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New Birth
The Very Best Of The New Birth Inc.

Compil. US 1995 on RCA label
R&B/Soul (Funk)

BMG Music © 1995 BMG Entertainment Manufactured and Distributed by BMG Music, New York, NY. Printed in USA. Photographs: The RCA Records Label Archives All tracks BMI except 3, 14 and 16 - ASCAP. Track 1: Produced for Fuqua III Productions and Basement Productions - 1/7 and 5/21/74 - DPKS 3025 Track 2: Produced by Fuqua III Productions - 1/18/71 - APA2-4713 Track 3: Produced by Fuqua III Productions - 3/31/71 - APA2-4757 Track 4: Produced by Fuqua III Productions - 10/9 and 10/11/72 - BPA1-6633 Track 5: Produced by Fuqua III Productions - 2/23/71 - APA2-4754 Track 6: Produced by Fuqua III Productions - 8/11/71 - APA1-5750 Track 7: Produced by Fuqua III Productions - 1/10/74 - DPKS-1859 Track 8: Produced by Fuqua III Productions - 7/27/73 - CPA1-6044 Track 9: Produced by Fuqua III Productions - 10/9 and 10/11/72 - BPA1-6636 Track 10: Produced by Fuqua III Productions - 7/22/71 - APA1-5737 Track 11: Produced by Fuqua III Productions - 10/9 and 10/11/72 - BPA1-6632 Track 12: Produced by Basement Productions, Inc. - ℗ 1975 BMG Special Products - 1975 - BDS 5638 A2 Track 13: Produced by Fuqua III Productions - 7/27/73 - CPA1-6042 Track 14: Produced for Fuqua III Productions and Basement Productions - 1/11/74 - DPA3-1210 Track 15: Produced by Fuqua III Productions - 7/27/73 - CPA1-6035 Track 16: Produced by Fuqua III Productions - 10/9 and 10/11/72 - BPA1-6635 Dedicated to the memory of James Baker (1948-1993) "I Wash My Hands Of The Whole Damn Deal" and "Wild Flower" appear on back inlay, "I Wash My Hands Of The Whole Damn Deal, Part 1" and "Wildflower" appear inside front inlay.

     
Musicians
PortraitNew Birth , *1969 US
arranged by, conductor, conducted by, album by, written by
PortraitAndre Moore ,
arranged by
PortraitCharles Hearndon g, syn, US
arranged by, arranged by, conductor, conducted by, conductor, conducted by, conductor, conducted by, guitar, written by
PortraitHarvey Fuqua voc, 1929-2010 US
arranged by, arranged by, conductor, conducted by, producer, written by
PortraitJames Baker , US
arranged by, conductor, conducted by, producer, trombone, keyboards, percussion, written by
PortraitRichard Jones voc, eb, 1947-2001
arranged by
PortraitAustin Lander bs, bvoc,
baritone saxophone, backing vocals, b. vox
PortraitLeroy Taylor voc,
bass
Johnny Grant
bass, original bassist
Rodney Vorhis
bass, temporary bassist
David McLees
compiled by, repertoire selection
PortraitA. Scott Galloway , US
compiled by, sequence, compiled by, repertoire selection, liner notes, essay
PortraitNate Neblett dr,
drums, original drummer
Jim Hill
drums, second drummer
PortraitRobin Russell dr, perc, US
drums, percussion
PortraitJohnny Graham g, *1951 US
guitar, original guitarist
PortraitKenny Hawkins g, US
guitar, original guitarist
Lee Haycraft
guitar, original guitarist
PortraitCarl McDaniel g, bvoc,
guitar, backing vocals, b. vox
PortraitCharles Brewer , US
lead vocals, former lead singer
Joyce Stewart
lead vocals, former lead singer
Mint Juleps
performer
PortraitNow Sounds ,
performer
Janice Carter
performer, mint juleps
PortraitLondee Wiggins voc, perc, US
performer, mint juleps, vocals, written by
Pam Swent
performer, mint juleps
Tanita Gaines
performer, mint juleps
Bobby "Petey" Downs
performer, now sounds
Gary Martin Young
performer, now sounds
PortraitRonald Coleman key, US
performer, now sounds
PortraitSlim voc,
performer, now sounds
PortraitMelvin Wilson voc,
producer, vocals, written by
Benjamin Barksdale
saxophone, former saxophonist
PortraitTony Churchill ts, bvoc, vib, US
tenor saxophone, backing vocals, b. vox
John Eskridge
trumpet, former trumpeter
PortraitRobert Jackson ,
trumpet, backing vocals, b. vox
PortraitLeslie Wilson voc, US
vocals
PortraitAllen Frey voc, perc, cng,
vocals, congas, percussion, written by
PortraitThe Nite-Liters ,
performer on track
PortraitLove, Peace & Happiness ,
performer on track
Producers
Paul Williams research, tape research, compilation producer, compilation produced by
Amy Wenzler design, package design
Hank McGill engineer
Jim Crotty engineer
John Janus engineer
Pete Abbott engineer
Bill Lacey remastered by, audio restoration
Mike Hartry remastered by, digital transfers
Cleve Keller research, archive research
Edward Eddings research, vault research
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Comin' From All EndsNew BirthJames Baker, Melvin Wilson3:30
2K-JeeThe Nite-LitersCharles Hearndon, Harvey Fuqua4:02
3It's ImpossibleNew BirthArmando Manzanero, Sid Wayne3:25
4I Can Understand ItNew BirthBobby Womack6:22
5How Good It FeelsNew BirthHarvey Fuqua3:38
6I Don't Want To Do WrongLove, Peace & HappinessBubba Knight, Gladys Knight, Johnny Bristol, Katherine Schaffner, William Guest5:44
7I Wash My Hands Of The Whole Damn Deal, Part 1New BirthAllen Frey, James Baker3:23
8Keep On Doin' ItNew BirthJames Baker, Melvin Wilson4:18
9You Are What I'm All AboutNew BirthHarvey Fuqua, Londee Wiggins3:55
10Afro-StrutThe Nite-LitersCharles Hearndon, Harvey Fuqua2:51
11Got To Get A KnuttNew BirthNew Birth7:33
12Dream MerchantNew BirthJerry Ross, Larry Weiss4:37
13It's Been A Long TimeNew BirthJames Baker, Melvin Wilson5:53
14Do It AgainNew BirthGloria Jones, Pam Sawyer4:39
15WildflowerNew BirthDavid Richardson, Doug Edwards6:29
16Until It's Time For You To GoNew BirthBuffy Sainte-Marie5:38
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