James Brown and the Famous Flames: Live at the Apollo (1963)
Label: King Records
Producer: James Brown
Personnel:
- James Brown– lead vocals
- Bobby Byrd– baritone and bass vocals, keyboards
- Bobby Bennett– first tenor vocals
- Lloyd Stallworth– second tenor vocals
- Lewis Hamlin – music director, trumpet
- Hubert Perry – bass
- Clayton Fillyau – drums
- Les Buie – guitar, road manager
- Lucas “Fats” Gonder – organ, MC
- Clifford MacMillan – tenor saxophone
- Clair Pinckney– tenor saxophone
- Al “Brisco” Clark – tenor and baritone saxophone
- William Burgess – alto saxophone
- Dickie Wells – trombone
- Roscoe Patrick – trumpet
- Teddy Washington – trumpet
- Chuck Seitz – editing, mastering
- Gene Redd – editing
- Dan Quest – art, cover
- Hal Neely – liner notes
- Tom Nola – location engineer
Track listing:
- Introduction to James Brown and The Famous Flames by Fats Gonder
- I’ll Go Crazy
- Try Me
- Think
- I Don’t Mind
- Lost Someone
- Medley: Please, Please, Please/You’ve Got the Power/Found Someone/Why Do You Do Me/I Want You So Bad/I Love You, Yes I Do/Strange Things Happen/bewildered/Please, Please, Please
- Night Train
The Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
Label: Motown
Producer: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield, Robert Gordy
Personnel:
- Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson- lead and background vocals
- The Four Tops, Holland–Dozier–Holland- background vocals
- The Love-Tones – background vocals
- The Funk Brothers- instrumentation
- Bernard Yeszin, Wallace Mead – cover design
Track listing:
All tracks by Holland–Dozier–Holland except where noted.
- Where Did Our Love Go
- Run, Run, Run
- Baby Love
- When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
- Come See About Me
- Long Gone Lover – Smokey Robinson
- I’m Giving You Your Freedom
- A Breathtaking Guy – Smokey Robinson
- He Means the World to Me – Norman Whitfield
- Standing at the Crossroads of Love
- Your Kiss of Fire – Robert Gordy, Harvey Fuqua
- Ask Any Girl
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: Going to a Go-Go (1965)
Label: Tamla
Producer: Smokey Robinson, Frank Wilson, William ”Mickey” Stevenson
Personnel:
- Smokey Robinson– lead vocals, executive producer
- Ronnie White– background vocals
- Bobby Rogers– background vocals
- Warren “Pete” Moore– background vocals
- Claudette Robinson– background vocals
- Marv Tarplin– guitarist
- The Funk Brothersand the Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
- Pete Moore– vocal arrangements
Track listing:
- The Tracks of My Tears – Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin
- Going to a Go-Go – Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson, Robert Rogers, Marvin Tarplin
- Ooo Baby Baby – Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson
- My Girl Has Gone – Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Ronald White
- In Case You Need Love – Smokey Robinson
- Choosey Beggar – Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson
- Since You Won My Heart – Smokey Robinson, William “Mickey” Stevenson
- From Head to Toe – Smokey Robinson
- All That’s Good – Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson
- My Baby Changes Like the Weather – Hal Davis, Frank Wilson
- Let Me Have Some – Smokey Robinson, Robert Rogers
- A Fork in the Road – Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
Otis Redding: Otis Blue (1965)
Label: Stax Records
Producer: Jim Stewart, Isaac Hayes, David Porter
Personnel:
- Otis Redding– vocals
- Booker T. Jones– keyboards, piano
- Isaac Hayes– keyboards, piano, producer
- Steve Cropper– guitar, producer
- Donald Dunn– bass
- Al Jackson, Jr.– drums
- Wayne Jackson– trumpet
- Gene Miller – trumpet
- Andrew Love– tenor saxophone
- Floyd Newman– baritone saxophone
- William Bell – backing vocals
- Earl Sims – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Ole Man Trouble – Otis Redding
- Respect – Otis Redding
- Change Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
- Down in the Valley – Bert Berns, Solomon Burke, Babe Chivian, Joe Martin
- I’ve Been Loving You Too Long – Otis Redding, Jerry Butler
- Shake – Sam Cooke
- My Girl – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
- Wonderful World – Sam Cooke, Lou Adler, Herb Alpert
- Rock Me Baby – B.B. King
- Satisfaction – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
- You Don’t Miss Your Water – William Bell
The Impressions: People Get Ready (1965)
Label: ABC / Paramount
Producer: Johnny Pate
Track listing:
All tracks by Curtis Mayfield.
- Woman’s Got Soul
- Emotions (Won’t You Let Me Cry)
- Sometimes I Wonder
- We’re in Love
- Just Another Dance
- Can’t Work No Longer
- People Get Ready
- I’ve Found Out That I’ve Lost
- Hard to Believe
- See the Real Me
- Get Up and Move
- You Must Believe Me
Nina Simone: Wild Is the Wind (1966)
Label: Philips Records
Producer: Hal Mooney
Personnel:
- Nina Simone – vocal, piano, arranger
- Rudy Stevenson – guitar, flute
- Lisle Atkinson – bass
- Bobby Hamilton – drums
- Horace Ott – conductor, arranger
- Jeff Willens – mastering
- Sid Mark – liner notes
- Hollis King – art direction
Track listing:
- I Love Your Lovin’ Ways – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
- Four Woman – Nina Simone
- What More Can I Say – Horace Ott, Wade Brown Jr.
- Lilac Wine – James Shelton
- That’s All I Ask – Horace Ott
- Break Down and Let It All Out – Van McCoy
- Why Keep On Breaking My Heart – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
- Wild is the Wind – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
- Black is the Color of My True Love’s hair – traditional
- If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger
- Either Way I Loose – Van McCoy
Wilson Picket: The Exciting Wilson Picket (1966)
Label: Atlantic
Producer: Jerry Wexler, Steve Cropper, Jim Stewart, Rick Hall, Tom Dowd
Personnel:
- Wilson Pickett– vocals
- Tommy Cogbill, Donald Dunn– bass guitar
- Steve Cropper, Jimmy Johnson, Chips Moman– guitar
- Joe Hall, Isaac Hayes, Spooner Oldham– keyboards, piano
- Roger Hawkins, Al Jackson Jr.– drums
- Wayne Jackson, Gene “Bowlegs” Miller– trumpet
- Charles “Packy” Axton, Andrew Love, Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
- Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
- Steve Cropper – supervisor
- Tom Dowd– engineer, supervisor
- Rick Hall – engineer, supervisor
- Jim Stewart– engineer, supervisor
- Haig Adishian – cover design
- Bob Rolontz– liner notes
- Scott Galloway – liner notes
- Nick Samardge – photography
- Jerry Wexler– supervisor
Track listing:
- Land of 1000 Dances – Chris Kenner
- Something You Got – Chris Kenner
- 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
- Barefootin’ – Robert Parker
- Mercy Mercy – Don Covay, Ronald Dean Miller
- You’re So Fine – Lance Finney, Willie Schofield, Bob West
- In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
- Ninety-nine and a Half (Won’t Do) – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett
- Danger Zone – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
- I’m Drifting – Homer Banks, Pickett, David Porter
- It’s All Over – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
- She’s So Good to Me – Bobby Womack
The Bar – Keys: Soul Finger (1967)
Label: Volt Records
Producer: Allen Jones
Personnel:
- James Alexander- bass
- Jimmy King – guitar
- Ronnie Caldwell- organ
- Carl Cunningham – drums
- Phalon Jones- saxophone
- Ben Cauley– trumpet
Track listing:
- Soul Finger – Jimmy King, Phalon Jones, Carl Cunningham, Ben Cauley, Ronnie Caldwell, James Alexander
- Knucklehead – Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones
- With a Child’s Heart – Vicky Basemore, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby
- Bar-Kay’s Boogaloo – Jimmy King, Phalon Jones, Carl Cunningham, Ben Cauley, Ronnie Caldwell, James Alexander
- Theme from Hell’s Angels – Unknown
- You Can’t Sit Down – Dee Clark, Kal Mann, Cornell Muldrow
- House Shoes – Jimmy King, Phalon Jones, Carl Cunningham, Ben Cauley, Ronnie Caldwell, James Alexander
- Pearl High – Al Jackson, Jr., Isaac Hayes
- I Want Someone – Estelle Axton, Deanie Parker
- Hole in the Wall – Nathaniel Nathan, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr., Booker T. Jones
- Don’t Do That – Jimmy King, Phalon Jones, Carl Cunningham, Ben Cauley, Ronnie Caldwell, James Alexander
Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)
Label: Atlantic
Producer: Jerry Wexler
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – piano, vocals
- King Curtis– tenor saxophone
- Carolyn Franklin– background vocals
- Erma Franklin- background vocals
- Cissy Houston– background vocals
- Willie Bridges – baritone saxophone
- Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
- Gene Chrisman – drums
- Tommy Cogbill– bass
- Jimmy Johnson– guitar
- Melvin Lastie – trumpet, cornet
- Chips Moman– guitar
- Dewey Oldham– keyboards
Track listing:
- Respect – Otis Redding
- Drown in My Own Tears – Henry Glover
- I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) – Ronnie Shannon
- Soul Serenade – Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon
- Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
- Baby, Baby, Baby – Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
- Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
- Good Times – Sam Cooke
- Do Right Woman, Do Right Man – Dan Penn, Chips Moman
- Save Me – Curtis Ousley, Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
- A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
Aretha Franklin: Lady Soul (1968)
Label: Atlantic
Producer: Jerry Wexler
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – vocals and piano
- Eric Clapton- guitars
- Jimmy Johnson– guitars
- Joe South– guitars
- Bobby Womack- guitars
- Spooner Oldham- electric piano
- Tommy Cogbill– bass
- Roger Hawkins– drums
- Gene Chrisman – drums
- Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman, Bernie Glow – trumpets
- Tony Studd – bass trombone
- King Curtis &Seldon Powell – tenor saxophones
- Frank Wess- tenor saxophone and flute
- Haywood Henry – baritone saxophone
- Arif Mardin – horn arrangement
- Ralph Burns – string conducted
- The Sweet Inspirations,Carolyn Franklin, Erma Franklin& Ellie Greenwich – background vocals
Track listing:
- Chain Of Fools – Don Covay
- Money Won’t Change You – James Brown, Nat Jones
- People Get Ready – Curtis Mayfield
- Niki Hoeky – Jim Ford, Lolly Vegas, Pat Vegas
- (You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman – Gerry Goffin, Carole King , Jerry Wexler
- (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
- Good to Me As I Am to You – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
- Come Back Baby – Walter Davis
- Groovin’ – Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati
- Ain’t No Way – Carolyn Franklin
Isaac Hayes: Hot Buttered Soul (1969)
Label: Enterprise
Producer: Al Bell, Marvell Thomas, Allen Jones
Personnel:
- Isaac Hayes– vocals, keyboards
- Marvell Thomas– keyboards
- The Bar-Kays– Willie Hall, drums; James Alexander, bass; Michael Toles, guitar
Track listing:
- Walk On By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic – Isaac Hayes, Alvertis Isbell
- One Woman – Charles Chalmers, Sandra Rhodes
- By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Jimmy Webb
Sly & The Family Stone: Stand (1969)
Label: Epic
Producer: Sly Stone
Personnel:
- Sly Stone: vocals, organ, guitar, piano, harmonica, vocoder, bass guitar
- Freddie Stone: vocals, guitar
- Larry Graham: vocals, bass guitar
- Rose Stone: vocals, piano, keyboard
- Cynthia Robinson: trumpet, vocal ad-libs, background vocals
- Jerry Martini: saxophone, background vocals
- Greg Errico: drums, background vocals
- Little Sister(Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton): background vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Sly Stone..
- Stand!
- Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey
- I Want to Take You Higher
- Somebody’s Watching You
- Sing a Simple Song
- Everyday People
- Sex Machine
- You Can Make It If You Try
The Meters: The Meters (1969)
Label: Josie
Producer: Allen Toussaint, Marshall Sehom
Personnel:
- Art Neville– organ, keyboards
- Ziggy Modeliste– drums, composer
- Leo Nocentelli– guitar, composer
- George Porter Jr.– bass guitar, composer
- Giovanni Scatola – remastering
- Janie Gans – art supervisor
- Jake Kennedy – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter Jr., except where noted.
- Cissy Strut
- Here Comes the Meter Man
- Cardova
- Live Wire
- Art
- Sophisticated Cissy
- Ease Back
- 6V6 LA
- Sehom’s Farm
- Ann
- Stormy – Buddy Buie, J.R. Cobb
- Simple Song – Sly Stone
Funkadelic: Free Your Mind (1970)
Label: Westbound
Producer: George Clinton
Personnel:
- George Clinton- lead vocals
- Raymond Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, Grady Thomas– vocals
- Eddie Hazel– guitar, lead vocals
- Tawl Ross– guitar, lead vocals
- Bernie Worrell– Hammond organ, Vox organ, keyboards
- Billy Nelson– bass guitar, lead vocals
- Tiki Fulwood– drums
Track listing:
- Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow – George Clinton, Edward Hazel, Raymond Davis
- Friday Night, August 14th – George Clinton
- Funky Dollar Bill – George Clinton, Edward Hazel, Raymond Davis
- I Wanna Know If It’s Good to You? – George Clinton, William Nelson, Clarence Haskins, Raymond Davis
- Some More – George Clinton
- Eulogy and Light – Eugene Harris
Doris Duke: I’m a Loser (1970)
Label: Canyon Records
Producer: Jerry Williams Jr.
