| The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 20 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Studio | United Sound, Detroit, Michigan, and Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 40:11 | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Producer | George Clinton | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Billboard | (favorable)[2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein is the fifth album by funk band Parliament, released on July 20, 1976. The album is notable for featuring horn arrangements by ex-James Brown band member, Fred Wesley. The album charted at #3 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, #20 on the Billboard pop chart, and became Parliament's second album to be certified gold. Two singles were released off the album, "Do That Stuff", which charted at #22, and "Dr. Funkenstein" which charted at #43.[5]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Billboard review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ "The Clones of Dr Funkenstein - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2005-09-09.