Original Album Classics

~ Release by Hugh Masekela (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

5 disc, 5 albums held in a papercase.
They are a vinyl replica in card cover format.

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-21 19:12 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Uptownship
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1Uptownship
producer:
John Cartwright (double bassist, producer), Morris Goldberg (saxophonist and flutist), Hugh Masekela and Rick Rowe
bass guitar:
Bakithi Kumalo
keyboard and trumpet:
Mark Ledford
membranophone:
Sipho Kunene
organ:
Mbongeni Ngema
arranger:
Hugh Masekela
6:03
2If You Don’t Know Me by Now
producer:
John Cartwright (double bassist, producer), Morris Goldberg (saxophonist and flutist), Hugh Masekela and Rick Rowe
bass guitar:
Emmanuel Gatewood
background vocals:
Sharon Brooks, Hugh Masekela and Branice McKenzie
vocals:
Branice McKenzie
arranger:
Hugh Masekela
cover recording of:
If You Don’t Know Me by Now
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd., Mighty Three Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
6:28
3Now or Never
producer:
John Cartwright (double bassist, producer), Morris Goldberg (saxophonist and flutist), Hugh Masekela and Rick Rowe
bass guitar:
Bakithi Kumalo
trumpet:
Mark Ledford
arranger:
Hugh Masekela
4:58
4Hold On
producer:
John Cartwright (double bassist, producer), Morris Goldberg (saxophonist and flutist), Hugh Masekela and Rick Rowe
bass guitar:
Emmanuel Gatewood
percussion:
Remi Kabaka
background vocals:
Tony Cedras, Jenny Douglas (singer) and Hugh Masekela
vocals:
Hugh Masekela
arranger:
Hugh Masekela
5:35
5Ooo, Baby, Baby
producer:
John Cartwright (double bassist, producer), Morris Goldberg (saxophonist and flutist), Hugh Masekela and Rick Rowe
bass guitar:
Emmanuel Gatewood
background vocals:
Sharon Brooks, Hugh Masekela, Branice McKenzie, Ntomb'khona Dlamini and Thandi Zulu
arranger:
Hugh Masekela
cover recording of:
Ooo Baby Baby
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore and Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
6:19
6Egoli
producer:
John Cartwright (double bassist, producer), Morris Goldberg (saxophonist and flutist), Hugh Masekela and Rick Rowe
bass guitar:
Emmanuel Gatewood
trumpet:
Mark Ledford
background vocals:
Tony Cedras, Lindiwe Diamini, Mali Hlatshwayo, Leleti Khumalo, Mark Ledford, Hugh Masekela, Pat Mlaba and John Selolwane
arranger:
Hugh Masekela
5:39
7No Woman, No Cry
producer:
John Cartwright (double bassist, producer), Morris Goldberg (saxophonist and flutist), Hugh Masekela and Rick Rowe
bass guitar:
Emmanuel Gatewood
background vocals:
Tony Cedras, Emmanuel Gatewood, Mark Ledford, Hugh Masekela and John Selolwane
lead vocals:
Hugh Masekela
arranger:
Hugh Masekela
cover recording of:
No Woman, No Cry
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Ford
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974) and Global (publisher) (in 1976)
5:24
8Emavungwengi
producer:
John Cartwright (double bassist, producer), Morris Goldberg (saxophonist and flutist), Hugh Masekela and Rick Rowe
bass guitar:
Bakithi Kumalo
arranger:
Hugh Masekela
4:33
9Naledi
producer:
John Cartwright (double bassist, producer), Morris Goldberg (saxophonist and flutist), Hugh Masekela and Rick Rowe
bass guitar:
Bakithi Kumalo
background vocals:
Tony Cedras, Mark Ledford, Hugh Masekela and John Selolwane
vocals:
John Selolwane
arranger:
Hugh Masekela
4:14
10Elijah
producer:
John Cartwright (double bassist, producer), Morris Goldberg (saxophonist and flutist), Hugh Masekela and Rick Rowe
arranger:
Hugh Masekela
5:28
11Nomalizo
producer:
John Cartwright (double bassist, producer), Morris Goldberg (saxophonist and flutist), Hugh Masekela and Rick Rowe
bass guitar:
Emmanuel Gatewood
background vocals:
Hugh Masekela, Ntomb'khona Dlamini and Thandi Zulu
arranger:
Hugh Masekela
7:13
2▶CD: Beatin' Aroun de Bush
3▶CD: Notes of Life
4▶CD: Black to the Future
5▶CD: Sixty

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2017)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1989, in 1992, in 1996, in 1997, in 1999, in 2017)
mastered at:Sony DADC (optical disc manufacturing company)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12479591 [info]
ASIN:DE: B0734X91Y9 [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/jazz/detail/-/art/hugh-masekela-original-album-classics/hnum/7498843 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004773420 [info]