Set the Booty Up Right

Set the Booty Up Right is a five-song EP released by the ska/funk metal/rock band Fishbone in 1990. It was recorded shortly after the band hired former Miles Davis music director John Bigham on guitar and keyboard (though Bigham is not pictured in the band photo on the back cover of the CD). The EP served as a stopgap release for fans, due to production delays for the full album The Reality of My Surroundings, which was released in 1991.[3] The EP features two alternate versions of the song "Bonin' in the Boneyard" (the original version of which is found on the 1988 album Truth and Soul) as well as three new studio tracks. It has long been out of print, but the track "Love and Bullshit" was included on the 1996 retrospective Fishbone 101: Nuttasaurusmeg Fossil Fuelin' the Fonkay.

Set the Booty Up Right
EP by
ReleasedOctober 5, 1990
Recorded1988, 1990
Length18:54
LabelColumbia
ProducerDavid Kahne
Fishbone
Carmen Rizzo
The Jungle Brothers
Fishbone chronology
Truth and Soul
(1988)
Set the Booty Up Right
(1990)
The Reality of My Surroundings
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."New and Improved Bonin'"Angelo Moore, John Fisher, David Kahne4:58
2."In the Name of Swing"Angelo Moore, John Fisher, David Kahne2:46
3."Love and Bullshit"Angelo Moore, Walter Kibby1:58
4."Hide Behind My Glasses"Angelo Moore, Chris Dowd4:43
5."Bonin' in the Jungle"Angelo Moore, John Fisher, David Kahne4:29

Personnel

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Fishbone
  • John Bigham - keyboards, guitar
  • Chris Dowd - keyboards, trombone, vocals
  • Philip "Fish" Fisher - drums
  • John Norwood Fisher - bass guitar
  • Kendall Jones - guitar
  • Walter A. Kibby II - trumpet, vocals
  • Angelo Moore - saxophone, vocals
Technical

Accolades

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Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1990 The Village Voice United States "Albums of the Year (EP)" 7[4]

References

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  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "allmusic ((( Set the Booty Up Right > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Fishbone". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
  3. ^ Thompson, Dave. "Fishbone." Funk. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2001. 302-03. Print.
  4. ^ "Pazz & Jop 1990". The Village Voice. New York. March 5, 1991. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Robert Christgau.