| Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band | ||||
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| Released | January 30th, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975–1976 | |||
| Studio | United Sound Systems,Detroit,Michigan | |||
| Genre | Funk,soul | |||
| Length | 39:43 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Bootsy Collins,George Clinton | |||
| Bootsy's Rubber Band chronology | ||||
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Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band is the first album by Americanfunk andsoul bandBootsy's Rubber Band, an offshoot act ofParliament-Funkadelic led bybassist andvocalistWilliam "Bootsy" Collins. It was released on January 30, 1976, onWarner Bros. Records.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide |  [3] |
The album was recorded around the same time asParliament'sMothership Connection andFunkadelic'sLet's Take It to the Stage atUnited Sound Systems inDetroit,Michigan. The album was produced by Collins andGeorge Clinton. Collins co-wrote all of the album's seven songs (two with Clinton, one with vocalist Leslyn Bailey and four with Clinton and other band members) and did thearrangements (horn arrangements in collaboration withFred Wesley).[4]
Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band has been reissued and remastered several times. In 2007, the album was licensed throughRhino Records and reissued through theCollectors Choice Music service.
"I'd Rather Be with You" has been sampled several times on notable tracks.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band)" | William Collins,George Clinton | 6:52 |
| 2. | "Psychoticbumpschool" | William Collins, George Clinton,Bernard Worrell,Phelps Collins | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Another Point of View" | William Collins, George Clinton, Phelps Collins | 7:02 |
| 4. | "I'd Rather Be with You" | William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper | 5:03 |
| 5. | "Love Vibes" | William Collins, Leslyn Bailey | 4:51 |
| 6. | "Physical Love" | William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper,Garry Shider | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Vanish in Our Sleep" | William Collins, George Clinton | 5:46 |
| Total length: | 39:51 | ||
Certain personnel are credited under nicknames on the album sleeve. The full names are given below.
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| Year | Album | Chart positions[6] | |
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| US | US R&B | ||
| 1976 | Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band | 59 | 10 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions[7] | ||
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| US | US R&B | US Dance | ||
| 1976 | "I'd Rather Be With You" | — | 25 | — |
| "Stretchin' Out (In A Rubber Band)" | — | 18 | — | |
| 1977 | "Psychoticbumpschool" | — | 69 | — |
