Syl JohnsonIs It Because I'm Black

Label:

Twinight Records – LPS-1002

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Colored Labels

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Soul

Tracklist

A1 Is It Because I'm Black
Written-ByS. Johnson*
7:35
A2 Come Together
Written-ByLennon-McCartney
3:15
A3 Together, Forever
Written-ByBernard Reed
2:50
B1 Concrete Reservation
Written-ByJ. Jones*
2:27
B2 Black Balloons
Written-ByOscar Brown Jr.
2:36
B3 Walk A Mile In My Shoes
Written-ByJoe South
2:47
B4 I'm Talkin' Bout Freedom
Written-ByW. Keyes*
3:35
B5 Right On
Written-ByS. Johnson*
7:10

Companies, etc.

  • Published ByMidday Music
  • Published ByHightone Music
  • Published BySyl-Zel Music
  • Published ByMaclen
  • Published ByKama Sutra Music
  • Published ByHigh John Music, Inc.
  • Published ByLowery Music Co. Inc.
  • Manufactured ByTwinight Records, Inc.
  • Mastered AtRCA's Mid-America Recording Center, Chicago, Illinois – Z3RS-2186
  • Mastered AtRCA's Mid-America Recording Center, Chicago, Illinois – Z3RS-2187

Credits

  • Arranged ByLarry Nestor
  • Design [Cover], Photography ByJerry Griffith
  • Lacquer Cut By [⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K Etch]Randy Kling
  • ProducerThe Pieces Of Peace*

Notes

Multicoloured Twinight label (also released with red labels).

Catalog number printed on the spine: "LPS-1002".
Catalog number printed on the labels and front cover: "LPS 1002".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 12002-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 2002-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched): Z3RS-2186-1A ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K Twi-2002 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched): Z3RS-2187-1A Twi-2002-2 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K
  • Rights Society: BMI

Other Versions (5 of 11)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Submission
Is It Because I'm Black (LP, Album, Red & Black Labels) Twinight Records LPS 1002 US 1970
New Submission
Is It Because I'm Black (LP, Album, Red & Black Labels) Twinight Records LPS 1002 US 1970
New Submission
Is It Because I'm Black (LP, Album, Promo) Twinight Records LPS 1002, LPS-1002 US 1970
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Is It Because I'm Black (LP, Album, Reissue) Twinight Records LPS-1002, LPS 1002 US 2002
Recently Edited
Is It Because I’m Black (LP, Album, Reissue) JR (3) JR 008 US 2013

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  • ChrisLeeds's avatar
    ChrisLeeds
    Please re-issue CD! This amazing album never had a CD release.

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