The Cinderella Theory

The Cinderella Theory is the fifth studio album by American funk musician George Clinton, released August 2, 1989, on Paisley Park Records. It was released three years after his previous studio effort, R&B Skeletons in the Closet, which was his last album for Capitol Records. The Cinderella Theory represented a comeback of sorts for Clinton, who had been largely absent from the pop music scene since his last album for Capitol. The album was produced by Clinton for Baby Clinton Inc.

The Cinderella Theory
Studio album by George Clinton
Released	August 2, 1989
Studio	United Sound Systems, Detroit
Genre	Funk, dance, R&B
Length	54:05
Label	Paisley Park/Warner Bros.
Producer	George Clinton
George Clinton chronology
R&B Skeletons in the Closet (1986) The Cinderella Theory (1989) Hey Man, Smell My Finger (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Orlando Sentinel	[3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	(favorable)[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10[6]
The Village Voice	A−[7]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[8]
Yahoo! Music	(unfavorable)[9]

Track listing

1. "Airbound" (Tracey Lewis)
2. "Tweakin'" (Bob Bishop, Chuck D, David Spradley, Flavor Flav) (Featuring Public Enemy) (released as a single-Paisley Park 7-22790 and as a 12" single-Paisley Park 0-21337)
3. "Cinderella Theory" (Amp Fiddler, George Clinton)
4. "Why Should I Dog U Out?" (Amp Fiddler, DeWayne McKnight, George Clinton) (released as a single-Paisley Park 7-27557 and as a 12" single-Paisley Park 021157)
5. "Serious Slammin'" (Greg Crockett)
6. "There I Go Again" (Amp Fiddler, George Clinton, Joe Harris)
7. "(She Got It) Goin' On" (Amp Fiddler, Shawn Clinton)
8. "Banana Boat Song" (Irving Burgess, William Attaway)
9. "French Kiss" (Andre Foxxe, DeWayne McKnight, George Clinton, Steve Washington)
10. "Rita Bewitched" (George Clinton, Tracey Lewis) (not available on the vinyl pressing)
11. "Kredit Kard" (Clip Payne, George Clinton) (not available on the vinyl pressing)
12. "Airbound (Reprise)" (Tracey Lewis)

Personnel

• Joseph Fiddler, David Spradley, Bill Brown, Greg Crockett - keyboards
• Bootsy Collins, DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Andre Foxxe Williams, Steve C. Washington - bass
• DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Bootsy Collins, Tracey Lewis, Andre Foxxe Williams - guitar
• William Payne, Dean Ragland, Lelan Zales, Richie Stevens - drums, drum programming
• Anthony Jones, Darrin - scratchin'
• Eric Leeds - tenor saxophone
• Atlanta Bliss - trumpet
• Michael Harris - flute
• Larry Fratangelo - percussion
• AJ - spoons
• Pat Lewis, Sheila Washington, Jimmy Giles, Sandra Feva Dance, Lige Curry, Belita Woods, Tambra Makowsky, Navarro Berman, Pennye Ford, Patty Curry, Jenny Peters, Dean Ragland, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, Joe Harris, Andre Foxxe Williams, Paul Hill, Tracey Lewis, Jessica Cleaves, Karen Foster, Anita Johnson, Louis Kabbabie, Mike Harris, Garry Shider, Daryl Johnson, Daryl Clinton, Shirley Hayden, Steve Boyd, Angela Workman, Doc Holiday - vocals