Trombipulation is the ninthalbum by thefunk bandParliament (see1980 in music). It was released byCasablanca Records. It was the last album of original material produced by the group for 38 years, untilMedicaid Fraud Dogg in 2018. Unlike previous Parliament albums,George Clinton did not serve as sole producer of the album, as otherP-Funk figures assisted in producing individual tracks. BassistBootsy Collins emerged as the principal musician on this album, playing virtually all of the instruments on a number of tracks. The track "Let's Play House" was sampled by the hip-hop groupDigital Underground for their single "The Humpty Dance".
WhileTrombipulation wasn't as commercially successful as previous Parliament albums, its first single, "Agony of DeFeet" peaked at number 7 on theBillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.
The New York Times wrote that "this is street music, laced with jive talk, as alive with sound and color as a busy Manhattan street corner during rush hour... It is frequently ingenious, but it's never very compelling emotionally."[3]
"Crush It"(G. Clinton, W. Collins) – 3:51(released as single Casablanca NB 2330, then as a 12" single-Casablanca NB 20235)
"Trombipulation"(G. Clinton, W. Collins) – 4:34
"Long Way Around"(G. Clinton, W. Morrison) – 5:40
"Agony of Defeet"(R. Dunbar, D. Sterling, G. Clinton) – 6:23(released as single Casablanca NB 2317, then as a promotional 12" single-Casablanca NBD 20232)
"New Doo Review"(G. Clinton, R. Ford) – 5:55
"Let's Play House"(G. Clinton, W. Collins, W. Morrison) – 3:39
"Body Language"(G. Clinton) – 5:57(released as the b-side to "Crush It")
