Label : Mercury Records
01 - Nuyorican Soul Intro (Luis Vega & Carl K. Gonzalez)02 - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun (Charles Stepney & Richard Rudolph)
03 - It's Alright, I Feel It! (Jocelyn Brown, Bennie Diggsn Luis Vega & Carl K. Gonzalez)
04 - Maw Latin Blues (Luis Vega, Carl K. Gonzalez & Hilton Ruiz)
05 - Gotta New Life (Luis Vega, Carl K. Gonzalez & Hilton Ruiz)
06 - Nautilus (Mawtilus) (Bob James)
07 - Taita Caneme (Eddie Palmieri)
08 - Habriendo El Dominante (Eddie Palmieri)
09 - Roy's Scat (Roy Ayers, Luis Vega & Carl K. Gonzalez)
10 - Sweet Tears (Roy Ayers & Roselle Weaver)
11 - Runaway (Vincent Montana Jr., Ronnie James & Janice Gugliuzza)
12 - Shoshana (Mark Levine)
13 - Jazzy Jeff's Theme (Joseph Simmons & Darryl McDaniels)
14 - You Can Do It (Baby) (George Benson, Luis Vega & Carl K. Gonzalez)
Recording & Mix Engineers : Steve Barkan & Dave Darlington
Assistant Engineers : Phil Pagano, Oscar Monslave & Dan Yashiv
Studios : Bass Hit Recording, NYC ; Sound Track Group, NYC ; Axis Studios, NYC ; Sound On Sound, NYC
Live Strings Recorded at :
Victory Recording Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Engineered by Gene Leone
Sigma Sound Services, Philadelphia, PA
Engineered by Arthur Stoppe
01 - Nuyorican Soul Intro
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
02 - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
Lead vocals by Jocelyn Brown
Additional Lyrics by Jocelyn Brown
Background vocals by Lisa Fischer, Cindy Mizelle, Paulette McWilliams & Bennie Diggs
Background Arrangement Recreated by Lisa Fischer
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Vincent Montana Jr.
Violin Players : Anthony Posk (Concertmaster), Orest Artymih, Christina Reeves, Olga Konopelsky, Gregory Teperman & Richard Jones
Viola : Victoria Matosich (Contractor & Principal) & Peter Nocella
Cello : Anthony Pirollo
Live Drums : Vidal Davis
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
03 - It's Alright, I Feel It!
Lead vocals by Jocelyn Brown
Background vocals by Lisa Fischer, Jocelyn Brown & Bennie Diggs
Piano : Terry Burpus
Live Drums : Vidal Davis
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
04 - Maw Latin Blues
Timbales : Tito Puente
B-3 Organ : Hilton Ruiz
Flute : Dave Valentin
Saxophone : David Sanchez
Trumpet : Charlie Sepulveda
Trombone : Steve Turre
Horn Arrangement : Hilton Ruiz
Congas & Percussion : Richie Flores & Bobby Allende
Timbales & Percussion : Luisito Quintero
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
05 - Gotta New Life
Piano : Hilton Ruiz
Flute : Dave Valentin
Upright Bass : Andy McCloud
Background vocals & Scats : Lisa Fischer, Jocelyn Brown
Saxophone : David Sanchez
Trumpet : Charlie Sepulveda
Trombone : Steve Turre
Horn Arrangement : Hilton Ruiz
Drums : Tony Cintron
Percussion : Bashiri Johnson
Congas : Starvin T. Cordero
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
06 - Nautilus (Mawtilus)
Rhodes : Peter Daou
Live Drums : Vidal Davis
Keyboards : Dave Darlington, Peter Daou
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Vincent Montana Jr.
Muted Trumpet : John Allmark
Violin Players : Anthony Posk (Concertmaster), Orest Artymih, Christina Reeves, Olga Konopelsky, Gregory Teperman & Richard Jones
Viola : Victoria Matosich (Contractor & Principal) & Peter Nocella
Cello : Anthony Pirollo
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
07 - Taita Caneme
Piano & Synthesizer : Eddie Palmieri
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
08 - Habriendo El Dominante
Piano : Eddie Palmieri
Timbales : Jose Claussell
Congas & Bongos : Eric Velez
Bass : Carlos 'El Néne' Henrique
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
09 - Roy's Scat
Vibes & Scat Vocals by Roy Ayers
Background Vocals by Roy Ayers, Richard Shade
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
10 - Sweet Tears
Lead vocal & Vibes by Roy Ayers
Background vocals : Lisa Fischer, Cindy Mizelle, Paulette McWilliams, Benne Diggs, Jocelyn Brown, India & Catrice Barnes
Bass : Gene Perez
Guitar : Ira Siegel
Rhodes : James Preston
Percussion : Bashiri Johnson, Starvin T. Cordero
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Vincent Montana Jr.
Violin Players : Anthony Posk (Concertmaster), Igor Szwec, Barbera Sonies, Olga Konopelsky, Gregory Teperman, Diane Barnett, Richard Jone, Kathleen Thomas, Diane Monroe, Patricia Brown, Pamela Posk, Sarah Dubois, Orest Artymih, Roger Harrington & Melvyn Roundtree
Viola : Victoria Matosich (Contractor & Principal), Peter Nocella, David Barnett & Kathleen Carroll
Cellos : Anthony Pirollo (Principal) & Richard Amoroso
Flute : Kimberly Reighley
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
11 - Runaway
Lead vocals by India
Background vocals : Lisa Fischer, Paulette McWilliams, Cindy Mizelle & Bennie Diggs
Rhodes & Vibes : Vincent Montana Jr.
Bass : Gene Perez
Guitar : Ronnie James
Strings & Horns Arranged by Vincent Montana Jr.
Percussion : Bashiri Johnson
Live Drums : Vidal Davis
Spanish Vocal Arrangement : India
Violin Players : Anthony Posk (Concertmaster), Igor Szwec, Barbera Sonies, Olga Konopelsky, Gregory Teperman, Diane Barnett, Richard Jone, Kathleen Thomas, Diane Monroe, Patricia Brown, Pamela Posk, Sarah Dubois, Orest Artymih, Roger Harrington & Melvyn Roundtree
Viola : Victoria Matosich (Contractor & Principal), Peter Nocella, David Barnett & Kathleen Carroll
Cellos : Anthony Pirollo (Principal) & Richard Amoroso
Flute : Kimberly Reighley
Horns : Victoria Matosich (Contractor & Principal), Edward Cascarella (Principal, Trombone), Brian Pastor (Trombone), Richard Genovese (Bass Trombone), Michael Natale (Principal Trumpet), George Rabbai (Trumpet), Rocco Bene (Trumpet), Richard Swartz (French Horn), Edward Golazewski (Baritone Saxophone)
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
12 - Shoshana
Vibes : Tito Puente
Piano : Hilton Ruiz
Flute : Dave Valentin
Bass : Gene Perez
Timbales : Marc Quinones
Congas & Bongos : Richie Flores
Percussion : Luisito Quintero & Bobby Allende
Saxophone : David Sanchez
Trombone : Steve Turre
Trumpet : Charlie Sepulvera
Horn Arrangement : Hilton Ruiz
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
13 - Jazzy Jeff's Theme
'Peter Piper' Performed by Run DMC
Technic 1200's : Jazzy Jeff
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
14 - You Can Do It (Baby)
Lead vocal & Guitar by George Benson
Produced by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters At Work Productions Inc.
