Hardcore Jollies

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Hardcore Jollies is an album by the funk band Funkadelic. It was released in 1976, on the Priority record label, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers Studios.

This was the first album that Funkadelic released on a major label. Priority is a subsidiary of Warner Brothers. It is dedicated to "the guitar players of the world." Hardcore Jollies was the last album to include three of the original Parliaments: Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon and Grady Thomas. Originally, the first side of the album was called Osmosis Phase 1 and the second side was Terribitus Phase 2.

Track listing

1. "Comin' Round the Mountain" (George Clinton, Grace Cook)
2. "Smokey" (Clinton, Garry Shider)
3. "If You Got Funk, You Got Style" (Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell)
4. "Hardcore Jollies" (Clinton, Worrell)
5. "Soul Mate" (Clinton, Cook)
6. "Cosmic Slop" (Live--studio version on Cosmic Slop album) (Clinton, Worrell)
7. "You Scared the Lovin' Outta Me" (Clinton, Glen Goins)
8. "Adolescent Funk" (Clinton, Michael Hampton, Worrell)

Personnel

• Vocals: George Clinton, Ray Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Grady Thomas, Calvin Simon, Garry Shider, Glen Goins
• Lead Guitar: Michael Hampton
• Guitars: Eddie Hazel, Garry Shider, Glen Goins
• Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
• Bass: Boogie Mosson
• Drums: Jerome Brailey

Critical response

• four stars (out of five)
  • the All Music Guide

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Hardcore Jollies is also the name of the title track on the abovementioned album; it is widely considered to be the best early example of Michael Hampton's guitar work. In the song, the singer tries to seduce a woman who stubbornly resists him.

Complete lyrics at the Motherpage