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"(Not Just) Knee Deep" is a song by the American funk band Funkadelic written by George Clinton. The song was released as a single for their album Uncle Jam Wants You (1979). The song is widely regarded as a funk classic, peaking at No. 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the US R&B charts in 1979. [ 1 ]
The album features the band's last big hit single, "(Not Just) Knee Deep", an edited version of which went to number one on the Billboard Soul singles charts. The album title was adopted by the DJ organization known as Uncle Jamm's Army .
"(Not Just) Knee Deep" 77 1 43 — Uncle Jam Wants You "Uncle Jam" — 53 — — "Connections and Disconnections" 1981 — 68 — — Connections & Disconnections "The Electric Spanking of War Babies" — 60 — — The Electric Spanking of War Babies "Shockwaves" — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
He deemed the album "a revealing and unique record that's certainly not short on significance, clearly marking the crossroads between '60s soul and '70s funk". [ 4 ] "I'll Bet You" was later covered by The Jackson 5 on their album ABC , and sampled by the Beastie Boys for their song "Car Thief".
The song's bassline is a slowed interpolation from Funkadelic's song "(Not Just) Knee Deep." The chorus includes vocals by two more Death Row Records artists, R&B singer Jewell and rapper RBX. Also included is a sample and an interpolation from George Clinton’s song “Atomic Dog."
He performed with them on several recordings, and was a featured vocalist on the Funkadelic single "(Not Just) Knee Deep" (a No. 1 hit on the Billboard R&B chart). [3] While associated with Parliament-Funkadelic, Wynne also appeared on the Bootsy Collins album Sweat Band .
Edward Earl Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was an American guitarist and singer in early funk music who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic. [1] [2] Hazel was a posthumous inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. [3]
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. [10]