E Pluribus Funk

E Pluribus Funk
Studio album by Grand Funk Railroad
Released	November 1971
Recorded	September 1971
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock
Length	35:55
Label	Capitol 853
Producer	Terry Knight
Grand Funk Railroad chronology
Survival (1971) E Pluribus Funk (1971) Phoenix (1972)
Singles from E Pluribus Funk
"People, Let's Stop the War" / "Save the Land" Released: December 1971 "Footstompin' Music" / "I Come Tumblin'" Released: March 1972 "Upsetter" / "No Lies" Released: April 1972

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

E Pluribus Funk is Grand Funk Railroad's fifth studio album and was released in November 1971 by Capitol Records. Like previous Grand Funk Railroad albums, it was recorded at Cleveland Recording Company and is the final album produced by Terry Knight.^[4] The title is a play on the former motto of the US government, E pluribus unum. The original release cover (designed by Ernie Cefalu) was completely round and covered with a silver-like film to resemble a large coin. The back side of the cover of this album included a die cast picture of Shea Stadium to celebrate Grand Funk beating The Beatles' Shea Stadium attendance record by selling out in just 72 hours.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Farner.

1. "Footstompin' Music" - 3:48
2. "People, Let's Stop the War" - 5:12
3. "Upsetter" - 4:27
4. "I Come Tumblin'" - 5:38
5. "Save the Land" - 4:14
6. "No Lies" - 3:57
7. "Loneliness" - 8:47

Bonus Tracks - CD Release

1. "Live Medley"
   • "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)" - 5:57
   • "Hooked on Love" - 2:46
   • "Get It Together" - 2:53
2. "Mark Says Alright (Live)" - 4:23

Personnel

• Mark Farner – organ, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
• Mel Schacher – bass, vocals
• Don Brewer – percussion, drums, vocals

• Terry Knight – producer, cover art concept
• Kenneth Hamann – engineer
• Craig Braun – artwork, design
• Tom Baker – arranger, conductor

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1971	Billboard 200	5[5]
	Australia	11[6]
	Canada	10[7]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1971	"Footstompin' Music"	Billboard Hot 100	29[8]
		Canada	43
		Australia	83
1971	"Upsetter"	Billboard Hot 100	73[9]
		Canada	89

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "E Pluribus Funk Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Grand Funk Railroad". Robert Christgau.
3. Fricke, David (3 April 2003). "Grand Funk Railroad: E Pluribus Funk". Rolling Stone (Straight Arrow) (RS 919). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.
4. "Grand Funk Railroad ‎– E Pluribus Funk". Discogs. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
5. Grand Funk Railroad, E Pluribus Funk US Chart Position Retrieved March 24, 2015
6. Grand Funk Railroad, E Pluribus Funk Australian Chart Position Retrieved March 24, 2015
7. Grand Funk Railroad, E Pluribus Funk Canadian Chart Position Retrieved March 24, 2015
8. Grand Funk Railroad, "Footstompin Music" Chart Position Retrieved March 24, 2015
9. Grand Funk Railroad, "Upsetter" Chart Position Retrieved March 24, 2015

External links

• Album Review Review of the album at Vista Records