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Roots (The Saga Of An American Family)

                 


        



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Condition: VG / VG+ (Cover / Media)    More Info
Label: A&M Records SP4626
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: FUNK
Quantity: 1 in stock
Seller Ref:   88758

LP / Includes Poster - Disc Looks Barely Played - Lyric & Photo Insert - This Pressing (sawcut, cover bend)

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Tracklist
 
Africa (The Motherland)
A1Motherland0:29
A2Roots Mural Theme2:10
A3Main Title: Mama Aifambeni (Premiere Episode)1:03
A4Behold, The Only Thing Greater Than Yourself (Birth)1:30
A5Oluwa (Many Rains Ago) (African Theme)2:28
A6Boyhood To Manhood0:53
A7The Toubob Is Here! (The Capture)1:06
A8Middle Passage (Slaveship Crossing)1:15
A9You In Americuh' Now, African0:32
America (The Promised Land)
B1Roots Mural Theme Intro (Slave Auction)0:15
B2Ole Fiddler1:12
B3Jumpin' De Broom (Marriage Ceremony)0:42
B4What Can I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name)2:17
B5Roots Mural Theme Bridge (Plantation Life)1:25
B6Oh Lord, Come By Here3:25
B7Free At Last? (The Civil War)2:24
B8Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) (African Theme: English Version)4:50


Identifiers
Matrix / RunoutSide 1, variant 1: A&M SP4989(RE-1)-T3
Matrix / RunoutSide 2, variant 1: A&M SP4990-T1


Credits
Acoustic Bass - Arni Egilsson, Milton Kestenbaum
Arranged By - Bill Summers, Caiphus Semenya, Dave Grusin, Herbert W. Spencer, Johnny Mandel, Quincy Jones, Rev. James Cleveland, Richard Hazard, Tom Bahler
Artwork [Album Design] - Chuck Beeson
Artwork [Art Direction] - Roland Young
Artwork [Roots Logo Typography Design] - Al Nagy
Banjo - Al Hendrickson
Cello - Jeffrey Solow, Jesse Ehrlich, Paul Bergstrom, Ronald Cooper
Composed By - Gerald Fried (Tracks: A2, A9, B1, B5)
Concept By [Conceived By], Producer, Conductor - Quincy Jones
Conductor [Choir] - Tom Bahler (Tracks: A5, B8)
Conductor [The Wattsline Choir] - Rev. James Cleveland
Electric Bass - Chuck Rainey, Ed Reddick
Engineer [Assistant] - Chuck Trammell, Steve Katz
Engineer, Remix - Norm Kinney
French Horn - Alan Robinson, David Duke, James Decker
Guitar - David T. Walker, Lee Ritenour
Harp - Catherine Gotthoffer, Dorothy Remsen
Keyboards - Dave Grusin, Ian Underwood, Michael Boddicker, Pete Jolly, Richard Tee
Mastered By - Bernie Grundman
Percussion - Bill Summers, Bobbye Hall, Caiphus Semenya, Emil Richards
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Printed inner sleeve features artist and dialogue credits.

Music from and inspired by the David L. Wolfer production of "Roots". ROOTS the saga of an American family.

Recorded at A&M Studios and United Western Recorders

℗ 1977

     
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