Up for the Down Stroke

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Up for the Down Stroke · On 3 July 1974 Parliament's second album was released, the first on the label Casablanca Records. The record reunited George Clinton with bassist Bootsy Collins, who had been out of the group for two years. Collins would go on to play a key role on all of Parliament's Casablanca albums. The title song was the group's first hit and is still one of the best-known P-Funk songs. Testify is a funk version of the old song (I Wanna) Testify by the Parliaments. The Goose and All Your Goodies Are Gone also come from the group's work in the 1960s.

The album was originally called Whatever Makes Baby Feel Good. On the first cover, Clinton hung over a woman in distress, wearing a black wig and gloves like a monster's.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Up For The Down Stroke5:08Apple Music ↗
2. 2Testify (Single Version)3:45Apple Music ↗
3. 3The Goose9:10Apple Music ↗
4. 4I Can Move You (If You Let Me)2:44Apple Music ↗
5. 5I Just Got Back4:29Apple Music ↗
6. 6All Your Goodies Are Gone5:03Apple Music ↗
7. 7Whatever Makes Baby Feel Good5:56Apple Music ↗
8. 8Presence Of A Brain3:19Apple Music ↗
9. 9Up For The Down Stroke (Alternate Spoken Rap Version)5:39Apple Music ↗
10. 10Testify (Alternate Version)4:03Apple Music ↗
11. 11Singing Another Song3:05Apple Music ↗

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