Norman Connors - Saturday Night Special

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A1	Saturday Night Special Composed By – Reggie LucasElectric Piano, Organ – Hubert Eaves*	5:10
A2	Dindi Composed By – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius De MoraesLead Vocals – Jean Carn	6:00
A3	Maiden Voyage Composed By – Herbie Hancock	6:30
B1	Valentine Love Composed By – Michael HendersonLead Vocals – Jean Carn, Michael HendersonPiano – Hubert Eaves*	3:45
B2	Akia Clavinet – Hubert Eaves*Composed By – Kevin Nance, Onaje Allan Gumbs	3:45
B3	Skin Diver Composed By – Dwight Carson, Harry WhitakerLead Vocals – Jean Carn	6:55
B4	Kwasi Composed By – Norman Connors, Onaje Allan GumbsDouble Bass – Buster WilliamsPercussion [Additional] – Bill SummersPiano – Herbie Hancock	4:30

Companies, etc.

• Made By – Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Robert King*
• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Gary Bartz
• Arranged By, Conductor – Onaje Allan Gumbs (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B3)
• Bass, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Michael Henderson
• Cello – Terry Adams*
• Congas, Cuica [Quica], Percussion [Indonesian Temple Shakers, African, Asian & Latin American Hand Percussion] – Ken Nash*
• Creative Director [Packaging] – Milton Sincoff
• Design, Photography – Ed Caraeff
• Drums – Norman Connors
• Electric Guitar – Reggie Lucas
• Engineer – David Coffin, Fred Catero, Ken Hopkins, Steve Jarvus*
• Engineer [Assistant] – Jeff Husband*
• Engineer [Remix] – Fred Catero
• Flute – David Subke, William O. Murphy, Jr.
• Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Jean Carn
• Mastered By – George Horn
• Piano, Electric Piano, Organ, Synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble, Moog] – Onaje Allan Gumbs
• Producer – Skip Drinkwater
• Synthesizer [Moog], Programmed By – Bernie Krause
• Tenor Saxophone – Carlos Garnett
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Eddie Henderson
• Viola – Nancy Ellis
• Violin – Myra Bucky, Nathan Rubin

Notes

Recorded May 1975 at Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco, Calif.
Mastered at Columbia Studios, San Francisco, Calif.
Norman Connors plays Gretsch drums & Latin Percussion Instruments.
Norman Connors' fashions designed by Flo Toronto, New York City.
Special thanks to: Art Kass, Nick Napolitano, Alan Lott, Aki Aleong, Paul Smith & Randy Meritt, Musitronics, Inc. and to our friends at The Guitar Center, S.F.
This album is dedicated to my mother, who has been my spiritual light, and to the Connors family: Rosa, Kwasi and Kelli.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BDS 5643	Norman Connors	Saturday Night Special ‎(LP, Album)	Buddah Records	BDS 5643	US	1975
MLP 15.726	Norman Connors	Saturday Night Special ‎(LP, Album)	Buddah Records	MLP 15.726	Germany	1975
BDS 5643	Norman Connors	Saturday Night Special ‎(LP, Album)	Buddah Records	BDS 5643	Canada	1975
BDS-5643	Norman Connors	Saturday Night Special ‎(LP, Album)	Buddah Records	BDS-5643	US	1975
CDSOL 7950	Norman Connors	Saturday Night Special (Expanded Edition) ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Solid Records	CDSOL 7950	Japan	2013