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1	Butterfat Arranged By – Dave Matthews Written By – Steve Khan	3:02
2	'Way 'Cross Georgia Arranged By – Howard Johnson Written By – Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson	4:27
3	Duck Ankles Arranged By – Dave Matthews Written By – Steve Khan	3:20
4	Funky Banana Written By, Arranged By – Dave Matthews	4:27
5	The Whisperer Written By, Arranged By – Don Grolnick	4:47
6	It Took A Long Time Written By, Arranged By – Randy Brecker	3:29
7	Black Light Written By, Arranged By – Dave Matthews	6:30
8	Blue Night Written By, Arranged By – Dave Matthews	3:45
9	Flight Written By, Arranged By – Dave Matthews	4:07

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Warner Music Japan Inc.
• Distributed By – Warner Music Japan Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – David Sanborn
• Baritone Saxophone, Tuba – Howard Johnson
• Bass – Will Lee
• Cello – Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Lucien Schmit
• Concertmaster – David Nadien
• Congas, Bongos, Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
• Double Bass – Bob Daugherty, John Beal
• Drums – Chris Parker , Rick Marotta (tracks: 1, 3), Steve Gadd (tracks: 7)
• Electric Guitar – Buzzy Feiten, Joe Beck (tracks: 4)
• Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Steve Khan
• Engineer – Don Hahn
• French Horn – John Clark (tracks: 2), Peter Gordon (tracks: 2)
• Keyboards [Fender Rhodes], Piano [Acoustic], Organ, Clavinet – Don Grolnick
• Percussion – José Madera, Warren Smith
• Producer – John Court
• Tenor Saxophone – Mike Brecker*
• Trombone – Tom Malone
• Trumpet – Randy Brecker
• Violin – Alfred Brown, Charles Libove, Emanuel Vardi, Gene Orloff, Guy Lumia, Harold Coletta, Harold Kohon, Harry Glickman, Leo Kahn, Lewis Eley, Matthew Raimondi, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gershman

Notes

Recorded at A&R Studios, New York.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 943674 150816
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BS 2873	David Sanborn	Taking Off ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	BS 2873	US	1975
CCM-2076	David Sanborn	Taking Off ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Collectors' Choice Music	CCM-2076	US	2009
BS 2873	David Sanborn	Taking Off ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	BS 2873	US	1975
BS 2873	David Sanborn	Taking Off ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	BS 2873	Canada	1975
BS 2873	David Sanborn	Taking Off ‎(LP, Album, RE, Jac)	Warner Bros. Records	BS 2873	US	Unknown

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