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Various - The Wiz (Original Motion Picture) - VG+ 2 LP Record 1978 MCA Motown USA Original Vinyl - Soundtrack / Michael Jackson / Diana Ross / Richard Pryor - Shuga Records
Various - The Wiz (Original Motion Picture) - VG+ 2 LP Record 1978 MCA Motown USA Original Vinyl - Soundtrack / Michael Jackson / Diana Ross / Richard Pryor - Shuga Records
Various - The Wiz (Original Motion Picture) - VG+ 2 LP Record 1978 MCA Motown USA Original Vinyl - Soundtrack / Michael Jackson / Diana Ross / Richard Pryor - Shuga Records
Various - The Wiz (Original Motion Picture) - VG+ 2 LP Record 1978 MCA Motown USA Original Vinyl - Soundtrack / Michael Jackson / Diana Ross / Richard Pryor - Shuga Records

Various - The Wiz (Original Motion Picture) - VG+ 2 LP Record 1978 MCA Motown USA Original Vinyl - Soundtrack / Michael Jackson / Diana Ross / Richard Pryor

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Various  The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

 

Label:

MCA Records – MCA2-14000, Motown – MCA2-14000

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gloversville Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz, Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen

Style:

Soul-Jazz, Soul, Vocal, Disco, Soundtrack, Ballad

Tracklist


Main Title (Overture, Part One) (2:34)
A1a Universal Logo
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
0:16
A1b Wiz Title
Written-By  Quincy Jones
0:10
A1c Home
Harmonica [Solo]  Toots Thielemans
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
0:08
A1d Believe In Yourself
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
0:34
A1e He's The Wizard
Harmonica [Solo]  Toots Thielemans
Soprano Saxophone [Solo]  Jerome Richardson
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
0:27
A1f Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme)
Written-By  Nick Ashford*, Quincy Jones, Valerie Simpson
0:59
Overture (Part Two) (2:03)
A2a Home
Guitar [Solo]  Eric Gale
Harmonica [Solo]  Toots Thielemans
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
1:00
A2b Aunt Em
Guitar [Solo]  Eric Gale
Harmonica [Solo]  Toots Thielemans
Written-By  Quincy Jones
1:03
A3 The Feeling That We Have
Solo Vocal [Aunt Em and Family Choir]  Theresa Merrit
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
3:30
A4 Can I Go On?
Solo Vocal [Dorothy]  Diana Ross
Written-By  Nick Ashford*, Quincy Jones, Valerie Simpson
1:56
A5 Glinda's Theme
Written-By  Quincy Jones
1:09
A6 He's The Wizard
Vocals [Miss One and The Munchkins]  Thelma Carpenter
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
2:52
A7 Soon As I Get Home / Home
Harmonica [Solo]  Toots Thielemans
Solo Vocal [Dorothy]  Diana Ross
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
4:01
B1 You Can't Win
Solo Vocal [Scarecrow]  Michael Jackson
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
3:14
B2 Ease On Down The Road #1
Horns [Recording Engineer]  Skip Saylor
Saxophone [Tenor]  Michael Brecker
Vocals [Dorothy]  Diana Ross
Vocals [Scarecrow]  Michael Jackson
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
3:19
