Chocolate City (album)
| Chocolate City | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 8, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 36:42 | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Producer | George Clinton | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Blender | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B |
| MusicTap | |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10) |
| PopMatters | (favorable) |
| Rhapsody | (favorable) |
| Rolling Stone | |
Chocolate City is the third album by the funk band Parliament, released in 1975. It was a "tribute to Washington D.C.", where the group had been particularly popular. The album's cover includes images of the United States Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial in the form of a chocolate medallion, as well as sticker labeled "Washington DC". The album was very popular in the capital city, selling 150,000 copies alone there.