Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band

Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band is the first album by American funk and soul band Bootsy's Rubber Band, an offshoot act of Parliament-Funkadelic led by bassist and vocalist William "Bootsy" Collins. It was released on January 30, 1976, on Warner Bros. Records.

Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band
Studio album by Bootsy's Rubber Band
Released	January 30th, 1976
Recorded	1975–1976
Studio	United Sound Systems, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Funk, soul
Length	39:43
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Bootsy Collins, George Clinton
Bootsy's Rubber Band chronology
Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band (1976) Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! (1977)

Recording and release

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[3]

The album was recorded around the same time as Parliament's Mothership Connection and Funkadelic's Let's Take It to the Stage at United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan. The album was produced by Collins and George Clinton. Collins co-wrote all of the album's seven songs (two with Clinton, one with vocalist Leslyn Bailey and four with Clinton and other band members) and did the arrangements (horn arrangements in collaboration with Fred Wesley).^[4]

Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band has been reissued and remastered several times. In 2007, the album was licensed through Rhino Records and reissued through the Collectors Choice Music service.

Samples

"I'd Rather Be with You" has been sampled several times on notable tracks.

• by Childish Gambino on his song "Redbone" from his album "Awaken, My Love!" in 2016.^[5]
• by Beyoncé on her song "Be with You" from her 2003 debut album Dangerously in Love.
• by Adina Howard on her hit song "Freak Like Me" from her debut album Do You Wanna Ride? in 1995.
• by Eazy-E on his song "I'd Rather Fuck You" from the final N.W.A. album Niggaz4Life in 1991.
• by Tupac on his song "Ratha Be Ya Nigga" from the last album to be released during his lifetime, All Eyez on Me in 1996.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band)"	William Collins, George Clinton	6:52
2.	"Psychoticbumpschool"	William Collins, George Clinton, Bernard Worrell, Phelps Collins	5:20
3.	"Another Point of View"	William Collins, George Clinton, Phelps Collins	7:02
4.	"I'd Rather Be with You"	William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper	5:03
5.	"Love Vibes"	William Collins, Leslyn Bailey	4:51
6.	"Physical Love"	William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper, Garry Shider	4:49
7.	"Vanish in Our Sleep"	William Collins, George Clinton	5:46
Total length:			39:51

Personnel

Certain personnel are credited under nicknames on the album sleeve. The full names are given below.

Musicians William Collins – bass, guitar, drums, vocals; cowbell on track 1 Phelps Collins – guitar Garry Shider – guitar Michael Hampton – guitar Gary Cooper – drums, vocals; tambourine on track 1 Cordell Mosson – drums Frank Waddy – drums Fred Wesley – trombone Maceo Parker – saxophone Michael Brecker – saxophone Rick Gardner – trumpet Randy Brecker – trumpet Bernie Worrell – keyboards; melodica on track 4 Sonny Talbert – keyboards Frederick Allen – keyboards Leslyn Bailey – vocals Robert Johnson – vocals

Production William Collins – production, arrangements, horn arrangements George Clinton – production Fred Wesley – horn arrangements Jim Vitti – recording, engineering Jim Callon – mixing Allen Zentz – mastering George Whiteman – photography (cover and liner photos) Ed Thrasher – artwork (direction) John Van Hamersveld – artwork (design)

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions[6]
		US	US R&B
1976	Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band	59	10

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[7]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1976	"I'd Rather Be With You"	—	25	—
	"Stretchin' Out (In A Rubber Band)"	—	18	—
1977	"Psychoticbumpschool"	—	69	—