Personnel:
- Doris Duke: vocals
- Paul Hornsby – piano, organ
- Jesse Carr – guitar
- Robert Popwell – bass
- Johnny Sandlin – drums
- Jerry Williams – piano, arranger
- Richard Rome – arranger
- Jim Hawkins – engineer
- Joel Fine – engineer
- Willis Hogans Jr. – photography
Track listing:
- He’s Gone
- I Can’t Do Without You
- Feet Start Walking
- Ghost of Myself
- Your Best Friend
- The Feeling Is Right
- I Don’t Care Anymore
- Congratulations Baby
- We’re More Than Strangers
- Divorce Decree
- How Was I To Know You Cared
- To the Other Woman (I’m the Other Woman)
Curtis Mayfield: Curtis (1970)
Label: Curtom
Producer: Curtis Mayfield
Personnel:
Leonard Druss, John Howell, Harold Lepp, Loren Binford, Clifford Davis, Patrick Ferreri, Richard Single, Rudolph Stauber, Donald Simmons, Robert Lewis, Harold Dessent, Ronald Kolber, Harold Klatz, John Ross, Sol Bobrob, Sam Heiman, Elliot Golub, Henry Gibson, Robert Sims, Gary Slabo and Philip Upchurch
Track listing:
All tracks by Curtis Mayfield.
- (Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go
- The Other Side of Town
- The Makings of You
- We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue
- Move On Up
- Miss Black America
- Wild and Free
- Give It Up
James Brown: Ain’t It Funky (1970)
Label: King
Producer: James Brown
Track listing:
- Ain’t It Funky, Pts. 1-2 – James Brown
- Fat Wood, Pts. 1-2 – James Brown, Jimmy Nolen
- Cold Sweat – James Brown, Pee Wee Ellis
- Give It Up or Turn It Loose – Charles Bobbit
- Nose Job – James Brown, Bud Hobhood
- Use Your Mother – James Brown
- After You Done It – James Brown
Curtis Mayfield: Roots (1971)
Label: Curtom
Producer: Curtis Mayfield
Personnel:
- Curtis Mayfield – vocals, guitar
- Craig McMullen – guitar
- Joseph “Lucky” Scott – bass
- Tyrone McCullen – drums
- Henry Gibson- percussion
- Leroy Hutson, Michael Hawkins – background vocals
- Johnny Pate, Riley Hampton – arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Curtis Mayfield, except where noted.
- Get Down
- Keep On Keeping On
- Underground
- We Got to Have Peace
- Beautiful Brother of Mine
- Now You’re Gone – Curtis Mayfield, Joseph Scott
- Love to Keep You in My Mind
Bill Withers: Just As I Am (1971)
Label: Sussex
Producer: Booker T.Jones
Personnel:
- Bill Withers – guitar, vocals
- Stephen Stills– guitar
- Chris Ethridge- bass
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Booker T. Jones– guitar, keyboards
- Bobbye Hall Porter– percussion
- Donald “Duck” Dunn- bass
- Al Jackson, Jr.– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Withers, except where noted.
- Harlem
- Ain’t No Sunshine
- Grandma’s Hands
- Sweet Wanomi
- Everybody’s Talkin’ – Fred Neil
- Do It Good
- Hope She’ll Be Happier
- Let It Be – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- I’m Her Daddy
- In My Heart
- Moanin’ and Groanin’
- Better Of Dead
Gil Scott Heron: Pieces of a Man (1971)
Label: Flying Dutchman Records
Producer: Bob Thiele
Personnel:
- Gil Scott-Heron– vocals, guitar, piano
- Hubert Laws– flute, saxophone
- Brian Jackson– piano
- Burt Jones – electric guitar
- Ron Carter– bass
- Bernard Purdie– drums
- Johnny Pate– conductor
- Bob Simpson – mixing
- Charles Stewart – cover photo
Track listing:
All tracks by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, except where noted.
- The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Gil Scott-Heron
- Save the Children – Gil Scott Heron
- Lady Day and John Coltrane – Gil Scott Heron
- Home is Where the Hatred Is – Gil Scott-Heron
- When You Are Who You Are
- I Think I’ll Call It Morning
- Pieces of a Man
- A Sign of the Ages
- Or Down You Fall
- The Needle’s Eye
- The Prisoner
Isaac Hayes: Shaft (1971)
Label: Enterprise
Producer: Isaac Hayes
Personnel:
- Isaac Hayes – lead vocals, keyboards
- Lester Snell – electric piano
- James Alexander– bass guitar
- Charles Pitts – guitar
- Michael Toles – guitar
- Willie Hall – drums
- Gary Jones – conga, and bongo drums
- Richard “Johnny” Davis – lead trumpet
- John Fonville – flute
- Johnny Allen, J. J. Johnson and Isaac Hayes – rhythm, horns and strings arrangements
- Pat Lewis, Rose Williams and Telma Hopkins – backing vocals
- The Bar-Kaysand The Isaac Hayes Movement – instrumentation
Track listing:
All tracks by Isaac Hayes.
- Theme from Shaft (Vocal Version)
- Bumpy’s Lament
- Walk from Regio’s
- Ellie’s Love Theme
- Shaft’s Cab Ride
- Cafe Regio’s
- Early Sunday Morning
- Be Yourself
- A Friend’s Place
- Soulsville (Vocal Version)
- No Name Bar
- Bumpy’s Blues
- Shaft Strikes Again
- Do Your Thing (Vocal Version)
- The End Theme
Sly & The Family Stone: There’s a Riot Goin’ On (1971)
Label: Epic
Producer: Sly Stone
Personnel:
- Larry Graham– bass, backing vocals
- Greg Errico– drums
- Gerry Gibson – drums
- Bobby Womack– guitar
- Freddie Stone– guitar
- Ike Turner– guitar
- Sly Stone– arrangements, drums, drum programming, keyboard programming, synthesizers, guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
- Billy Preston– keyboards
- Jerry Martini– tenor saxophone
- Cynthia Robinson– trumpet
- Rose Stone– vocals, keyboards
- Little Sister– backing vocals
- Lynn Ames – collage, cover design
- John Berg- collage, cover design
Track listing:
All tracks by Sylvester Stewart.
- Luv n’ Haight
- Just Like a Baby
- Poet
- Family Affair
- Africa Talks to You ‘The Asphalt Jungle’
- There’s a Riot Goin’ On
- Brave & Strong
- (You Caught Me) Smilin
- Time
- Spaced Cowboy
- Runnin’ Away
- Thank You for Talkin’ to Me Africa
Ohio Players: Pain (1971)
Label: Westbound
Producer: Ohio Players, Herb James, Billy Pittman
Personnel:
• Andrew Noland
• Gregory Webster
• Walter “Junie” Morrison
• Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner
• Marshall “Rock” Jones
• Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks
• Joel Brodsky – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Ohio Players.
1. Pain
2. Never Had a Dream
3. Players Balling (Players Doin’ Their Own Thing)
4. I Wanna Hear from You
5. The Reds
6. Singing in the Morning
Isaac Hayes: Black Moses (1971)
Label: Enterprise
Producer: Isaac Hayes
Personnel:
- Isaac Hayes- lead and background vocals
- The Bar-Kays and The Isaac Hayes Movement – instrumentation
- Isaac Hayes – piano, vibraphone, organ and electric piano
- Ronnie Hudson – bass
- Gary Jones – bongos, congas
- Willie Hall – drums, tambourine
- Lester Snell – electric piano
- Charles “Skip” Pitts – piano
- Sidney Kirk – piano
- Isaac Hayes & Johnny Allen and Dale Warren – arrangements
Track listing:
- Never Can Say Goodbye – Clifton Davis
- (They Long to Be) Close to You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Nothing Takes the Place of You – Toussaint McCall, Alan Robinson
- Man’s Temptation – Curtis Mayfield
- Never Gonna Give You Up – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Jerry Butler
- Medley: Ike’s Rap II / Help Me Love – Isaac Hayes, Johnny Baylor, Mickey Gregory, Luther Ingram, Tommy Tate
- Need to Belong to Someone – Curtis Mayfield
- Good Love – Mickey Gregory, Isaac Hayes
- Medley: “Ike’s Rap III” / “Your Love is So Doggone Good” – Isaac Hayes, Difosco Ervin, Rudy Love
- For the Good Times – Kris Kristofferson
- I’ll Never Fall in Love Again – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Part-Time Love – Clay Hammond
- Medley: Ike’s Rap IV / A Brand New Me – Isaac Hayes, Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell, Jerry Butler
- Going in Circles – Jerry Peters, Anita Poree
Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On (1971)
Producer: Tamla
Producer: Marvin Gaye
Personnel:
- Marvin Gaye – lead vocals
- Members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Conducted and Arranged by David Van De Pitte
- Background Voices:
- Marvin Gaye
- The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps)
- Mel Farr, Charlie Sandersand Lem Barney of the Detroit Lions
- Dave Bingof the Detroit Pistons
- Bobby Rogersof The Miracles
- Elgie Stover
- Kenneth Stover
- Strings, Woodwindsand Brass
- Gordon Staples, Zinovi Bistritzky, Beatriz Budinzky, Richard Margitza, Virginia Halfmann, Felix Resnick, Alvin Score, Lillian Downs, James Waring – violins
- Edouard Kesner, Meyer Shapiro, David Ireland, Nathan Gordon – violas
- Italo Babini, Thaddeus Markiewicz, Edward Korkigan – cellos
- Max Janowsky – double bass
- Carole Crosby – harp
- Dayna Hardwick, William Perich – flutes
- Larry Nozero, Angelo Carlisi, George Benson, Tate Houston– saxophones
- John Trudell, Maurice Davis – trumpets
- Nilesh Pawar – oboe
- Carl Raetz – trombone
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothersand Solo Horns
- Eli Fontaine– alto saxophone
- Wild Bill Moore– tenor saxophone
- Marvin Gaye – piano, mellotron, box drum
- Johnny Griffith– celeste, keyboards
- Earl Van Dyke– keyboards
- Jack Brokensha– vibraphone, percussion
- Joe Messina, Robert White– electric guitars
- James Jamerson– bass guitar
- Bob Babbitt– bass guitar Chet Forest – drums
- Jack Ashford– tambourine, percussion
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown– bongos, congas
- Earl DeRouen – bongos, congas
- Bobbye Hall– bongos
- Katherine Marking – graphic design
- Alana Coghlan – graphic design
- James Hendin – Photography
- Curtis McNair – Art Direction
Track listing:
- What’s Going On – Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo “Obie” Benson
- What’s Happening Brother – Marvin Gaye, James Nyx Jr.
- Flyin’ High (In the Friendly Sky) – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover
- Save the Children – Cleveland, Renaldo “Obie” Benson, Marvin Gaye
- God is Love – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, James Nyx Jr.
- Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) – Marvin Gaye
- Right On – Earl DeRouen, Marvin Gaye
- Wholy Holy – Renaldo “Oboe” Benson, Cleveland, Marvin Gaye
- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) – Marvin Gaye, James Nyx Jr,
Funkadelic: Maggot Brain (1971)
Label: Westbound
Producer: George Clinton
Personnel:
- George Clinton, Raymond Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, Grady Thomas, Garry Shider, Hot Buttered Soul– vocals
- Eddie Hazel– guitar, vocals
- Tawl Ross– guitar, vocals
- Bernie Worrell– keyboards, vocals
- Billy Nelson– bass guitar, vocals
- Tiki Fulwood– drums
- Joel Brodsky – cover photography
- Ron Scribner – inside cover photography
- The Graffiteria/Paula Bisacca – artwork design
- David Krieger – art directiosn
- Barbara Cheeseborough – model on the album cover
Track listing:
- Maggot Brain – Edward Hazel, George Clinton
- Can You Get to That – George Clinton, Ernest Harris
- Hit it and Quit it – George Clinton, William Nelson
- You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks – George Clinton, Clarence Haskins, William Nelson, Bernard Worrell, Judie Jones
- Super Stupid – Edward Hazel, Lucious Ross, William Nelson, George Clinton
- Back in Our Minds – Clarence Haskins
- Wars of Armageddon – Ramon Fulwood, Lucious Ross, George Clinton, Bernard Worrell
Stevie Wonder: Talking Book (1972)
Label: Tamla
Producer: Stevie Wonder, Robert Margouleff, Malcolm Cecil
Personnel:
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums, Moog bass, piano, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
- Jim Gilstrap– lead vocal, background vocal
- Lani Groves – lead vocal, background vocal
- Gloria Barley – background vocal
- Scott Edwards – electric bass
- Daniel Ben Zebulon – congas
- Ray Parker Jr.– electric guitar
- David Sanborn– alto saxophone
- Deniece Williams– background vocal
- Shirley Brewer – background vocal
- Trevor Laurence – tenor saxophone
- Steve Madaio – trumpet
- Debra Wilson – background vocal
- Shirley Brewer – background vocal
- Loris Harvin (Delores Harvin) – background vocal
- Jeff Beck– electric guitar
- Buzz Feiten(Howard “Buzz” Feiten) – electric guitar
Track listing:
All tracks by Stevie Wonder except where noted.
