Up For The Down Stroke

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1	Up For The Down Stroke Written-By – B. Worrell*, C. Haskins*, G. Clinton*, W. Collins*	5:09
2	Testify Written-By – D. Taylor*, G. Clinton*	3:46
3	The Goose Written-By – E. Hazel*, G. Clinton*	9:09
4	I Can Move You (If You Let Me) Written-By – B. Worrell*, C. Mosson*, G. Clinton*, W. Collins*	2:45
5	I Just Got Back From The Fantasy, Ahead Of Our Time In The Four Lands Of Ellet Written-By – P. Chase*	4:30
6	All Your Goodies Are Gone Written-By – W. Nelson*, C. Haskins*, G. Clinton*	5:04
7	Whatever Makes Baby Feel Good Written-By – E. Hazel*, G. Clinton*	5:57
8	Presence Of A Brain Written-By – G. Shider*, G. Clinton*	3:21
Bonus Tracks
9	Up For The Down Stroke (Alternate Mix) Written-By – B. Worrell*, C. Haskins*, G. Clinton*, W. Collins*	5:41
10	Testify (Alternate Mix) Written-By – D. Taylor*, G. Clinton*	4:04
11	Singing Another Song Written-By – Unknown Artist	3:04

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Def Jam Music Group
• Copyright (c) – Island Def Jam Music Group
• Recorded At – United Sound Systems
• Recorded At – Crystal Sound
• Recorded At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
• Remastered At – Universal Mastering Studios

Credits

• Arranged By – Bernie Worrell, Eddie Hazel, George Clinton
• Art Direction [This Reissue] – Vartan
• Design [Original LP] – Jon Echeverrieta/Rod Dyer, Inc.*
• Design [This Reissue], Artwork [This Reissue, Original LP Art Courtesy Of] – Mathieu Bitton
• Liner Notes [Reissue] – Jason Chervokas
• Musician [Musicians] – William (Bootsie) Collins*
• Musician [Musicians], Bass – Cordell Mason*, William (Bootsie) Collins*
• Musician [Musicians], Drums – Gary Bronson, The Man In The Box*, Tiki Fulwood
• Musician [Musicians], Guitar – William (Billie Bass) Nelson*, Eddie Hazel, Gary Shider*, Ron Bykowski
• Musician [Musicians], Keyboards – Bernie Worrell
• Musician [Musicians], Whistle [Whistles] – Peter Chase
• Photography By [Original LP] – Leandro Correa
• Photography By [This Reissue, Inside Left Photo] – Tom Terrell
• Producer – George Clinton
• Remastered By [Digitally Remastered] – Ellen Fitton
• Supervised By [This Reissue] – Harry Weinger
• Vocals – Calvin Simon, Eddie Hazel, Fuzzy Haskins, Gary Shider*, George Clinton, Grady Thomas, Raymond Davis*

Notes

Booklet, last page:
© 2003 Island Def Jam Music Group
[Originally released in 1974]

9. Up for the down stroke
Alternate mix with additional vocals
First issued on the CD Parliament : The 12" Collection And More

10. Testify
Included on early vinyl pressings on the LP, later replaced with track 2 above

11. Singing Another Song
Recorded during the album sessions
Previously unreleased

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 44007 70262 8
• Matrix / Runout: DIDX-154992 L41A 01
• Mastering SID Code: IPFI L424
• Mould SID Code: IPFI 5083

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
NBLP 7002	Parliament	Up For The Down Stroke ‎(LP, Album)	Casablanca	NBLP 7002	US	1974
GX 01-763	Parliament	Sube Para El Golpe Final ‎(LP, Album)	Casablanca	GX 01-763	Mexico	1975
NB 9003	Parliament	Up For The Down Stroke ‎(LP, Album)	Casablanca	NB 9003	US	1974
NBLP 7002	Parliament	Up For The Down Stroke ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Casablanca	NBLP 7002	US	Unknown
CAL 2011	Parliament	Up For The Down Stroke ‎(LP, Album)	Casablanca	CAL 2011	UK	1975

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