Editing Standing on the Verge of Getting It On

{{Infobox album
| name       = Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Funkadelic]]
| cover      = Standing on the Verge of Getting It On.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = July 10, 1974
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Funk]],<ref name=RS1975/><ref name=SM/> [[funk rock]], [[psychedelic rock]]
| length     = 37:48
| label      = [[Westbound Records|Westbound]]
| producer   = [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]
| prev_title = [[Cosmic Slop]]
| prev_year  = 1973
| next_title = [[Let's Take It to the Stage]]
| next_year  = 1975
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic|class=album|id=r38486">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r38486}}</ref>
|rev2= ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
|rev2score= {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/back-catalogue/55205/standing-on-verge-getting-it-on.html |title=Standing on the Verge of Getting It on - Blender |access-date=2009-07-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822235957/http://www.blender.com/guide/back-catalogue/55205/standing-on-verge-getting-it-on.html |archive-date=2009-08-22 }}</ref>
|rev3= ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
|rev3score=B+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Funkadelic|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Funkadelic|website=www.robertchristgau.com|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref>
|rev4= ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev4score=favorable (1975)<ref name=RS1975>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/standing-on-the-verge-of-getting-it-on-2-181608/|magazine=Rolling Stone|title=Standing on the Verge of Getting It On|date=January 2, 1975|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117092545/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/funkadelic/albums/album/315049/review/5940649/standing_on_the_verge_of_getting_it_on|archive-date=November 17, 2007}}</ref><br />{{Rating|3.5|5}} (2004)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&pg=PA316|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|first1=Nathan|last1=Brackett|first2=Christian David|last2=Hoard|date=20 April 2018|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9780743201698|access-date=20 April 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref>
|rev5= ''[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]]''
|rev5score=9/10{<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rubin |first1=Mike |editor1-last=Weisbard |editor1-first=Eric |editor2-last=Marks |editor2-first=Craig |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |date=1995 |publisher=Vintage Books |location=New York |isbn=0679755748 |page=296 |chapter=P-Funk}}</ref>
|rev6= [[Sputnikmusic]]
|rev6score= {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=SM>{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=11360|title=Funkadelic - Standing on the Verge of Getting It On (album review 2) - Sputnikmusic|website=www.sputnikmusic.com|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref>
}}

'''''Standing on the Verge of Getting It On''''' is the sixth studio album by [[Funkadelic]], released on [[Westbound Records]], released in July 1974. It is notable for featuring the return of guitarist Eddie Hazel.

On this album, the lyrics generally take a backseat to the music and the jamming. It is one of the most popular Funkadelic albums among fans,{{citation needed|date=December 2009}} and highlights the virtuosic guitar of the returning [[Eddie Hazel]], who had departed following 1971's ''[[Maggot Brain]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Revisiting Funkadelic's 'Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On' (1974) {{!}} Retrospective Tribute|url=https://www.albumism.com/features/funkadelic-standing-on-the-verge-of-getting-it-on-turns-45-anniversary-retrospective|access-date=2020-08-11|website=Albumism|date=28 April 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref> Hazel co-wrote all of the album's songs, although the songwriting credits were mostly in the name of Grace Cook, Hazel's mother (a gambit by Hazel to avoid contractual difficulties with the publishing rights).

Ned Raggett writes in [[AllMusic]] that "Jimmy's Got a Little Bit of Bitch in Him" is a "friendly" song about "a gay friend" and notes that this stands in contrast with later negative attitudes towards homosexuality among [[hip-hop]] artists who often sampled [[P-Funk]] songs.<ref name="AllMusic|class=album|id=r38486">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r38486}}</ref>

==Track listing==

{{Track listing
| headline = Side One
| extra_column = Written by
| title1 = Red Hot Mama
| extra1 = [[Bernie Worrell]], [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], [[Eddie Hazel]]
| length1 = 4:54
| title2 = Alice in My Fantasies
| extra2 = Clinton, Hazel 
| length2 = 2:26
| title3 = I'll Stay
| extra3 = Clinton, Hazel
| length3 = 7:18
| title4 = Sexy Ways
| extra4 = Clinton, Hazel
| length4 = 3:05
}}

{{Track listing
| headline =  Side Two
| extra_column = Written by
| title5 = Standing on the Verge of Getting It 
| extra5 = Clinton, Hazel 
| length5 = 5:07
| title6 = Jimmy's Got a Little Bit of Bitch in Him
| extra6 = Clinton, Hazel
| length6 = 2:23
| title7 = Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts 
| extra7 = Clinton, Hazel 
| length7 = 12:30
}}

Note: on songs 2–7, Eddie Hazel's songwriting credit was in the name of his mother, Grace Cook.

==Personnel==
''(all the below is from the liner notes)''

*Spaced Viking; Keyboards & Vocals: [[Bernie Worrell]]
*Tenor Vocals, Congas and Suave Personality: [[Calvin Simon]]
*A Prototype Werewolf; Berserker Octave Vocals: [[Fuzzy Haskins]]
*World's Only Black Leprechaun; Bass & Vocals: [[Boogie Mosson]]
*Maggoteer Lead/Solo Guitar & Vocals: [[Eddie Hazel|Eddie “Smedley Smorganoff” Hazel]]
*Rhythm/Lead Guitar, Doowop Vocals, Sinister Grin: [[Garry Shider]]
*Supreme Maggot Minister of Funkadelia; Vocals, Maniac Froth and Spit; Behaviour Illegal In Several States: [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]
*Percussion & Vocals; Equipped with stereo armpits: [[Tiki Fulwood]]
*Rhythm/Lead Guitar; polyester soul-powered token white devil: Ron Bykowski
*Registered and Licensed Genie; Vocals: [[Grady Thomas|“Shady” Grady Thomas]]
*Subterranean Bass Vocals, Supercool and Stinky Fingers: [[Stingray Davis|Ray (Stingray) Davis]]
*Drums: Gary Bronson
*Bass: Jimi Calhoun
*Piano: [[Leon Patillo]]
*Percussion: Ty Lampkin

==Song information==

===“Red Hot Momma”===
This song is a remake of a song by [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] while the band was signed to [[Invictus Records]]. The title of this song has been spelt in three different ways on various Parliaments, Funkadelic, and [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] releases that have featured a version of the song, with the final word being spelled as "Mama," "Mamma," or "Momma."

The guitar solo and jam that conclude this song were continued in the studio, and ended up as a B-side titled "Vital Juices," featuring guitar work by Eddie Hazel and Ron Bykowski. That track is found on Westbound compilation CD ''[[Music For Your Mother: Funkadelic 45s]]'' as well as the recent CD reissue of the original album.
*Lead Vocals: George Clinton & Eddie Hazel
*Lead Guitars and Solos: Eddie Hazel & Ron Bykowski

==Charts==
; Album

[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/search/albums/standing+on+the+verge+of+getting+it+on|title=Album Search for "standing on the verge of getting it on"|website=AllMusic|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Chart
!Position
|-
|1974
|[[Billboard 200|Pop Albums]]
|align="center"|163
|-
|1974
|[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B Albums]]
|align="center"|13
|}

==References==

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==External links==
* ''[http://www.discogs.com/Funkadelic-Standing-On-The-Verge-Of-Getting-It-On/master/16263 Standing on the Verge of Getting It On]'' at [[Discogs]]
*[http://mother.pfunkarchive.com/motherpage/albums_funkadelic/alb-standing.html the Motherpage]
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