tracks

Motherland
Roots Mural Theme
Main Title: Mama Aifambeni (Premiere Episode)
Behold, The Only Thing Greater Than Yourself (Birth)
Oluwa (Many Rains Ago) (African Theme)
Boyhood To Manhood
The Toubob Is Here! (The Capture)
Middle Passage (Slaveship Crossing)
You In Americuh' Now, African
Roots Mural Theme Intro (Slave Auction)
Ole Fiddler
Jumpin' De Broom (Marriage Ceremony)
What Can I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name)
Roots Mural Theme Bridge (Plantation Life)
Oh Lord, Come By Here
Free At Last? (The Civil War)
Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) (African Theme: English Version)

notes

Limited to 1000 copies.

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 (3)
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 (5), 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,

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records
Copyright (c) – A&M Records
Manufactured By – Universal Music Enterprises
Distributed By – Varèse Sarabande

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