Cape Town to Cairo

~ Release by PJ Morton (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Issued in a tri-fold digipak.

Includes a 12-pages color booklet with lyrics.

Tracks 1, 4 Recorded and Mixed at Ogidi Studios, Lagos, Nigeria; Marigny Studios, New Orleans, LA; Studio Immersive, Johannesburg, South Africa
Track 2 Recorded at Pennylane Studio, Cape Town, South Africa; Howard Audio, Johannesburg, South Africa; Esplanade Studio, New Orleans, LA; Mixed in Los Angeles
Track 3 Recorded at Blue Production Studio, Cairo, Egypt; Marigny Studio, New Orleans, LA; Studio Immersive, Johannesburg, South Africa; Mixed at Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Track 5 Recorded at Pennylane Studio, Cape Town, South Africa; Flame Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa; Howard Audio, Johannesburg, South Africa; Studio Immersive, Johannesburg, South Africa; Mixed at Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Track 6 Recorded and Mixed at Ogidi Studios, Lagos, Nigeria; Blue Production Studio, Cairo, Egypt; Esplanade Studio, New Orleans, LA; Studio Immersive, Johannesburg, South Africa
Track 7 Recorded and Mixed at Howard Audio, Johannesburg, South Africa; Ogidi Studios, Lagos, Nigeria; Black City Studio, Accra, Ghana; Marigny Studios, New Orleans, LA; Studio Immersive, Johannesburg, South Africa
Track 8 Recorded and Mixed at Cavemen Home Studio, Lagos, Nigeria,; Howrad Audio, Johannesburg, South Africa; Esplanade Studio, New Orleans, LA; Studio Immersive, Johannesburg, South Africa
Track 9 Recorded and Mixed at Pennylane Studio, Cape Town, South Africa; Howard Audio, Johannesburg, South Africa; Studio Immersive, Johannesburg, South Africa

Mastered at Colin Leonard for SING Mastering

Track 1 Published by Fly Nerd Music (SESAC) Sony Music / B Cock Productions (ASCAP) / Eddrummerboy Productions (ASCAP)
Track 2 Published by Fly Nerd Music (SESAC) Sony Music / Fireboy DML (BMI) Empire Publishing
Track 3 Published by Fly Nerd Music (SESAC) Sony Music / Peace Oredope (BMI)
Tracks 4, 6 Published by Fly Nerd Music (SESAC) Sony Music
Track 5 Published by Fly Nerd Music (SESAC) Sony Music / B Cock Productions (ASCAP)
Track 7 Published by Fly Nerd Music (SESAC) Sony Music / Bukola Elemide (SACEM) / Tamari (BMI)
Track 8 Published by Fly Nerd Music (SESAC) Sony Music / Kingsley Okorie Chukwudi (BMI) / Benjamin James Chukwudi (BMI)
Track 9 Published by Fly Nerd Music (SESAC) Sony Music / Joran Music (BMI)

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout: ERE1031 15762-CD-0242 24-149-19-2
Mould SID Code: IFPI LV89
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L817
Rights Society: SESAC
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: SACEM

