The members continue to be Cleveland Eaton on bass, Maurice White on drums, with production and arrangements by Charles Stepney, known for his work with Earth, Wind & Fire. Additionally, Richard Evans, a prominent figure in Chicago Jazz, participates as a supervisor. The tracks include the well-known title track and Jazz numbers like Stan Getz's "Mighty Quinn" as well as pop selections from the time, such as The Beatles' "Lady Madonna," Bob Dylan's "Mighty Quinn" covered by Manfred Mann, Dionne Warwick's "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" Aretha Franklin's "Since You've Been Gone" and Quincy Jones' "In The Heat Of The Night" sung by Ray Charles. While half of the selection comprises these pop songs, original tracks like Cleveland's funky tune B4 "Afro-Boogaloo Twist" producer Charles Stepney's penned B1 "Les Fleur" later sung by Minnie Riperton, B5 "Only When I'm Dreaming" and the collaboration with Lewis on the last track are excellent, making the aforementioned covers feel like a bait to draw listeners in. Incidentally, A2 "Mighty Quinn" has been sampled by Leaders Of The New School in "Case Of The PTA" The Pharcyde in "Officer," and B1 "Les Fleur" which was also covered by 4 Hero, has been sampled as well.
By the way, "Les Fleur" is grammatically incorrect as it combines the plural "Les" with the singular "Fleur" It's a minor irritation for such a great song. Moreover, although it's not credited, the chorus vocals are by Minnie Riperton, right?
