The Columbia Masters

Original Release Date:  November 22, 2011

Track Listing

• 1. Time Is on Your Side
• 2. Interlude #
• 3. They Don't See
• 4. Interlude #2
• 5. Make It with You
• 6. Power
• 7. Remember the Children
• 8. Interlude #3
• 9. Where Have All the Flowers Gone
• 10. I'd Rather Have You
• 11. Mom
• 12. Evil
• 13. Keep Your Head to the Sky
• 14. Build Your Nest
• 15. The World's a Masquerade
• 16. Clover
• 17. Zanzibar
• 18. Mighty Mighty
• 19. Devotion
• 20. Fair But So Uncool
• 21. Feelin' Blue
• 22. Kalimba Story
• 23. Drum Song
• 24. Tee Nine Chee Bit
• 25. Spasmodic Movements
• 26. Rabbit Seed
• 27. Caribou
• 28. Open Our Eyes
• 29. Shining Star
• 30. That's the Way of the World
• 31. Happy Feelin'
• 32. All About Love
• 33. Yearnin' Yearnin'
• 34. Reasons
• 35. Africano
• 36. See the Light
• 37. Introduction by MC Perry Jones [Live]
• 38. Africano/Power Medley: Africano/Power [Live]
• 39. Yearnin' Learnin' [Live]
• 40. Devotion [Live]
• 41. Sun Goddess [Live]
• 42. Reasons [Live]
• 43. Sing a Message to You [Live]
• 44. Shining Star [Live]
• 45. New World Symphony [Live]
• 46. Interlude #1 [Live]
• 47. Sunshine [Live]
• 48. Sing a Song [Live]
• 49. Gratitude [Live]
• 50. Celebrate [Live]
• 51. Interlude #2 [Live]
• 52. Can't Hide Love [Live]
• 53. Serpentine Fire/Saturday Nite/Can't Hide Love [Live]
• 54. Getaway
• 55. On Your Face
• 56. Imagination
• 57. Spirit
• 58. Saturday Nite
• 59. Earth, Wind & Fire
• 60. Departure
• 61. Biyo
• 62. Burnin' Bush
• 63. Serpentine Fire
• 64. Fantasy
• 65. In the Marketplace (Interlude)
• 66. Jupiter
• 67. Love's Holiday
• 68. Beijo (AKA Brazilian Rhyme) (Interlude)
• 69. I'll Write a Song for You
• 70. Magic Mind
• 71. Runnin'
• 72. Brazilian Rhyme (AKA Ponta de Areia)
• 73. Be Ever Wonderful
• 74. Got to Get You into My Life
• 75. Fantasy
• 76. Can't Hide Love
• 77. Love Music
• 78. Getaway
• 79. That's the Way of the World
• 80. September
• 81. Shining Star
• 82. Reasons
• 83. Sing a Song
• 84. In the Stone
• 85. Can't Let Go
• 86. After the Love Has Gone
• 87. Let Your Feelings Show
• 88. Boogie Wonderland
• 89. Star
• 90. Wait
• 91. Rock That!
