A Touch of Class, by The Mighty Sparrow

A Touch of Class

by The Mighty Sparrow

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1.	Coke Is Not It 05:50	buy track
2.	Spy Dust 05:31	buy track
3.	Ah Fraid de Aids 06:27	buy track
4.	De Jamet 05:58	buy track
5.	Whole Night 05:29	buy track
6.	Invade South Africa 06:48	buy track

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Produced, arranged and conducted by Slinger Francisco
Executive Producer: Michael Gould
Recorded and mixed at Sound Height Recording Studios Ltd., Brooklyn Heights, New York
Recording engineers: Vince Traina
Mixed by Slinger Francisco and Vince Traina
Photography by Everard Alcindor
Originally released on LP and CD in 1986

Jeff Medina: lead guitar
Al Baptiste: piano
Errol Ince: trumpet
Junior Vega: trumpet
Mac Gallehan: trumpet
C. Anderson: trombone
Earl McIntyre: trombone
Courtenay Wynter: tenor sax
Charles Daugherty: alto sax
Marcelino Thompson: bass
Anthony "Bugs" Niles: drums and percussion

Backing vocals: Glenda Ifill, Rita Saunders, Debra McGriff, Barbara Hernandez, Lennox Picou

credits

released September 30, 2022

All songs composed by Slinger Francisco (The Mighty Sparrow)
except "Invade South Africa" by Slinger Francisco and Winsford Devine
All compositions © Railroad Town Music/Zalytron Music (BMI)

Erasmus Black Records
Issued under exclusive license from Slinger Francisco (The Mighty Sparrow)

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The Mighty Sparrow Trinidad and Tobago

He's not the Elvis of Calypso. He's not the Sinatra of Calypso. He's not the Beatles, Dylan, James Brown, or Brian Wilson of Calypso. He's the MIGHTY SPARROW. Often categorized as "World Music," for Sparrow the classification "World" is simply too small. We're working with Slinger Francisco (Sparrow) to preserve his recorded legacy. All releases digitally restored from best available sources. ... more

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