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By Way of the Drum
Studio album by Funkadelic
Released	May 15, 2007
Recorded	1983–1985
Length	72:53
Label	Hip-O Select
Producer	George Clinton, Harry Weinger, Alan Leeds
Funkadelic chronology
Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan (1996) By Way of the Drum (2007) Toys (2008)

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The Philadelphia Inquirer	(favorable)

By Way of the Drum is the thirteenth studio album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic. It was recorded between 1983 and 1985 (with the title track being released as a single for MCA Records in 1989), but shelved until its release in 2007 on Hip-O Select. The original sessions were produced by George Clinton, while Harry Weinger and Alan Leeds serve as compilation producers.

Track listing

1. "Nose Bleed" (Clinton, McKnight) – 5:44
2. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Pete Brown, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton) – 5:26
3. "Freaks Bearing Gifts" (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 6:01
4. "YaDaDaDa" (Collins, Lewis) – 5:07
5. "By Way of the Drum" (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 5:59
6. "Jugular" (a.k.a. "Juggler") (McKnight) – 5:57
7. "Some Fresh Delic" (Clinton, Hazel, McKnight) – 5:25
8. "Primal Instinct" (Barsha, Clinton, Gambas, Jones) – 4:53

Bonus tracks

1. "By Way of the Drum" (Extended Version) (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 9:17
2. "By Way of the Drum" (Dub) (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 6:55
3. "By Way of the Drum" (Basstrumental) (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 6:11
4. "By Way of the Drum" (Acappella) (Clinton, Shider, Spradley) – 5:50

Personnel

• George Clinton
• DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight
• Eddie Hazel
• Frank Colon
• David Spradley
• Donnie Sterling
• Loic Gambas
• Garry Shider
• Amp Fiddler
• Mallia Franklin
• Tracey Lewis
• Paul Hill

Notes

1. Prato, Greg. Review: By Way of the Drum. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-25.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Review: By Way of the Drum". Blender: August 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-08-25.
3. Tanzilo, Robert. "Review: By Way of the Drum". Chicago Tribune: 9.E. January 25, 1990.
4. Lindblad, Peter. Review: By Way of the Drum". Goldmine. Retrieved on 2009-08-25.
5. Columnist. "Review: By Way of the Drum". The Philadelphia Inquirer: C01. July 15, 1989.

Further reading

• Michael Endelman, Funkadelic 1984, Entertainment Weekly, December 3, 2004.
• Funkadelic - By Way Of The Drum, All Things Deep, 2007.

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Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey George Clinton Bootsy Collins Ray Davis Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood Glenn Goins Michael Hampton Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins Eddie Hazel Walter "Junie" Morrison Cordell "Boogie" Mosson "Billy Bass" Nelson Garry Shider Calvin Simon Grady Thomas Bernie Worrell
Parliament discography	Osmium Up for the Down Stroke Chocolate City Mothership Connection The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein Live: P-Funk Earth Tour Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome Motor Booty Affair Gloryhallastoopid Trombipulation Medicaid Fraud Dogg
Funkadelic discography	Funkadelic Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow Maggot Brain America Eats Its Young Cosmic Slop Standing on the Verge of Getting It On Let's Take It to the Stage Tales of Kidd Funkadelic Hardcore Jollies One Nation Under a Groove Uncle Jam Wants You Connections & Disconnections The Electric Spanking of War Babies Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan – 12th September 1971 By Way of the Drum Toys U.S. Music with Funkadelic First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate
George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic	Computer Games Urban Dancefloor Guerillas You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends R&B Skeletons in the Closet The Mothership Connection – Live from Houston The Cinderella Theory Live at the Beverly Theater Hey, Man, Smell My Finger Dope Dogs Mothership Connection Newberg Session T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. Live 1976–1993 How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love Live...Capitol Theatre 1978
Bootsy Collins	Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! Bootsy? Player of the Year This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N Ultra Wave The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away What's Bootsy Doin'? Jungle Bass Blasters of the Universe Lord of the Harvest Keepin' dah Funk Alive 4-1995 Fresh Outta 'P' University Live in Louisville 1978 Play with Bootsy Live in Concert 1998 Live in Oklahoma 1976 Christmas Is 4 Ever Tha Funk Capital of the World
Eddie Hazel	Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs Rest in P
The Horny Horns	A Blow for Me, a Toot to You Say Blow by Blow Backwards The Final Blow
Bernie Worrell	All the Woo in the World Funk of Ages Pieces of Woo: The Other Side Blacktronic Science Free Agent: A Spaced Odyssey
The Brides of Funkenstein	Funk or Walk Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy Live at the Howard Theatre
Parlet	Pleasure Principle Invasion of the Booty Snatchers Play Me or Trade Me
Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins	A Whole Nother Thang (1976) Radio Active (1978) A Whole Nother Radio Active Thang (1994)
Ruth Copeland	Self Portrait (1970) I Am What I Am (1971) Take Me to Baltimore (1976)
Mutiny	Mutiny on the Mamaship (1979) Funk Plus the One (1980) A Night Out With the Boys (1983) Aftershock 2005 (1996)
Other spinoffs	Quazar (1978) Sweat Band (1980) Federation of Tackheads (1985) Lifestyles of the Roach and Famous (1988) Out of the Dark (1993) Funkcronomicon (1995) Heavy Metal Funkason (1998)
Filmography	PCU Parliament-Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove George Clinton: The Mothership Connection
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