- You Are the Sunshine of My Life
- Maybe Your Baby
- You and I
- Tuesday Heartbreak
- You’ve Got It Bad Girl – Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright
- Superstition
- Big Brother
- Blame it on the Sun – Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright
- Looking for Another Pure Love – Stevie Wonder,Syreeta Wright
- I Believe – Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright
O’ Jays – The Backstabbers (1972)
Label: Philadelphia International Records
Personnel:
- Eddie Levert – vocals
- Walter Lee Williams – vocals
- William Powell – vocals
- Leon Huff– piano
- Bunny Sigler– guitar, piano
- Dennis Harris – guitar
- Bobby Eli– guitar
- Roland Chambers – guitar
- Norman Harris– arranger, guitar
- Ronnie Baker– bass guitar
- Lenny Pakula – organ
- Earl Young– drums
- Don Renaldo – conductor, horns, strings
- Thom Bell– arranger, strings
- Larry Washington – bongos, congas, percussion
- Vincent Montana Jr.– percussion, vibraphone
- Bobby Martin– arranger
- Thom Bell – arranger
- Tony Martell – executive producer
- Adam Block – director
- Joe Tarsia– engineer
- Tony Sellari – art direction
Personnel: Keneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Bunny Sigler
Track listing:
- When the World’s at Peace – Kenneth Gamble, Bunny Sigler, Phil Hurtt
- Back Stabbers – Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead
- Who Am I – Bunny Sigler, Phil Hurtt
- (They Call me) Mr. Lucky – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
- Time to get Down – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
- 992 Arguments – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
- Listen to the Clock on the Wall – Kenneth Gamble, leon Huff, John Whitehead, Gene McFadden
- Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind of People – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, John Whitehead, Gene McFadden
- Sunshine – Bunny Sigler, Phil Hurtt
- Love Train – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
Bobby Womack: Understanding (1972)
Label: United Artists Records
Producer: Bobby Womack
Personnel:
- Bobby Womack- vocals, guitar
- Jimmy Johnson, Reggie Young, Tippy Armstrong – guitar
- David Hood, Mike Leech – bass
- Barry Beckett, Bobby Wood, Bobby Emmons – keyboards
- Hayward Bishop, Roger Hawkins- drums, percussion
- Ronnie Eades, Harvey Thompson – saxophone
- Harrison Calloway, Jr. – trumpet
- Dale Quillen – trombone
- Friendly Womack, Jr., Curtis Womack, Harry Womack, Cecil Womack, Janice Singleton, Pam Grier, Patrice Holloway- background vocals
Track listing:
- I Can Understand – Bobby Womack
- Woman’s Gotta Have It – Bobby Womack, Linda Womack, Darryl Carter
- And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Got To Get You Back – Chris Green, Jerry Lynn Williams
- Simple Man – Bobby Womack, Joe Hicks
- Ruby Dean – Bobby Womack, Joe Hicks
- Thing Called Love – Joe Hicks
- Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
- Harry Hippie – Jim Ford
Cane & Able: Cane & Able (1972)
Label: Epic
Producer: Claude Delcloo
Personnel:
- Worthington Brown – bass
- Blinky Bostic – congas, timbales
- George Carter – drums
- Garland Edwards – guitar
- French Thompson – lead vocals
- Billy Ellis – saxophones
- Norris Ridguard, Tony Lytle – trombone
- George Alford, Hasan Tayratira, Norris Ridguard – trumpet
- George Alford, Norris Ridguard – vocals
Track listing:
- Girl You Love Me
- Starchild
- Who’s Gonna Take the Weight
- Don’t Knock My Love
- Green Grass
- Toe Hold
- Found a Child
Al Green: Let’s Stay Together (1972)
Label: Hi
Producer: Willie Mitchell
Personnel:
- Al Green – vocals
- Howard Grimes- drums
- Al Jackson, Jr.– drums
- Leroy Hodges- bass
- Charles Hodges- organ, piano
- Teenie Hodges- guitar
- Wayne Jackson- trumpet
- Andrew Love- horn, tenor saxophone
- Ed Logan – horn, tenor saxophone
- James Mitchell – bass, baritone saxophone, arrangements
- Jack Hale – trombone
- Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes – background vocals, arrangements
- Jools DeVere – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Al Green, except where noted
- Let’s Stay Together – Al Green, Wayne Jackson, James Mitchell
- La-La for You – Al Green, James Mitchell
- So You’re Leaving
- What Is This Feeling?
- Old Time Lovin
- I’ve Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do) – Floyd, Isbell and Jones
- How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
- Judy
- It Ain’t No Fun to Me
The Dramatics: Whatcha See is Whatcha Get (1972)
Label: Volt
Producer: Tony Hester
Personnel:
- Elbert Wilkins, Larry Demps, Ron Banks, William Howard, Willie Ford – vocals
- Johnny Allen – arranger
- David Krieger – art direction
- Larry Shaw – creative director
- Ron Gorden – cover design
- Neil Deckert – illustration
- Joel Brodsky – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tony Hester.
- Get Up and Get Down
- Thank You for Your Love
- Hot Pants in the Summertime
- Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
- In the Rain
- Gimme Some (Good Soul Music)
- Fall In Love, Lady Love
- Mary Don’t Cha Wanna
Lyn Collins – Think (About It) (1972)
Label: People
Producer: James Brown
Personnel:
- Lyn Collins – vocal
- James Brown – arranger
- Dave Matthews – arranger
- Sammy Lowe – arranger
- Lee Lebowitz – art direction
Track listing:
- Think (About It) – James Brown
- Just Won’t Do Right – James Brown
- Wheels of Life – Joe Valentine, Johnny Terry
- Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
- Things Got To Get Better – Alfred Ellis, James Brown
- Never Gonna Give You Up – K. Gamble, L. Huff, J. Butler
- Reach Out for Me – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Women’s Lib – James Brown
- Fly Me to the Moon – Bart Howard
Billy Paul: 360 Degrees Of (1972)
Label: Philadelphia International Records
Producer: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Personnel:
- Billy Paul- lead and backing vocals
- Bobby Eli, Bunny Sigler, David Bay, Norman Harris, Roland Chambers – guitar
- Eddie Green, Leon Huff- piano
- Vincent Montana, Jr.- vibraphone
- Anthony Jackson, Ron Baker- bass
- Earl Young, Norman Farrington – drums
- Don Renaldo – horns, strings
- Larry Washington – congas
- Lenny Pakula – organ
- Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Barbara Ingram – background vocals
- Ed Lee – cover design
- Don Hunstein – front cover photo
- Robert Davis – back cover photo
Track listing:
- Brown Baby – Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
- I’m Just a Prisoner – Kenny Gamble, Phil Hurtt, Bunny Sigler
- It’s Too Late – Carole King, Toni Stern
- Me and Mrs. Jones – Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert
- Am I Black Enough for You? – Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
- Let’s Stay Together – Al Green, Al Jackson Jr., Willie Mitchell
- Your Song – Elton John, Bernie Taupin
- I’m Gonna Make It This Time – Jean Lang, Bunny Sigler
Bill Withers: Still Bill (1972)
Label: Sussex
Producer: Benorce Blackmon, Bill Withers,James Gadson, Melvin Dunlap, Ray Jackson
Personnel:
- Bill Withers – guitar, piano, vocals
- Bobbye Hall- percussion
- Benorce Blackmon – guitar
- Melvin Dunlap – bass
- James Gadson- drums, percussion
- Raymond Jackson – piano, clavinet, electric piano, horn & string arrangement
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Withers, except where noted.
- Lonely Town, Lonely Stree
- Let Me In Your Life
- Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? – Bill Withers, Stanley McKenny
- Use Me
- Lean on Me
- Kissing My Love
- I Don’t Know
- Another Day to Run – Bill Withers, Benorce Blackmon
- I Don’t Want You on My Mind
- Take It All In and Check It All Out
Cymande: Cymande (1972)
Label: Janus Records
Producer: John Schroeder
Personnel:
- Steve Scipio – bass
- Pablo Gonsales – congas
- Sam Kelly – drums
- Patrick Patterson – guitar
- Mike Rose – alto saxophone, flute, bongos
- Derek Gibbs – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Peter Serreo – tenor saxophone
- Joey Dee, Ray King – vocals, percussion
Track listing:
- Zion I
- One More
- Getting It Back
- Listen
- Rickshaw
- Dove
- Bra
- The Message
- Ras Tafarian Folk Song
Curtis Mayfield: Super Fly (1972)
Label: Curtom
Producer: Curtis Mayfield
Personnel:
- Curtis Mayfield– composer, vocals, guitar, producer
- Joseph Lucky Scott – bass
- Master Henry Gibson– percussion
- Tyrone McCullen – drums
- Morris Jennings– drums
- Craig McMullen – guitar
- Anthony Dalcoe (aka “Saint Anthony”) – guitar, song writer
- Harry “Slip” Lepp- trombone
- Johnny Pate– orchestrater, arranger
- Glen Christensen – art direction
- Milton Sincoff – packaging
Track listing:
All tracks by Curtis Mayfield.
- Little Child Running Wild
- Pusherman
- Freddie’s Dead
- Junkie Chase
- Give Me Your Love (Love Song)
- Eddie You Should Know Better
- No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song)
- Think
- Superfly
The Staple Singers: Be Altitude: Respect yourself (1972)
Label: Stax Records
Producer: Al Bell
Personnel:
- Al Bell– Arranger
- Staple Sisters
- Cleotha Staples
- Mavis Staples
- Roebuck “Pops” Staples
- Yvonne Staples
Track listing:
- This World – Gary William Friedman, Herb Shapiro
- Respect Yourself – Luther Ingram, Mack Rice
- Name the Missing Word – Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson
- I’ll Take You There – Alvert Isbell
- This Old Town (People in This Town) – Don Covay, Wilson Pickett, Stevenson
- We the People – Booker T. Jones, A. Smith
- Are You Sure – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
- Who Do You Think You Are (Jesus Christ the Superstar)? – Pops Staples
- I’m Just Another Soldier – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
- Who – John Barry, Bobby Bloom
Donny Hathaway: Live (1972)
Label: Atlantic
Producer: Arif Mardin (side one) – Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin
Personnel:
- Donny Hathaway– vocals, electric piano, piano, organ, arrangements
- Phil Upchurch– lead guitar on side one
- Cornell Dupree– lead guitar on side two
- Mike Howard – guitar
- Willie Weeks– bass
- Fred White– drums
- Earl DeRouen– conga drums
Track listing:
- What’s Goin’ On – Renaldo “Obie” Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye
- The Ghetto – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson
- Hey Girl – Earl DeRouen
- You’ve Got a Friend – Carole King
- Little Ghetto Boy – Derouen and Eddy Howard
- We’re Still Friends – Donny Hathaway, Watts
- Jealous Guy – John Lennon
- Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything) – Richard Evans, Philip Upchurch, Ric Powell
Mandrill: Is (1972)
Label: Polydor
Producer: Mandrill – Alfred V. Brown
Personnel:
- Carlos Wilson – trombone, alto saxophone, flute, guitar, percussion, vocals
- Louis Wilson – percussion, trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
- Richard Wilson – tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals
- Claude “Coffee” Cave – keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, vocals
- Frederick “Fudgie Kae” Solomon – bass, percussion, vocals
- Omar Mesa – guitar, percussion, vocals
- Charles Padro -drums, percussion, vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Mandrill
- Ape Is High
- Cohello
- Git It All
- Children of the Sun
- I Refuse To Smile
- Universal Rhythms
- Lord of the Golden Baboon
- Central Park
- Kofijahm
- Here Today Gone Tomorrow
- The Sun Must Go Down
War: The World is a Ghetto (1972)
Label: United Artists Records
Producer: Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Howard Scott
Personnel:
- Howard Scott– guitar, percussion, vocals
- B. Dickerson– bass, percussion, vocals
- Lonnie Jordan– organ, piano, timbolies, percussion, vocals
- Harold Brown– drums, percussion, vocals
- Papa Dee Allen– conga, bongos, percussion, vocals
- Charles Miller– clarinet, alto, tenor and baritone saxes, percussion, vocals
- Lee Oskar– harmonica, percussion, vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by War.