• 92. You and I
• 93. Let Me Talk
• 94. Turn It into Something Good
• 95. Pride
• 96. You
• 97. Sparkle
• 98. Back on the Road
• 99. Song in My Heart
• 100. You Went Away
• 101. And Love Gones On
• 102. Sailaway
• 103. Take It to the Sky
• 104. Win or Lose
• 105. Share Your Love
• 106. In Time
• 107. Oriental (Interlude)
• 108. Faces
• 109. Pipe Organ (Interlude)
• 110. Let's Groove
• 111. Lady Sun
• 112. My Love
• 113. Evolution Orange
• 114. Kalimba Tree
• 115. You Are a Winner
• 116. I've Had Enough
• 117. Wanna Be with You
• 118. The Changing Times
• 119. Fall in Love with Me
• 120. Spread Your Love
• 121. Side by Side
• 122. Straight from the Heart
• 123. The Speed of Love
• 124. Freedom of Choice
• 125. Something Special
• 126. Hearts to Heart
• 127. Miracles
• 128. Magnetic
• 129. Touch
• 130. Moonwalk
• 131. Could It Be Right
• 132. Spirit of a New World
• 133. Sweet Sassy Lady
• 134. We're Living in Our Own Time
• 135. Electric Nation
• 136. System of Survival
• 137. Evil Roy
• 138. Thinking of You
• 139. You and I
• 140. New Horizons (Musical Interlude)
• 141. Money Tight
• 142. Every Now and Then
• 143. Touch the World
• 144. Here Today and Gone Tomorrow
• 145. Victim of the Modern Heart
• 146. Soweto (Interlude)
• 147. Takin' Chances
• 148. Heritage
• 149. Good Time
• 150. Body Wrap (Interlude)
• 151. Anything You Want
• 152. Bird (Interlude)
• 153. Wanna Be the Man
• 154. Close to Home (Interlude)
• 155. Daydreamin'
• 156. King of Groove
• 157. I'm in Love
• 158. For the Love of You
• 159. Motor
• 160. Faith (Interlude)
• 161. Welcome
• 162. Soweto
• 163. Getaway [*]
• 164. Boogie Wonderland [Instrumental Mix] [*]
• 165. Saturday Nite [Alternate Mix] [*]
• 166. Hot Dawgit [*]
• 167. Brazilian Rhyme (AKA Ponta de Areia) (Extended Interlude) [*]
• 168. I Am Love [*]
• 169. Let's Groove [Instrumental Mix] [*]
• 170. Easy Lover [*]
• 171. Time Machine [*]
• 172. Kalimba Tree [*]
• 173. Stand By Me [*]
• 174. Eyes of Hope [#][*]
• 175. Insensitive [#][*]
• 176. Turn On (The Beat Box) [*]
• 177. Sand Up for Love [*]
• 178. In the Stone [*]

Credits

• MC Hammer: Composer
• Skylark: Composer, Drums, Vocals (Background), Synthesizer Programming
• Pete Seeger: Composer
• Philip Bailey: Percussion, Composer, Conga, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Synthesizer Arrangements
• Walter Hawkins: Vocals
• Phil Collins: Producer
• Earth, Wind & Fire: Arranger, Composer
• Ben E. King: Composer
• John Lennon: Composer
• Paul McCartney: Composer
• Maurice White: Percussion, Arranger, Composer, Director, Drums, Timbales, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Kalimba, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocoder, Vocal Arrangement, Horn Arrangements
• Dorothy Ashby: Harp
• George Duke: Piano, Rhythm Arrangements
• Jerome Richardson: Saxophone
• Bobby Bryant: Trumpet
• Azar Lawrence: Prophet Synthesizer
• Abe Most: Flute
• Herman Riley: Saxophone
• David Foster: Composer, Keyboards, String Arrangements
• Roland Bautista: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Soloist
• Jerry Leiber: Composer
• Marlon McClain: Guitar
• Marilyn Baker: Viola
• Sid Page: Violin
• Ramsey Lewis: Piano (Electric), Fender Rhodes
• Martin Page: Synthesizer, Vocals (Background), Producer, Associate Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Synthesizer Programming
• John Agnello: Engineer
• Chris Lord-Alge: Mixing
• Robert Appere: Engineer, Mixing
• Phil Ayling: Flute
• Brenton Banks: Viola
• Arnold Belnick: Violin
• Blanche Belnick: Violin
• Gary Bias: Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
• Frankie Blue: Guitar, Percussion, Producer, Engineer, Guest Appearance
• Harry Bluestone: Violin
• Roger Bobo: Tuba
