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Billy Paul
First Class
1979 Vinyl
Soul
Philadelphia International Records
tracks a4 arranged by
Billy Paul
tracks b4 arranged by
Eddie Green
tracks a1, a2, a5 to b3 arranged by
John L. Usry, Jr.
arranged by [strings & horns]
Don Renaldo
artwork
Ed Lee
backing vocals
Barbara Ingram
backing vocals
Beatrice Rivers
backing vocals
Carla Benson
backing vocals
Evette Benton
backing vocals
Frank Washington
backing vocals
James King
backing vocals
John King
bass
Howard James Clark
bass
James Williams
drums
Charles Collins
drums
Ishmael Wilburn
drums
Keith Benson
drums
Quinton Joseph
engineer
Carl Paruolo
engineer
Dirk Devlin
engineer
Jim Gallagher
engineer
Joe Tarsia
engineer
Peter Humphreys
engineer [assistant]
Bill Dorman
engineer [assistant]
Bruce Bluestein
engineer [assistant]
Frank Lauria
engineer [assistant]
Jeffrey Stewart
engineer [assistant]
Michael Tarsia
engineer [assistant]
Rocky Schnaars
guitar
Bobby Eli
guitar
Darnell Jordan
guitar
Dennis Harris
guitar
John L. Usry, Jr.
guitar
Rick Iannacone
guitar
Roland Chambers
keyboards
Dexter Wansel
keyboards
Eddie Green
keyboards
Joseph Jefferson
keyboards
Leon Huff
keyboards
Ted Wortham
keyboards, trumpet
Phillip T. Pugh
organ
Lenny Pakula
percussion
David Cruse
saxophone
Hassan Ali
trombone
Tyrone Hill
trumpet
Kwame Hadi
Distributed By Columbia Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) CBS Inc.
Copyright (c) CBS Inc.
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios
Mastered At Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs, Philadelphia, PA
TSOP The Sound Of Philadelphia
℗ © 1979 CBS Inc.
Matrix / Runout: AL 35756 (Side 1 Label)
Matrix / Runout: BL 35756 (Side 2 Label)
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