The Blackbyrds – Better Days
Tracklist
| A1 | Dancin' Dancin' | 3:29 | |
| A2 | Lonelies For Your Love | 4:08 | |
| A3 | Better Days | 3:14 | |
| A4 | Do It Girl | 4:52 | |
| A5 | Without Your Love | 3:30 | |
| B1 | Do You Wanna Dance | 4:07 | |
| B2 | Love Don't Strike Twice | 3:50 | |
| B3 | What's On Your Mind | 4:03 | |
| B4 | Don't Know What To Say | 4:07 | |
| B5 | What We Have Is Right | 3:43 |
Companies, etc.
- Produced For – George Duke Enterprises
- Produced For – Nevar Productions, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Fantasy Records
- Published By – Khempera
- Published By – First Down Publishing
- Published By – Bellboy Music
- Published By – Wabastone
- Published By – Nevar Music
- Recorded At – Fantasy Studios
- Mixed At – Fantasy Studios
- Mastered At – Fantasy Studios
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Jose Hernandez (2) (tracks: B5)
- Alto Saxophone, Clavinet – Marc Cohen (2) (tracks: A4)
- Arranged By [Rhythm] – The Blackbyrds
- Art Direction – Phil Carroll
- Backing Vocals – Carl Carlwell* (tracks: A1, A4 to B2, B4), James Garrett (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B2), Jim Gilstrap (tracks: A1, A4 to B2, B4), Lynette Stephens (tracks: B5), Tramaine Hawkins (tracks: B5)
- Bass, Vocals – Joe Hall III*
- Drums, Vocals – Keith Killgo
- Engineer, Mixed By – Tommy Vicari
- Executive Producer – Charles Graziano
- Guitar – Orville Saunders II*
- Handclaps – The Blackbyrds (tracks: A2)
- Keyboards, Synthesizer – Kevin Toney
- Lead Vocals – James Garrett
- Management – Charles Graziano
- Mastered By – George Horn
- Percussion – Dan Stewart (2), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A2, B1, B4), Sheila Escovedo (tracks: B3, B5)
- Photography By – Phil Bray
- Piano – Marc Cohen (2) (tracks: B1, B4)
- Producer – George Duke
- Saxophone – Larry Williams (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B3, B4)
- Synthesizer – George Duke (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B2, B4, B5), Marc Cohen (2) (tracks: A1)
- Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (2) (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B3, B4)
- Trumpet – Gary Grant (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B3, B4), Jerry Hey (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B3, B4)
Notes
Etched runouts.
George Duke appears courtesy of Epic Records
Jerry Hey & Larry Williams appear courtesy of A&M Records
Paulinho Da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records
Tremaine Hawkins appears courtesy of Light Records
Produced for George Duke Enterprises & Nevar Productions, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
George Duke appears courtesy of Epic Records
Jerry Hey & Larry Williams appear courtesy of A&M Records
Paulinho Da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records
Tremaine Hawkins appears courtesy of Light Records
Produced for George Duke Enterprises & Nevar Productions, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): F-9602 A ID
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): F-9602 B IA
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): F 9602 A-1A S2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): F 9602B-1A SXT S2
Other Versions (5 of 10)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Submission | Better Days (LP, Album) | Fantasy | F 5925 | France | 1980 | ||
Recently Edited | Better Days (Dias Mejores) (LP, Album) | Fantasy, Gamma (4) | GX 01-1185 | Mexico | 1980 | ||
Recently Edited | Better Days (LP, Album, Stereo) | Fantasy | 0061.137 | Germany | 1980 | ||
New Submission | Better Days (LP, Album, Promo, Stereo) | Fantasy | F-9602 | US | 1980 | ||
| Better Days (Cassette, Album) | Fantasy | 5F 9602 | US | 1980 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- blackbyrds had several main stay hits back in the day, but never received the kind of commercial success with this stellar lp deserved. the entire lp with its george duke production rocked, but the slick n funky stand outs for me are, Lonely for your love, without your love, don't know what to say which sound very 80's kool and the gang, the sultry Do it girl, and the bangin title traact, Better days. still many will find other as their jams here. don't sleep!
- This album alongside TS Monk, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Willie Beaver Hale, Stephanie Mill & Carl Carlton were all for me classic albums. 1980 bought forward alot of very well produced and put together sets, and probably one of the many reasons why I converted from Reggae to Soul. Plus some of the clubs/parties started commanded more soul, plus no one wanted to be playing to a room full of men..Lol!
Edited 6 years agoThis album is so damn good from A to Z! Perfection! The quality of the recording is also top notch!
Release
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