Sounds Of Blackness – Africa To America: The Journey Of The Drum
Label:A&M Records – 549 009-1, Perspective Records – 549 009-1
Format:2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:UK & Europe
Released:1994
Genre:Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style:RnB/Swing, House, Gospel, Soul, Choral
(US盤よりも I'm Going All The Way (7" Radio Edit) が1曲多い)
A1 Hold On (Pt. 1)
Backing Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Lead Vocals – Renee McCall
Mixed By – Dave Rideau
Producer, Arranged By – Gary Hines
Written-By – P.D.*
1:06
A2 I'm Going All The Way
Arranged By – Jimmy Wright*
Arranged By [Vocals] – Ann Nesby
Backing Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Instruments [All Other Instruments] – Sounds Of Blackness Orchestra*
Keyboards – Jimmy Wright*, Jimmy Jam
Lead Vocals – Ann Nesby
Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Written-By – Ann Bennett-Nesby, Jimmy Wright*
4:52
A3 Ah Been 'Buked (Pt. 1)
Producer, Arranged By – Gary Hines
Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Written-By – P.D.*
0:41
A4 I Believe
Producer, Arranged By – Gary Hines
Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Written-By – Andrew Noland, Gregory Webster*, James Harris III, Walter Morrison*, Leroy Bonner*, Marshall Jones, Marvin R. Pierce*, Norman Napier, Ralph Middlebrook*, Terry Lewis
4:39
A5 Hold On (Pt. 2)
Arranged By – Gary Hines
Backing Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Instruments – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Lead Vocals – Ann Nesby
Mixed By – Dave Rideau
Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Carrie Harrington, Coré Cotton*, Geoff Jones*, Alecia Russell**, Shirley Marie Graham
Written-By – P.D.*
1:19
A6 Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Backing Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Instruments – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Lead Vocals – Billy Steele, Carrie Harrington, Coré Cotton*, Jimmy Wright*
Producer, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Ann Nesby, Libby Turner, Pat Lacy*, Shirley Marie Graham
Written-By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
4:48
B1 Sun Up To Sundown
Mixed By – Dave Rideau
Producer, Arranged By – Gary Hines
Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Written-By – P.D.*
0:41
B2 The Lord Will Make A Way
Backing Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Drums, Percussion – Stokley*
Guitar – Kevin Pierce
Lead Vocals – Jimmy Wright*
Organ, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Bass Synthesizer] – Jimmy Wright*
Producer, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Synthesizer [Bass Synthesizer] – Jimmy Jam
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Carrie Harrington, Coré Cotton*, Alecia Russell*, Patricia Lacy, Shirley Marie Graham
Written-By – Jimmy Wright*, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
5:09
B3 He Took Away All My Pain
Backing Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Drum Programming – Jimmy Jam
Electric Piano, Keyboards – Jimmy Wright*
Guitar – Kevin Pierce
Keyboards – Jimmy Jam
Lead Vocals – Ann Nesby
Producer, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Coré Cotton*, Geoff Jones*, Jimmy Wright*, Alecia Russell*, Shirley Marie Graham
Written-By – Ann Bennett-Nesby, Jimmy Wright*, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
4:46
B4 A Place In My Heart
Backing Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Drum Programming – Jeff Taylor (6)
Drums – Trenon Graham
Keyboards – Jimmy Wright*
Lead Vocals – Ann Nesby
Producer, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Written-By – Ann Bennett-Nesby, Jimmy Wright*, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
6:09
C1 The Harder They Are The Bigger They Fall
Backing Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Instruments – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Lead Vocals – Jimmy Wright*
Producer, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Ann Nesby, Billy Steele, Carrie Harrington, Coré Cotton*, Jimmy Wright*, Libby Turner, Shirley Marie Graham
Written-By – James Harris III & Terry Lewis
4:01
C2 The Drum (Africa To America)
Drum Programming – Jeff Taylor (6)
Featuring – Mufundisi Joseph Young
Percussion – Stokley*
Producer, Arranged By – Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
Rap – Mufundisi Joseph Young
Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Solo (8)
Written-By – Gary Hines, James Harris III, Joseph Young*, Terry Lewis
2:55
African Medley
Backing Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Drum Programming, Keyboards – Gary Hines
Mixed By – Dave Rideau
Percussion – Kevin Whitlock, Trenon Graham
Producer, Arranged By – Gary Hines
Written-By – Carrie Harrington, Gary Hines, Alecia Russell*
C3a Royal Kingdoms
Lead Vocals – Patricia Lacy
5:55
C3b Rise
Lead Vocals – Carrie Harrington
C3c My Native Land
Lead Vocals – Geoff Jones*, Alecia Russell*
C4 A Very Special Love
Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements] – Billy Steele
Backing Vocals – Carrie Harrington, Jamecia Bennett, Libby Turner, Renee McCall*
Co-producer – Gary Hines
Drum Programming – Jeff Taylor (6)
Guitar – Nate Sabin, Soli Hughes
Harp – Robin Berry
Keyboards – Billy Steele, Jimmy Wright*
Lead Vocals – Billy Steele, Carrie Harrington
Producer, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Tabla – Marcus Wise
Written-By – Billy Steele
5:21
D1 Strange Fruit
Mixed By – Dave Rideau
Producer, Arranged By – Gary Hines
Vocals – Jayn Bell*
Written-By – Lewis Allan
2:43
D2 Black Butterfly
Backing Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Instruments – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Lead Vocals – Coré Cotton*, Renee McCall*
Producer, Arranged By – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Carrie Harrington, Coré Cotton*, Pat Lacy*
Written-By – James Harris III & Terry Lewis
3:59
D3 You've Taken My Blues & Gone
Words By [A Poem By] – Langston Hughes
0:26
D4 Livin' The Blues
Alto Saxophone – Frank Wharton*
Backing Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Baritone Saxophone – David Wright (4)
Drum Programming, Piano, Keyboards – Gary Hines
Guitar – LaSalle Gabriel
Lead Vocals – Coré Cotton*
Producer, Arranged By – Gary Hines
Tenor Saxophone – Louis Wilson*
Trumpet – Larry Sims (2)
Written-By – Gary Hines
4:13
D5 Ah Been 'Buked (Pt. 2)
Producer, Arranged By – Gary Hines
Vocals – Sounds Of Blackness
Written-By – P.D.*
0:28
D6 I'm Going All The Way (7" Radio Edit)
Mixed By – The Funk Mob
Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Blacksmith
Written-By – Ann Bennett-Nesby, Jimmy Wright*
3:44
