| The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away | ||||
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| Released | April 28th, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 41:11 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Bootsy Collins | |||
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The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away is an album byWilliam Bootsy Collins, released byWarner Bros. Records. It would be the last album that Bootsy Collins would record for the label. It would also be the first album produced solely by Bootsy Collins, with the exception of the track "Shine-O-Myte (Rag Popping)" which was produced (as well as written) by Bootsy Collins andGeorge Clinton. The album was released on April 28, 1982.
The album features performances from numerous individuals in theP-Funk/Rubber Band collective includingFred Wesley,Maceo Parker,Phelps Collins, andGodmoma. The album was reissued first in 1990 by the Warner/Pioneer company in Japan and then by Warner Music-Europe. In 2007, the album was licensed throughRhino Records and reissued through theCollectors Choice music service.
The single version of "Take-A-Lickin' and Keep on Kickin'" is a vocal version that is not included on the album and has never been reissued on CD. The single version of "Shine-O-Myte (Rag Popping)" is an instrumental version which was also not included on the album or reissued on CD.
Blues And Soul Magazine-August 10–23, 1982
