Quincy Jones - Roots (The Saga Of An American Family)

Artist: Quincy Jones

Label: A&M Records

Catalogue No: AMLH 64626

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: Netherlands

Year: 1977

Genre: Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen

Style: Gospel, Soul, Soundtrack

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Sleeve: VG+ Media: NM-

$20

Quincy Jones - Roots (The Saga Of An American Family), Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen, Gospel, Soul, Soundtrack, 1977 - A&M Reco

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Some copies may have a CRC sticker on the back.

Printed inner sleeve features artist and dialogue credits.

Music from and inspired by the David L. Wolfer production of "Roots". ROOTS the saga of an American family.

Recorded at A&M Studios and United Western Recorders

℗ 1977

Contains 12" x 24" poster: "Behold...The only thing greater than yourself"

B4 title on label is What Shall I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name)

Companies, etc.

Pressed By

Monarch Record Mfg. Co.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout:	A&M SP4989(RE-1)-M5 421994	Side 1, variant 1
Matrix / Runout:	A&M SP4990-M2 421994-X161	Side 2, variant 1
Matrix / Runout:	A&M SP4989(RE-1)-M3 [MR] ◁21994	Side 1, etched [stamped & circled] variant 2
Matrix / Runout:	A&M SP4990-M4 [MR] ◁21994X(10)	Side 2, etched [stamped & circled] variant 2

Credits

Acoustic Bass

Arni Egilsson, Milton Kestenbaum

Arranged By

Bill Summers, Caiphus Semenya, Dave Grusin, Herbert W. Spencer, Johnny Mandel, Quincy Jones, Rev. James Cleveland, Richard Hazard, Tom Bahler

Artwork [Album Design]

Chuck Beeson

Artwork [Art Direction]

Roland Young (3)

Artwork [Roots Logo Typography Design]

Al Nagy

Banjo

Al Hendrickson

Cello

Jeffrey Solow, Jesse Ehrlich, Paul Bergstrom, Ronald Cooper

Composed By

Gerald Fried [A2, A9, B1, B5]

Concept By [Conceived By], Producer, Conductor

Quincy Jones

Conductor [Choir]

Tom Bahler [A5, B8]

Conductor [The Wattsline Choir]

Rev. James Cleveland

Electric Bass

Chuck Rainey, Ed Reddick

Engineer [Assistant]

Chuck Trammell, Steve Katz (2)

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, Michael Boddicker, Pete Jolly, Richard Tee

Mastered By

Bernie Grundman

Percussion

Bill Summers, Bobbye Hall, Caiphus Semenya, Emil Richards, King Errisson, Milt Holland, Paul Bryant (5), Shelly Manne, Tommy Vig, Victor Feldman, Zak Diouf

Performer

Bill Summers, Caiphus Semenya, Letta Mbulu, Louis Gossett, Jr., Quincy Jones And His Orchestra, The Wattsline

Photography By [Back Cover]

Bruce Talamon

Trombone

Bill Watrous, Dick Nash, Maurice Spears

Trumpet

Bobby Bryant, Buddy Childers, John Audino

Tuba

John Thomas Johnson

Viola

Alexander Neiman, Marilyn Baker, Robert Ostrowsky, Rollice Dale

Violin

Bobby Bruce, Erno Neufeld, Gerald Vinci, Harry Bluestone, Irv Katz, Janice Gower, John Santulis, Joseph Livoti, Joseph Stepansky, Ralph Schaeffer, Robert Sushel, Sheldon Sanov, Wilbert Nuttycombe

Vocals

Alex Brown, Caiphus Semenya, Deborah Tibbs, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Linda Evans, Paulette McWilliams, Rev. 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, William Green

Text Tracklist (19 tracks)

