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The Blackbyrds
City Life / Unfinished Business
1994 CD
Jazz-Funk
Soul
Disco
BGP Records
tracks 1 to 8 arranged by [strings and horns], other [special thanks]
Wade Marcus
tracks 9 to 15 arranged by, conductor
Wade Marcus
art direction
Phil Carroll
tracks 1 to 8 artwork [cover art]
Stewart Daniels
tracks 9 to 15 artwork [cover]
Phil Bray
tracks 9 to 15 artwork [lettering]
Lance Anderson
bass
Joe Hall
tracks 9 to 15 bass trombone
Lew McCreary
tracks 9 to 15 contractor [orchestra contractor]
George Bohanon
design [package]
Philip Barker
drums
Keith Killgo
tracks 1 to 8 engineer [recording]
Dave Hassinger
engineer [recording]
Jim Nipar
tracks 9 to 15 engineer [recording]
Serge Reyes
tracks 1 to 8 engineer [recording]
Val Garay
tracks 9 to 15 engineer [remix assistant]
Serge Reyes
tracks 1 to 8 engineer [remix]
Dave Hassinger
engineer [remix]
Jim Nipar
tracks 9 to 15 flute [solo]
Ernie Watts
tracks 9 to 15 flute, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
The Black Boy Orchestra
tracks 9 to 15 french horn
Alan Robinson
tracks 9 to 15 french horn
Marilyn Robinson
tracks 9 to 15 french horn
Vincent DeRosa
guitar
Orville Saunders
tracks 9 to 15 guitar
Ray Parker Jr.
tracks 9 to 15 harmonica
Tommy Morgan
keyboards
Kevin Toney
mastered by
Mike Reese
photography by [liner photo]
Gerald Panopoulos
producer
Donald Byrd
tracks 1 to 8 saxophone
Stephen Johnson
tracks 9 to 15 saxophone, flute
Wesley Jackson
tracks 9 to 15 trombone
Charles Loper
tracks 9 to 15 trombone
George Bohanon
tracks 9 to 15 trumpet
Steve Madaio
tracks 9 to 15 trumpet, flugelhorn
Chuck Findley
tracks 9 to 15 trumpet, flugelhorn
Gary Grant
tracks 9 to 15 vocals
Alex Brown
tracks 9 to 15 vocals
Charlie Barnett
tracks 9 to 15 vocals
Jim Gilstrap
tracks 9 to 15 vocals
John Lehman
tracks 9 to 15 vocals
Kenny Moore
tracks 9 to 15 vocals
Marti McCall
tracks 9 to 15 vocals
Myrna Matthews
tracks 9 to 15 vocals
The Blackbyrds
tracks 9 to 15 vocals [soloist]
Mildred Lane
Phonographic Copyright (p) Fantasy, Inc.
Copyright (c) Ace Records Ltd.
Licensed To Ace Records Ltd.
Manufactured By PDO, UK
Published By EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Produced For Blackbyrd Productions, Inc.
4 page liner contains credits, artwork and photos
Two albums on 1 CD. Originally released as:
City Life ©1975 (Fantasy 9490)
Very special thanks to:
Merry Clayton
George Bohanon
Ernie Watts
Patrice Rushen
Gary Bartz
Larry Mizell
Fonce Mizell
Tommy Morgan
Unfinished Business ©1976 (Fantasy 9518)
Jackie Kelso & William Green credited as The Black Boy Orchestra
Barcode: 0 29667 27892 8 (Text)
Barcode: 029667278928 (String)
Matrix / Runout: CDBGPD 089 10317561 01 % MADE IN U.K. BY PDO
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0450
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