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Melvin Van Peebles
Don't Play Us Cheap (Original Cast & Soundtrack Album)
Album US 1972 on Stax label
R&B/Soul and Soundtrack (Dialogue, Soul, Soundtrack, Gospel, Comedy)
Gatefold sleeve. Includes double-folded booklet with synopsis and cast. Auto-coupled sides: Record 1: Side A / Side D Record 2: Side B / Side C All selections published by Yeah Inc. (ASCAP) Recorded and mixed at Advantage Sound Studios, N.Y.C. A Production of Yeah Inc. ℗ 1972 Stax Records, Inc.
Musicians
 | Melvin Van Peebles voc, *1932 US written by, composed by, producer, album by |
 | Avon Long voc, 1910-1984 US performer, david |
 | Rhetta Hughes voc, bvoc, *1953 US performer, earnestine |
 | Nate Barnett performer, harold johnson, rat |
 | Esther Rolle , performer, miss maybell |
| Robert Dunn performer, mr. bowser |
| Frank Carey performer, mr. johnson, cockroach |
| Thomas Anderson performer, mr. percy |
 | George McCurn voc, 1920-1985 US performer, mr. washington |
 | Mabel King voc, 1932-1999 US performer, mrs. bowser |
| Jay Vanleer performer, mrs. johnson |
 | Jo Armstead voc, *1944 US performer, mrs. washington |
| Joe Keyes Jr. performer, trinity |
Producers
| David Krieger art direction |
| Lou Gonzales engineer |
| Shelby McPhearson artwork, booklet art, photography by, back cover |
| Jim Hinton photography by, cover photo, photography by, liner photography |
| Jeruscha Weissman photography by, liner photography |
| Ron Batzdorff photography by, liner photography |
| Bill Cherry supervised by, album supervision |
| Larry Shaw supervised by, creative supervision |
| Harold Wheeler supervised by, musical supervision |
Composers
| Melvin Van Peebles |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Cut Up The Clothes In The Closet Of My Dreams | Melvin Van Peebles | 5:45 | |
| 2 | Break That Party & Opening | Melvin Van Peebles | 2:15 | |
| 3 | The Eight Day Week | Melvin Van Peebles | 0:45 | |
| 4 | Saturday Night | Melvin Van Peebles | 1:15 | |
| 5 | The Bowsers Thing (Instrumental) | Melvin Van Peebles | 3:55 | |
| 6 | The Book Of Life | Melvin Van Peebles | 4:20 | |
| 7 | Quittin' Time | Melvin Van Peebles | 7:05 | |
| 8 | Aint Love Grand (Instrumental) | Melvin Van Peebles | 4:10 | |
| 9 | I'm A Bad Character | Melvin Van Peebles | 2:35 | |
| 10 | Know Your Business (Instrumental) | Melvin Van Peebles | 1:45 | |
| 11 | Feast On Me | Melvin Van Peebles | 3:25 | |
| 12 | Ain't Love Grand | Melvin Van Peebles | 4:10 | |
| 13 | Break That Party (Instrumental) | Melvin Van Peebles | 3:00 | |
| 14 | Someday It Seems That It Just Don't Even Pay To Get Out Of Bed | Melvin Van Peebles | 3:25 | |
| 15 | Quartet (Instrumental) | Melvin Van Peebles | 5:45 | |
| 16 | The Phoney Game | Melvin Van Peebles | 1:40 | |
| 17 | It Makes No Difference | Melvin Van Peebles | 2:30 | |
| 18 | Bad Character Bossa Nova (Instrumental) | Melvin Van Peebles | 3:35 | |
| 19 | Quartet | Melvin Van Peebles | 4:05 | |
| 20 | The Washingtons Thing (Instrumental) | Melvin Van Peebles | 5:00 | |
| 21 | (If You See A Devil) Smash Him | Melvin Van Peebles | 2:15 |
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