  4. "Follow the Leader" (Rakim, G Clinton) – 5:30
  5. "Just Say Ding (Databoy)" (G Clinton, T Lewis, D McKnight) – 4:33
  6. "Help Scottie, Help (I'm Tweaking and I Can't Beam Up)" (T Lewis, H Lewis) – 5:04
  7. "Lost Dog" (G Clinton, Bobby Gillespie) –
  8. "U.S. Custom Coast Guard Dog (Hyper Mix)" (G Clinton) – 4:53
  9. "All Sons of Bitches" (G Clinton, B Woods) – 5:34
  10. "Dopey Dope Dog" (G Clinton, D Freddy, L Curry) – 4:53
  11. "Sick 'Em" (G Clinton) – 6:13
  12. "Gettin' Dogged" (G Clinton, Robert Johnson Jr., M Payne) –
  13. "I Ain't the Lady (He Ain't the Tramp)" (G Clinton, L G Bordas, E Young) – 4:38
  14. "Tales That Wag the Dog Part 1 (Niggaa, Pleeeeeze!)" (G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) – 5:30
  15. "Tales That Wag the Dog Part 2 (Is That Your Bark or Your Bite?)" (G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) –

=American track listing=

  1. "Dog Star (Fly On)" (G Clinton, D McKnight) – 8:11
  2. "U.S. Custom Coast Guard Dog" (G Clinton) – 5:15
  3. "Some Next Shit" (G Clinton, M Payne, Louis Kabbable) – 6:10
  4. "Just Say Ding (Databoy)" (G Clinton, Tracey Lewis, D McKnight) – 4:33
  5. "Help Scottie, Help (I'm Tweaking and I Can't Beam Up)" (T Lewis, Hazel Lewis) – 5:06
  6. "Pepe (The Pill Popper)" (G Clinton) – 6:08
  7. "Back Up Against the Wall" (G Clinton, D McKnight) – 5:51
  8. "Fifi" (G Clinton, D McKnight) – 3:58
  9. "All Sons of Bitches" (G Clinton, Belita Woods) – 4:33
  10. "Sick 'Em" (G Clinton) – 5:14
  11. "I Ain't the Lady (He Ain't the Tramp)" (G Clinton, L G Bordas, E Young) – 4:38
  12. "Pack of Wild Dogs" (G Clinton, A Williams, Mike E. Clark) – 5:47
  13. "Tales That Wag the Dog" (G Clinton, T Lewis, D Rossen) – 5:30
  14. "My Dog" (G Clinton, "Crop" Holyfield) – 4:29

Personnel

References

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External links

  • [http://www.discogs.com/Parliament-Funkadelic-P-Funk-All-Stars-Dope-Dogs/master/54706 Dope Dogs] at Discogs
  • Dope Dogs: [http://mother.pfunkarchive.com/motherpage/albums_gcpfas/alb-dopedogsjv.html Japanese] [http://mother.pfunkarchive.com/motherpage/motherpage/albums_gcpfas/alb-dopedogsev.html European version]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at The Motherpage

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