• Michael Boddicker: Synthesizer, Vocoder, Synthesizer Programming
• George Bohannon: Trombone
• Bill Bottrell: Finger Snaps, Mixing
• Oscar Brashear: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Robert Brookins: Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Producer, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming
• Garnett Brown: Trombone
• Robbie Buchanan: Synthesizer, Arranger, Producer, Synthesizer Programming
• Denyse Buffum: Violin, Viola
• Thomas Buffum: Violin
• David Campbell: Viola
• Mark Cargill: Violin
• Norman Carr: Violin
• Ronald Clark: Violin
• Jeff Clayton: Trombone
• Jessica Cleaves: Vocals
• Gary Coleman: Orchestra Bells
• Michel Colombier: Keyboards
• Bobby Colomby: Executive Producer
• Ronald Cooper: Cello
• Larry Corbett: Cello, Viola
• Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
• Rollice Dale: Viola
• Isabelle Daskoff: Violin
• Rahmlee Michael Davis: Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Soloist
• Warren Dewey: Engineer
• Harold Dicterow: Violin
• Assa Drori: Violin, Concert Master
• Larry Dunn: Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Composer, Keyboards, Clavinet, Moog Synthesizer, Production Assistant, Synthesizer Programming
• Nathan East: Bass
• Arni Egilsson: String Bass
• Sonny Emory: Drums
• Brian Fairweather: Synthesizer, Vocals (Background), Associate Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming
• Pavel Farkas: Violin
• Henry Ferber: Violin
• Chuck Findley: Trumpet
• Ronald Folsom: Violin
• Norman Forrest: Viola
• Frederick Seykora: Cello, Viola
• David Frisina: Violin, Concert Master
• Ray Fuller: Guitar
• Winterton Garvey: Violin
• Irving Geller: Violin
• James Getzoff: Violin, Concert Master
• Mitch Gibson: Engineer
• Attala Zane Giles: Guitar, Vocals, Associate Producer, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Arrangements
• John Gilston: Simmons Drums
• Preston Glass: Synthesizer, Guitar (Electric), Producer, Drum Programming
• Pamela Goldsmith: Viola
• Harris Goldman: Violin, Viola, Concert Master
• Joseph Goodman: Violin
• Jack Gootkin: Violin
• Janice Gower: Violin, Concert Master
• Johnny Graham: Guitar, Percussion
• Endre Granat: Violin
• Gary Grant: Horn
• Rupert Greenall: Synthesizer
• Mick Guzauski: Engineer, Remixing, Mixing, Overdub Engineer
• Terry Harrington: Flute
• Allan Harshman: Viola
• Jeanette Hawes: Vocals (Background)
• Marlo Henderson: Guitar
• Jerry Hey: Trumpet, Horn, Horn Arrangements, Synthesizer Arrangements
• Dan Higgins: Horn
• Reginald Hill: Violin
• Paula Hochhalter: Viola
• Pam Hutchinson: Vocals (Background)
• William Hymanson: Violin
• Paul Jackson, Jr.: Guitar
• Jeffrey James: A&R
• Josie James: Vocals (Background)
• John Johnson: Tuba
• Ralph Johnson: Percussion, Drums, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Robert Jung: Violin
• Anatol Kaminsky: Violin
• Dennis Karmazyn: Cello
• George Kast: Violin
• Roland Kato: Viola
• Myra Kestenbaum: Violin
• Jerome Kessler: Viola
• Mati Klarwein: Design
• Paul Klingberg: Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Barbara Korn: French Horn
• Gina Kronstadt: Violin
• Carl LaMagna: Violin
• Betty LaMagna: Violin
• Abraham Laboriel, Sr.: Bass
• Janet Lakatos: Violin
• Rhett Lawrence: Synthesizer, Programming, Producer, Fairlight, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming
• Ricky Lawson: Drums, Drum Overdubs
• Brian Leonard: Violin
• Richard Lepore: Tympani [Timpani]
• Marvin Limonick: Violin
• Steve Lindsey: Horn
• Linda Lipsett: Viola
• Robert Lipsett: Violin
• Charles Loper: Trombone
• Steve Lukather: Guitar
• Jacqueline Lustgarten: Cello
• Joy Lyle: Violin
• Robert Macias: Engineer
• Steve Madaio: Trumpet
• Earl Madison: Cello
