Original Album Classics (Reissue)

~ Release by George Duke (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Discs 1 to 3 recorded at Paramount Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
Disc 4 recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at Level e Hawai Recording Studio and in Los Angeles at Westlake Recording Studios; additional recording at Le Gonks West Studio, Los Angeles, CA.
Disc 5 recorded & remixed at Westlake Recording, L.A. except for track 5-8 recorded at Electric Lady, N.Y.

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-08 15:35 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: From Me to You (1977)
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1From Me to You
acoustic bass guitar:
Stanley Clarke
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
flute and saxophone:
Bill Green (woodwind) and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
guitar:
Michael Sembello
keyboard:
George Duke
percussion:
Emil Richards
trombone:
Glenn Ferris and Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Bobby Brant and Walt Fowler
background vocals:
Jessica Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Julia Tillman and Maxine Waters
vocals:
George Duke
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2Carry On
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
flute and saxophone:
Bill Green (woodwind) and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
guitar:
Michael Sembello
keyboard:
George Duke
trombone:
Glenn Ferris and Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Bobby Brant and Walt Fowler
background vocals:
Jessica Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Julia Tillman and Maxine Waters
vocals:
George Duke
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3What Do They Really Fear?
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Michael Sembello
keyboard:
George Duke
background vocals:
Jessica Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Julia Tillman and Maxine Waters
vocals:
George Duke
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4'Scuse Me Miss
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
flute and saxophone:
Bill Green (woodwind) and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
guitar:
Michael Sembello
keyboard:
George Duke
trombone:
Glenn Ferris and Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Bobby Brant and Walt Fowler
background vocals:
Jessica Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Julia Tillman and Maxine Waters
vocals:
George Duke
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5You and Me
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Michael Sembello
keyboard and percussion:
George Duke
background vocals:
Jessica Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Julia Tillman and Maxine Waters
vocals:
George Duke and Dianne Reeves
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6Broken Dreams
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Michael Sembello
keyboard:
George Duke
percussion:
Emil Richards
background vocals:
Jessica Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Julia Tillman and Maxine Waters
vocals:
George Duke and Dianne Reeves
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7Up on It
bass:
Stanley Clarke
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
flute and saxophone:
Bill Green (woodwind) and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
guitar:
Michael Sembello
keyboard:
George Duke
trombone:
Glenn Ferris and Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Bobby Brant and Walt Fowler
background vocals:
Jessica Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Julia Tillman and Maxine Waters
vocals:
George Duke
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8Seasons
acoustic bass guitar:
Stanley Clarke
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Michael Sembello
keyboard:
George Duke
percussion:
Emil Richards
background vocals:
Jessica Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Julia Tillman and Maxine Waters
vocals:
George Duke
?:??
9Down in It
bass:
Stanley Clarke
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Michael Sembello
keyboard:
George Duke
background vocals:
Jessica Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Julia Tillman and Maxine Waters
vocals:
George Duke
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10Sing It
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
flute and saxophone:
Bill Green (woodwind) and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
guitar:
Michael Sembello
keyboard:
George Duke
trombone:
Glenn Ferris and Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Bobby Brant and Walt Fowler
background vocals:
Jessica Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Julia Tillman and Maxine Waters
vocals:
George Duke
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2▼CD: Reach for It (1977)
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1The Beginning
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Charles Icarus Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus)
keyboard:
George Duke
percussion:
Manolo Badrena and Leon Ndugu Chancler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Beginning
writer:
George Duke
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2Lemme at It
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Charles Icarus Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus)
keyboard:
George Duke
percussion:
Manolo Badrena and Leon Ndugu Chancler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Lemme at It
writer:
George Duke
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3Hot Fire
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Charles Icarus Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus)
keyboard:
George Duke
percussion:
Manolo Badrena and Leon Ndugu Chancler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
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4Reach for It
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Charles Icarus Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus)
keyboard:
George Duke
percussion:
Manolo Badrena and Leon Ndugu Chancler
vocals:
Leon Ndugu Chancler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Reach for It
writer:
George Duke
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5Just for You
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Charles Icarus Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus)
keyboard:
George Duke
percussion:
Manolo Badrena and Leon Ndugu Chancler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Just for You
writer:
George Duke
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6Ómi (Fresh Water)
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Charles Icarus Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus)
keyboard:
George Duke
percussion:
Manolo Badrena and Leon Ndugu Chancler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Omi Fresh Water
writer:
George Duke
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7Searchin' My Mind
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Charles Icarus Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus)
keyboard:
George Duke
percussion:
Manolo Badrena and Leon Ndugu Chancler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Searchin' My Mind
writer:
George Duke
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8Watch Out Baby!