- The Cisco Kid
- Where Was You At
- City, Country, City
- Four Cornered Room
- The World Is a Ghetto
- Beetles in the Bog
The Temptations: All Directions (1972)
Label: Gordy
Producer: Norman Whitfield
Personnel:
- Dennis Edwards: vocals
- Damon Harris: vocals
- Richard Street: vocals
- Melvin Franklin: vocals
- Otis Williams: vocals
- The Andantes: background vocals
- The Funk Brothers: instrumentation
Track listing:
- Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
- Run Charlie Run – C. Maurice King, Jan Forman
- Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
- Love Woke Me Up This Morning – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- I Ain’t Got Nothin’ – Maurice King, Evans King
- The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) – Ewan MacColl
- Mother Nature – Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris
- Do Your Thing – Isaac Hayes
James Brown: The Payback (1973)
Label: Polydor
Producer: James Brown
Personnel:
- James Brown- lead vocals, electric piano
- Clair Pinckney – flute
- Maceo Parker – flute
- Darryl “Hasaan” Jamison – trumpet
- Jerone “Jasaan Sanford” Melson – trumpet
- Isiah “Ike” Oakley – trumpet
- Fred Wesley – trombone
- Hearlon “Cheese” Martin – guitar
- Jimmy Nolen – guitar
- Fred Thomas – bass
- John Starks – drums
- John Morgan – percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by James Brown, Fred Wesley and Charles Bobbit; except where noted.
- The Payback – James Brown, Fred Wesley, John “Jabo” Starks
- Doing the Best I Can
- Take Some, Leave Some
- Shoot Your Shot – James Brown
- Forever Suffering
- Time Is Running out Fast
- Mind Power
The O’Jays – Ship Ahoy (1973)
Label: Philadelphia International Records
Personnel:
- Leon Isley Brooks– keyboards
- William Powell– vocals
- Walter Williams– vocals
- Eddie Levert– vocals
- Anthony Jackson– bass
- Rocco Bene– trumpet solos
- MFSB– orchestra, various instruments
- Lenny Pakula– arranger
- Norman Harris– arranger
- Bobby Martin– arranger
- Lenny Pakula – arranger
- Joseph M. Palmaccio– mastering
- Darcy Proper – mastering
- Al Quaglieri – remix producer
- Joe Tarsia – engineer
- James Barkley – illustration
- Don Hunstein– photography
- Ed Lee – art direction
Producer: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
Track listing:
All tracks by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.
- Put Your Hands Together
- Ship Ahoy
- This Air I Breathe – Kenny Gamble, Bunny Sigler
- You Got Your Hooks in Me – Bunny Sigler
- For the Love of Money – Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Anthony Jackson
- Now That We Found Love
- Don’t Call Me Brother – Kenny Gamble, Bunny Sigler
- People Keep Tellin’ Me – John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen
Funkadelic: Cosmic Slop (1973)
Label: Westbound
Producer: George Clinton
Personnel:
- George Clinton – lead vocals
- Bernard Worrell – keyboards, melodica, strings
- “Boogie” Mosson – bass guitar
- Tyrone Lampkin – percussion
- Gary Shider – guitar
- Ron Bykowski – guitar
- Guest Funkadelic Maggot: Tiki Fulwood – drums
- Pedro Bell – artwork and liner notes
Track listing:
- Nappy Dugout – George Clinton, Cordell Mosson, Garry Shider
- You Can’t Miss What You Can’t Measure – George Clinton, Sidney Barnes
- March to the Witch’s Castle – George Clinton
- Let’s Make It Last – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
- Cosmic Slop – George Clinton, Bernie Worrell
- No Compute – George Clinton, Garry Shider
- This Broken Heart – William Franklin
- Trash A-Go-Go – George Clinton
- Can’t Stand the Strain – George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
Gladys Knight & The Pips: Imagination (1973)
Label: Buddah
Producer: Tony Camillo, Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight, William Guest, Edward Patten
Track listing:
All tracks by Jim Weatherly, except where noted.
- Midnight Train to Georgia
- I’ve Got to Use My Imagination – Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg
- Storms of Troubled Times
- Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
- Once in a Lifetime Thing
- Where Peaceful Waters Flow
- I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
- Perfect Love – Paul Williams
- Window Raisin’ Granny – William Guest, Gladys Knight, Merald Knight, Edward Patten
The Temptations: Masterpiece (1973)
Label: Gordy
Producer: Norman Whitfield
Personnel:
- Dennis Edwards: vocals
- Damon Harris: vocals
- Richard Street: vocals
- Melvin Franklin: vocals
- Otis Williams: vocals
- Paul Riser: arranger
- Des Strobel: design
- Parvis Sadighian: sculpture (for album cover image)
- Jim Britt: liner photo
- Earl Van Dyke: piano, organ
- Johnny Griffith: organ
- Robert Ward: guitar
- Melvin “Wah-Wah Watson” Ragin: guitar
- Joe Messina: guitar
- Paul Warren: guitar
- Robert White: guitar
- Eddie Willis: guitar
- Aaron Smith: drums
- Richard “Pistol” Allen: drums
- Uriel Jones: drums
- Andrew Smith: drums
- Leroy Taylor: bass guitar
- Bob Babbitt: bass guitar
- Eddie Watkins: bass guitar
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown: bongos, congas
- Jack Ashford: tambourine, maracas, sticks
- Jack Brokensha: tympani, vibes, bells, gourd
- Maurice Davis: trumpet
- Ted Lucas: harmonica
Track listing:
All tracks by Norman Whitfield.
- Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)
- Masterpiece
- Ma
- Law of the Land
- Plastic Man
- Hurry Tomorrow
Marvin Gaye: Let’s Get It On (1973)
Label: Tamla
Producer: Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
Personnel:
- David Van DePitte, Gene Page, Rene Hall, David Blumberg – arrangement, conduction (Orchestra):
- James Jamerson, Wilton Felder – bass
- Bobbye Hall Porter – bongos
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown – bongos, drums
- Paul Humphrey, Uriel Jones – drums
- David T. Walker, Eddie Willis, Lewis Shelton, Melvin Ragin, Robert White, Don Peake – guitar
- Emil Richards, Bobbye Hall Porter, Ernie Watts, Plas Johnson – percussion
- Joe Sample, Marvin Gaye, Marvin Jerkins – piano
- Jim Britt, Motown Archives – photography
- Marvin Gaye – lead vocals, background vocals
- The Originals – background vocals
- Emil Richards, Victor Feldman – vibraphone
Track listing:
- Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
- Please Stay (Once You Go Away) – Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
- If I Should Die Tonight – Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
- Keep Gettin’ It On – Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
- Come Get to This – Marvin Gaye
- Distant Lover – Marvin Gaye, Gwen Gordy, Sandra Greene
- You Sure Love to Ball – Marvin Gaye
- Just to Keep You Satisfied – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover
Sir Joe Quaterman & Free Soul: Sir Joe Quaterman & Free Soul (1973)
Label: GSF Records
Producer: Bill Tate, Cotter Wells, Sir Joe Quarterman
Personnel:
- Joe Quarterman – trumpet, vocals
- George R. Lee – guitar
- Gregory C. Hammonds – bass
- Allen Stewart – drums
- Willie Parker, Jr. – guitar
- Karissa Freeman – keyboards
- Leon Rogers – saxophone
Track listing:
All tracks by Sir Joe Quarterman.
- (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind
- I Made A Promise
- The Trouble With Trouble
- The Way They Do My Life
- Find Yourself
- Gonna Get Me A Friend
- Give Me Back My Freedom
- I Feel Like This
- Live Now Brothers
Rare Earth: Ma (1973)
Label: Motown
Producer: Norman Whitfield
Personnel:
- Gil Bridges – flute, saxophone, vocals
- Peter Hoorelbeke – drums, percussion, lead vocals
- Ray Monette – lead guitar, vocals
- Mark Olson – keyboards, vocals
- Mike Urso – bass, vocals
- Edward Guzman – congas, timbales
All tracks by Norman Whitfield; except where noted.
- Ma
- Big John Is My Name
- Smiling Faces Sometimes – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
- Hum Along and Dance – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
- Come With Me
Mandrill: Just Out Side of Town (1973)
Label: Polydor
Producer: Mandrill – Alfred V. Brown
Personnel:
- Carlos Wilson – trombone, flute, guitar, percussion, vocals
- Lou Wilson – percussion, trumpet, vocals
- Ric Wilson – saxophone, percussion, vocals
- Claude Cave – keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, vocals
- Fudgie Kae- bass, percussion, vocals
- Omar Mesa – guitar, percussion, vocals
- Neftali Santiago -drums, percussion, vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Mandrill
- Mango Meat
- Never Die
- Love Song
- Interlude
- Fat City Strut
- Two Sisters of Mystery
- Afrikus Retrospectus
- She Ain’t Lookin’ Too Tough
- Aspiration Flame
Stevie Wonder: Innervisions (1973)
Label: Tamla
Producer: Stevie Wonder – Robert Margouleff – Malcolm Cecil
Personnel:
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes, harmonica, drums, Moog bass, Hohner clavinet , handclaps
- Lani Groves – background vocal
- Tasha Thomas– background vocal
- Jim Gilstrap– background vocal
- Malcolm Cecil– upright bass
- Dean Parks– acoustic guitar
- David T. Walker– electric guitar
- Clarence Bell – Hammond organ
- Ralph Hammer – acoustic guitar
- Larry “Nastyee” Latimer – congas
- Scott Edwards – electric bass
- Yusuf Roahman – shaker
- Sheila Wilkerson – bongos, Latin gourd
- Willie Weeks– electric bass
- Robert Margouleff, Malcolm Cecil – synthesizer programming
- Efram Wolff – album art
Track listing:
All tracks by Stevie Wonder.
- Too High
- Visions
- Living for the City
- Golden Lady
- Higher Ground
- Jesus Children of America
- All in Love Is Fair
- Don’t You Worry ’bout a Thing
- He’s Misstra Know-It-All
The Staple Singers: Be What You Are (1973)
Label: Stax Records
Producer: Al Bell
Personnel:
- Cleotha Staples, Mavis Staples, Yvonne Staples – lead and backing Vocals
- Roebuck “Pops” Staples – vocals, guitar
Track listing:
- Be What You Are – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton
- If You’re Ready (Come Go with Me – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton
- Medley: Love Comes in All Colors/Tellin’ Lies – Betty Crutcher, Carl Smith
- Touch a Hand, Make a Friend – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton
- Drown Yourself – Betty Crutcher
- I Ain’t Raisin’ No Sand – Darryl Carter, Mack Rice
- Grandma’s Hands – Bill Withers
- Bridges Instead of Walls – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton
- I’m on Your Side – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton
- That’s What Friends Are For – Parsons, Penney, Mack Rice
- Heaven – Duke Ellington
James Brown: Sex Machine (1973)
Label: King
Producer: James Brown
Personnel:
- James Brown – organ, piano, vocals
- Bobby Byrd- organ, vocals
- Bootsy Collins- bass
- Phelps “Catfish” Collins- guitar
- Joseph Davis – trumpet
- Pee Wee Ellis- alto saxophone
- Robert Graham – background vocals
- Richard “Kush” Griffith – trumpet
- Johnny Griggs – conga
- Clayton “Chicken” Gunnells – trumpet
- Darryl “Hasaan” Jamison – trumpet
- Alphonso “Country” Kellum – bass, guitar
- Art Lopez – percussion
- Robert “Chopper” McCullough – tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Nolen- guitar
- Maceo Parker- organ, tenor saxophone
- Melvin Parker – drums
- Clair Pinckney- baritone & tenor saxophone
- Kenny Poole – guitar
- “Sweet” Charles Sherrell- bass
- John Starks- drums
- Clyde Stubblefield- Drums
- Fred Wesley- trombone
- Marva Whitney – background vocals
- Eldee Williams – tenor saxophone
Track listing:
- Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine – James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff
- Brother Rapp (Part I & Part II)– James Brown
- Medley:
- Bewildered – Teddy Powell, Leonard Whitcup
- I Got The Feelin’ – James Brown
- Give It Up or Turnit a Loose – Charles Bobbit
- I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I’ll Get It Myself) – James Brown
- Licking Stick – Licking Stick – James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Pee Wee Ellis
- Lowdown Popcorn – James Brown
- Spinning Wheel – David Clayton-Thomas
- If I Ruled the World – Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel
- There Was a Time – James Brown, Hobgood
- It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World – James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome
- Please, Please, Please – James Brown, Johnny Terry
- I Can’t Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) – James Brown
- Mother Popcorn – Brown, Pee Wee Ellis
The Undisputed Truth: Low of the Land (1973)
Label: Gordy
Producer: Norman Whitfield
Personnel:
- Paul Riser – arranger, conductor
- Bob Babbitt – bass
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown – bongos, congas
- Aaron Smith , Andrew Smith , Richard Allen, Uriel Jones – drums
- Billy Cooper, Eddie Willis, Joe Messina, Melvin Ragin, Paul Warren, Robert Ward, Robert White – guitar
- Efraru Wolff – illustration
- Johnny Griffith – organ
- Earl Van Dyke – piano
- Jack Ashford – tambourine, maracas, percussion
- Jack Brokensha – vibraphone , bells, percussion
Track listing:
- Law of the Land – Norman Whitfield
- Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
- Girl You’re Alright – Clay McMurray, Pam Sawyer
- Killing Me Softly With This Song – Fox andN. Gimbel
- Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
- This Child Needs Its Father – Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses
- Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing (Don’t Say No) – Norman Whitfield
- Feelin’ Alright – Dave Mason
- Love And Happiness – Al Green, Mabon Hodges
- With A Little Help From My Friends – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- If I Die – Peter Rivera
- Walk on By – H. David, Bert Bacharach
War: Deliver the Word (1973)
Label: United Artists Records
Producer: Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Howard Scott
Personnel:
- Howard Scott– guitar, percussion, vocals
- B. Dickerson– bass, percussion, vocals
- Lonnie Jordan– organ, piano, ARP violins, synthesizer, timbales, percussion, vocals
- Harold Brown– drums, percussion, vocals
- Papa Dee Allen– conga, bongos, percussion, vocals
- Charles Miller– clarinet, alto, tenor and baritone saxes, percussion, vocals
- Lee Oskar– harmonica, percussion, vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott), except where noted.
