Quincy Jones - Roots: The Saga Of An American Family (LP, Album) (1977) {B}

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Media Condition:  Very Good (VG)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)
Country:    Canada  
Released:  1977
Genre:       Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
Style:         Gospel, Soul, Soundtrack

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Tracklist:
. Africa (The Motherland)
A1. Motherland 0:29
A2. Roots Mural Theme 2:10
A3. Main Title: Mama Aifambeni (Premiere Episode) 1:03
A4. Behold, The Only Thing Greater Than Yourself (Birth) 1:30
A5. Oluwa (Many Rains Ago) (African Theme) 2:28
A6. Boyhood To Manhood 0:53
A7. The Toubob Is Here! (The Capture) 1:06
A8. Middle Passage (Slaveship Crossing) 1:15
A9. You In Americuh' Now, African 0:32
. America (The Promised Land)
B1. Roots Mural Theme Intro (Slave Auction) 0:15
B2. Ole Fiddler 1:12
B3. Jumpin' De Broom (Marriage Ceremony) 0:42
B4. What Can I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name) 2:17
B5. Roots Mural Theme Bridge (Plantation Life) 1:25
B6. Oh Lord, Come By Here 3:25
B7. Free At Last? (The Civil War) 2:24
B8. Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) (African Theme: English Version) 4:50

Credits:
Acoustic Bass - Arni Egilsson
Acoustic Bass - Milton Kestenbaum
Arranged By - Bill Summers
Arranged By - Caiphus Semenya
Arranged By - Dave Grusin
Arranged By - Herbert W. Spencer
Arranged By - Johnny Mandel
Arranged By - Quincy Jones
Arranged By - Rev. James Cleveland
Arranged By - Richard Hazard
Arranged By - Tom Bahler
Artwork [Album Design] - Chuck Beeson
Artwork [Art Direction] - Roland Young (3)
Artwork [Roots Logo Typography Design] - Al Nagy
Banjo - Al Hendrickson
Cello - Jeffrey Solow
Cello - Jesse Ehrlich
Cello - Paul Bergstrom
Cello - Ronald Cooper
Composed By - Gerald Fried
Concept By [Conceived By], Producer, Conductor - Quincy Jones
Conductor [Choir] - Tom Bahler
Conductor [The Wattsline Choir] - Rev. James Cleveland
Electric Bass - Chuck Rainey
Electric Bass - Ed Reddick
Engineer [Assistant] - Chuck Trammell
Engineer [Assistant] - Steve Katz (2)
Engineer, Remix - Norm Kinney
French Horn - Alan Robinson
French Horn - David Duke
French Horn - James Decker
Guitar - David T. Walker
Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Harp - Catherine Gotthoffer
Harp - Dorothy Remsen
Keyboards - Dave Grusin
Keyboards - Ian Underwood
Keyboards - Michael Boddicker
Keyboards - Pete Jolly
Keyboards - Richard Tee
Mastered By - Bernie Grundman
Percussion - Bill Summers
Percussion - Bobbye Hall
Percussion - Caiphus Semenya
Percussion - Emil Richards
Percussion - King Errisson
Percussion - Milt Holland
Percussion - Paul Bryant (5)
Percussion - Shelly Manne
Percussion - Tommy Vig
Percussion - Victor Feldman
Percussion - Zak Diouf
Performer - Bill Summers
Performer - Caiphus Semenya
Performer - Letta Mbulu
Performer - Louis Gossett, Jr.
Performer - Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
Performer - The Wattsline
Photography By [Back Cover] - Bruce Talamon
Trombone - Bill Watrous
Trombone - Dick Nash
Trombone - Maurice Spears
Trumpet - Bobby Bryant
Trumpet - Buddy Childers
Trumpet - John Audino
Tuba - John Thomas Johnson
Viola - Alexander Neiman
Viola - Marilyn Baker
Viola - Robert Ostrowsky
Viola - Rollice Dale
Violin - Bobby Bruce
Violin - Erno Neufeld
Violin - Gerald Vinci
Violin - Harry Bluestone
Violin - Irv Katz
Violin - Janice Gower
Violin - John Santulis
Violin - Joseph Livoti
Violin - Joseph Stepansky
Violin - Ralph Schaeffer
Violin - Robert Sushel
Violin - Sheldon Sanov
Violin - Wilbert Nuttycombe
Vocals - Alex Brown
Vocals - Caiphus Semenya
Vocals - Deborah Tibbs
Vocals - Jim Gilstrap
Vocals - John Lehman
Vocals - Linda Evans
Vocals - Paulette McWilliams
Vocals - Rev. James Cleveland
Vocals - Stephanie Spruill
Vocals [Featured Soloist] - Letta Mbulu
Vocals [The Wattsline Choir] - Charles May
Vocals [The Wattsline Choir] - David Pridgen
Vocals [The Wattsline Choir] - Mortonette Jenkins
Vocals [The Wattsline Choir] - Rodney Armstrong
Vocals [The Wattsline Choir] - Sherwood Sledge
Woodwind - Ernie Watts
Woodwind - Jerome Richardson
Woodwind - Ted Nash
Woodwind - Terry Harrington
Woodwind - William Green

Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout SP 4989
Matrix / Runout SP 4990
Matrix / Runout SP-4989-1B-2G
Matrix / Runout A&M SP4990-M2 21994-X- Canada

Companies:
Manufactured By A&M Records Of Canada Limited
Distributed By A&M Records Of Canada Limited

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