• Arthur Maebe: French Horn
• Virginia Majewski: Viola
• Michael Markman: Violin
• Miguel Martinez: Cello
• Harvey Mason, Sr.: Percussion
• George Massenburg: Engineer, Remixing, Mixing
• Lew McCreary: Trombone, Trombone (Bass)
• Al McKay: Guitar, Percussion, Composer, Sitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Soloist
• Carole Mukogawa: Viola
• Sidney Muldrow: French Horn
• Billy Myers: Synthesizer, Keyboards, Horn Arrangements
• Don Myrick: Saxophone, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Soloist
• Kent Nebergall: Engineer
• Gareth "Garry" Nuttycombe: Viola
• Nils Oliver: Cello
• Ross Pallone: Assistant Engineer
• Don Palmer: Violin
• Jeff Porcaro: Drums
• Richard Perissi: French Horn
• Tom Perry: Engineer, Mixing, Overdub Engineer
• Jerry Peters: Organ, Piano, Arranger, Keyboards
• Greg Phillinganes: Synthesizer, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Soloist
• Les Pierce: Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming
• Stanley Plummer: Violin
• Steve Porcaro: Synthesizer Programming
• Benjamin Powell: Trombone
• Ian Prince: Arranger, Drums, Synthesizer Programming
• Jerome Reisler: Violin
• Dorothy Remsen: Harp
• Sheldon Reynolds: Guitar, Vocals (Background), Drum Programming
• David Rideau: Engineer
• Gale Robinson: French Horn
• John "J.R." Robinson: Drums
• Marilyn Robinson: French Horn
• Dean Rod: Assistant Engineer
• James Ross: Viola
• Nathan Ross: Violin
• Henry Roth: Violin
• Jack Rouben: Assistant Engineer
• Meyer Rubin: Bass
• Ruth Henry: Violin
• Bob Sanov: Violin
• Sheldon Sanov: Violin
• Louis Satterfield: Trombone
• Billy Savage: Synthesizer Programming
• Tom Saviano: Saxophone
• Skip Scarborough: Piano, Keyboards
• David Schwartz: Viola
• Danny Sembello: Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming
• Harry Shlutz: Cello
• Haim Shtrum: Violin
• Maurice Spears: Trombone
• Charles Stepney: Arranger, Composer, Guitar (Electric), Producer, Fender Rhodes, Associate Producer
• Lya Stern: Violin
• Butch Stewart: Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Horn Arrangements, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming
• Mike Stoller: Composer
• Linn Subotnick: Viola
• Robert Sushel: Violin
• Vicki Sylvester: Violin
• Beloyd Taylor: Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Barbara Thomason: Viola
• Tom Tom 84: Arranger, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
• Bo Tomlyn: Synthesizer, Keyboards
• Pam Tompkins: Violin
• Marcia Van Dyke: Violin
• Carla Vaughn: Vocals (Background)
• Wanda Vaughn: Vocals (Background)
• Wayne Vaughn: Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Sequencing
• Wayne Wallace: Horn
• Miwako Watanabe: Violin
• Fred Wesley: Trombone
• Fred White: Percussion, Composer, Drums
• Verdine White: Bass, Percussion, Composer, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Production Assistant, Creative Assistance
• Mark Wilder: Mastering
• Jeanette Williams: Vocals (Background)
• Allee Willis: Composer
• Joseph Wissert: Producer
• John Wittenberg: Violin
• Jim Wood: Letter Design
• Andrew Woolfolk: Flute, Percussion, Saxophone, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
• Ken Yerke: Violin
• Billy Young: Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming
• Shari Zippert: Violin
• Vincent DeRosa: French Horn
• Alan DeVeritch: Viola
• James Dunham: Viola
• Dick Hyde: Trombone
• Jan Kelly: Cello
• Leo Sacks: Producer, Liner Notes, Compilation, Annotation
• Al Schmidt: Engineer, Mixing
• Barry Socher: Violin
• Jerome Webster: Violin
• Mary Louise Zeyen: Viola
• William Henderson: Violin
• Marie Fera: Cello
• Bill Hybel: Violin
• Renita Koven: Viola
• Susan Ranney: Bass
• Sherman Bryana: Viola
• Arkady Shindelman: Violin