- H2Overture
- In Your Eyes
- Gypsy Man
- Me and Baby Brother
- Deliver the Word
- Southern Part of Texas – War, Jerry Goldstein
- Blisters
The Isley Brothers: 3+3 (1973)
Label: T-Neck/Epic Records
Producer: Ronald Isley – Rudolph Isley
Personnel:
- Ronald Isley: lead vocals
- Rudolph Isley: background vocals, lead vocals
- O’Kelly Isley, Jr.: background vocals, lead vocals
- Ernie Isley: guitars
- Marvin Isley: bass guitar
- Chris Jasper: piano, electric piano, clavinet, ARP synthesizer
- George Moreland: drums
- Truman Thomas: organ
Track listing:
All tracks by The Isley Brothers, except where noted.
- That Lady
- Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight – James Taylor
- If You Were There
- You Walk Your Way
- Listen to the Music – Tom Johnston
- What It Comes Down To
- Sunshine (Go Away Today) – Jonathan Edwards
- Summer Breeze – Jim Seals, Dash Crofts
- The Highways of My Life
Betty Davis: Betty Davis (1973)
Label: Just Sunshine Records
Personnel: Greg Errico
Personnel:
- Betty Davis– lead and backing vocals
- Larry Graham, Doug Rauch– bass
- Gregg Errico, Willie Sparks – drums
- Neal Schon, Doug Rodrigues – guitar
- Pete Sears– piano
- Richard Kermode– piano, clavinet
- Merl Saunders– electric piano, clavinet
- Hershall Kennedy – organ, clavinet, backing vocals
- Victor Pantoja – congas
- Mic Gillette– trombone
- Greg Adams– trumpet
- Skip Mesquite – saxophone
- Jules Broussard – baritone saxophone
- The Pointer Sisters, Sylvester, Patryce Banks, Kathi McDonald, Annie Sampson, Willy Sparks – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Betty Davis:
- If I’m In Luck I Might Get Picked Up
- Walkin’ Up The Road
- Anti Love Song
- Your Man My Man
- Ooh Yeah
- Steppin’ In Her I. Miller Shoes
- Game Is My Middle Name
- In The Meantime
Rufus: Rufus (1973)
Label: ABC
Producer: Bob Monaco
Personnel:
- Chaka Khan– lead and background vocals
- Dennis Belfield – acoustic bass guitar, electric bass, background vocals
- Al Ciner- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
- André Fischer – percussion, drums, background vocals
- Eric Fisher – background vocals
- Kevin Murphy- organ, bass, clarinet, electric bass, bass (vocal), background vocals, Clavinet
- Ron Stockert – lead and background vocals, keyboards, Mellotron, Mellophonium
- Rufus – musical arrangers
- Don Sciarrotta – engineer, remixing
- Arnie Acosta – mastering
- Bill Imhoff – illustrations
- Bill Naegels – design
- Rid Dyer Inc. – design
Track listing:
- Slip’n’Slide – Ron Stockert
- Keep It Coming – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- There’s No Tellin’ – Ron Stockert
- Maybe Your Baby – Stevie Wonder
- I Finally Found You – Ron Stockert
- Feel Good – Al Ciner
- Satisfied – Jeff Thomas
- Haulin’ Coal – Ron Stockert
- Whoever’s Thrilling You (Is Killing Me) – Allen Toussaint
- Love the One You’re With/Sit Yourself Down (medley) – Stephen Stills
The Temptations: 1990 (1973)
Label: Gordy
Producer: Norman Whitfield
Personnel:
- Dennis Edwards: vocals
- Damon Harris: vocals
- Richard Street: vocals
- Melvin Franklin: vocals
- Otis Williams: vocals
- The Funk Brothersand Rose Royce: instrumentation
- Jack Ashford – tambourine
- Don Baldwin – keyboards, wind, synthesizer
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Kenji Brown – guitar
- Ollie E. Brown – drums
- Dennis Coffey – guitar
- Kenneth Copeland – trumpet
- Fred Dunn – trumpet
- Zachary Fraizer – drims
- James Gadson – drums
- Henry Gamer Jr. – drums
- Ed Green – drums
- Bobbye Hall – congas
- Eddie Hazel – guitar
- James Jamerson – bass
- Leqyeint Jobe – bass
- Michael Moore – saxophone
- Billy “Bass” Nelson – bass
- Victor Nix – keyboards
- Melvin ”Wah Wah” Ragin – guitar
- Terral ”Terry” Santiel – congas
- Earl Van Dyke – keyboards
- Wah – Wah Watson – guitar
- Eddie Willis – guitar
- Jim Britt – photography
- Don Baldwin – design
- John Cabalka – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Norman Whitfield.
- Let Your Hair Down
- I Need You
- Heavenly
- You’ve Got My Soul on Fire
- Ain’t No Justice
- 1990
- Zoom
B.T.Express: Do It (1974)
Label: Scepter Records
Producer: Jeff Lane, Trade Martin
Personnel:
- Barbara Joyce – lead vocals
- Bill Risbrook – saxophone
- Billy Nichols – guitar
- Carlos Ward – saxophone, flute
- Dennis Rowe – percussion
- Leslie Ming – drummer
- Louis Risbrook – lead vocal
- Terrell Woods – drums
- Wesley Hall Jr.- lead guitar, vocals
Track listing:
- Express
- If It Don’t Turn You On
- Once You Get It
- Everything Good To You
- Mental Telepathy
- Do It (Till You’re Satisfied)
- Do You Like It
- That’s What I Want For You Baby
- This House Is Smokin’
Quincy Jones: Body Heat (1974)
Label: A&M
Producer: Quincy Jones – Ray Brown
Personnel:
- Quincy Jones- arranger, composer, producer, trumpet, vocals
- Dave Grusin- composer, drums, electric piano, synthesizer
- Herbie Hancock- piano, electric piano, synthesizer
- Bob James, Richard Tee- electric piano
- Malcolm Cecil, Robert Margouleff, Mike Melvoin- synthesizer
- Wah Wah Watson, Phil Upchurch, David T. Walker, Arthur Adams, Dennis Coffey, Eric Gale- guitar
- Grady Tate, Paul Humphrey, Bernard Purdie, James Gadson- drums
- Max Bennett, Chuck Rainey, Melvin Dunlap – bass
- Hubert Laws- flute
- Frank Rosolino–trombone
- Clifford Solomon, Chuck Findley– trumpets
- Jerome Richardson, Pete Christlieb- saxophones
- Tommy Morgan – harmonica
- Billy Preston- organ
- Bobbye Hall- percussion
- Leon Ware, Minnie Riperton, Myrna Matthews, Al Jarreau, Jesse Kirkland, Carolyn Willis, Benard Ighner, Bruce Fisher, Jim Gilstrap, Joseph Greene, Tom Bahler – vocals
Track listing:
- Body Heat – Quincy Jones, Leon Ware, Bruce Fisher, Stan Richardson
- Soul Saga (Song of the Buffalo Soldier) – Ray Brown, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Joseph Greene
- Everything Must Change – Benard Ighner
- Boogie Joe the Grinder – Quincy Jones, Dave Grusin, Tom Bahler
- Everything Must Change (Reprise) – Benard Ighner
- One Track Mind – Quincy Jones, Leon Ware
- Just a Man – Valdy
- Along Came Betty – Benny Golson
- If I Ever Lose This Heaven – Leon Ware, Pam Sawyer
Aretha Franklin: Let Me In Your Life (1974)
Label: Atlantic
Producer: Jerry Wexler – Aretha Franklin
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, acoustic piano, electric piano
- Gwen Guthrie- background vocals
- Donny Hathaway- acoustic piano, electric piano
- Bob James- organ, keyboards
- Chuck Rainey- bass
- Ernie Royal- trumpet
- Deodato- arranger, electric piano
- Ralph MacDonald- percussion
- Kenneth Bichel- synthesizer
- Margaret Branch – background vocals
- Cissy Houston- background vocals
- Ann S. Clark – background vocals
- Stanley Clarke– bass
- Judy Clay- background vocals
- Cornell Dupree- guitar
- Joe Farrell- tenor saxophone, flute
- Arif Mardin- string arranger
- Rick Marotta- drums
- Hugh McCracken– guitar
- Pancho Morales – percussion
- Gene Orloff- concert master
- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie- drums
- Sylvia Shemwell – background vocals
- Myrna Smith- background vocals
- David Spinozza- guitar
- Richard Tee- keyboards
- Deirdre Tuck Corley – background vocals
- Willie Weeks- bass
Track listing:
- Let Me in Your Life – Bill Withers
- Every Natural Thing – Eddie Hinton
- Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- I’m in Love – Bobby Womack
- Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) – Clarence Paul,Stevie Wonder, Morris Broadnax
- The Masquerade is Over – Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel
- With Pen in Hand – Bobby Goldsboro
- Oh Baby – Aretha Franklin
- Eight Days On the Road – Michael Gayle, Jerry Ragovoy
- If You Don’t Think – Aretha Franklin
- A Song for You – Leon Russell
Gill Scot-Heron & Brian Jackson: Winter in America (1974)
Label: Strata – East
Producer: Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
Personnel:
- Gil Scott-Heron– vocals, electric piano
- Brian Jackson– electric piano, acoustic piano, flute, vocals
- Danny Bowens – fender bass
- Bob Adams – drums (traps)
- Eugene Coles – cover painting
- Peggy Harris – liner collage
- Tony Cerrante, Gary Price – liner photos
Track listing:
- Peace Go with You, Brother (As-Salaam-Alaikum) – Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson
- Rivers of my Father – Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson
- A Very Precious Time – Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson
- Back Home – Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson
- The Bottle – Gil Scott-Heron
- Song for Bobby Smith – Gil Scott-Heron
- Your Daddy Loves You – Gil Scott-Heron
- H²Ogate Blues – Gil Scott-Heron
- Peace Go with You, Brother (As-Salaam-Alaikum) – Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson
Graham Central Station: Graham Central Station (1974)
Label: Warner Bros.
Producer: Larry Graham and Russ Titelman
Personnel:
- Larry Graham- bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, drums, lead and backing vocals
- Freddie Stone- guitar
- Hershall “Happiness” Kennedy – clavinet, trumpet
- Willie “Wild” Sparks – drums
- David “Dynamite” Vega – guitar
- Robert “Butch” Sam – piano, organ
- Caboose – tenor saxophone
- Patryce “Choc’Let” Banks – vocals, drum programming [Funk Box]
- Milt Holland- percussion
- Lenny Williams- vocals
- Clarence McDonald- string arrangements
- Herb Greene- photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Larry Graham, except where noted.
- We’ve Been Waiting
- It Ain’t No Fun To Me – Al Green
- Hair
- We Be’s Gettin’ Down
- Tell Me What It Is
- Can You Handle It?
- People” – Larry Graham, Freddie Stone
- Why?
- Ghetto
Curtis Mayfield: Sweet Exorcist (1974)
Label: Curtom
Producer: Curtis Mayfield
Personnel:
- Curtis Mayfield – primary artists
- Gil Askey, Richard Tufo – arrangements
- Bill Ronalds – illustration
- Milton Sincoff – creative director
Track listing:
All tracks by Curtis Mayfield except “Suffer” by Curtis Mayfield and Donny Hathaway.
