A soul music rendition of "The Wizard of Oz." A historic musical that expanded the realm of black music.
A cast recording of The Wiz, the successful Broadway musical with an all-African-American cast.
Featuring dynamic horns and gospel-infused vocals, this energetic masterpiece captures the moment when black culture rewrote entertainment history.
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A:
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1)
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Prologue
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2)
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The Feeling We Once Had
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3)
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Tornado
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4)
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He's The Wizard
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5)
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Soon As I Get Home
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6)
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I Was Born On The Day Before Yesterday
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7)
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Ease On Down The Road
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8)
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Slide Some Oil To Me
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9)
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I'm A Mean Ole Lion
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B:
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1)
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Be A Lion
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2)
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So You Wanted To See The Wizard
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3)
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What Would I Do If I Could Feel
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4)
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Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News
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5)
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Everybody Rejoice
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6)
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Y'all Got It!
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7)
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If You Believe
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8)
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Home (Finale)
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Vocals [Starring As Dorthy] - Stephanie Mills
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Vocals [Starring] - Dee Dee Bridgewater
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Vocals [Starring] - Tasha Thomas
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Engineer [Chief] - Phil Ramone
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Arranged By [Orchestration] - Harold Wheeler
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Engineer [Associate] - Burt Szerlip
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Vocals [Starring] - Clarice Taylor
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Vocals [Starring] - Hinton Battle
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Lyrics By - Charlie Smalls (A1 to B4, B6 to B8)
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Music By - Charlie Smalls
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Vocals [Starring] - Mabel King
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Vocals [Starring As The Lion] - Ted Ross
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Illustration - Milton Glaser
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Vocals [Starring As The Wiz] - Andre De Shields
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Vocals [Starring] - Tiger Haynes
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Arranged By [Vocals] - Charles H. Colman