Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends

Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends
Studio album by
Released1985
Recorded1984–1985
GenreR&B, funk, dance
Length39:57
LabelCapitol
ProducerGeorge Clinton, Garry Shider, Steve Washington, Bootsy Collins, Tracey Lewis, Doug Wimbish, Thomas Dolby
George Clinton chronology
You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish
(1983)
Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends
(1985)
R&B Skeletons in the Closet
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Los Angeles Times(favorable)
New York Times(favorable)
NME(favorable)
Rolling Stone(favorable)
Trouser Press(favorable)
Virgin Encyclopedia
Washington Post(favorable)
Yahoo! Music(mixed)
The Village VoiceA−

Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends is the third studio album by George Clinton. It was released in 1985 by Capitol Records. Though it wasn't as successful as Computer Games, Clinton's first solo album, Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends received favorable reviews among critics. While many former P-Funk musicians are featured on the album, it also features collaborations with more contemporary performers such as Doug Wimbish, Steve Washington, and keyboardist Thomas Dolby.

Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends employs various producers from the P-Funk musical collective, including Clinton, Garry Shider, Washington, Bootsy Collins, Junie Morrison, Clinton's son Tracy Lewis, Wimbish, and Dolby.