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1	Killin' Time Vocals – Yvonne FletcherWritten-By – Williams*, Fletcher*	3:48
2	Little Dahoud's Dance Written-By – Rene Rivera*	5:00
3	Live My Life For You Vocals – Nat Adderley, Jr.*, Yvonne FletcherWritten-By – Nat Adderley, Jr.*	4:32
4	Variation On Last Night Written-By – Earl McIntyre	5:18
5	The Red, The Black And The Green Written-By – Nat Adderley, Jr.*	3:10
6	The Other Side Of Town Vocals – Nat Adderley, Jr.*, Yvonne FletcherWritten-By – Curtis Mayfield	5:25
7	In Search Of Happiness Vocals – Ira "Buddy" Williams*, Nat Adderley, Jr.*, Yvonne FletcherWritten-By – Adderley, Jr.*, Rene Rivera*	3:46
8	Had No Beginning, Has No End : Simply Is Written-By – Rene Rivera*	5:25

Companies, etc.

• Marketed By – Universal Music K.K.
• Distributed By – Universal Music K.K.
• Record Company – Universal Classics & Jazz

Credits

• Arranged By [Vocals] – Earl McIntyre (tracks: 4), Nat Adderley, Jr.*, René Rivera (tracks: 2)
• Art Direction – Tony Lane
• Bass – Francisco Centena*
• Bass [Electric] – Francisco Centena*
• Congas – Ramon "Sonny" Rivera*
• Drums – Ira "Buddy" Williams*
• Flute – Eddie Martin , Rene "Rashede" Rivera*
• Mixed By – Julian Adderley*, David Axelrod, Eddie Harris*, Jim Stern
• Photography [Back Cover] – Les McCann
• Photography [Cover] – Tony Lane
• Piano – Nat Adderley, Jr.*
• Piano [Electric] – Nat Adderley, Jr.*
• Producer – Julian "Cannonball" Adderley*, Nat Adderley, Sr.*
• Saxophone [Alto] – Rene "Rashede" Rivera*
• Saxophone [Soprano] – Rene "Rashede" Rivera*
• Saxophone [Tenor] – Eddie Martin
• Tambourine – Ramon "Sonny" Rivera*
• Trombone – Earl McIntyre
• Trombone [Alto] – Earl McIntyre
• Tuba [B-flat] – Earl McIntyre
• Tuba [Double B-flat] – Earl McIntyre

Notes

(Original Recordings) Mixed at (Fantasy Studios; Berkeley, Cal.)

℗ 1973, Fantasy Records
Tenth and Parker
Berkeley, Ca. 94710

Reissue in Papersleve cover with 8-page black-and-white Japanese-language booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988005 529268
• Matrix / Runout: UCCO-9469 1W V
• Matrix / Runout (SID Code (CD Matrix)): IFPI L244
• Matrix / Runout (SID Code (Etched)): IFPI 4011
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
F-9440	Natural Essence	In Search Of Happiness ‎(LP, Album)	Fantasy	F-9440	US	1973
F-9440	Natural Essence	In Search Of Happiness ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Fantasy	F-9440	US	1973
F-9440 DJ	Natural Essence	In Search Of Happiness ‎(LP, Album)	Fantasy	F-9440 DJ	US	1973
UCCO-90124	Natural Essence	In Search Of Happiness ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE)	Fantasy	UCCO-90124	Japan	2012
F-9440	Natural Essence	In Search Of Happiness ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Fantasy	F-9440	US	Unknown

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