Label : Luaka Bop Records
01 - Inspiration Information (Shuggie Otis)
02 - Island Letter (Shuggie Otis)
03 - Sparkle City (Shuggie Otis)
04 - Aht Uh Mi Hed (Shuggie Otis)
05 - Happy House (Shuggie Otis)
06 - Rainy Day (Shuggie Otis)
07 - XL-30 B4 Pling! (Shuggie Otis)
08 - Not Available (Shuggie Otis)
09 - Strawberry Letter 23 (Shuggie Otis)
10 - Sweet Thang (Shuggie Otis & Johnny Otis)
11 - Ice Cold Daydream (Shuggie Otis)
12 - Freedom Flight (Shuggie Otis)
Compiled by Paul Heck
Mastered by Scott Hull at Classic Sound Studios, NY
Project Coordination by Jeff Kaye & Monica Vasquez
Executive Production by David Byrne & Yale Evelev
INSPIRATION INFORMATION Credits (1974)
Produced by Shuggie Otis
Executive Produced by Johnny Otis
Engineered by Robb Di Stefano, Johnny Otis, Nicky Otis & Bobby Bloom
Mixed by Shuggie Otis
Recorded at Hawk Sound & Columbia Studios, Los Angeles, California
Mixed at Kendun Recorders, Burbank & trough the Cevetone systems at Hawk Sound Studios in Los Angeles
Shuggie Otis : Guitar, Bass, Organ, Piano, Vibes & Percussion
Jackie Kelso : Saxophones & Flute
Curt Sletten & Ron Robbins : Trumpets
Doug Wintz & Jim Prindle : Trombones
Jeff Martinez : French Horn
Carol Robbins : Harp
Strings : T. Ziegler, B. Porter, D. Jones, M. Zeavin, L. rosen, S. Boone, J. Parker, N. Roth & B. Asher
FREEDOM FLIGHT Credits (1971)
Produced by Johnny Otis
Arranged by Shuggie Otis
Engineered by Bob Breault, Willie Greeg & George Beauregard
Mixed by Bob Breault
Shuggie Otis : Vocal, Guitars, Bottleneck Guitar, Bass, Organ, Piano, Tack Piano, Bass, Drums, Sleigh & Orquestra Bells, Background vocals
Wilton Felder : Bass on "Sweet Thang" & "Freedom Flight"
George Duke : Organ on "Sweet Thang", Electric Piano & Celeste on "Freedom Flight"
Mike Kowalski : Drums on "Ice Cold Daydream"
Aynsley Dunbar : Drums on "Sweet Thang" & "Freedom Flight"
Richard Aplanalp : Tenor Saxophone & Oboe on "Freedom Flight"
Johnny Otis : Percussion on "Ice Cold Daydream" & Background vocals on "Sweet Thang"
Jim Bradshaw : Background vocals on "Sweet Thang"