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The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away
(William "Bootsy" Collins: 1982)
Warner Bros 7599-23667 2

1: Shine-O-Myte (Rag Popping)    [4:33]
2: Landshark (Just When You Thought...)    [4:03]
3: Countracula (This One's For You)    [3:14]
4: #1 Funkateer    [3:26]
5: Excon (of Love)    [5:24]
6: So Nice You Name Him Twice    [3:50]
7: What's W-R-O-N-G Radio    [4:05]
8: Music To Smile By    [4:16]
9: Play On, Playboy    [3:21]
10: Take A Lickin' and Keep On Kickin'    [4:20]
11: The Funky Funktioneer    [0:37]

I like this record, although it's generally dismissed as fluff. There are some great melodies, riffs and hooks here, on songs like "So Nice You Name Him Twice," "Music To Smile By," "Ex Con Of Love," and funk masterpiece "Shine-O-Myte (Rag Poppin')." (DBW)

AMG REVIEW: One of the final albums before Bootsy Collins took a break from bandleading and returned to doing mostly session work. There were more entertaining numbers than dreary ones, and Collins and company had their final chart singles during 1982. -- Ron Wynn, All-Music Guide