Quincy Jones - Roots

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A1	Motherland	0:29
A2	Roots Mural Theme	2:10
A3	Main Title: Mama Aifambeni (Premiere Episode)	1:03
A4	Behold, The Only Thing Greater Than Yourself (Birth)	1:30
A5	Oluwa (Many Rains Ago) (African Theme Featuring – Letta Mbulu	2:28
A6	Boyhood To Manhood	0:53
A7	The Toubob Is Here! (The Capture)	1:06
A8	Middle Passage (Slaveship Crossing)	1:15
A9	You In Americuh' Now, African	0:32
B1	Roots Mural Theme Intro (Slave Auction)	0:15
B2	Ole Fiddler	1:12
B3	Jumpin' De Broom (Marriage Ceremony)	0:42
B4	What Shall I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name)	2:17
B5	Roots Mural Theme Bridge (Plantation Life)	1:25
B6	Oh Lord, Come By Here	3:25
B7	Free At Last? (The Civil War)	2:24
B8	Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) (African Thee: Eglish Version) Solo Vocal – Letta Mbulu	4:50

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
• Distributed By – CBS Records

Credits

• Written By – Gerald Fried (tracks: A2, A9, B1, B5)

Notes

Music from and inspired by the David L. Wolfer production of "Roots". ROOTS the saga of an american family.
This release is meant for the European market.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA

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
SLAM 64626	Quincy Jones	Roots: The Saga Of An American Family ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	SLAM 64626	Italy	1977
POCM 1955	Quincy Jones	Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) ‎(CD, Album)	A&M Records	POCM 1955	Japan	1996

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