E Pluribus Funk

Original Release Date: 11/15/71
Label: Capitol
Catalog number: SW-853
Original Format: LP
Highest Chart Position: 5 (December 1971)
RIAA Awards:
GOLD - 11/29/71
PLATINUM - 12/03/91

Unique round coin shaped album cover with band members profiles embossed on front and Shea Stadium on the back. Recorded in 5 days during September 1971 at Cleveland Recording Company Studios.

This would be the last album GFR recorded with Terry Knight and Kenneth Hamann, and at Cleveland Recording Company Studios.

Stayed in the charts for 30 weeks and had advance sales of over one million copies.

Credits:

Don Brewer: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Mark Farner: Guitar, Organ, Harmonica, Vocals
Mel Schacher: Bass
Engineer: Kenneth Hamann
Producer: Terry Knight
Cover Concept: Terry Knight
Cover Design: Craig Braun, Inc.

Track Listing:

  1. Footstompin' Music**
  2. People, Let's Stop The War**
  3. Upsetter**
  4. I Come Tumblin'
  5. Save The Land
  6. No Lies
  7. Loneliness

** Released as a single
Discography:

Format: LP
Label: Capitol
Catalog number: SW-853
Release Date: 11/15/71

Format: CD
Label: Capitol
Catalog number: 31928
Release Date: 08/01/95

Format: Cassette
Label: Capitol
Catalog number: 31928
Release Date: 08/01/95

 

**
Singles:

Title: People Let's Stop The War
 B Side:  Save The Land
 Format: 7"
 Label: Capitol
 Catalog number:  3217
Import Catalog number: CL 15705
Release Date:  12/71

Title: People Let's Stop The War (Japanese w/Picture Sleeve)
 B Side:  Save The Land
 Format: 7"
 Label: Capitol
Import Catalog number:  2937
Release Date:  1971

Title: Footstompin' Music (Picture Sleeve)
 B Side:  I Come Tumblin'
 Format: 7"
 Label: Capitol
 Catalog number:  3255
Import Catalog number: CL 15709
Release Date:  01/72
 Highest Chart Position:  29 (02/05/72)

Title: Upsetter (Picture Sleeve)
 B Side:  No Lies
 Format: 7"
 Label: Capitol
 Catalog number: 3316
Import Catalog number: CL 15720
Release Date:  4/72
 Highest Chart Position: 73 (April 1972)