Label : United Artists Records
Side One01 - Hold On (?)
02 - Stardust Lady (Noel Pointer & Alex Simmons)
03 - Roots Suite
a) Introduction & Pastorale (Quincy Jones, Bill Summers, Z. Diouf & Dave Grusin)
b) Mama Aifambeni (Quincy Jones & Caiphus Semenya)
c) Oluwa (Many Rains Ago) (Quincy Jones & Caiphus Semenya)
Side Two
01 - Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) (Stevie Wonder)
02 - Staying With You (Patti Austin)
03 - Movin' In (Noel Pointer)
04 - Cappriccio Stravagante (Carlo Farina)
Produced by Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen for Grusin/Rosen Productions
Arranged & Conducted by Dave Grusin
Recorded & Mixed by Larry Rosen
Recorded & Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Assistant Engineers : Michael Frondelli, Joel Cohn, Jim Galanti
Mastering : Bob Ludwig - Master Disk, New York
Co-ordinated by Donna Putney
Oberheim/Polyphonic Programmer : Ed Walsh
String Section : David Nadien, Barry Finclair, Theodore Israel, Ulyesse Kirksey, Julien Barber, Charles McCracken, Lewis Eley, Diana Halprin, Carl Ector, Max Ellen, Marvin Morgenstein, Robert Rozek, Tony Posk, LaMar Alsop, Sanford Allen, Max Pollikoff
Side One
01 - Hold On
Arranged & Adapted by Dave Grusin
Noel Pointer : Violin & Electronic Violin
Dave Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Electric Piano
Eric Gale : Electric Guitar
Francisco Centeno : Electric Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Patti Austin, Vivian Cherry, Gwen Guthrie : Background vocals
02 - Stardust Lady
Noel Pointer : Vocals
Dave Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Electric Piano
Eric Gale : Electric Guitar
Anthony Jackson : Electric Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Mrs. Louvinia Pointer : Background Vocalist
03 - Roots Suite
a) Introduction & Pastorale
b) Mama Aifambeni
c) Oluwa (Many Rains Ago)
Noel Pointer : Violin & Electronic Violin
Dave Grusin : Electric Piano, Oberheim-Polyphonic & Mini-Moog Synthesizers, Kalimba, African & Bass Marimbas
Francisco Centeno : Electric Bass
Anthony Jackson : Electric Bass on "Oluwa (Many Rains Ago)"
Steve Gadd : Drums
Sammy Figueroa : Tujon, Congas, Misc. Percussion
Eric Gale : Guitar
Patti Austin, Gwen Guthrie, Yolanda McCullough, Bill Eaton, Frank Floyd, Milt Grayson : Background vocals
God : Rain & Thunder
Side Two
01 - Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)
Noel Pointer : Electric Violin
Dave Grusin : Electric Piano & Synthesizer
Eric Gale : Electric Guitar
Anthony Jackson : Electric Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Patti Austin, Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie : Background vocals
02 - Staying With You
Noel Pointer : Vocals
Patti Austin : Vocals
Dave Grusin : Piano
Eric Gale : Electric Guitar
Anthony Jackson : Electric Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Patti Austin, Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie : Background vocals
03 - Movin' In
Noel Pointer : Electric Violin
Dave Grusin : Oberheim-Polyphonic Synthesizer, Mini-Moog Synthesizer
Onaje Allan Gumbs : Acoustic Piano, Electric Piano
Francisco Centeno : Electric Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Sammy Figueroa : Percussion
04 - Cappriccio Stravagante
Arranged & Adapted by Dave Grusin
Noel Pointer : Violin
Dave Grusin : Electric Piano & Oberheim-Polyphonic Synthesizer
Eric Gale : Electric Guitar
Anthony Jackson : Electric Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
David Nadien : Violin
Barry Finclair : Violin
Theodore Israel : Viola
Ulysses Kirksey : Cello
