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A1	Boom! There She Was Effects [Voice Box] – Roger Troutman	4:57
A2	Overnite	4:43
A3	First Boy In This Town (Lovesick) Arranged By [Background Vocals] – Eric TroyerArranged By [Background Vocals], Guitar – Green Gartside	4:22
A4	All That We Are Mixed By – Mike Shipley	3:31
A5	Best Thing Ever Backing Vocals – Diva Gray, Mark Stevens, Yogi LeeGuitar – Nick MorochHorns – Joe Mennonna, Mitch CornProducer – Gamson*, Gartside*, Potoker*Programmed By [Additional Keyboard Programming] – Jason MilesRecorded By, Engineer – John PotokerTimbales – Fred Maher	3:50
B1	Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy) Arranged By [Background Vocals] – Eric TroyerMixed By – Mike ShipleyRecorded By [Miles Davis] – Michael O'ReillyTrumpet – Miles Davis	4:20
B2	Bam Salute Horns – New West Horns*Horns [Credited To] – Andy Snitzer, Chris Botti, Kent Smith, Mike Davis*Timbales – Bashiri Johnson	4:33
B3	Sugar And Spice Effects [Voice Box] – Roger Troutman	4:10
B4	Philosophy Now Congas, Timbales – Bashiri JohnsonHorns – New West Horns*Horns [Credited To] – Andy Snitzer, Chris Botti, Kent Smith, Mike Davis*Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn	4:44

Credits

• Backing Vocals – B.J. Nelson (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B4), Eric Troyer (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B4), Fonzi Thornton (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, B3), Green Gartside (tracks: A1, A2, B4), Rory Dodd (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B4), Tawatha Agee* (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B3)
• Bass Guitar – Marcus Miller (tracks: A1, B2 to B4)
• Coordinator [Production] – Susie McKinley
• Drums, Drum Programming – Fred Maher
• Edited By [Additional Tape Editing At Townhouse Studios] – Bunt Stafford-Clark
• Edited By [Additional Tape Editing] – Howard Gray
• Engineer [Assistant] – Arabella Rodriguez, Claude Achille, Graham Meek, Hugo Nicholson*, Stuart Breed
• Guitar – Dan Huff* (tracks: A1, A4, B1 to B4)
• Keyboards, Drum Programming – David Gamson
• Mastered By – Tony Cousins
• Mixed By – Ray Bardani (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B2, B3)
• Percussion – Bashiri Johnson (tracks: A5, B2 to B4)
• Photography By [Objects] – Jurgen Teller*
• Photography By [Scritti] – Andy Catlin*, Lawrence Lawry
• Producer – David Gamson (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4), Green Gartside (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)
• Programmed By [Synclavier] – John Mahoney, Ray Niznik
• Recorded By [Drum Samples] – John Potoker
• Recorded By, Engineer – Ray Bardani (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)
• Sleeve – DKB London*, Green Gartside, Jurgen Teller*, Keith Breeden
• Vocals – Green Gartside
• Written-By, Arranged By – David Gamson
• Written-By, Lyrics By – Green Gartside

Notes

Includes 2 inserts.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V 2515	Scritti Politti	Provision ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	V 2515	UK	1988
CDV 2515, 0777 7 87498 2 0	Scritti Politti	Provision ‎(CD, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	CDV 2515, 0777 7 87498 2 0	Netherlands	Unknown
V 2515	Scritti Politti	Provision ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	V 2515	Italy	1988
CDVP 2515	Scritti Politti	Provision ‎(CD, Ltd, Pic)	Virgin	CDVP 2515	UK	1988
9 25686-1, 1-25686	Scritti Politti	Provision ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	9 25686-1, 1-25686	US	1988

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