Grass Roots: Musical Influences & Inspiration

Original Release Date:  November 1, 1999

Track Listing

• 1. Introduction (Windy City Theme)
• 2. The Liberation Song (Red, Black and Green)
• 3. Sweet Thing
• 4. Let Me Down Easy [12" Disco Version]
• 5. My Baby's Got ESP [Special Disco Version]
• 6. Welcome to the Club
• 7. Stan's Theme
• 8. Gibraltar
• 9. Hihache
• 10. J Dub's Theme
• 11. Canned Interlude
• 12. Doin' It
• 13. Feel Up [Original U.S. 12" Version]
• 14. Adventures in Success [Dub Copy]
• 15. Stop Bajon... Primavera

Credits

• Son of Bazerk: Performer
• Blue Magic: Performer
• Grace Jones: Performer
• Gwen McCrae: Performer
• Billy Childs: Keyboards
• Harold Land: Sax (Tenor)
• Lafayette Afro Rock Band: Performer
• Frank Abel: Keyboards
• Patrick Adams: Producer
• Bilal Sunni Ali: Saxophone
• Danny Bowens: Bass
• Victor Brown: Vocals
• Chaka Khan: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Buck Clarke: Percussion
• Donny Donable: Drums
• André Fischer: Drums
• Gary G-Wiz: Producer
• Lynn Goldsmith: Producer
• Norman Harris: Arranger, Producer, Remixing
• Steve Houghton: Drums
• Freddie Hubbard: Producer
• Lafayette Hudson: Bass
• Larry Klein: Bass
• Eddie Knowles: Shakere
• Tony Maiden: Guitar, Vocals
• Alex Sadkin: Producer
• Sonny Sanders: Producer
• Gil Scott-Heron: Vocals, Performer
• Kino Speller: Percussion
• Steven Stanley: Mixing
• Barnett Williams: Drums
• Arthur Young: Horn
• Ashley Beedle: Mixing
• Rufus & Chaka Khan: Performer
• Nimite Sarikananda: Engineer
• Will David: Producer
• Alexis Maryon: Photography
• Chris Murphy: Engineer
• David Jordan: Producer
• Charlie Saunders: Conga
• Pierre Jaubert: Producer
• Four Below Zero: Performer
• Ronnie James Buttacavoli: Horn
• Rare Pleasure: Performer
• Windy City: Performer
• Bob Adams: Trap Kit
• Paul Mardles: Liner Notes
• Hank Schocklee: Producer
• Will Powers: Performer