The Blackbyrds - Better Days
- Author: The Blackbyrds
- Album: Better Days
- Size: 1611 mb
- Genre: Hip hop
- Format: flac, wma, mp3 archive
- Label:
Fantasy – VIP-6763
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Japan
Date of released: 1981
Category: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul

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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Dancin' Dancin'Written-By – D. Gordon*, L. Farmer*, M. Gordon* |
3:29 |
| A2 | Lonelies For Your LoveWritten-By – L. Farmer*, O. Saunders* |
4:08 |
| A3 | Better DaysWritten-By – D. Stewart*, K. Killgo*, R. Monroe* |
3:14 |
| A4 | Do It GirlWritten-By – J. Skehan*, J. Hall*, R. Monroe* |
4:52 |
| A5 | Without Your LoveWritten-By – J. Skehan*, J. Hall*, R. Monroe* |
3:30 |
| B1 | Do You Wanna DanceWritten-By – C. James*, L. Bell* |
4:07 |
| B2 | Love Don't Strike TwiceWritten-By – A. Alexander*, J. Hall*, R. Monroe* |
3:50 |
| B3 | What's On Your MindWritten-By – A. Alexander*, P. Saunders* |
4:03 |
| B4 | Don't Know What To SayWritten-By – L. Farmer*, O. Saunders* |
4:07 |
| B5 | What We Have Is RightWritten-By – L. Farmer*, O. Saunders* |
3:43 |
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Jose Hernandez (tracks: B5)
- Alto Saxophone, Clavinet – Marc Cohen (tracks: A4)
- Arranged By [Rhythm] – The Blackbyrds
- Art Direction – Phil Carroll
- Backing Vocals – Carl Carlwell* (tracks: A1, A4 to B2, B4), James Garrett (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B2), Jim Gilstrap (tracks: A1, A4 to B2, B4), Lynette Stephens (tracks: B5), Tramaine Hawkins (tracks: B5)
- Bass, Vocals – Joe Hall III*
- Drums, Vocals – Keith Killgo
- Engineer, Mixed By – Tommy Vicari
- Executive Producer – Charles Graziano
- Guitar – Orville Saunders II*
- Handclaps – The Blackbyrds (tracks: A2)
- Keyboards, Synthesizer – Kevin Toney
- Lead Vocals – James Garrett
- Mastered By – George Horn
- Percussion – Dan Stewart , Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A2, B1, B4), Sheila Escovedo (tracks: B3, B5)
- Photography By – Phil Bray
- Piano – Marc Cohen (tracks: B1, B4)
- Producer – George Duke
- Saxophone – Larry Williams (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B3, B4)
- Synthesizer – George Duke (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B2, B4, B5), Marc Cohen (tracks: A1)
- Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B3, B4)
- Trumpet – Gary Grant (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B3, B4), Jerry Hey (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B3, B4)
Notes
Includes Japanase & English lyric insert.Produced for George Duke Enterprises & Nevar Productions, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-9602 | The Blackbyrds | Better Days (LP, Album) | Fantasy | F-9602 | US | 1980 |
| F 5925 | The Blackbyrds | Better Days (LP, Album) | Fantasy | F 5925 | France | 1980 |
| 504.7159 | The Blackbyrds | Better Days (LP, Album) | Fantasy | 504.7159 | Brazil | 1981 |
| GX 01-1185 | The Blackbyrds | Better Days (Dias Mejores) (LP, Album) | Fantasy, Gamma | GX 01-1185 | Mexico | 1980 |
| F-9602 | The Blackbyrds | Better Days (LP, Album, Promo) | Fantasy | F-9602 | US | 1980 |
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