Natural Essence - In Search Of Happiness

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A1	Killin' Time Vocals – Yvonne Fletcher	3:48
A2	Little Dahoud's Dance	5:00
A3	Live My Life For You Vocals – Nat Adderley, Jr.*, Yvonne Fletcher	4:32
A4	Variation On Last Night	5:18
B1	The Red, The Black And The Green	3:10
B2	The Other Side Of Town Vocals – Nat Adderley, Jr.*, Yvonne Fletcher	5:25
B3	In Search Of Happiness Vocals – Ira "Buddy" Williams*, Nat Adderley, Jr.*, Yvonne Fletcher	3:46
B4	Had No Beginning, Has No End : Simply Is	5:25

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – The Lacquer Channel, Sausalito

Credits

• Arranged By [Vocals] – Earl McIntyre (tracks: A4), Nat Adderley, Jr.*, René Rivera (tracks: A2)
• Art Direction – Tony Lane
• Bass – Francisco Centena*
• Bass [Electric] – Francisco Centena*
• Congas – Ramon "Sonny" Rivera*
• Drums – Ira "Buddy" Williams*
• Flute – Eddie Martin , Rene "Rashede" Rivera*
• Mixed By – Julian Adderley*, David Axelrod, Eddie Harris*, Jim Stern
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Les McCann
• Photography By [Cover] – Tony Lane
• Piano – Nat Adderley, Jr.*
• Piano [Electric] – Nat Adderley, Jr.*
• Producer – Julian "Cannonball" Adderley*, Nat Adderley, Sr.*
• Saxophone [Alto] – Rene "Rashede" Rivera*
• Saxophone [Soprano] – Rene "Rashede" Rivera*
• Saxophone [Tenor] – Eddie Martin
• Tambourine – Ramon "Sonny" Rivera*
• Trombone – Earl McIntyre
• Trombone [Alto] – Earl McIntyre
• Tuba [B-flat] – Earl McIntyre
• Tuba [Double B-flat] – Earl McIntyre

Notes

Mixed at (Fantasy Studios; Berkeley, Cal.) by Julian Adderley, David Axelrod, Jim Stern and Eddie Harris.

℗ 1973, Fantasy Records
Tenth and Parker
Berkeley, Ca. 94710

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A): F-9440-A 1 [TLC] A1
• Matrix / Runout (B): F-9440-B 1 [TLC] A1
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
F-9440	Natural Essence	In Search Of Happiness ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Fantasy	F-9440	US	1973
F-9440 DJ	Natural Essence	In Search Of Happiness ‎(LP, Album)	Fantasy	F-9440 DJ	US	1973
UCCO-9469	Natural Essence	In Search Of Happiness ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Pap)	Fantasy	UCCO-9469	Japan	2008
UCCO-90124	Natural Essence	In Search Of Happiness ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE)	Fantasy	UCCO-90124	Japan	2012
F-9440	Natural Essence	In Search Of Happiness ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Fantasy	F-9440	US	Unknown

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