21st Century (2) – Ahead Of Our Time

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Label:	RCA Victor – APL1-1189
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1975
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

A1	Tricks Are Made For Kids Written-By – Smith*	3:00
A2	The Way We Were Written-By – A. Bergman, M. Bergman, Hamlisch*	2:49
A3	Ahead Of Our Time Written-By – Smith*	2:13
A4	Remember The Rain Written-By – Smith*	3:58
A5	Does Your Mama Know About Me? Written-By – Chong, Baird	3:56
B1	Child Written-By – Smith*	3:25
B2	If By Chance Written-By – Durham, Ellis, Smith*	2:43
B3	Mirror, Mirror Written-By – Smith*	2:25
B4	See My Love Growin' Old Written-By – Ellis*	4:15
B5	You're My Only World Written-By – Clinton*	2:55

Companies, etc.

Record Company – RCA Corporation
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
Copyright © – RCA Records
Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At – The Sound Factory
Mastered At – RCA's Music Center Of The World

Credits

Arranged By – David Blumberg (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B2 to B5), Tom Baird (tracks: A3, B1)
Art Direction – Joe Stelmach*
Design [Type Design], Artwork [Montage] – Craig DeCamps
Engineer – Gary Ladinsky, Jim Nipar
Engineer [Assistant] – Denny King (4), Steven Maslow*
Executive-Producer – Reggie Sykes
Liner Notes – Nancy Jeffries
Mastered By [Disc Mastering] – Richard Simpson
Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Don Holden, Richie Schmitt*
Producer – Mark Davis (2) (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B1, B2), Marvin Smith (tracks: A4, B3 to B5)
Vocals – Alonzo Martin, Alphonso Smith (2), Fred Williams (16), Pierre Johnson, Tyrone Moores

Notes

Liner Notes read:
"From Chicago, legendary birthplace of the urban blues style which became the sound of the Fifties and Sixties, the 21st Century arrives letting us know how tomorrow sounds today. The children of the Seventies have seen more of civilization and life than any previous generation. A song heard here by the 21st Century describes growing up with "a man on the moon and hippie communes" echoing the frustrations of young people who see themselves being handled a world they did not create; yet all the while their music speaks loudly with the joy of youth. Surrounded since birth by a sophisticated musical tradition, they have learned to sing with intensity and feeling about today and tomorrow. Listen ... and welcome to the 21st Century!"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (A-Side Label): APL1-1189-A
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Label): APL1-1189-B
Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching): APL1 1189A 15S I A1
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching): APL1 1189B 10S I A2
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching alt. Version): A1 I APL1 1189A 10S
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching alt. Version): A2 I APL1 1189B 10S

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Ahead Of Our Time (LP, Album)	RCA Victor	APL1-1189	US	1975
New Submission	Ahead Of Our Time (LP, Album, White Label)	RCA Victor	APL1-1189	US	1975
New Submission	Ahead Of Our Time (LP, Album, Hollywood Pressing)	RCA Victor	APL1-1189	US	1975
New Submission	Ahead Of Our Time (8-Track Cartridge, )	RCA Victor	APS1-1189	US	1975