The Blackbyrds – The Blackbyrds

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Label:	Fantasy – F-9444
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , Gatefold Sleeve
Country:	Netherlands
Released:	1974
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Funk

Tracklist

A1	Do It, Fluid Written-By – Donald Byrd	5:27
A2	Gut Level Written-By – Lincoln Ross	4:08
A3	Reggins Written-By – Larry Mizell	4:05
A4	The Runaway Written-By – Kevin Toney	4:13
B1	Funky Junkie Written-By – Donald Byrd	7:01
B2	Summer Love Written-By – Allan Barnes	5:08
B3	Life Styles Written-By – Larry Mizell	3:13
B4	A Hot Day Today Written-By – Donald Byrd	3:16

Companies, etc.

Produced For – Sky High Productions
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Fantasy Records
Published By – Blackbyrd Music
Published By – Alruby Music
Recorded At – Fantasy Studios
Mixed At – Fantasy Studios

Credits

Artwork By [Cover] – Vincent van Gogh (2)
Bass – David Williams (2) (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B3)
Co-producer – Blackbyrd Productions
Drums – Keith Killgo
Electric Bass – Joe Hall
Engineer [Recording], Remix – Jim Stern
Guitar – Barney Perry
Keyboards, Melodica, Synthesizer – Kevin Toney
Liner Notes – Roberta Flack
Mastered By – David Turner (2)
Percussion – Ray Armando (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B3)
Photography By – Phil Bray
Producer – Larry Mizell
Saxophone [Soprano, Tenor] – Allan Barnes
Supervised By – Orrin Keepnews
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Oscar Brashear (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B3)
Vocals – The Blackbyrds

Notes

Produced for Sky High Productions
Recorded and mixed October 1973 and March 1974 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, Ca.
All selections published by Blackbyrd Music (BMI), except "Reggins" and "Life Styles" published by Alruby Music (ASCAP).
Cover: Vincent Van Gogh, Cornfield with Crows (1890), oil on canvas, 51 x 103½ cm
<i>Special thanks to: Oscar Brashear and to David Williams and Ray Armando. A special note of appreciation from the Blackbyrds to Saverne Hayes for "Do It, Fluid".</i>

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: STEMRA
Matrix / Runout (Side A, label): F 9444-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, label): F 9444-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, hand etched / stamped): F 9444 A [Eyes With Eyebrows] 2 A I ̷H̷
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, hand etched / stamped): F 9444 B [Eyes With Eyebrows] 2 A I ̷H̷

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Blackbyrds (LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing, Gatefold Cover)	Fantasy	F-9444	US	1974
New Submission	The Blackbyrds (LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve)	Fantasy	6002		1974
New Submission	The Blackbyrds (LP, Album, Promo, Gatefold)	Fantasy	F-9444	US	1974
New Submission	The Blackbyrds (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Fantasy	AMI 9444, 9444	Italy	1974
New Submission	The Blackbyrds (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Fantasy	F-9444, LFP 88186	Japan	1974