B3 What Would I Do If I Could Feel?
Vocals [Tinman and Carousel Girls]  Nipsey Russell
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
2:18
B4 Slide Some Oil To Me
Vocals [Tinman and The Dixieland Band]  Nipsey Russell
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
2:19
B4a Now Watch Me Dance
Vocals [Tinman and The Dixieland Band]  Nipsey Russell
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
0:30
B5 Ease On Down The Road #2
Tenor Saxophone [Solo]  Michael Brecker
Vocals [Dorothy]  Diana Ross
Vocals [Scarecrow]  Michael Jackson
Vocals [Tinman]  Nipsey Russell
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
1:30
B6 (I'm A) Mean Ole Lion
Solo Vocal [Lion]  Ted Ross
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
2:23
B7 Ease On Down The Road #3
Vocals [Dorothy]  Diana Ross
Vocals [Lion]  Ted Ross
Vocals [Scarecrow]  Michael Jackson
Vocals [Tinman]  Nipsey Russell
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
1:24
B8 Poppy Girls
Written-By  Quincy Jones
Written-By, Bass [Solo]  Anthony Jackson
3:27
C1 Be A Lion
Solo Vocal [Dorothy]  Diana Ross
Solo Vocal [Lion]  Ted Ross
Solo Vocal [Scarecrow]  Michael Jackson
Solo Vocal [Tinman]  Nipsey Russell
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
4:04
C2 End Of The Yellow Brick Road
Harmonica [Solo]  Toots Thielemans
Written-By  Nick Ashford*, Quincy Jones, Valerie Simpson
1:01
Emerald City Sequence
Piano [Solo]  Richard Tee
Written-By  Charlie Smalls, Quincy Jones
(6:41)
C3a Green 2:31
C3b Red 2:05
C3c Gold 2:05
So You Wanted To See The Wizard
Dialog [The Wiz]  Richard Pryor
(2:48)
C4a So You Wanted To See The Wizard
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
0:17
C4b A Sorry Phoney
Written-By  Quincy Jones
1:59
C4c Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme)
Written-By  Nick Ashford*, Quincy Jones, Valerie Simpson
0:32
C5 Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme)
Solo Vocal [Dorothy]  Diana Ross
Written-By  Nick Ashford*, Quincy Jones, Valerie Simpson
3:13
D1 Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News
Vocals [Evilene and The Winkies]  Mabel King
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
3:01
A Brand New Day (7:51)
D2a Liberation Agitato
Written-By  Quincy Jones
0:54
D2b A Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice) (Part One)
Written-By  Luther Vandross
2:43
D2c Liberation Ballet
Written-By  Quincy Jones
2:40
D2d A Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice) (Part Two)
Written-By  Luther Vandross
1:43
Believe In Yourself (Dorothy)
Solo Vocal [Dorothy]  Diana Ross
(2:54)
D3a Dorothy's Intro
Written-By  Quincy Jones
0:42
D3b Believe In Yourself
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
2:12
D4 The Good Witch Glinda
Dialog [Glinda]  Lena Horne
Dialog [The Wiz]  Richard Pryor
Written-By  Quincy Jones
1:10
D5 Believe In Yourself (Reprise)
Solo Vocal [Glinda]  Lena Horne
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
2:13
Home (3:27)
D6a Home
Written-By  Charlie Smalls
Solo Vocal [Dorothy]  Diana Ross
2:50
D6b Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme)
Written-By  Nick Ashford*, Quincy Jones, Valerie Simpson
0:37

