Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band

Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band
Studio album by Bootsy's Rubber Band
Released	August 6, 1976
Recorded	1975–1976 United Sound Systems, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Funk, soul
Length	39:51
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Bootsy Collins George Clinton
Bootsy's Rubber Band chronology
Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band (1976) Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! (1977)

Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band is the first album by American funk and soul band Bootsy's Rubber Band, an offshoot act of Parliament-Funkadelic led by bassist and vocalist William "Bootsy" Collins. It was released on August 6, 1976, on Warner Bros. Records.

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The album was recorded around the same time as Parliament's Mothership Connection and Funkadelic's Let's Take It To The Stage at United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan. The album was produced by Collins and George Clinton. Collins co-wrote all of the album's seven songs (two with Clinton, one with vocalist Leslyn Bailey and four with Clinton and other band members) and did the arrangements (horn arrangements in collaboration with Fred Wesley).

Since its original release, Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band has been reissued and remastered several times. In 2007, the album was licensed through Rhino Records and reissued through the Collectors Choice Music service.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band)"	William Collins, George Clinton	6:53
2.	"Psychoticbumpschool"	W. Collins, G. Clinton, Bernard Worrell, Phelps Collins	5:21
3.	"Another Point of View"	W. Collins, G. Clinton, P. Collins	7:02
4.	"I'd Rather Be With You"	W. Collins, G. Clinton, Gary Cooper	5:00
5.	"Love Vibes"	W. Collins, Leslyn Bailey	4:54
6.	"Physical Love"	W. Collins, G. Clinton, G. Cooper, Garry Shider	4:50
7.	"Vanish in Our Sleep"	W. Collins, G. Clinton	5:49
Total length:			39:51

Personnel

Certain personnel are credited under nicknames on the album sleeve. The full names are given below.

Musicians

• William Collins – bass, guitar, drums, vocals; cowbell on track 1
• Phelps Collins – guitar
• Garry Shider – guitar
• Michael Hampton – guitar
• Eddie Hazel – guitar on track 6 (uncredited)
• Gary Cooper – drums, vocals; tambourine on track 1
• Cordell Mosson – drums
• Frank Waddy – drums
• Fred Wesley – trombone
• Maceo Parker – saxophone
• Michael Brecker – saxophone
• Rick Gardner – trumpet
• Randy Brecker – trumpet
• Bernie Worrell – keyboards; melodica on track 4
• Sonny Talbert – keyboards
• Frederick Allen – keyboards
• Leslyn Bailey – vocals
• Robert Johnson – vocals

Production

• William Collins – production, arrangements, horn arrangements
• George Clinton – production
• Fred Wesley – horn arrangements
• Jim Vitti – recording, engineering
• Jim Callon – mixing
• Allen Zentz – mastering
• George Whiteman – photography (cover and liner photos)
• Ed Thrasher – artwork (direction)
• John Van Hamersveld – artwork (design)

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions
		US	US R&B
1976	Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band	59	10

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1976	"I'd Rather Be With You"	—	25	—
	"Stretchin' Out (In A Rubber Band)"	—	18	—
1977	"Psychoticbumpschool"	—	69	—

External links

• Bootsy's Rubber Band-Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band at Discogs