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Personnel
There were no musicians credited on the original album sleeve, but Rodriguez and Mike Theodore have filled in the gaps:- Rodriguez – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dennis Coffey – electric guitar
- Mike Theodore – keyboards, brass and string arrangements
- Andrew Smith – drums
- Bob Pangborn – percussion
- Bob Babbitt – bass
- Detroit Symphony (Leader Gordon Staples) – strings
- Leader Carl Reatz – horns (trombones, baritone sax)
- Friends & family of Joyce Vincent & Telma Hopkins – childrens choir on "Gommorah"
- Recorded in Detroit in August & September 1969.
- Arranged and produced by Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey.
- Engineering by Mike Theodore at Tera-Shirma Studio, Detroit.
- Ray Hall at R.C.A. New York – remix
- Ransier and Anderson – photography
- Nancy Chester (See / Hear! & How!) – cover design
Samples
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Stillmatic
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