Bernie Worrell

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George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American keyboardist and record producer, best known as a founding member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, and a touring member of Talking Heads in the 1980s. He also worked with such producers and musicians as Keith Richards, Yoko Ono, Bill Laswell, Mos Def, Sly and Robbie, Fela Kuti and Cream's Jack Bruce. The New York Times journalist Jon Pareles, described Worrell as "the kind of sideman who is... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Bernie Worrell first charted in 1971 with You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks.The artist placed 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 4 UK Top‑75 entries.On US RnB the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s, 2 of which went to number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Flash Light - #2: Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) - #3: Up for the Down Stroke - #4: Happy Up Here - #5: Mothership Reconnection
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  Parliament/Funkadelic
You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks
1.
04/1971

You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks
Parliament/Funkadelic

from Maggot Brain   Maggot Brain
9 pts
91
US


42
R&B


as Funkadelic
[Westbound 175]
written by George Clinton, Judie Jones & Bernie Worrell greentick
A Joyful Process
2.
09/1972

A Joyful Process
Parliament/Funkadelic

from America Eats Its Young   America Eats Its Young
3 pts




38
R&B


as Funkadelic
[Westbound 205]
written by George Clinton & Bernie Worrell greentick
Cosmic Slop
3.
10/1973

Cosmic Slop
Parliament/Funkadelic

from Cosmic Slop   
4 pts
102
US






as Funkadelic
[Westbound 218]
written by George Clinton & Bernie Worrell greentick
Up for the Down Stroke
4.
07/1974

#3  Up for the Down Stroke
Parliament/Funkadelic

from Up for the Down Stroke   Up for the Down Stroke
23 pts
63
US


10
R&B


as Parliament
[Casablanca 803/Casablanca 0104]
written by George Clinton, William "Bootsy" Collins, Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins & Bernie Worrell greentick
Red Hot Mama
5.
03/1975

Red Hot Mama
Parliament/Funkadelic

from Standing on the Verge of Getting It On   Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
1 pts




73
R&B


as Funkadelic
[Westbound 5000]
written by Bernie Worrell greentick, Eddie Hazel & George Clinton
Chocolate City
6.
05/1975

Chocolate City
Parliament/Funkadelic

from Chocolate City   Chocolate City
12 pts
94
US


24
R&B


as Parliament
[Casablanca 831]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell greentick
7.
09/1975

Ride On
Parliament/Funkadelic

from Chocolate City   Chocolate City
2 pts




64
R&B


as Parliament
[Casablanca 843]
written by George Clinton, William Collins & Bernie Worrell greentick
P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
8.
02/1976

P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
Parliament/Funkadelic

from Mothership Connection   Mothership Connection
4 pts




33
R&B


as Parliament
[Casablanca 852]
written by George Clinton, William Collins & Bernard Worrell greentick
9.
09/1976

Star Child (Mothership Connection)
Parliament/Funkadelic

from Mothership Connection   Mothership Connection
5 pts




26
R&B


as Parliament
[Casablanca 864]
written by George Clinton, William Collins & Bernard Worrell greentick
Undisco Kidd
10.
09/1976

Undisco Kidd
Parliament/Funkadelic

from Tales of Kidd Funkadelic   Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
8 pts
102
US


30
R&B


as Funkadelic
[Westbound 5029]
written by George Clinton, William Collins & Bernard Worrell greentick
11.
11/1976

Do That Stuff
Parliament/Funkadelic

from The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein   The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
6 pts




22
R&B


as Parliament
[Casablanca 871]
written by George Clinton, Gary Shider & Bernie Worrell greentick
  Bootsy's Rubber Band
12.
12/1976

Psychoticbumpschool
Bootsy's Rubber Band

from Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band   
5 pts
104
US


69
R&B


[Warner 8291]
written by William Collins, George Clinton, Bernard Worrell greentick & Phelps Collins
  Parliament/Funkadelic
13.
02/1977

Dr. Funkenstein
Parliament/Funkadelic

from The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein   The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
7 pts
102
US


43
R&B


as Parliament
[Casablanca 875]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell greentick
Fantasy Is Reality
14.
07/1977

Fantasy Is Reality
Parliament/Funkadelic

from P. Funk Earth Tour   
2 pts




54
R&B


as Parliament
[Casablanca 892]
written by George Clinton, Bernie Worrell greentick & Leon Ware
  Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns
Up for the Down Stroke
15.
08/1977

Up for the Down Stroke
Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns

1 pts




93
R&B


[Atlantic 3408]
written by Bernie Worrell greentick, William Collins & George Clinton
  Parliament/Funkadelic
Flash Light
16.
01/1978

#1  Flash Light
Parliament/Funkadelic

from Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome   Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome
88 pts
16
US


1
R&B


as Parliament
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #199]
[Casablanca 909]
written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell greentick
  Parlet
17.
04/1978

Pleasure Principle
Parlet

from Pleasure Principle   
1 pts




66
R&B


[Casablanca 919]
written by George Clinton, Ron Ford & Bernie Worrell greentick
  Parliament/Funkadelic
Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
18.
12/1978

#2  Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
Parliament/Funkadelic

from Motor Booty Affair   Motor Booty Affair
34 pts
89
US


1
R&B


as Parliament
[Casablanca 950]
written by George Clinton, William Collins & Bernard Worrell greentick
  Bernie Worrell
19.
04/1979

Insurance Man for the Funk
Bernie Worrell greentick

1 pts




92
R&B


[Arista 0407]
written by Bernie Worrell greentick, George Clinton & William Collins
  Parliament/Funkadelic
20.
12/1979

