Various – Your Arms Too Short To Box With God (Original Broadway Cast)

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Label:	ABC Records – AB-1004
Format:	Vinyl, LP
Country:	US
Released:	1977
Genre:	Jazz, Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
Style:	Gospel, Soul, Funk

Tracklist

A1	Clinton Derricks-Carroll–	Beatitudes I / Good Time Composed By – Micki Grant	4:43
A2	Clinton Derricks-Carroll–	Sermon Composed By – Micki Grant	1:37
A3	William Hardy Jr.*–	Jesus The Stranger Composed By – Alex Bradford	2:08
A4	William Hardy Jr.* / Clinton Derricks-Carroll / Bobby Hill (2) / Michael Gray (2)–	We Are The Priests And Elders Composed By – Micki Grant	1:50
A5	Salome Bey–	Something Is Wrong In Jerusalem Composed By – Micki Grant	5:23
A6	Salome Bey–	Be Careful Whom You Kiss Composed By – Alex Bradford	1:10
A7	Sheila Ellis–	The Trial Composed By – Micki Grant	3:25
A8	Company*–	It's Too Late Judas Composed By – Micki Grant	1:27
A9	The Members Of The Band*–	Judas Dance Composed By – H.B. Barnum	4:01
B1	Delores Hall–	Your Arms Too Short To Box With God Composed By – Alex Bradford	4:14
B2	Salome Bey–	See How They Done My Lord Composed By – Alex Bradford	2:25
B3	Alex Bradford / Vinnette Carroll / Sheila Ellis, Clinton Derricks-Carroll–	Come On Down	2:50
B4	Clinton Derricks-Carroll–	Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down Composed By – Alex Bradford	2:07
B5	Bobby Hill (2)–	Beatitudes II Composed By – Micki Grant	4:02
B6	William Hardy Jr.*–	Didn't I Tell You Composed By – Alex Bradford	1:25
B7	Clinton Derricks-Carroll–	As Long As I Live Composed By – Alex Bradford	3:20
B8	Clinton Derricks-Carroll / Michael Gray (2)–	Everybody Has His Own Way Composed By – Alex Bradford	1:48
B9	Delores Hall–	I Love You So Much Jesus Composed By – Alex Bradford	3:57
B10	Clinton Derricks-Carroll–	We're Gonna Have A Good Time Composed By – Micki Grant	1:40

Credits

Arranged By [Choir] – Chapman Roberts, Fred Gripper (tracks: B5)
Bass – Thomas Stevens (2)
Choir – Bobby Hill (2), Cardell Hall, Clinton Derricks-Carroll, Deborah Lynn Bridges, Delores Hall, Edna Krider, Hector Mercado, Leone Washington, Lidell Jackson, Mabel Robinson, Marilynn Winbush, Michael Gray (2), Robert Charles (3), Salome Bey, Sharon Brooks, Sheila Ellis, Stanley Perryman, Thomas J. Fouse*, William Hardy Jr.*, William Thomas Jr.*
Drums – Howard Grate
Engineer [Recording, Mixing] – Barney Perkins
Guitar – Van Gibbs
Keyboards – Denzil Miller
Leader [Music Director] – George Broderick
Mastered By – Joe Hansch*
Orchestrated By – H.B. Barnum
Percussion – Howard Hirsch
Piano, Conductor – Eddie Brown (4)
Producer – Esmond Edwards
Saxophone, Flute – Pat Perrone
Sleeve Notes – Mort Goode
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Robert Fortunato

Notes

Comes with a black inner sleeve with sleeve notes printed on one side.

Artists credited on record that differ from tracklist shown above:
A1, B7, B10: Clinton Derricks-Carroll & Company
A3, B6: William Hardy Jr. & Company
A6, B2: Salome Bey & Company
A7: Sheila Ellis & Company
A8: Company
A9: The Members Of The Band
B1: Delores Hall & Company
B5: Bobby Hall & Company
Composer credits not given for B3.

Recorded in New York at Sound Ideas Studio, The Hit Factory and Bell Studios.
Additional recording in Los Angeles and Burbank California at ABC and Kendun Recording Studios
Mixed & Mastered at Kendun Recorders
(C)(P) 1977 ABC Records, Inc.

"Because of technical limitations on the amount of material that can be included on record, some of the songs that are performed on stage are not included in this album".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout: AB - 1004 A ① KENDUN "A"
Matrix / Runout: AB - 1004 B ① KENDUN "B"

Other Versions (3)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Your Arms Too Short To Box With God (8-Track Cartridge, )	ABC Records, GRT	AB 1004 N, 8020	US	1977
New Submission	Your Arms Too Short To Box With God (Original Broadway Cast) (LP, Reissue)	MCA Records	MCA-37126	US	1980
	Your Arms Too Short To Box With God (Original Broadway Cast) (LP, Reissue)	MCA Coral	MCA-37126	US	1980