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1	Rest Enough (Song To Mother) Backing Vocals – Andre Franklin, Patterson SingersLead Vocals – Peggy Blue*Written-By – Archie Shepp	4:38
2	A Prayer Arranged By, Conductor – Romulus FranceschiniWritten-By, Arranged By – Carl Massey	6:29
3	All God's Children Got A Home In The Universe Written-By – Archie Shepp	2:57
4	The Lady Arranged By – Romulus FranceschiniArranged By, Conductor – Cal MasseyVocals – Joe Lee WilsonWritten-By – Bob Ford	5:28
5	The Cry Of My People Arranged By – Romulus FranceschiniWritten-By, Arranged By, Conductor – Carl Massey	5:43
6	African Drum Suite, Part 1 Vocals – Joe Lee WilsonWritten-By – William G. Harris*	0:35
7	African Drum Suite, Part 2 Arranged By, Conductor – Dave BurrellBerimbau, Percussion [Brazilian] – Guilherme FrancoBongos, Congas – Nene DeFenseTambourine, Congas – Terry QuayeWritten-By – William G. Harris*	7:32
8	Come Sunday Arranged By, Conductor – Charles GreenleeBacking Vocals – Patterson SingersLead Vocals – Joe Lee WilsonWritten-By – Duke Ellington	9:30

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Allegro Sound Studios

Credits

• Art Direction – Hollis King
• Bass – Jimmy Garrison (tracks: 2, 4 to 8)
• Bass [Fender] – Ron Carter (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Cello – Esther Mellon (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8), Pat Dixon (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
• Coordinator [Graphic Coordination] – Alan Sekuler
• Design [Album] – Ruby Mazur
• Drums – Beaver Harris (tracks: 3 to 5), Bernard Purdie (tracks: 1, 2)
• Engineer – Tony May
• Executive-Producer – Ken Druker
• Guitar – Cornell Dupree (tracks: 1, 3)
• Illustration – N. Stevens*
• Liner Notes – Bill Hasson
• Management [Art Production Manager] – Sherniece Smith
• Mixed By – Baker Bigsby
• Percussion – Nene DeFense (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8)
• Photography By – Chuck Stewart
• Piano – Dave Burrell (tracks: 6. 7), Harold Mabern (tracks: 1 to 5, 8)
• Producer [Original] – Ed Michel
• Producer [Reissue Assistant] – Mark Smith
• Producer [Reissue] – Bryan Koniarz
• Remastered By – Bob Irwin, Jayme Pieruzzi
• Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp (tracks: 2, 4, 7)
• Tambourine – Nene DeFense (tracks: 1, 3)
• Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 8)
• Trombone – Charles Greenlee (tracks: 2 to 7), Charles Stephens (tracks: 2 to 5, 8)
• Trumpet – Charles McGhee (tracks: 2 to 5, 7, 8)
• Violin – Gayle Dixon (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8), Jerry Little (tracks: 4, 7, 8), John Blake (tracks: 2, 5), Leroy Jenkins (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8), Lois Siessinger (tracks: 2, 5), Noel DaCosta (tracks: 4, 7, 8)
• Vocals – Andre Franklin (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7), Patterson Singers (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7)

Notes

Recorded September 25-27, 1972 at Allegro Sound Studios, New York City.
Mixed at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AS-9231	Archie Shepp	The Cry Of My People ‎(LP, Album, Quad)	Impulse!, ABC Records	AS-9231	US	1973
AS-9231	Archie Shepp	The Cry Of My People ‎(LP, Album)	ABC Impulse!	AS-9231	France	1973
0602498614884, AS-9231	Archie Shepp	The Cry Of My People ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Dig)	Verve Records, Impulse!	0602498614884, AS-9231	UK & Europe	2004
AS-9231	Archie Shepp	The Cry Of My People ‎(LP, Album, Quad, Promo, Gat)	Impulse!	AS-9231	US	1973
MVCI-23082, AS-9231	Archie Shepp	The Cry Of My People ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Impulse!, Impulse!	MVCI-23082, AS-9231	Japan	1992

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