Bootsy Collins Announces Guest-Filled Studio Album

Legendary funk artist Bootsy Collins has announced his first studio album since 2011’s Tha Funk Capital Of The World. Bootsy will release the guest-filled World Wide Funk on October 27.

Collins recorded World Wide Funk in his Cincinnati home’s Bootzilla Re-hab studio. Bootsy recruited friends both old and new to contribute to the 15-track LP. Doug E. Fresh, Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke and Buckethead are a few of the musicians who added to World Wide Funk.

The late great Bernie Worrell, who passed away last year, also appears on the LP. Worrell recorded his portion of the song in the early 2000’s. “Man, I couldn’t finish this record without having something that not only Bernie played but something Bernie played just by himself,” Bootsy said in a statement. “The track I picked felt like Bernie speaking, which was his favorite way of communicating. I felt Bernie’s presence.”

Collins sees the album as a call to activism. “The whole concept,” Collins explained, “was not only about playing music or being current on this album, but about teaching people how to funk for themselves so they can bring some funk to get some. We bring them hope like dope, so not one Funkateer chokes.” Today, the former Parliament-Funkadelic bassist issued the album’s new single, “Worth My While.”

Listen to “Worth My While” featuring Kali Uchis:

World Wide Funk Tracklist

• 1. World Wide Funk (feat. Doug E. Fresh, Buckethead & Alissia Benveniste)
• 2. Bass-Rigged-System (feat. Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, Manou Gallo, Alissia Benveniste & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
• 3. Pusherman (feat. Dru Down, BlvckSeeds , Mr. Talkbox)
• 4. Thera-P (feat. Tyshawn Colquitt & Alissia Benveniste)
• 5. Hot Saucer (feat. Musiq Soulchild & Big Daddy Kane)
• 6. Heaven Yes
• 7. Ladies Nite (feat. MC Eiht & BlvckSeeds)
• 8. Candy Coated Lover (feat. X-Zact, Kali Uchis & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
• 9. Snow Bunny (feat. Tyshawn Colquitt, Snowbunny & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
• 10. Hi-On-Heels (feat. October London)
• 11. A Salute To Bernie (feat. Dr. G. Bernie Worrell)
• 12. Boomerang (feat. Justin Johnson)
• 13. Worth My While (feat. Kali Uchis)
• 14. Come Back Bootsy (feat. Eric Gales, Dennis Chambers & World-Wide-Funkdrive)
• 15. Illusions (feat. Chuck D, Buckethead & BlvckSeeds)