T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.

T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. is a 1996 album by funk musician George Clinton. The title, which is an abbreviation for The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership, refers to the P-Funk Mothership that was first introduced in 1975 on Parliament's Mothership Connection album. The album was presented as a reunion album because it featured collaborations with former Parliament-Funkadelic members including Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Junie Morrison, Maceo Parker, and Fred Wesley — some of whom hadn't worked with Clinton in many years. The album also included contributions by current members of the P-Funk All-Stars.

T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership)
Studio album by George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars
Released	June 11, 1996
Genre	R&B, funk, dance, hip hop
Length	74:54
Label	Sony 550
Producer	George Clinton
George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars chronology
Dope Dogs (1994) T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership) (1996) How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A-[4]
Los Angeles Times	favorable[5]
Orlando Sentinel	[6]
Q	[2]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Vibe	favorable[8]
Yahoo! Music	favorable[9]

Following the release of T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M., Clinton launched the "Mothership Reconnection Tour" with Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, and the P-Funk All-Stars. The Mothership Reconnection Tour, which began in New York's Central Park, included the landing of a full-scale Mothership on stage, from which Clinton emerged. The artwork for T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. was unique among P-Funk albums in that it included contributions by all three artists associated with the band: Pedro Bell, "Stozo the Clown" Edwards, and Overton Loyd. The Japanese version of "T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M." contains an extra track entitled "Secret Love", co-written by Clinton's son Tracey Lewis a.k.a. Trey Lewd. That track was later released in U.S. on the CD How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If Anybody Gets Funked Up (It's Gonna Be You)" (feat. Erick Sermon & MC Breed)	George Clinton, Jr.; Belita Woods; Gary "Mudbone" Cooper	4:24
2.	"Summer Swim"	George Clinton, Jr.; Walter "Junni" Morrison	5:37
3.	"Funky Kind (Gonna Knock It Down)"	George Clinton, Jr.; Joseph "Amp" Fiddler; Dwayne "Sa'd Ali" Maultsby; Tracey "Treylewd" Lewis	5:36
4.	"Mathematics"	George Clinton, Jr.; Dewayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight	7:12
5.	"Hard as Steel"	George Clinton, Jr.	5:09
6.	"New Spaceship" (feat. Charlie Wilson)	George Clinton, Jr.	4:00
7.	"Underground Angel"	George Clinton, Jr.; Steve "Go Ask Armen" Boyd; Derrick "Frog" Rossen; Mike Wilder	4:28
8.	"Let's Get Funky"	George Clinton, Jr.; Joseph "Amp" Fiddler	5:04
9.	"Flatman and Bobbin"	George Clinton, Jr.; Ronald Dunbar; Belita Woods; Derrick "Frog" Rossen	3:31
10.	"Sloppy Seconds" (feat. Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell)	George Clinton, Jr.; William "Bootsy" Collins; Bernie "All The Woo" Worrell; Dewayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight; Belita Woods	6:59
11.	"Rock the Party"	George Clinton, Jr.; Olivia Ewing; Thomas "Bubbs" Fiddler; L. Mathew	3:33
12.	"Get Your Funk On"	George Clinton, Jr.; Belita Woods; David Spradley	5:16
13.	"T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (Fly Away)"	George Clinton, Jr.; Debra Barsha; Dwayne "Sa'd Ali" Maultsby	7:54
14.	"If Anybody Gets Funked Up (It's Gonna Be You) [Colin Wolfe Mix]"	George Clinton, Jr.; Belita Woods; Gary "Mudbone" Cooper	6:11

Notes

• "Summer Swim" was released as a 12" single, Sony 550 - 46 78391.
• "If Anybody Gets Funked Up (It's Gonna Be You)" was released as an extended remix single, Sony 550 - BSK 7760.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. - George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars". Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
2. "George Clinton / George Clinton / P-Funk All Stars - T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership) CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
3. Christgau, Robert. "CG: George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars". The Village Voice: July 23, 1996: Archived from the original on 2009-08-09.
4. Tucker, Ken (June 14, 1996). "The Awesome Power of a Fully-Operational Mothership Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
5. Seigal, Buddy (November 22, 1996). "The Proof Is in the Groove". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
6. Columnist. "George Clinton, The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership (T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.) (Sony/550)". Orlando Sentinel: 8. July 5, 1996.
7. Fricke, David (December 6, 1996). "T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.". Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
8. DeCurtis, Anthony. "George Clinton: T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (550 Music)". Vibe: 149. June 1996.
9. Meyer, Frank (June 11, 1996). "George Clinton: T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.

External links

• T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. at Discogs