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1. Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby    [6:50]
2. Stretchin' Out (In A Rubber Band)    [6:52]
3. The Pinocchio Theory    [6:09]
4. Hollywood Squares    [5:06]
5. I'd Rather Be With You    [4:58]
6. Bootzila    [5:39]
7. What So Never The Dance    [3:58]
8. Can't Stay Away    [5:27]
9. Jam Fan (Hot)    [3:52]
10. Mug Push    [3:51]
11. Body Slam!    [6:25]
12. Scenery    [3:59]
13. Vanish In Our Sleep    [5:48]
14. Psychoticbumpschool "Live"    [6:37]

Psychoticbumpschool Real Audio

Greatest hits from 1976 to 1982, with a couple of rarities thrown in. Doesn't show the full extent of his powers the way the first albums do... start with those.(DBW)

"...It's those mid-'70s halcyon days that BACK IN THE DAY: THE BEST OF BOOTSY COLLINS celebrates..."
Vibe  9/94, p.136

3 Stars - Good - "...burbling bass lines and crazy time signatures all overlaid with tremendously silly jive talk..."
Q Magazine  11/94, p.136

"...There are three words one must bear in mind when reviewing Bootsy Collins. The first is `bottom'...The others are `quality' and `control'..."
Melody Maker  9/10/94, p.38

7 - Very Good - "...A primer on the `70s solo career of George Clinton/James Brown alumnus Collins--funk jester, a prototype for future rap icons and bassist extraordinaire..."
New Musical Express  9/3/94, p.55

Personnel includes: Bootsy Collins (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion); Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Rufus Allen (vocals); Robert "Peanut" Johnson (vocals, percussion); Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Gary Shider, Michael Hampton (guitar); Maceo Parker, Randy Wallace (saxophone); Rick Gardner, Richard "Kush" Griffith, Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells, Ronnie Greenway (trumpet); Fred Wesley (trombone); Kae Williams, Jr. (piano); Joel "Razor Sharp" Johnson (keyboards, percussion, background vocals); Bernie Worrell (keyboards); Frankie "Kash" Waddy, Cordell "Boogie" Mosson (drums); Mallia Franklin, Sheila Hayden, Lynn Mabry, Cynthia Girty, Tony Walker, Carolyn Myles (background vocals).

Producers: William Collins, Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells, Chopper, George Clinton.

Compilation producer: Alan Leeds.

Recorded between 1970 and 1980. Includes liner notes by Alan Leeds and William "Bootsy" Collins.

All songs written or co-written by William Collins or George Clinton.