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By  MCA Records, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗  MCA Records, Inc.
  • Copyright ©  MCA Records, Inc.
  • Copyright ©  Universal City Studios, Inc.
  • Pressed By  MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
  • Published By  20th Century Music Corp.
  • Published By  Fox Fanfare Music, Inc.
  • Published By  Yellow Brick Road Music
  • Published By  Kidada Music Co., Inc.
  • Recorded At  A&R Studios
  • Mastered At  A&M Studios

Credits

  • Arranged By [Adult & Children Choir], Conductor [Adult & Children Choir], Other [Assistant To Quincy Jones], Trumpet, Choir [Adult]  Tom Bahler
  • Art Direction  George Osaki
  • Banjo  Carmen Mastren
  • Bass  Anthony Jackson, Dave Moore (2), Homer Mensch, Jesse Teiko, John Beal, Milton Hinton*, Ron Carter, Russ Savakus
  • Cello  Alan Schulman, Alla Goldberg, Anthony Sophos, Eugene Moye, Fred Slotkin*, Janet Hamilton, Jesse Levy, Jonathan Abramowitz, Kermit Moore, Mary Green Jaccoma, Maurice Bialkin, Richard Boch, Seymour Barab
  • Choir [Adult]  Adrienne Albert, Alfa K. Anderson*, Annette Sanders, Barbara Massey, Beurice Whitehead, Bill Marine, Billy Davis (5), Brenda White*, Charles Collins*, Christopher Dean (2), Chuck McGruder, Cissy Houston, Clare Janice Bathe*, Claudia Ricks, Dennis Perren*, David Lasley, Diva Gray, Eric Butler (2), Alfonso Thoroton*, Fred Stark, Gordon Grody, Helen Miles, Jake Holmes, Janet Wright, Janice Papolos, Janice Pendarvis, Jean Thomas (2), June McGruder*, Jerry Keller, Joshie Armstead*, Joey Ward, Cassie Cisyk*, Kay Coleman, Kenny Williams*, Kenny Karen, Leslie Miller, Luther Vandross, Mabel Robinson (2), Maeretha Stewart, Mariama Thomas, Melanie Moore, Melvin Edmondson, Mike Gray*, Milt Grayson, Neil Raber, Randy Peyton, Renel Stafford*, Rhetta Hughes, Roberta Flack, Ronnie Dante*, Ron Marshall, Steve Clayton, Steve Feldman (2), Susan Hamilton, Tamy Smith*, Tony Wells (2), William Eaton, Yvonne Lewis, Zachary Sanders
  • Choir [Children's]  Antonia French, Arthur French, Bryon Gray, Camille Farrell, Christine Langner, Claude Brooke, Craig Davis, David Reed (2), Dawn Walker, Duke Thorbs, Ermundo Russell, Gerrard Randall, Jenny Cooke, Jules S. Davis, Julio Herrara, Kim Magloire, Martina Jones, Mary Lombardi, Mia Thomas, Mike Farrell (2), Molina Williams, Petra Johnson, Sharon Davis, T.J. Cooke, Tommy Malcolm, William Walker (3)
  • Choir [Children's], Choir [Adult]  Bobby Floyd (4), Debbie McDuffie*, Frank Floyd, Gwen Guthrie, Lani Groves, Patti Austin, Raymond Simpson*, Susan Stephenson, Ullanda McCullough, Vivian Cherry
  • Coordinator [Album Production]  Peggy Lipton Jones*
  • Coordinator [Choral]  Patti Austin
  • Coordinator [Technical]  Aaron J. Baron*
  • Copyist  Albert Schoonmaker, Jerry Bass, Lou Savarese, Nat Brooks
  • Drums  Chris Parker (2)
  • Drums, Percussion  Harvey Mason, Steve Gadd
  • Drums, Percussion, Choir [Adult]  Grady Tate
  • Editor [Apprentice Music]  Ray Hubley
  • Editor [Assistant Music]  Hal Levinsohn*, Jeff Wolf, Marlayna Franklin, Ted Roberts
  • Editor [Music], Other [Guru]  Jack Fitzstephens
  • Engineer [Assistant]  Ollie Cotton
  • Engineer [Technical Engineering]  P. Larry Dahlstrom*
  • Engineer, Liner Notes [Inside 12-Page Booklet], Other [Assistant To Quincy Jones]  Bruce Swedien
  • English Horn  Joe Marangella
  • French Horn  Bob Carlisle, Brooks Tillotson, Don Corrado*, Jim Buffington, Joe DeAngelis, John Clark (2), Larry Wechsler, Maggie Reill, Peter Gordon (8), Ray Alonge, Sharon Moe, Tony Miranda
  • Guitar  Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken, Jeff Mironov, Steve Kahn*
  • Harmonica  Toots Thielemans
  • Harp  Gloria Agostini, Margaret Ross, Ruth Armato, Sally Foster
