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Billy Paul
First Class
Album US 1979 on Philadelphia International Records label
R&B/Soul and Pop (Soul)
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs, Philadelphia, PA TSOP "The Sound Of Philadelphia" ℗ © 1979 CBS Inc.
Musicians
 | Billy Paul voc, bvoc, *1934 US arranged by, album by, written by |
 | Eddie Green key, p, 1933-2004 US arranged by, keyboards, written by |
 | John L. Usry, Jr. , arranged by, guitar |
 | Don Renaldo vn, arranged by, strings & horns |
 | Howard James Clark b, bass, written by |
 | Jimmy Williams b, US bass |
 | Charles Collins dr, drums |
 | Ishmael Wilburn dr, US drums |
 | Keith Benson dr, US drums |
 | Quinton Joseph dr, US drums |
 | Bobby Eli g, *1956 US guitar |
 | Darnell Jordan g, guitar |
 | Dennis Harris g, guitar |
 | Rick Iannacone g, guitar |
 | Roland Chambers g, 1944-2002 US guitar |
 | Dexter Wansel key, syn, *1950 US keyboards |
 | Joseph Jefferson , US keyboards, written by |
 | Leon Huff ep, *1943 US keyboards |
 | Ted Wortham key, voc, keyboards |
 | Phillip T. Pugh keyboards, trumpet, written by |
 | Lenny Pakula org, organ |
 | David Cruse perc, percussion |
| Hassan Ali saxophone |
 | Tyrone Hill tb, 1948-2007 US trombone |
 | Kwame Hadi tr, trumpet |
Producers
| Ed Lee artwork |
| Barbara Ingram backing vocals |
| Beatrice Rivers backing vocals |
| Carla Benson backing vocals |
| Evette Benton backing vocals |
| Frank Washington backing vocals |
| James King backing vocals |
| John King backing vocals |
| Carl Paruolo engineer |
| Dirk Devlin engineer |
| Jim Gallagher engineer |
| Joe Tarsia engineer |
| Peter Humphreys engineer |
| Bill Dorman engineer, assistant |
| Bruce Bluestein engineer, assistant |
| Frank Lauria engineer, assistant |
| Jeffrey Stewart engineer, assistant |
| Michael Tarsia engineer, assistant |
| Rocky Schnaars engineer, assistant |
| Gamble & Huff producer |
| Charles Simmons producer |
| Joseph Jefferson producer |
| Billy Paul producer |
| Frank Smith producer |
| Phil Terry producer |
| Phillip T. Pugh producer |
| Eddie Green producer |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | False Faces | Billy Paul | Carl Gamble, Gamble & Huff | 4:38 |
| 2 | | Bring The Family Back | Billy Paul | Frank Smith, Phil Terry | 5:00 |
| 3 | | Game Of Life | Billy Paul | Billy Paul, Charles Simmons, Joseph Jefferson, Phil Terry | 3:52 |
| 4 | | It's Critical | Billy Paul | Billy Paul, Howard James Clark, Will Hatcher | 3:51 |
| 5 | | Thank You (For This Blessing) | Billy Paul | Beatrice Rivers, Frank Smith | 2:57 |
| 6 | | What A Way To Love | Billy Paul | Phil Terry, Phillip T. Pugh | 4:21 |
| 7 | | So Glad To See You Again | Billy Paul | Gamble & Huff | 4:43 |
| 8 | | Treasure Of My Life | Billy Paul | Gamble & Huff | 4:38 |
| 9 | I Gotta Put This Life Down | Billy Paul | Cary Gilbert, Eddie Green | 4:41 |
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