- Ain’t Got Time
- Sweet Exorcist
- To Be Invisible
- Power to the people
- Kung Fu
- Suffer
- Make Me Believe In You
Gladys Knight & The Pips: I Feel a Song (1974)
Label: Buddah
Producer: Tony Camillo, Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Burt Bacharach, Ralph Moss, Bill Withers, Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight, William Guest, Edward Patten
Personnel:
- Gladys Knight & the Pips – primary artists
- Tony Camillo – arranger, conductor
- Don Hannah – composer
- Raymond Jackson – horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Kenny Kerner – arranger
- Gene Keys – conductor
- Burt Bacharach – arranger
- David Nathan – linear notes
- Larry Wilcox – conductor, horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Richie Wise – arranger
- William S. Harvey – artwork concept, cover painting
- Milton Sincoff – packaging concept
Track listing:
- I Feel a Song In My Heart – Tony Camillo, Mary Sawyer
- Love Finds Its Own Way – Jim Weatherly
- Seconds – Neil Simon, Burt Bacharach
- The Going Ups and the Coming Downs – Jim Weatherly
- The Way We Were/ Try to Remember – Marvin Hamlisch, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones
- Better You Go Your Way – Bill Withers
- Don’t Burn Down the Bridge – Ronnie Miller
- The Need to Be – Jim Weatherly
- Tenderness is His Way – Bill Withers
Millie Jackson: Caught Up (1974)
Label: Spring
Producer: Brad Shapiro
Personnel:
- Millie Jackson – vocals, concept
- Barry Beckett- keyboards
- Roger Hawkins- drums
- David Hood- bass
- Jimmy Johnson- guitar
- Mike Lewis – orchestration
- Tom Roady, Brad Shapiro – percussion
- David Wiseltier – cover design
Track listing:
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right – Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson
- The Rap – Millie Jackson
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right (Reprise) – Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson
- All I Want is a Fighting Chance – Millie Jackson, King Sterling
- I’m Tired of Hiding – Phillip Mitchell, Billy Clements
- It’s All Over but the Shouting – Millie Jackson, King Sterling
- So Easy Going, So Hard Coming Back – Phillip Mitchell
- I’m Through Trying to Prove My Love to You – Bobby Womack
- Summer (The First Time) – Bobby Goldsboro
The Fatback Band: Keep On Steepin’ (1974)
Label: Event Records Inc,
Producer: The Fatback Band
Personnel:
- Johnny Flippin – bass, percussion
- Bill Curtis – drums, percussion, arranger
- George Adams – flute, tenor saxophone
- Johnny King – guitar, arranger
- Earl Shelton – tenor saxophone, vocals
- Gerry Thomas – trumpet, organ, arranger
- George Williams – trumpet, vocals
- Ted Pettus – cover design
Track listing:
- Bass Man – Gerry Thomas
- Stuff – Curtis, Earl Shelton, George Williams, Johnny Flippin, Johnny King
- New York Style – W. Curtis, Johnny Flippin
- Love – Gerry Thomas
- Can’t Fight the Flame – Johnny King
- Wicky Wacky – Bill Curtis, Johnny Flippin
- Feeling – Gerry Thomas
- Keep On Steppin – Curtis, Earl Shelton, George Williams, Johnny Flippin, Johnny King, R. Cromwell
- Break Up Is Hard To Do – Gerry Thomas
Average White Band: Cut the Cake (1974)
Label: Atlantic
Producer: Arif Mardin
Personnel:
- Alan Gorrie– vocals, bass, guitar
- Hamish Stuart– vocals, guitar, bass
- Roger Ball– keyboards, synthesizer, alto & baritone saxophones, arranger
- Malcolm Duncan – tenor saxophone
- Onnie McIntyre – guitar
- Steve Ferrone– drums, percussion
- Ray Barretto– congas
Track listing:
- Cut the Cake – Average White Band, Alan Gorrie, McIntosh
- School Boy Crush – Average White Band, Hamish Stuart, Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie
- It’s A Mystery – Hamish Stuart, Average White Band, McIntosh
- Groovin’ the Night Away – Average White Band, Hamish Stuart
- If I Ever Lose This Heaven – Leon Ware, Pam Sawyer
- Why – Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie
- High Flyin’ Woman – Average White Band, Onnie McIntyre, Alan Gorrie
- Cloudy – Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie
- How Sweet Can You Get – Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie
- When They Bring Down the Curtain – Alan Gorrie, Roger Ball
James Brown: Hell (1974)
Label: Polydor
Producer: James Brown
Personnel:
- James Brown: vocal, piano, arranger
- Joe Beck – guitar
- Bob Both – percussion
- Charlie Brown – guitar
- Sam T. Brown – guitar
- Joe Belt – artwork
- James Buffington – French horn
- Lyn Collins – vocals
- Eddie Daniels – reeds
- Gordon Edwards – bass
- Pee Wee Ellis – baritone sax
- Sue Evans – percussion
- Jon Faddis – trumpet
- Joe Farrell – tenor sax
- Michael Gipson – trombone
- Johnny Griggs – congas
- Tom Harrell – trombone
- Hilda Harris – background vocals
- Martha Harvin – background vocals
- Norman Hunter – photography
- Alan Leeds – linear notes
- Ralph McDonald – percussion
- James Madison – drums
- Hearlon “Cheese” Martin – guitar
- Harvey Mason, Sr. – drums
- David Matthews – arranger, piano
- Deborah McDuffie – background vocals
- John Morgan – drums
- Jimmy Nolen – guitar
- Isiah “Ike” Oakley – trumpet
- Jim Parker – alto sax
- Maceo Parker – alto sax
- Ted Pettus – art direction
- Clair Pinckney – tenor sax
- Chuck Rainey – bass
- David Sanborn – alto sax
- Johnny Scotton – background vocals
- Maretha Stewart – background vocals
- Lew Soloff – trumpet
- John Starks – drums
- Fred Thomas – bass
- David Tofani – reeds
- Frank Vicari – tenor sax
- Fred Wesley – percussion, tambourine, trombone, background vocals
Track listing:
- Coldblooded – James Brown, Pee Wee Ellis
- Hell – James Brown
- My Thang – James Brown
- Sayin It and Doin’ It – James Brown
- Please, Please,.Please (remake) – James Brown, John Terry
- When the Saints Go Marchin’ In – traditional
- Those Foolish Things (remind Me of You) – James Brown, John Terry
- Stormy Monday – T-Bone Walker
- A Man Has to Go Back to the Cross Road Before He Finds Himself – James Brown
- Sometime – James Brown, Bud Hobgood
- “I Can’t Stand It ’76′(Remake of “I Can’t Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) – James Brown
- Lost Someone (remake) – James Brown, Bobby Bird, Lloyd Stallworth
- Don’t Tell a Lie about Me and I Won’t Tell the Truth on You – James Brown, J. Maloy Roach
- Papa Don’t Take No Mess – Charles Bobbit, James Brown, John Starks, Fred Wesley
The Undisputed Truth: Cosmic Truth (1975)
Label: Gordy
Producer: Norman Whitfield
Personnel:
- Henry Davis – bas
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown – congas
- Bob Zimitte – timpani
- Mark Davis – keyboards
- Eddie Green, Eddie Fisher, James Gadson, Zachary Slatter – drums
- Dennis Coffey, Eddie Willis, Johnny McGhee, Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson, Paul Warren – guitar
- Bob Gleason – illustration
- Jim Britt – photography
- Katarina Petterson – art direction
Track listing:
- Earthquake Shake – Joe Harris, Norman Whitfield
- Down By the River – Neil Young
- UFO’s – Norman Whitfield
- Lil’ Red Ridin’ hood – Norman Whitfield
- Sueeze Me, Tease Me – Norman Whitfield
- Spaced Out – Norman Whitfield
- Got To Get My Hands On Some Lovin’ – Norman Whitfield
- 1990 – Norman Whitfield
- (I Know) I’m Losing You – Cornelius Grant, Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield
Parliament: Mothership Connection (1975)
Label: Casablanca
Producer: George Clinton
Personnel:
- George Clinton, Calvin Simon, Fuzzy Haskins, Ray Davis, Grady Thomas,Gary Shider, Glen Goins, Bootsy Collins – lead vocals
- Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Boom, Joe Farrell – horns
- Bootsy Collins, Cordell Mosson – bass guitar
- Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Glen Goins, Bootsy Collins – guitars
- Tiki Fulwood, Jerome Brailey, Bootsy Collins, Gary Cooper – drume, percussion
- Bernie Worrell – keyboards, synthesizers, Minimoog, Wurlitzer electric piano, ARP Pro Soloist, Hammond organ, grand piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet D6
- Gary Cooper, Debbie Edwards, Taka Kahn, Archie Ivy, Bryna Chimenti, Rasputin Boutte, Pam Vincent, Debra Wright, Sidney Barnes – backing vocals, handclaps
- David Alexander – photography
- Gribbitt! – art direction, design
Track listing:
- Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Mothership Connection (Star Child) – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Unfunky UFO – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Garry Shider
- Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication – George Clinton, Garry Shider, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Handcuffs – George Clinton, Glenn Goins, John McLaughlin
- Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) – Jerome Brailey, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins
- Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Garry Shider
Millie Jackson: Still Caught Up (1975)
Label: Spring Records
Producer: Brad Shapiro
Personnel:
- Millie Jackson – vocals
- Barry Beckett– keyboards
- Pete Carr– guitar
- Charles Chalmers– vocals
- Sandra Chalmers – vocals
- Janie Fricke– vocals
- David Hood– bass
- Roger Hawkins– drums
- Jimmy Johnson– guitar
- Sandy Rhodes– vocals
- Donna Rhodes– vocals
- Tom Roady – percussion
- Mac Emmerman – engineer
- Mike Lewis – arranger, conductor
- Jerry Masters – engineer
- Steve Melton – engineer
- Ernie Winfrey – engineer
- Brad Shapiro- conductor, rhythm arrangements
- Adam Skeaping – post production
- The Swampers – conductor, rhythm arrangements
- Nima Yakubu – photography
Track listing:
- Loving Arms – Tom Jans
- Making the Best of a Bad Situation – Richard Kerr, Gary Osborne
- The Memory of a Wife – Millie Jackson, King Sterling
- Tell Her It’s Over – Millie Jackson, King Sterling
- Do What Makes You Satisfied – Millie Jackson, King Sterling
- You Can’t Stand the Thought of Another Me – Phillip Mitchell
- Leftovers – Phillip Mitchell
- I Still Love You (You Still Love Me) – Mac Davis, Mark James
The Blackbyrds: City Life (1975)
Label: Fantasy Records
Producer: Donald Byrd
Personnel:
- The Blackbyrds – vocals
- Joe Hall – bass
- Keith Killgo – drums
- Orville Saunders – guitar
- Kevin Toney – keyboards
- Stephen Johnson – saxophone
Track listing:
- Rock Creek Park – Joe Hall, Keith Killgo, Kevin Toney, Orville Saunders, Stephen Johnson
- Thankful ‘Bout Yourself – Orville Saunders
- City Life – Kevin Toney
- All I Ask – Kevin Toney
- Happy Music – Donald Byrd
- Love So Fine – Joe Hall
- Flying High – Keith Killgo
- Hash and Eggs – Fonce Mizell, Larry Mizell
Curtis Mayfield: There’s No Place Like America Today (1975)
Label: Curtom
Producer: Curtis Mayfield
Personnel:
- Curtis Mayfield- guitar, vocals
- Gary Thompson, Phil Upchurch- guitar
- Joseph “Lucky” Scott – bass guitar
- Quinton Joseph – drums
- Henry Gibson- percussion
- Rich Tufo – arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Curtis Mayfield.
- Billy Jack
- When Seasons Change
- So in Love
- Jesus
- Blue Monday People
- Hard Times
- Love to the People
Earth Wind & Fire: That’s the Way of the World (1975)
Label: Columbia
Producer: Maurice White, Charles Stepney
Personnel:
- Verdine White – bass
- Fred White, Maurice White, Ralph Johnson – drums
- Andrew P. Woolfolk – flute, saxophone
- Al McKay, Johnny Graham – guitar
- Maurice White – kalimba
- Al McKay, Fred White, Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Ralph Johnson, Verdine White – percussion
- Larry Dunn – piano, organ, Moog synthesizer
- Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Verdine White – vocals
Track listing:
- Shining Star – Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice White
- That’s the Way of the World – Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Verdine White
- Happy Feelin’ – Verdine White, Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn
- All About Love – Larry Dunn and Maurice White
- Yearnin’ Learnin – Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White
- Reasons – Philip bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White
- Africano – Larry Dunn, Maurice White
- See the Light – Louise Anglin, Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn
Brass Construction: Brass Construction (1975)
Label: United Artists
Producer: Jeff Lane
Personnel:
- Sandy Billups – conga, vocals
- Mickey Grudge – saxophone, vocals
- Randy Muller – percussion, arranger, keyboards, timbales, vocals
- Wayne Parris – trumpet, vocals
- Larry Payton – drums, vocals
- Morris Price – percussion, trumpet, vocals
- Jesse Ward – saxophone, vocals
- Wade Williamston – bass
- Joseph Arthur Wong – guitar
- Irving Spice – strings
Track listing:
- Movin’ – Randy Muller, Wade Williamston
- Peekin’ – Alexander
- Changin’ – Randy Muller
- Love – Randy Muller
- Talkin’ – Randy Muller
- Dance – Randy Muller
Ohio Players: Fire (1975)
Label: Mercury
Producer: Ohio Players
Personnel:
- James “Diamond” Williams – drums, chimes, percussion, lead & background vocals
- Billy Beck– piano, organ, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, ARP, percussion, lead & background vocals
- Marvin “Merv” Pierce – trumpet,flugelhorn, valve trombone & background vocals
- Marshall “Rock” Jones – Fender bass
- Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner– guitar, percussion, lead & background vocals
- Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks – trumpet, trombone & background vocals
- Clarence “Satch” Satchell – baritone sax, tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, percussion, lead & background vocals
- Jim Ladwig – art director
- Len Willis – designer
- Stan Malinowski– photography
Track lsiting:
All tracks by James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, William Beck.