  • Keyboards  Ben Lanzarone*, Bob James, Dave Grusin, Derek Smith, Dick Hyman, Ernest Hayes*, Jerry Peters, Ken Ascher, Pat Rebillot, Paul Griffin, Richard Tee, Rob Mounsey, Thom Bridwell, Warren Bernhardt
  • Keyboards, Arranged By [Dance Arangements]  Frank Owens
  • Keyboards, Choir [Adult]  Leon Pendarvis
  • Keyboards, Synthesizer [Polyphonic]  David Foster
  • Liner Notes [Inside 12-Page Booklet]  Sidney Lumet
  • Mastered By  Bernie Grundman
  • Music Librarian [Assistant]  Bill Waranoff
  • Music Librarian [Assistant], Copyist  Gary Fry
  • Music Librarian, Copyist [Supervising]  Emile Charlap
  • Orchestra [Conductor]  Bobby Tucker
  • Orchestra [Conductor], Orchestrated By  Robert Freedman*
  • Orchestra [Coordinator]  Sherry Kruger
  • Orchestra [Coordinator], Percussion  Ralph MacDonald
  • Orchestra [Coordinator], Violin  Harry Lookofsky
  • Orchestra [Coordinator], Woodwind  Jerome Richardson
  • Orchestrated By  Bob Florence, Chris Boardman, Greg McRitchie*, Mendel Baylitz, Pete Meyers*, Ralph Ferraro, Richard Hazard, Wayne Robinson
  • Orchestrated By, Trumpet  Jerry Hey
  • Other [Assistant To Quincy Jones]  Sy Johnson
  • Percussion  Art Jenkins, Bill Lavorgna, Bill Summers, Dave Carey*, Dave Charles*, Dave Friedman*, George Devens, Mel Lewis, Paulinho Da Costa, Phil Kraus, Steve Little, Susan Evans*, Victoria Berd
  • Performer  Diana Ross, Lena Horne, Mabel King, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Richard Pryor, Thelma Carpenter, Theresa Merrit
  • Performer, Choir [Adult]  Ted Ross
  • Photography By  Berry Berenson, Bob Fletcher (2), Bob Greene (4), Karen Epstein, Lou Barrett, Muky, Tom Zimberoff
  • Producer, Adapted By, Score, Supervised By, Arranged By [Vocals], Arranged By [Dance Arrangements], Orchestra [Conductor], Keyboards, Liner Notes [Inside 12-Page Booklet]  Quincy Jones
  • Synthesizer [Polyphonic]  Michael Boddicker
  • Technician  George Walker (2), Mitchell Plotkin, Peter Maiorino
  • Trombone  Alan Raph, William Reichenback*, Charlie Small, Dave Taylor*, Eddie Bert, George Flynn (2), Paul Faulise, Sonny Russo, Tony Studd, Urbie Green, Wayne Andre
  • Trumpet  Alan Rubin, Allen Dean*, Bernie Glow, Burt Collins, Chuck Findley, Clark Terry, Daniel Cahn*, Ernie Royal, Gary Grant, Joe Shepley, Joe Wilder, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Marv Stamm*, Mel Davis, Mike Lawrence, Randy Brecker, Ray Crisara*
  • Tuba  Alan Raph, Dave Bargeron, Don Butterfield, Howard Johnson (3), Tony Price (2)
  • Viola  Alfred Brown, Barbara Baird, Emmanuel Vardi*, Harold Coletta, Harry Zaratzian, Julian Barber*, Lamar Alsop, Linda Lawrence, Maxine Roach, Midhat Serbagi, Richard Maximoff, Seymour Berman, Susan Pray*, Theodore Israel
  • Violin  Alphonse Schipani, Ann Barak, Arianne Bronne, Arnold Black, Arthur Bogin, Avram Weiss, Carmel Malin, Diana Halprin, Fred Buldrini*, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Harry Urbont, Irving Spice, Jean Eley, Joseph Malin*, John Pintavalle, Joseph Rabushka, Kathryn Kienke, Leo Kahn, Lou Eley*, Louann Montesi, Lou Gabowitz*, Marvin Morgenstern, Matt Raimondi*, Max Cahn, Max Ellen, Max Hollander, Mike Comins*, Michael Spivakowsky, Michał Urbaniak, Noel Da Costa*, Ora Shiran, Paul Winter, Peter Dimitriades, Raoul Poliakin, Regis Iandiorio, Rick Henrickson*, Richard Sortomme, Robert Rosek, Tony Posk
  • Violin, Viola  David Sackson
  • Woodwind  Art Kaplan*, Charlie Russo*, Danny Banks*, Dave Tofani (tracks:), Don Hammond, Eddy Daniels*, Frank Wess, George Marge, George Young (2), Hank Freeman, Harvey Estrin, Hubert Laws, Jerry Dodgion, John Lissauer, Johnny Mince, Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams, Leon Cohen, Lew Delgatto*, Lou Marini, Michael Brecker, Pepper Adams, Phil Bodner, Ray Beckenstein, Romeo Penque, Ronnie Roseman, Seldon Powell, Walt Levinsky, Billy Slapin*
  • Woodwind, Bassoon  John Campo, Lorin Glickman*, Ray Shanfeld, Wally Kane