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Position	Title	Credits	Duration
	Africa (The Motherland)
A1	Motherland	Bill Summers (Bata [Featuring]), Quincy Jones (Written-By)	0:29
A2	Roots Mural Theme	Quincy Jones And His Orchestra (Orchestra), Gerald Fried (Written-By)	2:10
A3	Main Title: Mama Aifambeni (Premiere Episode)	Bill Summers (Bata [Bata Drum Ensemble, Featuring]), The Wattsline (Choir [Featuring]), Caiphus Semenya (Featuring), Letta Mbulu (Vocals [Featuring]), Caiphus Semenya (Written-By), Quincy Jones (Written-By)	1:03
A4	Behold, The Only Thing Greater Than Yourself (Birth)	Letta Mbulu (Vocals [Vocal & Chant, Featuring]), Caiphus Semenya (Written-By), Quincy Jones (Written-By)	1:30
A5	Oluwa (Many Rains Ago) (African Theme)	The Wattsline (Choir [Featuring]), Letta Mbulu (Vocals [Featuring]), Caiphus Semenya (Written-By), Quincy Jones (Written-By)	2:28
A6	Boyhood To Manhood	Bill Summers (Percussion [Featuring]), Zak Diouf (Vocals [Solo]), Bill Summers (Written-By), Quincy Jones (Written-By), Zak Diouf (Written-By)	0:53
A7	The Toubob Is Here! (The Capture)	Quincy Jones (Written-By)	1:06
A8	Middle Passage (Slaveship Crossing)	Alex Hassilev (Vocals [Solo On Sea Shanty]), The Wattsline (Vocals [Toubob Chant]), Quincy Jones (Written-By)	1:15
A9	You In Americuh' Now, African	Louis Gossett, Jr. (Featuring), Quincy Jones And His Orchestra (Orchestra [Featuring]), Gerald Fried (Written-By), Quincy Jones (Written-By)	0:32
	America (The Promised Land)
B1	Roots Mural Theme Intro (Slave Auction)	Quincy Jones And His Orchestra (Orchestra [Featuring]), Gerald Fried (Written-By)	0:15
B2	Ole Fiddler	Louis Gossett, Jr. (Adapted By), Quincy Jones (Adapted By), Louis Gossett, Jr. (Voice Actor [Dialogue], Vocals [Featuring])	1:12
B3	Jumpin' De Broom (Marriage Ceremony)	Bobby Bruce (Fiddle [Hoedown Solo, Featuring]), Bobby Bruce (Written-By), Quincy Jones (Written-By)	0:42
B4	What Can I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name)	Quincy Jones (Adapted By), Rev. James Cleveland (Adapted By), The Wattsline (Choir [Featuring]), Richard Tee (Organ, Piano [Featuring]), Charles May (Vocals [Featuring]), Mortonette Jenkins (Vocals [Featuring])	2:17
B5	Roots Mural Theme Bridge (Plantation Life)	Quincy Jones And His Orchestra (Orchestra), Stan Haze (Voice Actor [Vagon Dialogue]), Gerald Fried (Written-By)	1:25
B6	Oh Lord, Come By Here	Quincy Jones (Adapted By), Rev. James Cleveland (Adapted By), The Wattsline (Choir [Featuring]), Rev. James Cleveland (Conductor [Featuring]), Richard Tee (Organ [Featuring])	3:25
B7	Free At Last? (The Civil War)	Quincy Jones And His Orchestra (Orchestra [Featuring]), Louis Gossett, Jr. (Voice Actor [Dialogue, Featuring]), Quincy Jones (Written-By)	2:24
B8	Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) (African Theme: English Version)	Quincy Jones And His Orchestra (Choir), The Wattsline (Orchestra), Letta Mbulu (Vocals [Solo, Featuring]), Caiphus Semenya (Written-By), Quincy Jones (Written-By)	4:50

Motherland (feat. Bill Summers)

Roots Mural Theme

Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) - Track 3

Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) - Track 4

Behold the Only Thing Greater Than Yourself (Birth) [feat. Letta Mbulu]

Oluwa (Many Rains Ago) [feat. Letta Mbulu & The Wattsline Choir]

Boyhood To Manhood (feat. Bill Summers)

The Toubob Is Here! (The Capture)

Middle Passage (Slaveship Crossing) [feat. Alex Hassilev]

Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) - Track 10

Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) - Track 11

Roots Mural Theme Intro (Slave Auction) [feat. Stan Haze]

Ole Fiddler (feat. Lou Gossett)

Jumpin' de Broom (Marriage Ceremony) [feat. Bobby Bruce]

Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) - Track 15

Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) - Track 16

Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) - Track 17

Roots Mural Theme Bridge (Plantation Life)

Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) - Track 19

Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) - Track 20

Free At Last? (The Civil War) [feat. Lou Gossett]

Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) [African Theme/English Version

Motherland (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 00:30

Roots Mural Theme (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 02:12

Roots Mural Theme Intro (Slave Auction) (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 00:16

What Can I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name) (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 02:17

Main Title: Mama Aifambeni (Premiere Episode) (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 01:00

Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 04:54

Oluwa (Many Rains Ago) (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 02:28

Roots Mural Theme Bridge (Plantation Life) (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 01:01

Jumpin' De Broom (Marriage Ceremony) (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 00:43

Ole Fiddler (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 01:12

Boyhood To Manhood (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 00:55

The Toubob Is Here! (The Capture) (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 01:02

Middle Passage (Slaveship Crossing) (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 01:15

Behold The Only Thing Greater Than Yourself (Birth) (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 01:31

Oh Lord, Come By Here (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 03:36

Free At Last? (The Civil War) (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 02:24

You In Americuh Now, African (From "Roots" Soundtrack)

0:00 -0:00 00:34

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