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.

Recording and Release
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).

Since its original release, 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" is a highly sampled song, appearing in at least 40 other Hip-Hop and R&B songs. In 1991, "I'd Rather Be With You" was sampled by Eazy-E in N.W.A's "I'd Rather Fuck You" from their album Niggaz4Life. 1995 saw the song sampled again in Adina Howard's hit single "Freak Like Me". 2Pac sampled the tune in "Ratha Be Ya Nigga" on his album All Eyez on Me. Beyoncé interpolated the chorus in her composition "Be With You" on her debut album, 2003's Dangerously In Love. R&B singer Eamon interpolated the song with slight modifications in his 2004 composition "I'd Rather Fuck With You" for his debut album, I Don't Want You Back. Childish Gambino interpolates the song on his hit song "Redbone" from his album "Awaken, My Love!" in 2016.

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)