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The Blackbyrds
City Life / Unfinished Business
Compil. UK 1994 on BGP Records label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Jazz-Funk, Soul, Disco)
4 page liner contains credits, artwork and photos Two albums on 1 CD. Originally released as: City Life ©1975 (Fantasy 9490) Very special thanks to: Merry Clayton George Bohanon Ernie Watts Patrice Rushen Gary Bartz Larry Mizell Fonce Mizell Tommy Morgan Unfinished Business ©1976 (Fantasy 9518) Jackie Kelso & William Green credited as The Black Boy Orchestra
Musicians
 | The Blackbyrds , *1973 US vocals, album by |
 | Wade Marcus tb, str, US other, special thanks, arranged by, strings and horns, arranged by, conductor |
 | Lance Anderson , US artwork, lettering |
 | Joe Hall b, *1954 bass, written by |
 | Lew McCreary tb, 1927-1999 US bass trombone |
 | George Bohanon tb, *1960 US contractor, orchestra contractor, trombone |
 | Philip Barker , design, package |
 | Keith Killgo dr, *1954 US drums, written by |
 | Ernie Watts ts, *1945 US flute, solo |
 | The Black Boy Orchestra , flute, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone |
 | Alan Robinson frh, french horn |
 | Marilyn Robinson frh, french horn |
 | Vincent DeRosa frh, *1920 US french horn |
 | Orville Saunders g, US guitar, written by |
 | Ray Parker Jr. , *1954 US guitar |
 | Tommy Morgan h, harmonica |
 | Kevin Toney key, syn, *1953 US keyboards, written by |
 | Stephen Johnson sax, US saxophone, written by |
 | Wesley Jackson g, US saxophone, flute |
 | Charles Loper tb, US trombone |
 | Steve Madaio tr, 1948-2019 US trumpet |
 | Chuck Findley tr, *1947 US trumpet, flugelhorn |
 | Gary Grant tr, US trumpet, flugelhorn |
 | Alex Brown bvoc, voc, vocals |
 | Charlie Barnett g, voc, vocals |
 | Jim Gilstrap bvoc, *1946 US vocals |
 | John Lehman bvoc, voc, US vocals |
 | Kenny Moore p, vocals |
 | Marti McCall voc, bvoc, US vocals |
 | Myrna Matthews bvoc, voc, US vocals |
 | Mildred Lane voc, vocals, soloist |
Producers
| Phil Carroll art direction |
| Stewart Daniels artwork, cover art |
| Phil Bray artwork, cover |
| Dave Hassinger engineer, recording, engineer, remix |
| Jim Nipar engineer, recording, engineer, remix |
| Serge Reyes engineer, recording, engineer, remix assistant |
| Val Garay engineer, recording |
| Mike Reese mastered by |
| Gerald Panopoulos photography by, liner photo |
| Donald Byrd producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City Life | The Blackbyrds | ||
| 2 | Rock Creek Park | The Blackbyrds | Donald Byrd, Joe Hall, Keith Killgo, Kevin Toney, Orville Saunders, Stephen Johnson | 4:40 |
| 3 | Thankful 'Bout Yourself | The Blackbyrds | Orville Saunders | 5:13 |
| 4 | City Life | The Blackbyrds | Kevin Toney | 5:25 |
| 5 | All I Ask | The Blackbyrds | Kevin Toney | 3:55 |
| 6 | Happy Music | The Blackbyrds | Donald Byrd | 4:58 |
| 7 | Love So Fine | The Blackbyrds | Joe Hall | 5:03 |
| 8 | Flying High | The Blackbyrds | Keith Killgo | 3:33 |
| 9 | Hash And Eggs | The Blackbyrds | Larry Mizell & Fonce Mizell | 5:10 |
| 10 | Unfinished Business | The Blackbyrds | ||
| 11 | Time Is Movin' | The Blackbyrds | Keith Killgo | 4:46 |
| 12 | In Life | The Blackbyrds | Joe Hall, Keith Killgo, Kevin Toney, Orville Saunders | 5:15 |
| 13 | Enter In | The Blackbyrds | Joe Hall | 4:41 |
| 14 | You've Got That Something | The Blackbyrds | Donald Byrd, Kevin Toney | 4:18 |
| 15 | Party Land | The Blackbyrds | Donald Byrd, Orville Saunders | 5:20 |
| 16 | Lady | The Blackbyrds | Joe Hall | 6:32 |
| 17 | Unfinished Business | The Blackbyrds | Kevin Toney | 5:53 |
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