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Parliament’s second album for Casablanca, following Up for the Down Stroke (1974), Chocolate City isn’t one of the group’s better-known albums. Unlike its predecessor and successive albums such as Mothership Connection (1976), it lacks a signature hit; even though the title track and Ride On charted as singles, they’re minor in comparison to definitive classics such as Up for the Down Stroke and Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker). Though it’s not one of the better-known Parliament albums, Chocolate City is nonetheless one of their best and perhaps most underrated. There’s a wealth of musical talent to be heard here – most notably Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, and Eddie Hazel – and an emphasis on horns and harmony vocals. Plus, there’s no overarching narrative as there would be on successive albums, occasionally to a fault. Instead, this is a collection of stand-alone songs, none topping the six-minute mark. Regardless of its lack of signature hits, Chocolate City is a Parliament album that shouldn’t be overlooked.
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Tracklisting:
A1 Chocolate City
A2 Ride On
A3 Together
A4 Side Effects
A5 What Comes Funky
B1 Let Me Be
B2 If It Don’T Fit (Don’T Force It)
B3 I Misjudged You
B4 Big Footin’
LABEL: Decca
CAT NO: AA4400770272
BARCODE: 602577409196
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