• Suzie Katayama: Cello
• Marva Barnes: Vocals (Background)
• Selene Burford: Viola
• Nicole Bush: Violin
• Nina Deveritch: Cello
• Bobby Dubow: Violin
• Ken Fowler: Engineer, Mixing
• Albert Gill: Cello
• Irving Giller: Violin
• Lynette Hawkins-Stephens: Vocals
• Norman Leonard: Violin
• Mary D. Lindquist: Violin
• Ms. Pluto: Vocals
• Joel Soultanian: Viola
• David Stockhammer: Violin
• Laury Woods: Viola
• Louise Zeyen: Cello
• Michael "Patches" Stewart: Trumpet
• Kuk Harrell: Percussion, Guest Appearance
• Ethan Russell: Photography
• Sidney Sharp: Violin
• Murray Dvorkin: Assistant Engineer
• Rick Kelly: Keyboards
• William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr.: Trombone, Horn
• Ron Pendragon: Engineer
• Jesse Kanner: Engineer
• Curt Wittig: Engineer
• Tom Steele: Design, Illustrations
• Edward ODowd: Art Direction, Design
• Shusei Nagaoka: Illustrations
• Jurgen Reisch: Photography
• Mari Tsumura-Botnick: Violin
• Craig Widby: Assistant Engineer
• Barbara Rooney: Assistant Engineer
• Richard Goodman: Assistant Engineer
• Barbara Thomas: Viola
• Fred Jackson, Jr.: Flute, Saxophone
• Sandy Seemore: Violin
• Bryan Koniarz: Project Director
• Hawkins Family: Vocals (Background)
• Larry Williams: Programming
• Zakir Hussein: Tabla
• Mike McKnight: Synthesizer, Keyboards, Synthesizer Programming
• Art Macnow: Direction
• Judy Jones: Vocals (Background)
• Herb Powell: Annotation
• Lee Lawrence: Photography, Cover Design
• Leanna Sherman: Viola
• Raymond Kelley: Cello
• Nathan Rose: Violin
• Mark Russo: Horn
• William Kurasch: Violin
• Roland Charles: Photography
• Dave Luke: Engineer
• Glenn Dicterow: Violin
• Tommy Johnson: Tuba
• David Duke: French Horn
• Paul Polivnick: Viola
• Jon Glass: Mixing
• Karen Jones: Violin
• Myer Bello: Violin
• Roger Carpenter: Design
• Sylvia Cox: Vocals (Background)
• George Del Barrio: Keyboards, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
• Lynn Subotnick: Viola
• Elmer Brown Jr.: Trumpet
• Anton Sen: Violin
• Donald Myrick: Horn, Soloist
• Fred Jackson Jr.: Flute, Saxophone
• James McGee: French Horn
• Herschel Wise: Viola
• Ronald Laws: Flute, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
• A.Z. Giles: Composer
• Rev. Oliver Wells: Arranger, Composer, Synthesizer Arrangements
• Charles Findley: Trumpet
• Mary Lundquist: Violin
• Eddie Del Barrio: Piano, Keyboards
• Reggie Young: Trombone
• Eumir Deodato: Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
• Bill Myers: Synthesizer, Piano, Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming, Synthesizer Programming
• Robert Greenridge: Drums (Steel)
• Nolan Smith: Trumpet
• Michael Nowack: Violin
• Gary Glenn: Keyboards
• Ronald Strauss: Viola
• Gary E. Grant: Trumpet
• Ian Pierce: Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer Programming
• Daniel W. Smith: Cello
• Patricia Mathews: Viola
• Martson Smith: Cello
• Larry G. Hail: Trumpet
• Alan Robinson: French Horn
• Lawrence Williams: Flute, Saxophone
• Sly Stone: Vocals
• Ben Wright: Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
• Milton Puma: Photo Retouching
• Ray Brown: Trumpet
• James M. Shea: Photo Assistance
• Michael Harris: Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Horn, Soloist
• Ronald Kato: Viola
• Rich Salvato: Direction
• Maxanne Lewis: Piano
• Martin Sosson: Violin
• Lya Starn: Violin
• Laurie Sidis: Restoration
• Sani Murira: Lead
• Joseph Shoenbaum: Violin
• Harry Hymas: Viola
• Harry Ferber: Violin
• Douglass Davis: Cello
• Dick Smith: Guitar, Guest Appearance
• Dan DeSouza: Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming, Synthesizer Programming
• Brenton Bansk: Violin
• Bernard Kudell: Violin
• George Prince: French Horn