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Quincy Jones – Roots (The Saga Of An American Family)

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Label:	A&M Records – AMLH 64626
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Europe
Released:	1977
Genre:	Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen
Style:	Gospel, Soul, Soundtrack, African

Tracklist

	Africa (The Motherland)
A1	Motherland Bata, Featuring – Bill Summers Written-By – Q. Jones*	0:29
A2	Roots Mural Theme Orchestra, Featuring – The Quincy Jones Orchestra* Written-By – G. Fried*	2:10
A3	Main Title: Mama Aifambeni (Premiere Episode) Bata [Bata Drum Ensemble], Featuring – Bill Summers Choir, Featuring – The Wattsline Featuring – Caiphus Semenya Vocals, Featuring – Letta Mbulu Written-By – C. Semenya, Q. Jones	1:03
A4	Behold, The Only Thing Greater Than Yourself (Birth) Vocals [Vocal & Chant], Featuring – Letta Mbulu Written-By – C. Semenya, Q. Jones	1:30
A5	Oluwa (Many Rains Ago) (African Theme) Choir – The Wattsline Choir* Featuring – Letta Mbulu Written-By – C. Semenya, Q. Jones	2:28
A6	Boyhood To Manhood Percussion, Featuring – Bill Summers Solo Vocal – Zak Diouf Written-By – B. Summers, Q. Jones, Z. Diouf*	0:53
A7	The Toubob Is Here! (The Capture) Written-By – Q. Jones*	1:06
A8	Middle Passage (Slaveship Crossing) Vocals [Solo On Sea Shanty] – Alex Hassilev Vocals [Toubob Chant] – The Wattsline Written-By – Q. Jones*	1:15
A9	You In Americuh' Now, African Featuring – Lou Gossett* Orchestra, Featuring – Quincy Jones Orchestra* Written-By – G. Fried, Q. Jones	0:32
	America (The Promised Land)
B1	Roots Mural Theme Intro (Slave Auction) Orchestra, Featuring – The Quincy Jones Orchestra & Auctioneers* Written-By – G. Fried*	0:15
B2	Ole Fiddler Adapted By – Lou Gossett, Q. Jones Voice Actor [Dialogue], Vocals, Featuring – Lou Gossett*	1:12
B3	Jumpin' De Broom (Marriage Ceremony) Fiddle [Hoedown Solo], Featuring – Bobby Bruce Written-By – B. Bruce, Q. Jones	0:42
B4	What Shall I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name) Adapted By – Q. Jones, J. Cleveland Choir, Featuring – The Wattsline Choir* Organ, Piano, Featuring – Richard Tee Vocals, Featuring – Charles May, Mortonette Jenkins	2:17
B5	Roots Mural Theme Bridge (Plantation Life) Orchestra, Featuring – The Quincy Jones Orchestra* Voice Actor [Vagon Dialogue] – Stan Haze Written-By – G. Fried*	1:25
B6	Oh Lord, Come By Here Adapted By – Q. Jones, J. Cleveland Choir, Featuring – The Wattsline Choir* Conductor, Featuring – Reverend James Cleveland* Organ, Featuring – Richard Tee	3:25
B7	Free At Last? (The Civil War) Orchestra, Featuring – The Quincy Jones Orchestra* Voice Actor [Dialogue], Featuring – Lou Gossett* Written-By – Q. Jones*	2:24
B8	Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) (African Thee: Eglish Version) Choir, Featuring – The Wattsline Choir* Orchestra, Featuring – The Quincy Jones Orchestra* Solo Vocal, Featuring – Letta Mbulu Written-By – C. Semenya, Q. Jones	4:50

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Produced For – Quincy Jones Productions
Recorded At – A&M Studios
Recorded At – United Western Recorders
Mastered At – A&M Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – △22373
Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem – 19-64626
Made By – Shorewood Packaging
Published By – Rashida Music
Published By – Kidada Music, Inc.
Published By – Semenya Music
Published By – DLW Music Inc.
Distributed By – CBS Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
Copyright © – A&M Records, Inc.
Record Company – A&M Records, Inc.

