Unlimited!
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| Unlimited! | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1987 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Roger Troutman | |||
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Unlimited! is the third solo album by Zapp frontman Roger Troutman (credited as "Roger"), released in 1987.[1] It includes a cover of James Brown's 1965 single "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", as well as Roger's biggest R&B and crossover hit (on the pop charts), "I Want to Be Your Man."
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Los Angeles Times | [3] |
| New Musical Express | 9/10[4] |
The Los Angeles Times called the album "a put-the-needle-anywhere LP that can only add to Troutman's still-growing reputation as a man with a solid plan for funk's future."[3] The Orlando Sentinel labeled it a "funky, jazzy, rocking album."[5] The St. Petersburg Times deemed "I Want to Be Your Man" "one of the best records of '87."[6] The Sydney Morning Herald judged "Been This Way Before" "a dance track beyond George Clinton, a place where no other artist has gone before."[7]
AllMusic considered Unlimited! to be Troutman's best solo album.[2]