Tracklist

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1Shape Your Mind to Die
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1972-11-13)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
congas and percussion:
Baba Feme (on 1972-11-13)
double bass:
Don Pate (on 1972-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Kilpatrick (on 1972-11-13)
organ and piano:
Neal Creque (on 1972-11-13)
organ and saxophone:
Pee Wee Ellis (on 1972-11-13)
percussion:
Leon Thomas (American jazz vocalist) (on 1972-11-13)
violin:
John Blair (violinist/guitarist John “Ellington” Blair) (on 1972-11-13)
vocals:
Leon Thomas (American jazz vocalist) (on 1972-11-13)
conductor:
Pee Wee Ellis (on 1972-11-13)
arranger:
Pee Wee Ellis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music
Leon Thomas5:20
2Action Speaks Louder Than WordsChocolate Milk3:32
3Would You Believe in Me
Jon Lucien2:31
4A Chance for Peace
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes5:21
5Elevate Our Minds
Linda Williams4:35
6Gun
recording of:
Gun
writer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
publisher:
Brouhaha Music
Gil Scott‐Heron3:59
7Mama Soul
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (from 1971-05-27 until 1971-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (from 1971-05-27 until 1971-05-28)
keyboard:
Neal Creque (from 1971-05-27 until 1971-05-28)
percussion:
Richard Landrum (from 1971-05-27 until 1971-05-28)
woodwind:
Harold Alexander (saxophonist) (from 1971-05-27 until 1971-05-28)
Harold Alexander45:45
8Oops Here I Go Again
Edna Wright3:54
9Do Something for Yourself
Weldon Irvine4:46
10Wild Party
Tito Duarte4:23
11Ain't No Change
The New Birth4:38
12Sunshine Holiday
Carolyn Franklin2:07
13God Make Me Funky
recording engineer:
Fred Catero (in 1975)
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
mixer:
David Rubinson
agogô, balafon, bell [sleigh bells, gankoqui], berimbau, bongos, cabasa, caxixi, congas, cowbell [cow bells], cuíca [quica], djembe, gong [Balinese gongs], güiro [guiro], maracas, marímbula, percussion [pandeiro], shekere, slit drum [log drum], tamborim [tamborin] and whistle [hindewhu]:
Bill Summers (in 1975)
bass clarinet, piano, soprano saxophone [saxello] and tenor saxophone:
Bennie Maupin (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Mike Clark (jazz drummer) (in 1975)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul Jackson (jazz bassist) (in 1975)
electric guitar:
Blackbird McKnight (US guitarist) (in 1975)
guest bass drum and guest bell [bells]:
Baba Duru (in 1975)
guest djembe:
Zak Diouf (in 1975)
guest percussion:
Baba Duru (in 1975) and Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (in 1975)
guest vocals:
The Pointer Sisters
vocals:
Mike Clark (jazz drummer) (in 1975), Bennie Maupin (in 1975), DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight (US guitarist) (in 1975) and Bill Summers (in 1975)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1975)
recording of:
God Make Me Funky
writer:
Mike Clark (jazz drummer), Paul Jackson (jazz bassist), Bennie Maupin, DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight (US guitarist) and Bill Summers
publisher:
Bilsum Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services America Inc. and Royalty Recovery Music
The Headhunters9:38

Credits

Release

photography:Bernard Benant
miscellaneous support:Manu Boubli (task: research)
executive producer:Henri Laurence
compiler:Manu Boubli
translator:Victoria Rummler
artwork:Manetta Scott
mastered at:Parelies Audio Visuel in Paris, Île-de-France, France
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3597883 [info]
ASIN:FR: B00029BP3A [info]

Release group

part of:The Vibe! The Ultimate Rare Grooves Series (number: 2) (order: 2)