producer:
George Duke
bass:
Stanley Clarke
guitar:
Mike Sembello
vocals:
Leon Ndugu Chancler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Watch Out Baby!
writer:
George Duke
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9Diamonds
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Charles Icarus Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus)
keyboard:
George Duke
percussion:
Manolo Badrena and Leon Ndugu Chancler
vocals:
Charles Icarus Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Diamonds
writer:
George Duke
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10The End
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Charles Icarus Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus)
keyboard:
George Duke
percussion:
Manolo Badrena and Leon Ndugu Chancler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The End
writer:
George Duke
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11Bring It on Home
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3▼CD: Don't Let Go (1978)
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1We Give Our Love
assistant engineer:
Mitch Gibson (engineer)
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
guitar [hot licks]:
Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
We Give Our Love
writer:
Leon Ndugu Chancler, George Duke, Charles Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus) and Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
4?:??
2Morning Sun
assistant engineer:
Mitch Gibson (engineer)
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Morning Sun
writer:
George Duke
4?:??
3Percussion (interlude)
assistant engineer:
Mitch Gibson (engineer)
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Percussion Interlude
writer:
Leon Ndugu Chancler and Sheila Escovedo
4?:??
4Dukey Stick
assistant engineer:
Mitch Gibson (engineer)
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
spoken vocals [narration]:
Leon Ndugu Chancler, Charles Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus), Byron Miller (bass guitarist) and Sheila Escovedo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Dukey Stick
writer:
George Duke
publisher:
Mycenae Music Publishing Co.
4?:??
5Starting Again
assistant engineer:
Mitch Gibson (engineer)
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Starting Again
writer:
George Duke
4?:??
6Yeah, We Going
assistant engineer:
Mitch Gibson (engineer)
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Yeah, We Going
writer:
Leon Ndugu Chancler
4?:??
7The Way I Feel
assistant engineer:
Mitch Gibson (engineer)
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
lead vocals:
Josie James
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Way I Feel
writer:
George Duke
4?:??
8Movin' On
assistant engineer:
Mitch Gibson (engineer)
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Movin’ On
writer:
George Duke
4?:??
9Don't Let Go
assistant engineer:
Mitch Gibson (engineer)
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
guitar [rhythm]:
Roland Bautista
lead vocals:
Napoleon Murphy Brock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Don’t Let Go
writer:
George Duke
4?:??
10Preface
assistant engineer:
Mitch Gibson (engineer)
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
viola:
Judy Geist
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Preface
composer:
George Duke
4?:??
11The Future
assistant engineer:
Mitch Gibson (engineer)
engineer:
Kerry McNabb (recording engineer in the 1970s)
producer:
George Duke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Future
composer:
George Duke
4?:??
4▼CD: Brazilian Love Affair (1979)
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1Brazilian Love Affair
engineer:
Tommy Vicari
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
electric piano [Rhodes], Rhodes piano, strings [Oberheim], synthesizer and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
George Duke
guitar:
Roland Bautista
percussion:
Airto (electronic) and Airto Moreira (percussionist)
vocals:
George Duke
recording of:
Brazilian Love Affair
composer:
George Duke
publisher:
Mycenae Music Publishing Co.
4?:??