Notes

Produced for Quincy Jones Productions
© 1978 by Universal City Studios, Inc. ℗ 1978 MCA Records, Inc. - Printed in U.S.A.

Gatefold sleeve.

Includes a quad-fold poster + 12-page booklet including story written by Quincy Jones, pictures, all credits, list of musicians and lyrics to the songs.

Release is auto-coupled - sides are organized for use with an auto-changing player.
Record 1: Sides A and D
Record 2: Sides B and C

Diana Ross appears through the courtesy of Motown Record Corporation
Michael Jackson appears through the courtesy of Epic Records
Richard Pryor appears through the courtesy of Warner Bros. Records

Ron Carter - Courtesy of Milestone Records
Anthony Jackson [Fender] - Courtesy of Columbia Records
Randy Brecker - Courtesy of Arista Records
Jon Faddis - Courtesy of Pablo Records, RCA Records
Paulinho Da Costa - Courtesy of Pablo Records, RCA Records
Steve Gadd - Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
Harvey Mason - Courtesy of Arista Records
Ralph MacDonald - Courtesy of Marlin Records (3), a Division of T.K. Records
Bill Summers - Courtesy of Prestige Records
Michael Brecker - Courtesy of Arista Records
Hubert Laws - Courtesy of Columbia Records, Spirit Productions
Eric Gale - Courtesy of Columbia Records, Warner Bros. Records
Jerry Hey - Courtesy of Horizon (3) Records, A&M Records
Kim Hutchcroft - Courtesy of Horizon (3) Records, A&M Records
Steve Khan - Courtesy of Columbia Records
Hugh McCracken - Courtesy of Columbia Records
Dave Grusin - Courtesy of Polydor Incorporated
Bob James - Courtesy of Tappan Zee Records, Columbia Records
Jerry Peters - Courtesy of Columbia Records
Richard Tee - Courtesy of Tappan Zee Records, Columbia Records, Warner Bros. Records
Michael Boddicker - Courtesy of Quincy Jones Productions
Patti Austin - Courtesy of CTI Records
Frank Floyd - Courtesy of Columbia Records
Raymond Simpson - Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
William Eaton - Courtesy of T.K. Records
Roberta Flack - Courtesy of Studio Chabin
Cissy Houston - Courtesy of Private Stock Records
Luther Vandross - Courtesy of Cotillion Records
Larry Williams - Courtesy of Horizon (3) Records, A&M Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label matrix): MCA 1535
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label matrix): MCA 1537
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C label matrix): MCA 1538
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D label matrix): MCA 1536
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A etched, exc. ⧈-G-⧈ stamped): MCA 1535 AM1 ⧈-G-⧈ I
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B etched, exc. ⧈-G-⧈ stamped): MCA 1537 AM2 ⧈-G-⧈ 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C etched, exc. ⧈-G-⧈ stamped): MCA 1538 AM1 5 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D etched, exc. ⧈-G-⧈ stamped): MCA 1536 AM2 ⧈-G-⧈ 3
  • Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in run-outs): ⧈-G-⧈
  • Rights Society (A1, A2, A4 to A6, B4, B8 to C5, D2 to D6, D8): ASCAP
  • Rights Society (A1 to A3, A6 to C1, C3, C4, D1, D5, D7, D8): BMI