Chuck Mangione The Best Of Chuck Mangione
1978 2x Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing, Gatefold
Easy Listening

Main image
Mercury, Mercury
art direction, design Joe Kotleba
compiled by Robin McBride
conductor Chuck Mangione
tracks a2, b1, c1, c2 congas, bongos, timbales, percussion Ron Davis
drums Joe LaBarbera
tracks a1, a3, b2, c3, d1 drums Steve Gadd
tracks b2, c3 drums, bongos, congas, tambourine Ron Davis
electric bass Alphonso Johnson
tracks a1, a3, b2, c3, d1 electric bass Tony Levin
tracks b2, c3 electric guitar Steve Brown
electric piano [special guests] Gap Mangione
featuring Chuck Mangione Quartet
flugelhorn, electric piano, piano [ascoustic piano] Chuck Mangione
tracks a1, a3, b2, c3, d1 flute, alto flute, baritone saxophone Ned Corman
tracks a2, b1, c1, c2 flute, piccolo flute Gordon Johnson
guitar [special guests], vocals [special guests] Don Potter
guitarrón [special guests], vocals [special guests] Bat McGrath
illustration Dan Clyne
mastered by Gilbert Kong
music by, lyrics by, arranged by, orchestrated by Chuck Mangione
tracks a1, a3, d1 percussion Bob Becker
tracks a2, b1, c1, c2 percussion Dave Mancini
photography by Hauser & D'Orio
producer Chuck Mangione
soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute Gerry Niewood
tracks b2, c3 tenor saxophone Charlie Lagond
tracks a1, a3, d1 tenor saxophone Chris Vadala
tracks a1, a3, d1 tenor saxophone Larry Covelli
tracks a2, b1, c1, c2 tenor saxophone, flute Joe Romano
tracks a2, b1, c1, c2 tenor saxophone, flute Ramon Ricker
tracks b2, c3 tenor saxophone, flute, alto saxophone Ramon Ricker
tracks a2, b1, c1, c2 timpani Steve Gadd
tracks a2, b1, c1, c2 timpani, percussion John Beck
trombone Art Linsner
trombone Bill Reichenbach
tracks a2, b1, c1, c2 trombone Janice Robinson
tracks a1, a3, b2, c3, d1 trumpet Al Porcino
tracks a2, b1, c1, c2 trumpet Jeff Tkazyik
tracks a2, b1, c1, c2 trumpet Jon Faddis
tracks a1, a3, b2, c3, d1 trumpet Vince DiMartino
vocals [special guests] Esther Satterfield
tracks a1 to c3 written-by Chuck Mangione
Phonographic Copyright (p) Phonogram, Inc.
Copyright (c) Phonogram, Inc.
Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Record Company PolyGram
Published By Rohaba Music
Published By Screen Gems-Columbia Music
Published By Gates Music, Inc.
Manufactured By Phonogram, Inc.
Distributed By Phonodisc, Inc.
[l376197] pressing denoted by S1 etches in runouts.

Originally released by Mercury, Feb 71 as SRM-2-800 Friends & Love/A Chuck Mangione Concert October 1971 as SRM-2-7501 Together - A Chuck Mangione Concert and October 1973 as SRM-1-684 Land of Make Believe
Matrix / Runout: SRM-2-8601-A (Matrix A, on label)
Matrix / Runout: SRM-2-8601-B (Matrix B, on label)
Matrix / Runout: SRM-2-8601-C (Matrix C, on label)
Matrix / Runout: SRM-2-8601-D (Matrix D, on label)
Matrix / Runout: SRM-2-8601 A-CS5 S1 MASTERDISK G.K. B4 (Runout A etched / MASTERDISK stamped)
Matrix / Runout: SRM-2-8601 B-CS5 S1 MASTERDISK G.K. A4 (Runout B etched / MASTERDISK stamped)
Matrix / Runout: SRM-2-8601 C-CS6 S1 MASTERDISK G.K. B5 (Runout C etched / MASTERDISK stamped)
Matrix / Runout: SRM-2-8601 D-CS5 S1 MASTERDISK G.K. A2 (Runout D etched / MASTERDISK stamped)
Rights Society: BMI