2Summer Breezin'
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Toninho Horta
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Robertinho Silva (Brazilian drummer and percussionist) and Roberto Silva (Brazilian singer and composer)
electric piano, electric piano [Rhodes], Rhodes piano, tubular bells and lead vocals:
George Duke
flugelhorn:
Jerry Hey
percussion:
Chico Batera
tenor saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
vocals:
Lynn Davis (vocalist), George Duke and Josie James
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3Cravo E Canela
acoustic guitar:
Milton Nascimento
agogô and talking drum:
Roberto Silva (Brazilian singer and composer)
bass:
Jamil Joanes
congas, ganzá, reco-reco and triangle:
Chico Batera
drums (drum set):
Robertinho Silva (Brazilian drummer and percussionist) and Roberto Silva (Brazilian singer and composer)
electric guitar and guitar:
Toninho Horta
electric piano, electric piano [Yamaha Electric Grand], synthesizer and synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Minimoog, Oberheim Polyphonic]:
George Duke
percussion:
Chico Batera and Robertinho Silva (Brazilian drummer and percussionist)
vocals:
George Duke, Flavio Faria, Lucinha Lins, Milton Nascimento, Lucinha Turnbull (Brazilian singer, composer and guitarist) and Zéluiz (Jose Luiz Mazziotti)
recording of:
Cravo e canela
lyricist:
Milton Nascimento
composer:
Ronaldo Bastos
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4Alone - 6am
electric guitar and guitar:
Roland Bautista
grand piano [Yamaha Cp 70] and piano:
George Duke
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5Brazilian Sugar
bass:
Jamil Joanes
drums (drum set):
Robertinho Silva (Brazilian drummer and percussionist)
percussion:
Chico Batera
Rhodes piano, synthesizer and vibraphone:
George Duke
trombone:
Raul de Souza
vocals:
Flora Purim
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6Sugar Loaf Mountain
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
guitar:
Roland Bautista
Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
George Duke
timbales:
Sheila E.
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 1979 to present)
recording of:
Sugar Loaf Mountain
writer:
George Duke
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7Love Reborn
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
electric piano, Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
George Duke
guitar:
Roland Bautista
percussion:
Sheila E.
vocals:
George Duke
recording of:
Love Reborn
composer:
George Duke
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8Up From the Sea It Arose and Ate Rio in One Swift Bite
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Robertinho Silva (Brazilian drummer and percussionist)
guitar:
Roland Bautista
percussion:
Chico Batera, Airto Moreira (percussionist) and Robertinho Silva (Brazilian drummer and percussionist)
piano and synthesizer:
George Duke
vocals:
Flavio Faria, Lucinha Lins and Zéluiz (Jose Luiz Mazziotti)
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9I Need You Now
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
guitar:
Roland Bautista
percussion and timbales:
Sheila E.
Rhodes piano, synthesizer and vibraphone:
George Duke
lead vocals:
Simone (Brazilian Artist)
vocals:
Lynn Davis (vocalist), George Duke and Josie James
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10Ao Que Vai Nascer
acoustic guitar:
Milton Nascimento
bass:
Jamil Joanes
drums (drum set):
Robertinho Silva (Brazilian drummer and percussionist)
electric guitar:
Toninho Horta
flugelhorn:
Jerry Hey
percussion:
Chico Batera and Airto Moreira (percussionist)
piano and synthesizer:
George Duke
strings:
Murray Adler
vocals:
Milton Nascimento
recording of:
Ao que vai nascer
lyricist:
Milton Nascimento
composer:
Fernando Brant
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5▼CD: Follow the Rainbow (1979)
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1Party Down
electric guitar:
Roland Bautista
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2Say That You Will
electric guitar:
Roland Bautista
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3Funkin' for the Thrill
bass guitar:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
vocals:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
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4Sunrise
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5Festival
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6I Am for Real (May the Funk Be with You)
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7Straight From the Heart
membranophone:
Leon Ndugu Chancler
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8Corine
membranophone:
Leon Ndugu Chancler
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9Pluck
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10Follow the Rainbow
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