Fishbone - Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe

Fishbone's standard careening eclecticism is refined on Give a Monkey a Brain. Instead of freely flowing between different styles, as they did on The Reality of My Surroundings, the band's sound is reigned in (presumably in an attempt to make Fishbone palatable for the mainstream), making the album impressively diverse but frustrating; they never cut loose like they do in almost all of their concerts. Nevertheless, there's enough good material here to make it worthwhile for dedicated fans. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Aklia Chin Vocals (Background) Aklia Shin Vocals (Background) Andy Wallace Mixing Angela Mattioli Composer's Assistant Angelo Moore ? Bill Nelson Arranger, Vocals (Background) Billy "Bass" Nelson Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement Branford Marsalis Saxophone Chris Dowd ? Craig Doubet Mixing Assistant Damon Wayans Saxophone Donald Cully Clapping, Handclapping Doug Erb Illustrations Fishbone Producer Howie Weinberg Mastering Jared Levine Production Coordination John Bigham ? John Norwood Fisher ? Kendall Jones ? Kristen Vigard Vocals (Background) Mary Maurer Special Effects, Art Direction Michael Llewellyn Photography N'Dea Davenport Vocals Serf Congeicao Handclapping Terry Date Producer, Engineer Ulrich Wild Engineer Vicki Calhoun Vocals (Background) Walter Adam Kibby II ?