Roy Ayers – Africa, Center Of The World - VG+ (VG- cover) LP Record 1981 Polydor USA Vinyl - Jazz / Jazz-Funk / Afrobeat
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Roy Ayers – Africa, Center Of The World
| Label: | Polydor – PD-1-6327, Polydor – 2391 527 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Hauppauge Pressing
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| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Jazz, Funk / Soul |
| Style: | Jazz-Funk, Afrobeat |
| A1 | Africa, Center Of The World |
| 5:26 | ||
| A2 | Intro/The River Niger |
| 5:23 | ||
| A3 | I'll Just Keep Trying |
| 6:02 | ||
| A4 | Destination Motherland |
| 4:53 | ||
| B1 | The Third Eye |
| 4:49 | ||
| B2 | Intro/Land Of Fruit And Honey |
| 5:24 | ||
| B3 | Intro/Mo Nise Si E (I Love You) |
| 7:07 | ||
| B4 | There's A Master Plan |
| 3:45 |
- Manufactured By – Polydor Incorporated
- Manufactured By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Marketed By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Published By – Roy Ayers Ubiquity
- Published By – Skillet Music
- Published By – Brainfood Music
- Produced For – Ro-Ayer Production Company
- Produced For – Yellow Go-Rilla Prod. Ltd.
- Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
- Recorded At – Artisan Sound Recorders
- Mixed At – Minot Sound
- Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
- Lacquer Cut At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
- Pressed By – Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
- Arranged By [Special Background Vocals Arrangement] – Edwin Birdsong (tracks: A1)
- Arranged By [Strings], Producer [Assistant Remix], Marimba [Bass Mirimba], Handclaps, Bells, Shekere – William Allen
- Backing Vocals [Background] – Debbie Cole*, Ethel Beatty
- Bass – Peter Brown (5)
- Booking [Tour] – Associated Booking Corporation*
- Design – Bob Heimall*
- Drums – Omar Hakim, Quintin Dennard*, Steve Cobb
- Electric Piano – Harold Land Jr.*, Lesete Wilson*
- Engineer – Carla Bandini, Rick Smith (2)
- Engineer [Additional Remix Assistance & Support], Concept By [Album] – Dennis Armstead
- Engineer [Remix] – Ray Bardani
- Glass Harmonica [Cups] – Dennis "Gorilla" Armstead*
- Guitar – Jeffery Quiton
- Guitar, Handclaps – Chuck Anthony
- Handclaps – Roy Ayers III
- Illustration – Wendy Grossman (2)
- Lacquer Cut By – Herbie*
- Lead Vocals – Carla Vaughn, Marva Hicks, Teri Wells*
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals [Background] – Sylvia Striplin
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals [Background], Handclaps, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp], Cowbell – Jaymz Bedford*
- Mastered By – Herb Powers*
- Narrator [Vocal Narration] – Erlean Perry (tracks: A1)
- Percussion – Dom Um Romao
- Photography By [Inside Photo] – Lou Carnevale
- Producer [Remix] – Ted Daryll
- Producer, Arranged By – James Bedford, Roy Ayers, William Allen
- Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Ron Carran
- Vibraphone, Lead Vocals, Handclaps, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Marimba [Bass Mirimba], Marimba [Mirimba], Congas, Synthesizer [Quaddra], Performer [Plays Deagan Vibraharp] – Roy Ayers
- Vocals – Ray Cookie Keith
- Vocals, Drum [Quica] – Weldon Arthur McDougal III
- Voice Actor [Father] – William Allen (tracks: A2)
- Voice Actor [Little Boy] – Miles Bailer Armstead (tracks: A2)
- Voice [Speaking] – Jojo Lole Dawodu, Omo Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti
Album concept [...] for Yellow Go-Rilla Productions Ltd.
Printed in U.S.A.
This version is the Hauppauge pressing plant variation and can be identified by the label typesetting and by the triangle symbol stamped in the runout grooves.
Printed in U.S.A.
This version is the Hauppauge pressing plant variation and can be identified by the label typesetting and by the triangle symbol stamped in the runout grooves.
- Matrix / Runout (A-side runout): D-1 ᐉ PD-1-6327-AS K3 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK S HERbiE
- Matrix / Runout (B-side runout): C-1 ᐉ PD-1-6327-BS K2 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE
- Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): ᐉ
- Other (Back cover): 0501
- Other (A & B side label): Intl. #2391 517
- Rights Society: ASCAP
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