Annotation last modified on 2025-06-04 04:51 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Smoke & Mirrors
recording engineer and mixer:
Reginald 'ReggieNic' Nicholas (recording engineer)
producer:
PJ Morton
alto saxophone:
Amari Ansari (American saxophonist; member of St. Paul & The Broken Bones)
bass:
Brian Cockerham (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Big Ed Clark
guitar:
Shemaiah Turner (guitarist)
keyboard and lead vocals:
PJ Morton
tenor saxophone:
Zahria Sims (saxophonist)
recording of:
Smoke and Mirrors
writer:
Big Ed Clark, Brian Cockerham (bassist) and PJ Morton
PJ MORTON3:19
2Count on Me
recording engineer:
Reginald 'ReggieNic' Nicholas (recording engineer)
miscellaneous support:
Ben Hart (violinist and contractor) (task: contractor)
programming and producer:
Xivonaki Manzini, PJ Morton and Reginald 'ReggieNic' Nicholas (recording engineer)
mixer:
Noah Passovoy
bass:
Brian Cockerham (bassist)
cello:
Kyle Anderson (American cellist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra) and Jonathan Gerhardt (principal cello)
double bass [contrabass]:
Paul Macres (American double-bassist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra)
keyboard and piano:
PJ Morton
strings:
Mike Esneault
viola:
Peter Dutilly (American classical viola instrumentalist), Sixto Franco and Richard Woehrle (violist, grew up in Alexandria, Virginia)
violin:
Hayoung Cho (violinist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra), Zorica Dimova (classical violinist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra), Ben Hart (violinist and contractor), Milena Rusanova (violinist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra), Byron Tauchi (classical violinist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra), Benjamin Thacher (native of Cape Cod, MA) and Kate Withrow (professional violinist and teacher of violin lessons in the Greater New Orleans area)
lead vocals:
Fireboy DML (Nigerian rapper) and PJ Morton
conductor:
Mike Esneault
arranger:
Mike Esneault
concertmaster:
Ben Hart (violinist and contractor)
recording of:
Count on Me
writer:
Fireboy DML (Nigerian rapper) and PJ Morton
PJ MORTON & Fireboy DML2:49
3Please Be Good
recording engineer:
Reginald 'ReggieNic' Nicholas (recording engineer)
co-producer:
PJ Morton
producer:
Arieenati and P.Priime
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
alto saxophone:
Amari Ansari (American saxophonist; member of St. Paul & The Broken Bones)
tenor saxophone:
Zahria Sims (saxophonist)
trumpet:
John Michael Bradford
arranger:
John Michael Bradford and PJ Morton
recording of:
Please Be Good
writer:
PJ Morton and P.Priime
PJ MORTON2:36
4Who You Are
recording engineer and mixer:
Reginald 'ReggieNic' Nicholas (recording engineer)
producer:
PJ Morton
alto saxophone:
Amari Ansari (American saxophonist; member of St. Paul & The Broken Bones)
bass:
Brian Cockerham (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Big Ed Clark
guitar:
Shemaiah Turner (guitarist)
keyboard and lead vocals:
PJ Morton
saxophone:
Made Kuti
tenor saxophone:
Zahria Sims (saxophonist)
trumpet:
John Michael Bradford and Made Kuti
recording of:
Who You Are
writer:
Brian Cockerham (bassist) and PJ Morton
PJ MORTON & Mádé Kuti2:19
5Thank You
recording engineer:
Reginald 'ReggieNic' Nicholas (recording engineer)
producer:
Brian Cockerham (bassist), Xivonaki Manzini and PJ Morton
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Brian Cockerham (bassist) and Sharay Reed
guitar:
Tshepo Benjamin Khutsoane (guitarist)
horn:
Darren English (trumpetist and hornist) and Ndabo Zulu
keyboard and lead vocals:
PJ Morton
background vocals:
Jarell Bankston (backing vocalist) and Tiondria Norris
recording of:
Thank You
writer:
Brian Cockerham (bassist) and PJ Morton
PJ MORTON2:30
6I Found You
recording engineer and mixer:
Reginald 'ReggieNic' Nicholas (recording engineer)
miscellaneous support:
Ben Hart (violinist and contractor) (task: contractor)
producer:
PJ Morton
cello:
Kyle Anderson (American cellist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra) and Jonathan Gerhardt (principal cello)
double bass [contrabass]:
Paul Macres (American double-bassist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra)
keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
PJ Morton
strings:
Mike Esneault
viola:
Peter Dutilly (American classical viola instrumentalist), Sixto Franco and Richard Woehrle (violist, grew up in Alexandria, Virginia)
violin:
Hayoung Cho (violinist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra), Zorica Dimova (classical violinist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra), Ben Hart (violinist and contractor), Milena Rusanova (violinist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra), Byron Tauchi (classical violinist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra), Ben Thacher (violinist) and Kate Withrow (professional violinist and teacher of violin lessons in the Greater New Orleans area)
conductor:
Mike Esneault
arranger:
Mike Esneault
concertmaster:
Ben Hart (violinist and contractor)
recording of:
I Found You
writer:
PJ Morton
PJ MORTON2:14
7All the Dreamers
recording engineer and mixer:
Reginald 'ReggieNic' Nicholas (recording engineer)
producer:
PJ Morton
alto saxophone:
Amari Ansari (American saxophonist; member of St. Paul & The Broken Bones)
bass:
Brian Cockerham (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Xivonaki Manzini
guitar:
Chris Payton (guitarist)
percussion:
Nii Quaye
tenor saxophone:
Zahria Sims (saxophonist)
trumpet:
John Michael Bradford and Ndabo Zulu
additional vocal:
PJ Morton
lead vocals:
Aṣa (Nigerian soul musician)
arranger:
PJ Morton and Ndabo Zulu
recording of:
All the Dreamers
writer:
Aṣa (Nigerian soul musician), PJ Morton and Sofiya Nzau
PJ MORTON, Aṣa & Ndabo Zulu5:14
8Home Again
recording engineer:
The Cavemen. and Reginald 'ReggieNic' Nicholas (recording engineer)
miscellaneous support:
Ben Hart (violinist and contractor) (task: contractor)
producer:
The Cavemen. and PJ Morton
mixer:
Reginald 'ReggieNic' Nicholas (recording engineer)
bass:
Kingsley Okorie
cello:
Kyle Anderson (American cellist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra) and Jonathan Gerhardt (principal cello)
double bass [contrabass]:
Paul Macres (American double-bassist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra)
drums (drum set):
Benjamin James (The Cavemen.)
guitar:
Philip Amerachuwu Uzo (guitarist) and Shemaiah Turner (guitarist)
keyboard and lead vocals:
PJ Morton
strings:
Mike Esneault
viola:
Peter Dutilly (American classical viola instrumentalist), Sixto Franco and Richard Woehrle (violist, grew up in Alexandria, Virginia)
violin:
Hayoung Cho (violinist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra), Zorica Dimova (classical violinist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra), Ben Hart (violinist and contractor), Milena Rusanova (violinist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra), Byron Tauchi (classical violinist; member of Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra), Benjamin Thacher (native of Cape Cod, MA) and Kate Withrow (professional violinist and teacher of violin lessons in the Greater New Orleans area)
conductor:
Mike Esneault
arranger:
Mike Esneault
concertmaster:
Ben Hart (violinist and contractor)
recording of:
Home Again
writer:
The Cavemen. and PJ Morton
PJ MORTON5:13
9Simunye (We Are One)
recording engineer and mixer:
Reginald 'ReggieNic' Nicholas (recording engineer)
piano and lead vocals:
PJ Morton
choir vocals:
Soweto Spiritual Singers
recording of:
Simunye (We Are One)
writer:
Jonathan Butler (South African singer-songwriter and guitarist) and PJ Morton
PJ MORTON & Soweto Spiritual Singers1:48

