1 Music Of The Earth
Acoustic Guitar Abraham Laboriel
Alto Saxophone Kim Hutchcroft
Backing Vocals Pauline Wilson, Roy Galloway, Syreeta Wright Robertson
Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer Patrice Rushen
Bass "Ready" Freddie Washington*
Bass Trombone Maurice Spears
Concertmaster Jerry Vinci*
Drums James Gadson
Guitar Al McKay, Marlo Henderson
Percussion Paulinho Da Costa
Tenor Saxophone Larry Williams
Trombone Bill Reichenbach (2)
Trumpet Oscar Brashear, Raymond Lee Brown*
Written-By Angela Rushen
3:58
2 When I Found You
Alto Saxophone Kim Hutchcroft
Backing Vocals Jim Gilstrap, Roy Galloway, Syreeta Wright Robertson
Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Lead Vocals, Percussion Patrice Rushen
Bass "Ready" Freddie Washington*
Bass Trombone Maurice Spears
Concertmaster Jerry Vinci*
Drums James Gadson
Flugelhorn Oscar Brashear, Raymond Lee Brown*
Guitar Al McKay
Guitar [Ovation] Marlo Henderson
Horns [Baritone] Bill Reichenbach (2)
Tenor Saxophone Larry Williams
Written-By Angela Rushen, Tony Coleman
5:20
3 Changes (In Your Life)
Backing Vocals Jim Gilstrap, Roy Galloway, Stephanie Spruill, Syreeta Wright Robertson
Backing Vocals, Clavinet, Lead Vocals, Synthesizer [Bass], Tambourine Patrice Rushen
Bass "Ready" Freddie Washington*
Drums James Gadson
Guitar Al McKay
Guitar, Guitar [Fuzz Lead] Marlo Henderson
Written-By Angela Rushen
4:08
4 Wishful Thinking
Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals Patrice Rushen
Backing Vocals Sheree Brown, Syreeta Wright Robertson
Bass Abraham Laboriel
Bassoon David Riddles*
Clarinet Larry Williams, Bill Green*
Concertmaster Charles Veal, Jr.*
Drums James Gadson
Electric Piano [Rhodes] Charles Mims, Jr.*
Flute Valarie King
Oboe Jeff Clayton (3)
Percussion Paulinho Da Costa
Whistle Kenneth Yerke
5:08
5 Let's Sing A Song Of Love
Alto Saxophone Kim Hutchcroft
Arranged By, Conductor, Written-By Reggie Andrews
Backing Vocals Jim Gilstrap, Oren Waters, Roy Galloway, Sheree Brown
Bass "Ready" Freddie Washington*
Bass Trombone Bill Reichenbach (2)
Concertmaster Charles Veal, Jr.*
Drums James Gadson
Electric Piano [Grand, Rhodes] Patrice Rushen
Guitar Al McKay, Marlo Henderson
Percussion Paulinho Da Costa
Tenor Saxophone Larry Williams
Trombone George Bohannon*
Trumpet Jerry Hey, Raymond Lee Brown*
3:43
6 Hang It Up
Alto Saxophone Kim Hutchcroft
Backing Vocals Charles Mims, Jr.*, Oren Waters, Reggie Andrews, Roy Galloway, Sheree Brown, Syreeta Wright Robertson
Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Piano [Acoustic] Patrice Rushen
Bass "Ready" Freddie Washington*
Bass Trombone Maurice Spears
Drums James Gadson
Guitar Al McKay, Marlo Henderson
Percussion Bill Summers
Tenor Saxophone Larry Williams
Trombone Bill Reichenbach (2)
Trumpet Jerry Hey, Raymond Lee Brown*
5:11
7 Cha-Cha
Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Lead Vocals Patrice Rushen
Bass "Ready" Freddie Washington*
Drums James Gadson
Guitar Al McKay, Marlo Henderson
Percussion Bill Summers, Paulinho Da Costa
Written-By Angela Rushen, Sheree Brown
3:22
8 It's Just A Natural Thing
Alto Saxophone Kim Hutchcroft
Arranged By, Piano [Acoustic] Charles Mims, Jr.*
Backing Vocals Jim Gilstrap, Maxine Waters Willard*, Oren Waters, Stephanie Spruill
Backing Vocals, Clavinet, Drums, Guitar [Lead, Rhythm] Patrice Rushen
Bass Trombone Bill Reichenbach (2)
Bass, Written-By "Ready" Freddie Washington*
Tenor Saxophone Larry Williams
Trombone George Bohannon*
Trumpet Jerry Hey, Raymond Lee Brown*
3:20
9 Didn't You Know
Acoustic Guitar [Rhythm], Guitar [High Strung] Paul M. Jackson, Jr.*
Backing Vocals Roy Galloway, Syreeta Wright Robertson
Backing Vocals, Bass, Celesta, Drums, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Lead Vocals, Percussion Patrice Rushen
Backing Vocals, Written-By Sheree Brown
Concertmaster Charles Veal, Jr.*
Flugelhorn Raymond Lee Brown*
Guitar Marlo Henderson
Horns [Baritone] Clay Lawrey
5:17
10 Play!
Alto Saxophone Kim Hutchcroft
Arranged By, Synthesizer, Written-By Charles Mims, Jr.*
Backing Vocals Jim Gilstrap, Roy Galloway, Syreeta Wright Robertson
Backing Vocals, Clavinet, Electric Piano [Grand, Rhodes], Percussion Patrice Rushen
Bass "Ready" Freddie Washington*
Bass Trombone Maurice Spears
Drums James Gadson
Guitar Al McKay, Marlo Henderson
Percussion Bill Summers
Tenor Saxophone Larry Williams
Trombone Bill Reichenbach (2)
Trumpet Jerry Hey, Raymond Lee Brown*
4:36
Art Direction Johnny Lee (4), Ron Coro
Cello Edgar Lustgarten (2), Harry Shultz*, Raymond Kelly*, Ronald Leonard*, Ron Cooper*, Selene Hurford
Concertmaster Charles Veal, Jr.*, Jerry Vinci*
Design [Lettering Design] Tom Nikosey
Engineer [Assistant] Bob Mockler, Chris Gordon, Michael Beiriger*, Paul Aronoff
Engineer [Assistant], Handclaps, Percussion [Fingersnaps] Phil Moores
Handclaps, Percussion [Fingersnaps] Bill Pegg, Debra Jones, Eric McKain, Gerald Albright, Laverne Peterson, Oren Waters, Roy Galloway, Sheree Brown, Tony Coleman, Tony Lewis (6)
Liner Notes 印南敦史
Liner Notes [Lyrics Translation] 沼崎敦子*
Mastered By Bernie Grundman
Photography By Gary Heery
Producer, Arranged By, Conductor, Executive-Producer, Handclaps, Percussion [Fingersnaps], Written-By Patrice Rushen
Producer, Handclaps, Percussion [Fingersnaps] Charles Mims, Jr.*, Reggie Andrews
Recorded By, Mixed By Peter Chaikin
Viola Art Royval, Barbara Thomason, Carole Mukogawa, Denise N. Buffum*, Mark Kovacs, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski
Violin Al Brauning*, Arnold Belnick, Assa Drori, Barbara Nord, Barry Socker*, Bonnie Douglas, Carl La Magna*, Connie Kupka, Dorothy Wade, Endre Granat, Frank Foster (2), Harrif Goldman*, Harry Bluestone, Henry Roth, Israel Baker, Kenneth Yerke, Marcia Van Dyke, Paul Shure, Sandy Seymour, Sheldon Sanov