Album US 1970 on Ampex Records label
Soundtrack (Musical)
Gatefold jacket. Based on the play Purlie Victorious by Ossie Davis
Gary Geld , *1935 US album by | |
Luther Henderson p, 1919-2003 US orchestrated by, arranged by, choral, arranged by, dance music | |
Joyce Brown conductor, musical | |
Peter Udell , *1929 US lyrics by | |
Garry Sherman , orchestrated by, arranged by, choral, supervised by, musical supervision | |
"Purlie" Cast , performer on track | |
Cleavon Little , performer on track | |
Sherman Hemsley voc, performer on track | |
Melba Moore bvoc, voc, *1945 US performer on track | |
C. David Colson , performer on track | |
John Heffernan , *1934 US performer on track | |
Novella Nelson voc, *1939 US performer on track |
Mozelle Thompson artwork |
Bob Cato design |
Bob Arnold engineer |
Andy Wiswell producer |
Peter Udell |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Walk Him Up The Stairs- Prologue | "Purlie" Cast | 6:15 | |
2 | New Fangled Preacher Man | Cleavon Little | 2:15 | |
3 | Skinnin' A Cat | Sherman Hemsley | 1:51 | |
4 | Purlie | Melba Moore | 2:49 | |
5 | The Harder They Fall | Cleavon Little | 2:44 | |
6 | The Barrels Of War & The Unborn Love | C. David Colson | 0:50 | |
7 | Big Fish, Little Fish | John Heffernan (2) | 2:22 | |
8 | God's Alive | C. David Colson | 0:28 | |
9 | I Got Love | Melba Moore | 3:05 | |
10 | The Great White Father | "Purlie" Cast | 2:40 | |
11 | Down Home | Cleavon Little | 6:00 | |
12 | First Thing Monday Morning | "Purlie" Cast | 4:47 | |
13 | He Can Do It | Novella Nelson | 4:12 | |
14 | The World Is Comin' To A Start | C. David Colson | 2:48 | |
15 | Walk Him Up The Stairs - Epilogue | "Purlie" Cast | 2:15 |