Billy Paul - First Class

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A1	False Faces Producer – Kenneth Gamble / Leon Huff*Written-By – C. Gamble*, K. Gamble, L. Huff*	4:38
A2	Bring The Family Back Written-By – F. Smith*, P. Terry*	5:00
A3	Game Of Life Producer – Charles B. Simmons*, Joseph B. Jefferson*Written-By – B. Paul*, C. Simmons*, J. Jefferson*, P. Terry*	3:52
A4	It's Critical Producer – Billy PaulWritten-By – B. Paul*, C. J. Clark*, W. Hatcher*	3:51
A5	Thank You (For This Blessing) Producer – Billy Paul, Frank SmithWritten-By – B. Rivers*, F. Smith*	2:57
B1	What A Way To Love Producer – Phillip Terry*, Philip Pugh*Written-By – P. Terry*, P. Pugh*	4:21
B2	So Glad To See You Again Producer – Frank Smith, Kenneth Gamble / Leon Huff*, Phillip Terry*Written-By – K. Gamble, L. Huff*	4:43
B3	Treasure Of My Life Producer – Kenneth Gamble / Leon Huff*Written-By – K. Gamble, L. Huff*	4:38
B4	I Gotta Put This Life Down Producer – Billy Paul, Ed Green*Written-By – C. Gilbert*, E. Green*	4:41

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Columbia Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.

Credits

• Arranged By – Billy Paul (tracks: A4), Ed Green* (tracks: B4), John L. Usry* (tracks: A1, A2, A5 to B3)
• Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Don Renaldo
• Artwork – Ed Lee
• Backing Vocals – Barbara Ingram, Beatrice Rivers, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Frank Washington, James King , John King
• Bass – C. J. Clark*, James Williams*
• Drums – Charles Collins, Ishmael Wilburn, Keith Benson, Quinton Joseph
• Engineer – Carl Paruolo, Dirk Devlin, Jim Gallagher, Joseph Tarsia*, Peter Humphreys
• Engineer [Assistant] – Bill Dorman, Bruce Bluestein, Frank Lauria, Jeffrey Stewart , Michael Tarsia, Rocky Schnurs*
• Guitar – Bobby Eli, Darnell Jordan, Dennis Harris, John Usry Jr.*, Rick Iannacone, Roland Chambers
• Keyboards – Dexter Wansel, Ed Green*, Joseph B. Jefferson*, Leon Huff, Ted Wortham
• Keyboards, Trumpet – Phillip Pugh*
• Organ – Lenny Pakula
• Percussion – David Cruse
• Saxophone – Hassan Ali
• Trombone – Tyrone Hill
• Trumpet – Kwami Hadi*

Notes

White labels, "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" at bottom of labels.

Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs, Philadelphia, PA

TSOP "The Sound Of Philadelphia"
℗ © 1979 CBS Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): AL 35756
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Label): BL 35756

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
JZ 35756	Billy Paul	First Class ‎(LP, Album)	Philadelphia International Records	JZ 35756	US	1979
JZ 35756	Billy Paul	First Class ‎(LP, Album)	Philadelphia International Records	JZ 35756	Canada	1979
PIR 480869 2	Billy Paul	First Class ‎(CD, Album)	Philadelphia International Records	PIR 480869 2	France	Unknown
33170	Billy Paul	First Class ‎(LP, Album)	Philadelphia International Records	33170	Costa Rica	1979
PIR 83481, JZ 35756	Billy Paul	First Class ‎(LP, Album)	Philadelphia International Records, Philadelphia International Records	PIR 83481, JZ 35756	UK	1979

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