Roots: The Saga Of An American Family

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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

Credits

• Acoustic Bass – Arni Egillson*, Milt Kestenbaum*
• Arranged By – Bill Summers, Caiphus Semenya, Dave Grusin, Dick Hazard, Herb Spencer*, John Mandel*, Quincy Jones, Reverend James Cleveland*, 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

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

Contains 12" x 24" poster "Behold: The only thing greater than yourself"

B4 title on label is What Shall I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name)

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
POCM 1955	Quincy Jones	Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) ‎(CD, Album)	A&M Records	POCM 1955	Japan	1996
GP-2033	Quincy Jones	Roots: The Saga Of An American Family ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	GP-2033	Japan	1977