Uncle Jam (Part I)
Parliament/Funkadelic

from Uncle Jam Wants You   Uncle Jam Wants You
2 pts




53
R&B


as Funkadelic
[Warner 49117]
written by Bernie Worrell greentick, Bootsy Collins, Garry Shider & George Clinton
  Philippé Wynne
21.
11/1980

Never Gonna Tell It (Part 1)
Philippé Wynne

from Wynne Jammin'   
1 pts




81
R&B


[Uncle Jam 9900]
written by Bernie Worrell greentick & George Clinton
  Jesse Rae
22.
05/1985

Over the Sea
Jesse Rae

from The Thistle   
10 pts






65
UK
written by Jesse Rae & Bernard Worrell greentick
  Sly & Robbie
23.
11/1985

Make 'Em Move
Sly & Robbie

from Language Barrier   
7 pts






83
UK
written by Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Bill Laswell, Afrika Bambaataa & Bernie Worrell greentick
  Bootsy's Rubber Band
24.
06/1990

Jungle Bass
Bootsy's Rubber Band

from Jungle Bass   
1 pts




91
R&B


[4th & Broadway 444023]
written by William Collins, Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell greentick & Joel Johnson
  Digital Underground
25.
10/1993

The Return of the Crazy One
Digital Underground

from The Body-Hat Syndrome   
1 pts




77
R&B


[novelty]
[Tommy Boy 587]
written by Bernie Worrell greentick, William Collins, Eddie Humphrey, George Clinton, Gregory Jacobs & Jeremy Jackson
  Shello
26.
08/1994

West Coast Boogie
Shello

1 pts




120
R&B


written by Keith Lewis, Michelle "Shello" Mitchell, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell greentick
  Redman
Rockafella
27.
11/1994

Rockafella
Redman

from Dare Iz a Darkside   Dare Iz a Darkside
6 pts
105
US


62
R&B


[RAL 853966]
written by Reginald Noble, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell greentick & Leon Haywood
  Madd Head
28.
10/1996

Tripp2nite
Madd Head

1 pts




105
R&B


written by Jerry Lewis, Jakell Brown, Robert Redd, Prince, William Collins, George Clinton & Bernie Worrell greentick
  RBL Posse
29.
08/1997

How We Comin'
RBL Posse

from An Eye for an Eye   
4 pts
122
US


90
R&B


featuring Mystikal & Big Lurch
[Big Beat 98017]
written by Christian Mathews, Ricky Heard, Michael Tyler, Mike Caren, George Clinton Jr., William Collins & Bernie Worrell greentick
  Top Kat
30.
09/1997

Feel Cool
Top Kat

3 pts


40
dance




written by Barry Harris, Terry Kelly, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell greentick
  Scott Grooves
31.
11/1998

Mothership Reconnection
Scott Grooves

from Pieces of a Dream   
14 pts






55
UK
written by Bernie Worrell greentick, William Collins & George Clinton
32.
08/1999

#5  Mothership Reconnection
Scott Grooves

from Pieces of a Dream   
14 pts






55
UK
featuring Funkadelic/Parliament
rm
written by Bernie Worrell greentick, William Collins & George Clinton
  Aaliyah
Come Back in One Piece
33.
04/2000

Come Back in One Piece
Aaliyah

from Romeo Must Die: The Album   Romeo Must Die: The Album
7 pts
117
US


36
R&B


featuring DMX
[Blackground 38722]
written by Steve Garrett, Earl Simmons, Irving Lorenzo, Rob Meys, George Clinton, Bernie Worrell greentick & William Collins
  Tha Eastsidaz
34.
07/2001

Iluvit
Tha Eastsidaz

from Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way   
2 pts




57
R&B


featuring Kokane
[Doggy Style 2231]
written by Arthur Baker, Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Big Tray Deee, Battlecat, Kevin McCord, John Robie, Francisco Rodríguez, Goldie Loc & Bernie Worrell greentick
  Three 6 Mafia
35.
05/2003

Ridin' Spinners
Three 6 Mafia

from Da Unbreakables   Da Unbreakables
1 pts




102
R&B


featuring Lil' Flip
written by Lil' Flip, Juicy J, DJ Paul, Crunchy Black, Lord Infamous, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell greentick
  50 Cent
36.
02/2007

Funeral Song
50 Cent

1 pts




104
R&B


written by 50 Cent, Jake One, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell greentick
  Röyksopp
Happy Up Here
37.
03/2009

#4  Happy Up Here
Röyksopp

from Junior   Junior
17 pts






44
UK
written by George Clinton Jr., Garry M. Shider, Bernard B. Worrell greentick, Svein Berge & Torbjørn Brundtland
  Slim Thug
Thug
38.
11/2009

Thug
Slim Thug

from Boss of All Bosses   Boss of All Bosses
1 pts




67
R&B


[Boss Hogg Outlawz LP Cut]
written by Abrim Tilmon Jr., Eric Wright, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell greentick, Andre R. Young, Lorenzo J. Patterson & George Clinton Jr.
  Logic
Under Pressure
39.
10/2014

Under Pressure
Logic

from Under Pressure   
1 pts




105
R&B


written by Logic, Minta Notini, Rob Kinelski, Adam Gusterson, Robert Mellin, Guy Wood, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, MC Ren, Abrim Tilmon, Bernard Worrell greentick, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Steve Wyreman, Claire Courchene & Kevin Randolph


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