Credits

Release

photography:Cedric Tang (photographer)
miscellaneous support:Tanya James (manager and producer) (task: management)
Wade Jordan (manager, producer and production manager) (task: management)
graphic design:Chazney Thomas (graphic designer)
mastering:Colin Leonard (mastering engineer)
publisher:B Cock Productions
Bukola Elemide
Eddrummerboy Productions
Empire Publishing (publisher)
Fireboy DML
Fly Nerd Music (PJ Morton's record label)
Joran Music
Kingsley Okorie Chukwudi
Peace Oredope (publisher)
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
Tamari
recorded at:Black City Studio, Accra, Ghana in Accra, Greater Accra (Greater Accra Region), Ghana
Blue Production Studio, Cairo, Egypt in Cairo, Al Qāhirah (Cairo Governorate), Egypt
Cavemen Home Studio, Lagos, Nigeria in Lagos, Lagos (Lagos State), Nigeria
Esplanade Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Flame Studio, Johannesburg, South Africa in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Howard Audio, Brynston, Johannesburg, South Africa in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Marigny Recording Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Ogidi Studios
Penny Lane Studios, Cape Town (Cape Town) in Wynberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Studio Immersive, Johannesburg, South Africa in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
mixed at:Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mastered at:SING Mastering, Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
glass mastered at:The ADS Group (media development and distribution company) in Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/31134977 [info]