- Fire
- Together
- Runnin’ From the Devil
- I Want to Be free
- Smoke
- It’s All Over
- What the Hell
- Together/Feelings
War: Why Can’t We Be Friends (1975)
Label: United Artists Records
Producer: Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Howard Scott
Personnel:
- Howard Scott– guitar, percussion, vocals
- B. Dickerson– bass, percussion, vocals
- Lonnie Jordan– organ, piano, timbales, percussion, vocals
- Harold Brown– drums, percussion, vocals
- Papa Dee Allen– conga, bongos, percussion, vocals
- Charles Miller– clarinet, alto, tenor and baritone saxes, percussion, vocals
- Lee Oskar– harmonica, percussion, vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by War (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott, except where noted.
- Don’t Let No One Get You Down – War, Jerry Goldstein
- Lotus Blossom – War, Francie Nelson
- Heartbeat
- Leroy’s Latin Lament – Medley
- Lonnie Dreams
- The Way We Feel – music by War, lyrics by Keri Oskar
- La Fiesta
- Lament
- Smile Happy
- So
- Low Rider – War, Jerry Goldstein
- In Mazatlan
- Why Can’t We Be Friends? – War and Jerry Goldstein
Parliament: Chocolate City (1975)
Label: Casablanca
Producer: George Clinton
Personnel:
- George Clinton– vocals, arrangements
- Bernie Worrell– synthesizer, keyboards, arrangements
- Raymond Davis– vocals
- Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins– vocals
- Calvin Simon– vocals
- Grady Thomas– vocals
- Mallia Franklin- vocals
- Debbie Wright- vocals
- Jeanette Washington- vocals
- Gary “Mudbone” Cooper- vocals
- Eddie Hazel– vocals, guitar
- Lucius Tawl Ross – rhythm guitar
- Gary Shider– vocals, rhythm guitar
- Bootsy Collins– bass, guitar, drums, arrangements
- Prakash John– bass
- Cordell Mosson– bass, guitar
- Billy “Bass” Nelson– bass
- Ramon “Tiki” Fulwood– drums
- Tyrone Lampkin – drums
- Man In The Box – drums
- Jim Vitti – engineer
- Jim Callon – engineer
Track listing:
- Chocolate City – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Ride On – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Together – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Side Effects – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Ahneua Hilson
- What Comes Funky – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Let Me Be – George Clinton, Vivian Lewis
- If It Don’t Fit – Don’t Force It – George Clinton, Gary Shider, Bernie Worrell
- I Misjudged You – George Clinton, Ernie Harris, Fuzzy Haskins
- Big Footin’ – George Clinton, Fuzzy Haskins, Gary Shider
Kool & The Gang: Spirit of the Boogie (1975)
Label: De-Lite
Producer: Kool & The Gang
Personnel:
- Amir-Salaam Bayyan – guitar
- Khalis Bayyan- piano, arranger, tenor sax, vocals, clavinet, kalimba
- Robert “Kool” Bell- bass, vocals
- Donal Boyce – vocals
- George “Funky” Brown- percussion, piano, drums, vocals
- Robert “Spike” Mickens – percussion, trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
- Otha Nash – trombone, vocals
- Dennis “D.T.” Thomas – flute, alto sax, vocals
- Ricky West – vocals, clavinet
- Henry Arvinger – photography
- Claydes E.X. Smith– guitar
- Something Sweet – background vocals
Track listing:
- Spirit of the Boogie – Amir-Salaam Bayyan, Donal Boyce, Kool & the Gang
- Ride the Rhythm – Amir-Salaam Bayyan, Kool & the Gang
- Jungle Jazz – Amir-Salaam Bayyan, Kool & the Gang
- Sunshine and Love – Amir-Salaam Bayyan, Kool & the Gang
- Ancestral Ceremony – Amir-Salaam Bayyan, Kool & the Gang
- Mother Earth – Amir-Salaam Bayyan, George “Funky” Brown, Kool & the Gang
- Mother Earth – Amir-Salaam Bayyan, George “Funky” Brown, Kool & the Gang
- Winter Sadness – Amir-Salaam Bayyan, Claydes E.X. Smith, Kool & the Gang
- Caribbean Festival – Amir-Salaam Bayyan, Kool & the Gang
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
Label: Motown
Producer: Stevie Wonder
Personnel:
- Stevie Wonder harmonica, arranger, keyboards, programming, vocals,drums
- Michael Sembello– guitar
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow– pedal steel
- George Benson– guitar, vocals
- Ronnie Foster– organ
- Herbie Hancock– keyboards,handclapping
- Dean Parks– guitar
- Greg Phillinganes– keyboards
- G. “Snuffy” Walden– guitar
- Nathan Watts– bass guitar, vocals, handclapping
- Greg Brown – drums
- Raymond Lee Pounds – drums
- Hank Redd – altoand tenor saxophone
- George Bohannon – trombone
- Ben Bridges – guitar, sitar
- Dorothy Ashby– harp
- Bobbi Humphrey– flute
- Howard “Buzzy” Feiten– guitar
- Steve Madaio – trumpet
- Trevor Lawrence – tenor saxophone
- Glen Ferris – trombone
- Jim Horn– saxophone
- Deniece Williams– vocals
- Minnie Riperton– vocals
- Gary Byrd – vocals
- Michael Wycoff– vocals
- Larry Scott – sound effects
- Carol Cole – percussion
- Bobbye Hall– percussion
- Jay Boy Adams – vocals
- Nathan Alford, Jr. – percussion
- Henry America – vocal
- Susie Fuzzell – vocals
- Carmelo Garcia – percussion, timbales
- Anthony Givens – vocals
- Audrey Givens – vocals
- Derrick Givens – vocals
- Mildred Givens – vocals
- Michael Lee Gray – vocals
- Mimi Green – vocals
- Susaye Greene Brown – vocals
- Bhakta Gregory – vocals
- Renee Hardaway – percussion, vocals
- John Harris – sound effects
- Jeania Harris – vocals
- John Harris – programming
- Troy Harris – vocals
- Nelson Hayes – percussion, sound effects, vocals
- Terry Hendricks – vocals
- Don Hunter – programming, sound effects
- Adrian Janes – vocals
- Josie James – vocals
- Calvin Johnson – vocals
- Carol Johnson – vocals
- Patricia Johnson – vocals
- Madelaine Jones – vocals
- Bhakta Kevin – vocals
- Phillip Kimble – vocals
- James Lambert – vocals
- Linda Lawrence – vocals
- Irma Leslie – vocals
- Kim Lewis – vocals
- Carl Lockhart – vocals
- Gail Lockhart – vocals
- Linda America – vocals
- Baradras – vocals
- Brenda Barnett – vocals
- Khalif Bobatoon – vocals
- Starshemah Bobatoon – vocals
- Sudana Bobatoon – vocals
- Charles Brewer – percussion, programming, vocals
- Shirley Brewer – percussion, vocals,speaking part
- Berry Briges – vocals
- Cecilia Brown – vocals
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown – percussion
- Jean Brown – vocals
- Rodney Brown – vocals
- Colleen Carleton – percussion, vocals
- Addie Cox – vocals
- Agnideva Dasa – vocals
- Duryodhana Guru Dasa – vocals
- Jayasacinandana Dasa – vocals
- Jitamrtyi Dasa – vocals
- Vedavyasa Dasa – vocals
- Cinmayi Dasi – vocals
- Yogamaya Dasi – vocals
- Carolyn Dennis – vocals
- Bhakta Eddie – vocals
- Doe Rani Edwards – vocals
- Jacqueline F. English – vocals
- Ethel Enoex – vocals
- Al Jocko Fann – vocals
- Barbara Fann – vocals
- Melani Fann – vocals
- Shelley Fann – vocals
- Tracy Fann – vocals
- John Fischbach – percussion, programming, vocals
- Raymond Maldonado – percussion, trumpet
- Carolyn Massenburg – vocals
- Article May – vocals
- Charity McCrary – vocals
- Linda McCrary-Campbell – vocals
- Lonnie Morgan – vocals
- Kim Nixon – vocals
- Lisa Nixon – vocals
- Larri Nuckens – vocals
- Larry Latimer – percussion, vocals
- Amale Mathews – percussion, vocals
- Gary Olazabal – engineer, bass sound
- Edna Orso – percussion, vocals
- Marietta Waters – percussion, vocals
- Josette Valentino – percussion, vocals, handclapping
- Gwen Perry – vocals
- Gregory Rudd – vocals
- Rukmini – vocals
- Yolanda Simmons – vocals, handclapping
- Keith Slaughter – vocals
- Rosona Starks – vocals
- Dennis Swindell – vocals
- Sundray Tucker – vocals
- Gary Veney – vocals
- Sheryl Walker – vocals
- Mary Lee Whitney – vocals
- Syreeta Wright – vocals
- Michael Gray – vocals
- Susaye Greene – vocals
- William Moore – vocals
- Fountain Jones – programming
- Aisha Morris – crying on “Isn’t She Lovely”
Track listing:
- Love’s in Need of Love Today – Stevie Wonder
- Have a Talk with God – Calvin Hardawa, Stevie Wonder
- Village Ghetto Land – Gary Byrd, Stevie Wonder
- Contusion – Stevie Wonder
- Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
- I Wish – Stevie Wonder
- Knocks Me Off My Feet – Stevie Wonder
- Pastime Paradise – Stevie Wonde
- Summer Soft – Stevie Wonder
- Ordinary Pain – Stevie Wonder
- Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
- Joy Inside My Tears – Stevie Wonder
- Black Man – Gary Byrd and Stevie Wonder
- Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing – Stevie Wonder
- If It’s Magic – Stevie Wonder
- As – Stevie Wonder
- Another Star – Stevie Wonder
Johnny Guitar Watson: A Real Mother For You (1977)
Label: DJM Records
Producer: Johnny Guitar Watson
Personnel:
- David Krieger – art direction
- Don Brautigan – design
- Johnny Guitar Watson – piano, synthesizer, guitar, organ, vocals, bass, voice box, arranger
- Knud Jensen – saxophone
- Tommy Robertson – trombone
- Walt Fowler – trumpet
Track listing:
All tracks by Johnny Guitar Watson.
