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Quincy Jones - Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) - New LP Record 1977 A&M USA Original Vinyl - Soundtrack - Shuga Records
Quincy Jones - Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) - New LP Record 1977 A&M USA Original Vinyl - Soundtrack - Shuga Records

Quincy Jones - Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) - New LP Record 1977 A&M USA Original Vinyl - Soundtrack

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Quincy Jones  Roots (The Saga Of An American Family)

 

Label:

A&M Records – SP-4626

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen

Style:

Gospel, Soul, Soundtrack

Tracklist


Africa (The Motherland)
A1 Motherland
Bata [Featuring]  Bill Summers
Written-By  Q. Jones*
0:29
A2 Roots Mural Theme
Orchestra  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 [Featuring]  The Wattsline Choir*
Vocals [Featuring]  Letta Mbulu
Written-By  C. Semenya*, Q. Jones*
2:28
A6 Boyhood To Manhood
Percussion [Featuring]  Bill Summers
Vocals [Solo]  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 Can 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  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 Theme: English Version)
Choir  The Quincy Jones Orchestra*
Orchestra  The Wattsline Choir*
Vocals [Solo, Featuring]  Letta Mbulu
Written-By  C. Semenya*, Q. Jones*
4:50

Companies, etc.

  • Pressed By  Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – △21994
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗  A&M Records, Inc.

Credits

  • Acoustic Bass  Arni Egillson*, Milt Kestenbaum*
  • Arranged By  Bill Summers, Caiphus Semenya, Dave Grusin, Herb Spencer*, John Mandel*, Quincy Jones, Reverend James Cleveland*, Dick Hazard*, Tommy Bahler*
  • Artwork [Album Design]  Chuck Beeson
  • Artwork [Art Direction]  Roland Young (3)
  • Artwork [Roots Logo Typography Design]  Al Nagy
  • Banjo  Alton Hendrickson*
  • Cello  Jeff Solow*, Jesse Erlich*, Paul Bergstrom, Ronnie Cooper*
  • Composed By  Gerald Fried (tracks: A2, A9, B1, B5)
  • Concept By [Conceived By], Producer, Conductor  Quincy Jones
  • Conductor [Choir]  Tommy Bahler* (tracks: A5, B8)
  • Conductor [The Wattsline Choir]  Reverend James Cleveland*
  • 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
  • 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*