Deodato - First Cuckoo

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A1	Funk Yourself Bass – Will LeeCongas – Rubens BassiniDrums – Nick RemoElectric Piano, Clavinet – Eumir DeodatoGuitar – Hugh McCrackenGuitar, Soloist [Also Solo] – John TropeaWritten-By – Eumir Deodato	4:13
A2	Black Dog Bass – Will LeeCongas – Rubens BassiniDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano, Tambourine – Eumir DeodatoGuitar – Elliott Randall, John TropeaSoprano Saxophone – Lou MariniWritten-By – Gene Paige*, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant	4:19
A3	Crabwalk Bass – Will LeeCowbell [Cow Bells] – Rubens BassiniDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano – Eumir DeodatoSoloist, Trumpet – John GatchellWritten-By – Eumir Deodato	7:45
A4	Adam's Hotel Bongos, Maracas – Rubens BassiniElectric Piano, Whistle, Synthesizer [Arp Synthesizer] – Eumir DeodatoWritten-By – Marcos Valle	3:38
B1.1	Caravan Bass – Will LeeClarinet – Lou MariniCongas – Rubens BassiniDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano, Clavinet – Eumir DeodatoGuitar – Elliott RandallGuitar, Soloist [Also Solo] – John TropeaWritten-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol	2:00
B1.2	Watusi Strut Bass – Will LeeClarinet – Lou MariniCongas – Rubens BassiniDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano, Clavinet – Eumir DeodatoGuitar – Elliott RandallGuitar, Soloist [Also Solo] – John TropeaWritten-By – Eumir Deodato	9:36
B2	Speak Low Bass – Will LeeCongas, Cabasa [Cabassa] – Rubens BassiniDrums – Nick RemoElectric Piano – Eumir DeodatoFlute – Lou MariniGuitar – John TropeaWritten-By – Kurt Weil*, Ogden Nash	4:32
B3	First Cuckoo (On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring) Adapted By, Arranged By – Eumir DeodatoClarinet – George MargeFlute – Hubert LawsFlute [Alto Flute] – Lou Marini, Romeo PenqueWritten-By – Frederick Delius	4:00

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Licensed From – MCA Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH
• Produced For – Kenya Music, Inc.
• Published By – Kenya Music, Inc.
• Published By – Superhype Music, Inc.
• Published By – American Academy Of Music, Inc.
• Published By – Chappell & Co., Inc.
• Recorded At – House Of Music, West Orange, NJ

Credits

• Arranged By, Conductor – Eumir Deodato
• Bass – Russ Savakus (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3)
• Cello – Alan Shulman (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3), Charles McCracken (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3), Kermit Moore (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3)
• Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Danny Gershon*
• Engineer [Assistant] – Jim Bonnefond
• Engineer [Mixing] – Jeffrey Kawalek*
• Engineer [Recording] – Charlie Conrad, Jeffrey Kawalek*
• Flute – George Marge (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2), Hubert Laws (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2), Lou Marini (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2), Romeo Penque (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2)
• French Horn – Brooks Tilletson* (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2), Jimmy Buffington* (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2)
• Other [Special Collaboration On Production] – Alberto Cacciola
• Photography By [Cover Photograph] – Carmine Macedonia
• Producer – Eumir Deodato
• Trombone – Sam Burtis (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2), Urban Green* (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Alan Rubin (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2), John Gatchell (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2)
• Tuba – Tony Price (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2)
• Viola – Alfred Brown (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3), Julian Barber* (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3)
• Violin – David Nadien (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3), Elliot Rosoff (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3), Gene Orloff (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3), Harry Cykman (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3), Harry Lookofsky (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3), Irving Spice (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3), Max Ellen (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3), Max Pollikoff (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3), Selwart Clarke (tracks: A3 to B1.2, B3)

Notes

Recorded at House Of Music (W. Orange, New Jersey)

[Alberto Cacciola] courtesy of Marka (Brazil)
John Tropea: Courtesy of Marlin Records

[Cover Photograph] Courtesy of Ehrenreich Photo-Optical Industries, Inc.
Produced [...] for Kenya Music, Inc.

Manufactured in Western Germany By TELDEC “Telefunken Decca”
Schallplatten-GmbH, Heussweg 25, 2 Hamburg 19. Licensed by MCA Records Inc., Universal City, California U.S.A. ℗ 1975

℗ 1975 MCA Records, Inc.

Publishing:
A1 - Kenya Music, Inc. - ASCAP
A2 - Superhype Music Inc. - ASCAP
A3 - Kenya Music, Inc. - ASCAP
A4 - Kenya Music, Inc. - ASCAP
B1.1 - American Academy of Music Inc. - ASCAP
B1.2 - Kenya Music, Inc. - ASCAP
B2 - Chappell & Co., Inc. - ASCAP
B3 - Kenya Music, Inc. - ASCAP

Catalog numbers:
Labels: 6.22 355
Spine: 622355
Back of sleeve: 6.22355
Back of sleeve & labels: MAPS 8077

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society (Publishing): ASCAP
• Rights Society: GEMA
• Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 6.22 355-00-1
• Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 6.22 355-00-2
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped side A): Manufactured in Germany 6.22355-00-1/1
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped side B): Manufactured in Germany 6.22355-00-2/1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MCA-491	Deodato*	First Cuckoo ‎(LP, Album)	MCA Records	MCA-491	US	1975
MCA 491	Deodato*	First Cuckoo ‎(LP, Album, RE)	MCA Records	MCA 491	Canada	1977
671, MCA-491	Deodato*	First Cuckoo ‎(LP, Album)	Melodi Plak, MCA Records	671, MCA-491	Turkey	1975
5C 062-96897, MAPS 8077	Deodato*	First Cuckoo ‎(LP, Album)	EMI-Bovema Holland, MCA Records	5C 062-96897, MAPS 8077	Netherlands	1975
MAPS 8077	Eumir Deodato	Caravan ‎(LP, Album)	MCA Records	MAPS 8077	Italy	1975

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