- A Real Mother For Ya
- Nothing Left To Be Desired
- Your Love Is My Love
- The Real Deal
- Tarzan
- I Wanna Thank You
- Lover Jones
Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns Featuring Maceo Parker: A Blow for Me, a Toot to You (1977)
Label: Atlantic
Producer: Bootsy Collins, George Clinton
Personnel:
- Fred Wesley– trombone, vocals
- Maceo Parker– saxophone, vocals
- Rick Gardner – trumpet
- Richard “Kush” Griffith – trumpet
- The Brecker Brothers – horns
- Jerome Brailey, Frankie “Kash” Waddy – drums
- Glenn Goins, Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Phelps Collins – guitar
- Bootsy Collins – vocals, bass, guitar, drums
- Bernie Worrell – keyboards
- Rick Gardner, Richard Griffith, George Clinton, Gary Cooper, Lynn Mabry, Dawn Silva, Taka Khan, Bernie Worrell, Phelps Collins, Randy Crawford, Robert Johnson
Track listing:
- Up for the Down Stroke – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Fuzzy Haskins
- A Blow for Me, a Toot to You – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Fred Wesley
- When In Doubt: Vamp – George Clinton, Garry Shider, Bernie Worrell
- Between Two Sheets – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Maceo Parker
- Four Play – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Glenn Goins
- Peace Fugue – Fred Wesley
Parliament: Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome (1977)
Label: Casablanca
Producer: George Clinton
Personnel:
- George Clinton,Ray Davis, Glenn Goins, Garry Shider, Debbie Wright, Jeanette Washington, Lynn Mabry, Dawn Silva, Cordell Mosson and Mallia Franklin – vocals
- Bernie Worrell – keyboards, synthesizers
- Michael Hampton, Glenn Goins, Garry Shider, Phelps Collins – guitars
- Cordell Mosson – bass guitar
- Jerome Brailey, Bootsy Collins – drums, percussion
- Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Rick Gardner, Richard Griffith, Clay Lawrey, Darryl Dixon, Valerie Drayton, and Danny Cortez – horns
- Bootsy Collins, Phelps Collins, Frank Waddy, Rick Gilmore, Gary Cooper, Robert Johnson,Billy Nelson, Ron Ford, Lou Goldman, Joel Johnson,Bootsy’s Rubber Band, The Brides of Funkenstein, Parlet, and The Horny Horns – extra-extra terrestrial funk bearing alumni-strokers, chokers, clappers, chanters
- Bernie Worrell and Fred Wesley – horn arrangements
- Ron Slenzak – photography
- Stephen Lumel / Gribbitt! – album grafics
- Overton Loyd – booklet story, illustration
- Shelby Mack – booklet coloring
Track listing:
- Bop Gun – George Clinton,Garry Shider, Bootsy Collins
- Sir Nose d’Voidoffunk – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
- Wizard of Finance – George Clinton, Ronald Ford, Glenn Goins
- Funkentelechy – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins
- Placebo Syndrome – George Clinton, Billy Nelson
- Flash Light – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
Johnny Guitar Watson: Funk Beyond the Call of Duty (1977)
Label: DJM Records
Producer: Johnny Guitar Watson
Personnel:
- Emry Thomas – drums, bell tree, cabasa, whistle, siren
- Jim McCrary – photography
- Johnny Guitar Watson – arranged, electric piano, synthesizer, guitar, organ, bass, congas, percussion, vocals
- Billy Haley – saxophone
- JGW – sleeve notes
- Tommy Roberson – trombone
- Walt Fowler – trumpet
- David Krieger, DFK – art direction
Track listing:
- Funk Beyond the Call of Duty
- It’s About The Dollar Bill
- Give Me My Love
- It’s A Damn Shame
- I’m Gonna Get You Baby
- Barn Door
- Love That Will Not Die
The Johnson Brothers: Right On Time (1977)
Label: A&M
Producer: Quincy Jones
Personnel:
- George Johnson– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
- Louis Johnson– lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar, piano, synthesizer
- Harvey Mason, Sr.– drums
- Lee Ritenour, David T. Walker– guitar
- Dave Grusin, Ian Underwood, Michael Boddicker– keyboards, synthesizer
- Ralph MacDonald– percussion
- Mic Gillette– trombone, trumpet
- Emilio Castillo– tenor saxophone
- Stephen Kupka– baritone saxophone
- Lenny Pickett– alto saxophone
- Greg Adams – trumpet
- Alex Weir, Jim Gilstrap, Richard Heath, Mortonette Jenkins, Stephanie Spruill, Oren Waters, Alexandra Brown – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Runnin’ For Your Lovin’ – George Johnson, Louis Johnson
- Free Yourself, Be Yourself – George Johnson, Louis Johnson
- Q – George Johnson, Louis Johnson
- Right On Time – George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones
- Strawberry Letter 23 – Shuggie Otis
- Brother Man – Dave Grusin, George Johnson, Louis Johnson
- Never Leave You Lonely – Louis Johnson, Peggy Jones, Valerie Johnson
- Love Is – George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Peggy Jones, Quincy Jones
Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
Label: Warner Bros.
Producer: George Clinton
Personnel:
- Throbbasonic Funkgeetarists – Mike ‘Kidd Funkadelic’ Hampton, Gary Shider
- Banjo’d Muthaplucker – Bobby Lewis
- Avatarian – Mike Hampton
- Keybo’ Dans & Synthezoidees – Bernie ‘DaVinci’ Worrell, Walter ‘Junie’ Morrison
- Rotofunkie Drum & Percussionatin’ Thumpdans – Jerome Brailey, Bootsy Collins, Larry Fratangelo, Tyrone Lampkin
- Bass Thumpasaurians – William ‘Bootsy’ Collins, Rodney “Skeet” Curtis, Cordell ‘Boogie’ Mosson
- Funkadelic Blamgusta Vocaloids (Voices For Da Nation!) – George Clinton, Raymond (Stingray) Davis, Ron Ford, Mallia Franklin, Lynn Mabry, ‘Junie’ Morrison, Cordell Mosson, Dawn Silva, Gary “Dowop” Shider, Greg Thomas,Jeanette Washington, Debbie Wright
Track listing:
- One Nation Under a Groove – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Garry Shider
- Groovallegiance – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Bernard Worrell
- Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Michael Hampton
- Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis enema squad (The Doo Doo Chasers) – George Clinton, Garry Shider, Linda Brown
- Into You – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, William Collins
- Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll) – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, William Collins
Funkadelic – Uncle Jam Wants You (1979)
Label: Warner Bros
Personnel:
Funkadelic Rescue Dance Band:
- Axe Force: Fret Commanders Michael “Kidd Funkadelic” Hampton, Gary “DooWop” Shider, Eddie “Maggot Brain” Hazel
- Keyboard Battlecruisers: Bernie (U.S.S. Woo!) Worrell, S. Theracon
- Uncle Jam’s Drum and Wiggle Corps: Tyrone “Speedfeet” Lampkin, Larry Fratangelo
- Bass Anti-Flam Units: Rodney “Skeet” Curtis, Cordell “Boogie” Mosson
- Vocal Assault & Funkatition Team: Uncle Jam Clinton, Gary “DooWop” Shider, Larry “Sir Nose” Heckstall, Sheila Horn, Ron “Prophet” Ford, Jeanette McGruder, Dawn Silva, Michael “Clip” Payne, Greg Thomas, Ray “Stingray” Davis
- Mallia Franklin- lead singer on the song “Freak of the Week”.
- William Collins, Dewayne McKnight, Glenn Goins – guitars
- Billy Bass Nelson, William Collins, Jeff Bunn – bass
- Junie Morrison, Gary Hudgins, Gerome Rogers – keyboards
- Tiki Fulwood, William Collins, Dennis Chambers, Jerome Brailey – drums
- Linda Brown, Jessica Cleaves, Mallia Franklin, Philippe Wynne, Lige Curry, James Wesley, Greg Boyer, Gerome Rogers – background vocals
- Diem Jones – photography
Producer: George Clinton
Track listing:
- Freak of the Week – George Clinton, P. Bishop, Dewayne McKnight
- (Not Just) Knee Deep – George Clinton, Jr.
- Uncle Jam – George Clinton, Shider, Bernie Worrell, William Collins
- Field Maneuvers – D. Clinton, D. Clinton
- Holly Wants to Go to California – George Clinton, Bernie Worrell
- Foot Soldiers (Star Spangled Funky) – George Clinton., J. Vittis
Zapp: Zapp (1980)
Label: Warner Bros.
Producer: Roger Troutman – Bootsy Collins
Personnel:
- Greg Jackson, Terry Troutman, Roger Troutman, Bobby Glover, Jannetta Boyce, Marchelle Smith, Delores Smith – vocals
- Lester Troutman – percussion, trap drums
- Larry Troutman – conga, drums
- Terry Troutman – bass
- Randy Wallace – sax
- Greg Jackson – keyboards
- Bootsy Collins – guitars
- Roger Troutman – guitars, vocals, keyboards, talking box, bass, harmonica, vibes
Track listing:
- More Bounce to the Ounce
- Freedom
- Brand New Player
- Funky Bounce
- Be Alright
- Coming Home
Prince: Dirty Mind (1980)
Label: Warner Bros
Producer: Prince
Personnel:
- Prince- all vocals, all instruments
- Lisa Coleman- backing vocals
- Doctor Fink- synthesizer
Track listing:
- Dirty Mind – Prince, Doctor Fink
- When You Were Mine – Prince
- Do It All Night – Prince
- Gotta Broken Heart Again – Prince
- Uptown – Prince
- Head – Prince
- Sister – Prince
- Party – Prince, Morris Day
Rick James – Street Songs (1981)
Label: Gordy Records
Personnel:
- Rick James- lead vocals, bass, composer, drums, guitar, horns, percussion, timbales, timpani, arranger
- Daniel LeMelle – flute, handclaps, horn arrangements, alto and tenor saxophone, string arrangements
- Tom McDermott- guitar, percussion
- Naranda Michael Walden- drums
- Stevie Wonder- harmonica soloist (“Mr. Policeman”)
- Levi Ruffin– Synthesizers
- The Temptations(Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Richard Street, Otis Williams) – background vocals
- Ja’net Dubois- background vocals
- Melvin Franklin- background vocals
- Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs- background vocals
- Teena Marie- lead and background vocals
- Mary Jane Girls- background vocals
- Gerald Albright– flute
- Clifford J. Ervin – Flugelhorn, Piccolo, Trumpet
- John Ervin – Flute, Trombone
- Fernando Harkless, Roy Poper – trumpet
- Oscar Alston – bass, handclaps, percussion
- Nathan Hughes, Armando Perzara, Raul Rekow, Bugsy Wilcox – percussion
- Reggie Andrews – string arranger
- Rollice Dale – string contractor
Producer: Rick James, Alonzo Miller
Track listing:
All tracks by Rick James, except where noted.
Give It to Me Baby
- Ghetto Life
- Make Love to Me
- Policeman
- Super Freak – Rick James, Alonzo Miller
- Fire and Desire
- Call Me Up
- Below the Funk (Pass the J)
Prince: 1999 (1982)
Label: Warner Bros,
Producer: Prince
Personnel:
- Prince- vocals and instruments
- Dez Dickerson- vocals, guitar solos
- Lisa Coleman- vocals
- Jill Jones- vocals
- Wendy Melvoin- backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Prince.
- 1999
- Little Red Corvette
- Delirious
- Let’s Pretend We’re Married
- M.S.R.
- Automatic
- Something in the Water
- Free
- Lady Cab Driver
- All the Critics Love U in New York
- International Lover
Prince: Sign o’ the Times (Sign “☮” the Times) (1987)
Label: Paisley Park Records
Producer: Prince
Personnel:
- Prince- all vocals and all instruments
- Wendy Melvoin- guitar, backing vocals, tambourine, congas
- Lisa Coleman- backing vocals, Fairlight sitar, wooden flute, keyboards, backing vocals
- Sheila E.- drums, percussion, percussion, rap
- Fink- keyboards
- Miko Weaver- guitar
- Brown Mark- bass
- Bobby Z.- drums
- Eric Leeds- saxophone
- Atlanta Bliss- trumpet
- Susannah Melvoin – backing vocals, vocals
- Jill Jones- vocals
- Sheena Easton- co-lead vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Prince, except where noted
- Sign o’ the Times
- Play in the Sunshine
- Housequake
- The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
- It
- Starfish and Coffee – Prince, Susannah Melvoin
- Slow Love – Prince, Carole Davis
- Hot Thing
- Forever in My Life
- U Got the Look
- If I Was Your Girlfriend
- Strange Relationship
- I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
- The Cross
- It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night – Prince, Doctor Fink, Eric Leeds
- Adore
Me’shell NdegeéOcello: Plantation Lullabies (1993)
Label: Maverick Records
Producer: David Gamson, André Betts, Bob Power, Me’shell NdegéOcello
Personnel:
- Me’shell NdegéOcello – vocals, bass guitar, additional instruments
- David Gamson – drums
- David “Fuze” Fiuczynski– acoustic guitar and electric guitar
- Wah-Wah Watson– guitar
- Joshua Redman– tenor saxophone
- Geri Allen– piano
- Bobby Lyle – piano solo
- James “Sleepy Keys” Preston – piano
- André Betts – drum programming
- Luis Conté– congas
- Bill Summers – quíca, hands, shekeré
- Byron Jackson – background vocals
- DJ Premier– turntable interpretations
- Bob Power – mixing
- George Karas – mixing
- Mic Murphy – additional engineering
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Bill Toles – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Me’shell NdegéOcello.
- Plantation Lullabies
- I’m Diggin You (Like an Old Soul Record)
- If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night)
- Shoot’n Up and Gett’n High
- Dred Loc
- Untitled
- Step into the Projects
- Soul on Ice
- Call Me
- Outside Your Door
- Picture Show
- Sweet Love
- Two Lonely Hearts (On the Subway)
Pops Staple: Father Father (1994)
Label: Pointblank
Producer: John Wooler, Pops Staples, Ry Cooder
Personnel:
- Roebuck “Pops” Staples – guitar, vocals
- Ry Cooder – guitar
- Joe Cropin – guitar
- Ernie Garner – piano
- Henry Guaglianone – drums
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Billy Beck – organ, piano
- Glen Rupp – guitar
- Erik Scott – bass
- Dwyane Thomas – bass
- Myra Walker – organ, piano, background vocals
- Michael Toles – guitar
- Lester Snell – organ, piano
- Cleotha Staples – background vocals
- Mavis Staple – background vocals, linear notes
- Yvonne Staples – background vocals
- Bertram Brown – background vocals
- William Brown – background vocals
- Cleotha Harris – background vocals
- Jacquelyn Reddick – background vocals
- Jackie Johnson – background vocals
Track listing:
- Father, Father – Billy Beck, Rick Brown, Erik Scott, Roebuck “Pops” Staples
- Why (Am I Treated So Bad) – Roebuck “Pops” Staples
- Getting Too Big for Your Britches – Sir Mack Rice
- Jesus Is Going to Make Up (My Dying Bed) – traditional
- Downward Road – Roebuck “Pops” Staples
- People Get Ready – Curtis Mayfield
- Hope in a Hopeless World – Bob Thiele Jr., Phil Roy, Roebuck “Pops” Staples
- Gotta Serve Somebody – Bob Dylan
- Simple Man – Roebuck “Pops” Staples
- Glory, Glory – Roebuck “Pops” Staples