Letta MbuluSweet Juju

Label:

Morning – AM28-3

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Japan

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Afrobeat

Tracklist

A1 Sweet Juju
Backing VocalsThe Waters
BassNathan East
CongasPaulinho Da Costa
DrumsJonathan Moffett
FluteLarry Williams
GuitarDavid Williams (4)
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
PianoDean Gant
SynthesizerNathan East
Tenor SaxophoneLarry Williams
TromboneBill Reichenbach (2)
TrumpetLarry Hall
Written-ByMaxi Anderson
A2 Nomalizo
Backing VocalsThe Waters
DrumsJonathan Moffett
GuitarDavid Williams (4)
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
PianoClarence McDonald
SynthesizerDean Gant
Written-ByLetta Mbulu
A3 Nkedama
Backing VocalsPhyllis St. James
BassNathan East
CongasPaulinho Da Costa
DrumsJohn Robinson (2)
GuitarDavid Williams (4)
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
PianoClarence McDonald
SynthesizerRooney Foster
Written-ByLetta Mbulu
A4 Hamba Nam We
Backing VocalsPhyllis St. James
BassNathan East
CongasPaulinho Da Costa
DrumsJohn Robinson (2)
FluteLarry Williams
GuitarDavid Williams (4)
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
PianoSonny Burke (2)
Tenor SaxophoneLarry Williams
TromboneBill Reichenbach (2)
TrumpetLarry Hall
Written-BySaul Malinga
B1 Vumani Makhosi
Backing VocalsPhyllis St. James
BassNathan East
BongosPaulinho Da Costa
DrumsJohn Robinson (2)
FluteLarry Williams
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
PianoSonny Burke (2)
SynthesizerDean Gant
Tenor SaxophoneLarry Williams
TromboneBill Reichenbach (2)
TrumpetLarry Hall
Written-ByLetta Mbulu
B2 Down By The River
Backing VocalsPhyllis St. James
BassNathan Watts
GuitarTim May
HandclapsLetta Mbulu
PercussionMunyungo Jackson
PianoClarence McDonald
SynthesizerClarence McDonald
TimbalesMunyungo Jackson
Written-ByMunyungo Jackson
B3 The Village
Backing VocalsOren Waters
CongasPaulinho Da Costa
DrumsJonathan Moffett
FluteLarry Williams
GuitarDavid Williams (4)
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
PianoClarence McDonald
SynthesizerDean Gant
Tenor SaxophoneLarry Williams
TromboneBill Reichenbach (2)
TrumpetLarry Hall
Written-ByMaxi Anderson

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByApollon Music Industrial Corp.

Credits

  • Art DirectionKotaro Suzuki
  • DesignKotaro Suzuki
  • EngineerGerry Brown*
  • Photography ByJunshi Nakamichi
  • ProducerCaiphus Semenya

Notes

Background vocals arranged by:
Caiphus Semenya & Letta Mbulu -A2/A3/B1/B2
Caiphus Semenya : A1 / A4/ B3
CHANT (B3) : Caiphus Semenya, Maxi Anderson, Letta Mbullu, Phylis St. James, Vernon Molefe, Ricky Nelson, Fred Howard

Made by Apollon Music Industrial Corp. Tokyo Japan
(P) 1985 Made in Japan
¥ 2.800
(P) 1983 Priority Records Ltd. (U.S.A.)
Limited Reissue
Cover Shows 見本盤 on a small OBI backside and a six digit number.
also an elliptical promotion sticker frontside

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: JASRAC

Other Versions (5 of 9)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Submission
In The Music The Village Never Ends (LP, Album) Munjale MUNC 2003 South Africa 1983
New Submission
In The Music The Village Never Ends (Cassette, Album) Priority Records (Pty) Ltd. ZMUN 2003 South Africa 1983
New Submission
Sweet Juju (CD, Album) Morning BM28-3 Japan 1985
New Submission
Sweet Juju (LP, Album, Promo) Morning AM28-3 Japan 1985
New Submission
In The Music The Village Never Ends (CD, Album, Reissue) Columbia CDCOL 8015 P South Africa 1996

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  • brycearaz's avatar
    brycearaz
    anyone know why this press is so sought after? I have it, it sounds great! is OG from South Africa, just not as good?

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