Quincy Jones - Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) mp3 flac

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

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co.

Credits

• Acoustic Bass – Arni Egillson*, Milt Kestenbaum*
• Arranged By – Bill Summers, Caiphus Semenya, Dave Grusin, Herb Spencer*, John Mandel*, Quincy Jones, Reverend James Cleveland*, Dick Hazard*, Tommy Bahler*
• Artwork [Album Design] – Chuck Beeson
• Artwork [Art Direction] – Roland Young
• Artwork [Roots Logo Typography Design] – Al Nagy
• Banjo – Alton Hendrickson*
• Cello – Jeff Solow*, Jesse Erlich*, Paul Bergstrom, Ronnie Cooper*
• Composed By – Gerald Fried (tracks: A2, A9, B1, B5)
• Concept By [Conceived By], Producer, Conductor – Quincy Jones
• Conductor [Choir] – Tommy Bahler* (tracks: A5, B8)
• Conductor [The Wattsline Choir] – Reverend James Cleveland*
• Electric Bass – Chuck Rainey, Ed Reddick
• Engineer [Assistant] – Chuck Trammell, Steve "Deacon Dolby" Katz*
• Engineer, Remix – Norm Kinney
• French Horn – Alan Robinson, David Duke, James Decker
• Guitar – David T. Walker, Lee Ritenour
• Harp – Catherine Gotthoffer, Dorothy Remsen
• Keyboards – Dave Grusin, Ian Underwood, Mike Boddicker*, Pete Jolly, Richard Tee
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Percussion – Bill Summers, Bobbye Hall, Caiphus Semenya, Emil Richards, King Errison*, Milt Holland, Paul Bryant , Shelly Manne, Tommy Vig, Victor Feldman, Zak Diouf
• Performer – Bill Summers, Caiphus Semenya, Letta Mbulu, Lou Gossett, Quincy Jones Orchestra*, The Wattsline Choir*
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Bruce Talamon
• Trombone – Bill Watrous, Dick Nash, Maurice Spear*
• Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Buddy Childers, John Audino
• Tuba – Tommy Johnson
• Viola – Alex Nieman, Marilyn Baker, Bob Ostrowsky*, Rollis Dale*
• Violin – Bobby Bruce, Erno Neufeld, Gerald Vinci, Harry Bluestone, Irv Katz, Janice Gower, John Santulis, Joseph Livoti, Joe Stepansky*, Ralph Shaeffer*, Bob Sushell*, Sheldon Sanov, Bill Nuttycomb*
• Vocals – Alexandra Brown*, Caiphus Semenya, Deborah Tibbs, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Linda Evans, Paulette McWilliams, Reverend James Cleveland*, Stephanie Spruill
• Vocals [Featured Soloist] – Letta Mbulu
• Vocals [The Wattsline Choir] – Charles May, David Pridgen, Mortonette Jenkins, Rodney Armstrong, Sherwood Sledge
• Woodwind – Ernie Watts, Jerome Richardson, Ted Nash, Terry Harrington, Bill Green*

Notes

Label variation.

Printed inner sleeve features artist and dialogue credits.

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

Recorded at A&M Studios and United Western Recorders

℗ 1977

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1, variant 1): A&M SP4989(RE-1)-T3
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2, variant 1): A&M SP4990-T1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP-4626	Quincy Jones	Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	SP-4626	US	1977
SP-4626	Quincy Jones	Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	SP-4626	US	1977
SP-4626	Quincy Jones	Roots: The Saga Of An American Family ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	A&M Records	SP-4626	US	1977
SLAM 64626	Quincy Jones	Roots: The Saga Of An American Family ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	SLAM 64626	Italy	1977
AMLH 64626	Quincy Jones	Roots ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	AMLH 64626	Europe	1977