Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Funk Yourself Bass – Will LeeCongas – Rubens BassiniDrums – Nick RemoElectric Piano, Clavinet – Eumir DeodatoGuitar – Hugh McCracken, John TropeaWritten-By – Eumir Deodato	4:12
2	Black Dog Bass – Will LeeCongas – Rubens BassiniDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano, Tambourine – Eumir DeodatoGuitar – Elliot Randall*, John TropeaSoprano Saxophone – Lou MariniWritten-By – Gene Paige*, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant	4:13
3	Crabwalk Bass – Will LeeCowbell – Rubens BassiniDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano – Eumir DeodatoSoloist, Trumpet – John GatchellWritten-By – Eumir Deodato	7:38
4	Adam's Hotel Bongos, Maracas – Rubens BassiniElectric Piano, Whistle, Synthesizer [Arp] – Eumir DeodatoWritten-By – Marcos Valle	3:36
5	Caravan / Watusi Strut Bass – Will LeeClarinet – Lou MariniCongas – Rubens BassiniDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano, Clavinet – Eumir DeodatoGuitar – Elliot Randall*, John TropeaWritten-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol	11:34
6	Speak Low Bass – Will LeeCongas, Cabasa [Cabassa] – Rubens BassiniDrums – Nick RemoElectric Piano – Eumir DeodatoFlute – Lou MariniGuitar – John TropeaWritten-By – Kurt Weil*, Ogden Nash	4:30
7	First Cuckoo (On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring) Alto Flute – Lou Marini, Romeo PenqueArranged By, Adapted By – Eumir DeodatoClarinet – George MargeFlute – Hubert LawsWritten-By – Frederick Delius	4:00

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – House Of Music, West Orange, NJ
• Manufactured By – Universal International, Japan
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Produced For – Kenya Music, Inc.
• Published By – Kenya Music, Inc.
• Published By – Superhype Music, Inc.
• Published By – American Academy Of Music, Inc.
• Published By – Chappell & Co., Inc.

Credits

• Arco Bass – Russell Savakus*
• Arranged By, Conductor, Producer – Eumir Deodato
• Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore
• Co-producer [Special Collaboration On Production] – Alberto Cacciola
• Coordinator [Production] – Danny Gershon*
• Engineer [Assistant] – Jim Bonnefond
• Engineer [Recording] – Charlie Conrad
• Engineer [Recording], Engineer [Mixing] – Jeffrey Kawalek*
• Flute – George Marge, Hubert Laws, Lou Marini, Romeo Penque
• French Horn – Brooks Tilletson*, Jimmy Buffington*
• Photography By [Cover] – Carmine Macedonia
• Remastered By – Arnaldo DeSouteiro
• Trombone – Sam Burtis, Urbie Green
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Alan Rubin, John Gatchell
• Tuba – Tony Price
• Viola – Alfred Brown, Julien Barber
• Violin – David Nadien, Elliot Rosoff, Gene Orloff, Harry Cykman, Harry Lookofsky, Irving Spice, Max Ellen, Max Pollikoff, Selwart Clarke

Notes

First CD reissue (released only in Japan)
Manufactured and Distributed by Universal International, Japan
Recorded at House Of Music (W. Orange, New Jersey)
Alberto Cacciola: Courtesy of Marka (Brazil).
John Tropea: Courtesy of Marlin Records

Cover photograph courtesy of Ehrenreich Photo-Optical Industries, Inc.

MCA Records, Inc., 100 Universal Plaza, Universal City, California, USA.
© 1975 MCA Records, Inc. ℗ 1975 MCA Records, Inc.
Publishing:
1, 3, 4, 7: Kenya Music, Inc. - ASCAP
2: Superhype Music Inc. - ASCAP
5: American Academy of Music Inc. - ASCAP
6: Chappell & Co., Inc. - ASCAP

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MCA-491	Deodato*	First Cuckoo ‎(LP, Album)	MCA Records	MCA-491	US	1975
MCA 491	Deodato*	First Cuckoo ‎(LP, Album, RE)	MCA Records	MCA 491	Canada	1977
671, MCA-491	Deodato*	First Cuckoo ‎(LP, Album)	Melodi Plak, MCA Records	671, MCA-491	Turkey	1975
5C 062-96897, MAPS 8077	Deodato*	First Cuckoo ‎(LP, Album)	EMI-Bovema Holland, MCA Records	5C 062-96897, MAPS 8077	Netherlands	1975
MAPS 8077	Eumir Deodato	Caravan ‎(LP, Album)	MCA Records	MAPS 8077	Italy	1975

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