Parliaments - (I Wanna) Testify [Revilot]

The Parliaments — named after a popular cigarette of the era.

The group was made up of Clinton, Clarence Fuzzy Haskins, Shady Grady Thomas, Calvin Simon and Ray Stingray Davis (1940-2005).

George was inspired by Motown and actually wrote some songs for that label and yet his own group didnt chart well at the time except for Testify — a #3 R&B hit that he and Deron Taylor composed. Released on the small Revilot label the tune also went to a respectable #20 Pop.

There were no other major hits on the Revilot label, but some of those B sides went on to be re-worked and recorded by Parliament/Funkadelic. Parliament even covered itself with Testify!

Testify Trivia: (I Wanna)Testify actually only features George Clinton from The Parliaments. He recorded it with another group named the Holidays, as well as regular associate Pat Lewis.

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[lflanery]

The information on this record is not quite true, the group playing and singing is the Holliday (Holidays) from Detroit, George was the only one of the Parliaments that had the money for the air fair to get to Detroit. This is the real deal.

[Xpinger]

@lflanery My friend if you read the notes on my video it says the following at the foot: '(I Wanna)Testify actually only features George Clinton from The Parliaments. He recorded it with another group named the Holidays, as well as regular associate Pat Lewis'

[debbiesdv1]

This was my favorite song in 7th grade and remains one of my very all time favorite songs. Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary did a remake, also good, but the original remains the best version! I will always love this song!

[ChefDeenoh]

Woke up singing this

[Smook2002]

Seen them at phelps lounge in detroit . It was 1967 Little carl carlton was with them. Think we paid like two dollars to see them. My how thing's have change.

[crazyromanian1]

This was my favorite song when I was in 5th grade. There was also a funky filtered cigarette back in the day called Parliments.  The memories just keep flooding back!!

[MrCarloBari]

I was in grade school when this became a hit. I lived in Somerset County and the Parliments lived next door in Union County. The Parliments grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. Joisy boys!

[gstock427wagon]

great great song !!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is great music

all the crap we have to deal with nowdays

it's nice to come home and listen to some good old music !!!

[unitels2]

lets get this straight****they are from plainfield new jersey*****i use to see them around town***sure enough said*********

[58cocopuff]

love this

[lflanery]

You whoever you are wrong, this is the Holidays that George got to record with him because the other guys couldn't get the money for the airline ticket. You really are stupid. I've known these guys Parliaments for almost 40 years and know their children. GC is the only Parliaments that is on this record, I have the 45 several infact. Lynne

[swt32567]

@lflanery You are so wrong. This is the Parliments singing on the 1967 recording. This is not the Holidays or any other group,but The Parliments. Read the record label. You can also verify the information via Google.