Brides Of Funkenstein - Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy - 1979

A tremendously soulful session from the late 70s P-Funk empire -- sung by a group who were George Clinton's answer to Three Degrees, First Choice, and other female club trios of the time! The sound here is hardly as disco as those other groups, though -- and there's plenty of funky Clinton touches in the mix -- including rumbling basslines, raspy guitars, and a tightly focused groove that has the singers Dawn Silva, Sheila Horn, and Jeanette McGruder working equally with the larger group of musicians on the record. Production is by Bootsy Collins and Clinton, with horn arrangements by Fred Wesley -- which makes for some great Horny Horns funk touches on most tracks! The title cut -- "Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy" -- runs on as a long P-Funk groove for about 15 minutes, but other tracks are shorter, and titles include "I'm Holding You Responsible", "Smoke Signals", "Party Up In Here", and "Didn't Mean To Fall In Love".