Credits

Acoustic Bass – Arni Egillson*, Milt Kestenbaum*
Arranged By – Bill Summers, Caiphus Semenya, Dave Grusin, Herb W. Spencer*, John Mandel*, Quincy Jones, Reverend James Cleveland*, Dick Hazard*, Tommy Bahler*
Art Direction – Roland Young (3)
Artwork [Roots Logo Typography Design] – Al Nagy
Banjo – Alton Hendrickson*
Cello – Jeff Solow*, Jesse Erlich*, Paul Bergstrom, Ronnie Cooper*
Chorus Master – Tommy Bahler* (tracks: A5, B8)
Chorus Master [The Wattsline Choir] – Reverend James Cleveland*
Concept By [Conceived By], Producer, Conductor – Quincy Jones
Design – Chuck Beeson
Electric Bass – Chuck Rainey, Ed Reddick
Engineer [Assistant] – Chuck Trammell, Steve "Deacon Dolby" 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, Mike Boddicker*, Pete Jolly, Richard Tee
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Percussion – Bill Summers, Bobbye Hall, Caiphus Semenya, Emil Richards, King Errison*, Milt Holland, Paul Bryant (5), Shelly Manne, Tommy Vig, Victor Feldman, Zak Diouf
Performer – Bill Summers, Caiphus Semenya, Letta Mbulu, Lou Gossett*, Quincy Jones Orchestra*, The Wattsline Choir*
Photography By [Back Cover] – Bruce Talamon
Sleeve Notes – Quincy*
Trombone – Bill Watrous, Dick Nash, Maurice Spear*
Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Buddy Childers, John Audino
Tuba – Tommy Johnson*
Viola – Alex Nieman*, Marilyn Baker, Bob Ostrowsky*, Rollis Dale*
Violin – Bobby Bruce, Erno Neufeld, Gerald Vinci, Harry Bluestone, Irv Katz, Janice Gower, John Santulis, Joseph Livoti, Joe Stepansky*, Ralph Shaeffer*, Bob Sushell*, Sheldon Sanov, Bill Nuttycomb*
Vocals – Alexandra Brown*, Caiphus Semenya, Deborah Tibbs, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Linda Evans, Paulette McWilliams, Reverend James Cleveland*, Stephanie Spruill
Vocals [Featured Soloist] – Letta Mbulu
Vocals [The Wattsline Choir] – Charles May, David Pridgen, Mortonette Jenkins, Rodney Armstrong, Sherwood Sledge
Woodwind – Ernie Watts, Jerome Richardson, Ted Nash, Terry Harrington, Bill Green*

Notes

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
B4 title on label is What Shall I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name)
Comes with Poster and printed inner sleeve.
Printed inner sleeve features artist and dialogue credits.

A1, A7, A8, B7 Rashida Music | A2, B1, B5 DLW Music, Inc. | A3, A4, A6, B2 to B4, B6 Rashida Music / Kidada Music, Inc. | A5, B8 Rashida Music / Semenya Music | A9 DLW Music Inc. / Rashida Music

℗ 1977
Printed in Holland
Made in Holland

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA
Price Code: Ⓨ
Matrix / Runout (Label A): SP 4989
Matrix / Runout (Label B): SP 4990
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, etched): AMSP 4989 MI (H) △22373-x Holland Le
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, etched): AMSP 4990 MI (H) △22373-x Holland Le
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped): AMLH 19-64626-1A-1 MR (circled)
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped): AMLH 19-64626-1B-1 MR (circled)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) (LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Pressing)	A&M Records	SP-4626	US	1977
	Roots: The Saga Of An American Family (LP, Album)	A&M Records	AMLH 64626	UK	1977
New Submission	Roots: The Saga Of An American Family (LP, Album)	A&M Records	GP-2033	Japan	1977
Recently Edited	Roots: The Saga Of An American Family (LP, Album, Gatefold)	A&M Records, A&M Records	985 054, 985054	France	1977
New Submission	Roots: The Saga Of An American Family (LP, Album)	Valentim De Carvalho	PPSP 4626	Portugal	1977

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