Funk legend Bootsy Collins is making a much-awaited return to music with the announcement of the impending release of his first solo album in six years.
“World Wide Funk” arrives October 27 and will follow up 2011’s “Tha Funk Capital of the World.” The forthcoming LP features hip hop icons like Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane, Chuck D, Snoop Dogg and DJ Quik as well as guitar legend Buckethead. Being described as “both a reckoning and significant reboot for the Rhinestone Rock Star Monster of a doll baby baba,” the new album will also include contributions from a “Bootsy-curated posse of fresh new artists.”
Of particular note to Parliament-Funkadelic fans, the album will include a tribute to the late, great Bernie Worrell, with whom Bootsy worked alongside for decades. According to Bootsy, there was no possibility of making his return to the recording studio without including elements of his late comrade. “Man, I couldn’t finish this record without having something that not only Bernie played but something Bernie played just by himself,” he says. The end result is the aptly titled “Hey Bernie.”
The lead single was released in conjunction with the announcement of the new album. Check out the Kali Uchis-assisted “Worth My While” below:
The full track listing for “World Wide Funk” follows:
1. World Wide Funk (feat. Doug E. Fresh, Buckethead & Alissia Benveniste)
2. Bass-Rigged-System (feat. Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, Manou Gallo, Alissia Benveniste & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
3. Pusherman (feat. Dru Down, BlvckSeeds , Mr. Talkbox)
4. Thera-P (feat. Tyshawn Colquitt & Alissia Benveniste)
5. Hot Saucer (feat. Musiq Soulchild & Big Daddy Kane)
6. Heaven Yes
7. Ladies Nite (feat. MC Eiht & BlvckSeeds)
8. Candy Coated Lover (feat. X-Zact, Kali Uchis & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
9. Snow Bunny (feat. Tyshawn Colquitt, Snowbunny & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
10. Hi-On-Heels (feat. October London)
11. A Salute To Bernie (feat. Dr. G. Bernie Worrell)
12. Boomerang (feat. Justin Johnson)
13. Worth My While (feat. Kali Uchis)
14. Come Back Bootsy (feat. Eric Gales, Dennis Chambers & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
15. Illusions (feat. Chuck D, Buckethead & BlvckSeeds)
