The Blackbyrds - The Blackbyrds

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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 – Donald Byrd, 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 – Barney Perry, Donald Byrd	3:16

Credits

• Bass – David Williams (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
• Other [Notes] – Roberta Flack
• Other [Supervision] – Orrin Keepnews
• Percussion – Perk Jacobs, Ray Armando (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B3)
• Photography – Phil Bray
• Producer – Larry Mizell
• Saxophone [Soprano, Tenor] – Allan Barnes
• 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 , oil on canvas, 51 x 103½ cm
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".

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
F-9444	The Blackbyrds	The Blackbyrds ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Fantasy	F-9444	US	1974
DD 30875	The Blackbyrds	The Blackbyrds ‎(LP, Album)	Fantasy	DD 30875	Israel	1974
6002	The Blackbyrds	The Blackbyrds ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Fantasy	6002	France	1974
F-9444	The Blackbyrds	The Blackbyrds ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Fantasy	F-9444	US	2014
F-9444	The Blackbyrds	The Blackbyrds ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Fantasy	F-9444	US	1974

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