Tracklist

A1	Kickin' Back	7:27
A2	What's The Story	5:15
A3	Jubilation	6:05
B1	Before The Dawn	8:30
B2	Razzia	9:41

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Prestige Records
• Distributed By – Fantasy Records
• Recorded At – Fantasy Studios
• Mixed At – Fantasy Studios
• Mastered At – Fantasy Studios
• Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-46577
• Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-46578

Credits

• Bass – Charles Meeks (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2), Tony Dumas (tracks: A3)
• Composed By, Arranged By – Patrice Rushen
• Drums – Harvey Mason (tracks: A3, B1, B2), Ndugu* (tracks: A1, A2)
• Electric Piano, Piano, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Tambourine, Cabasa, Remix – Patrice Rushen
• Engineer [Recording], Remix – Skip Shimmin
• Flugelhorn – Oscar Brashear (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
• Flute – Hubert Laws
• Flute [Alto] – Hubert Laws (tracks: A3, B1)
• Guitar – Lee Ritenour
• Percussion – Kenneth Nash (tracks: A3, B1), Nate Alfred (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
• Producer, Remix – Reggie Andrews
• Saxophone [Tenor] – Hadley Caliman (tracks: A1, A2)
• Trombone – George Bohannon* (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
• Trumpet – Oscar Brashear
• Vocals – Josie James (tracks: A2)

Notes

℗ − 1975, prestige records

Recorded (August 1975), remixed, and mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, Ca.

Special production assistance: Charles Mims

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout SIDE A, Stamped ): S-46577 RE-1 3972 - 10098-1 (A)
• Matrix / Runout (Runout SIDE B, Stamped ): 3972 - 10098-1 (B) S-46578 RE-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, Side B): P-10098-A

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
P-10098	Patrice Rushen	Before The Dawn ‎(LP, Album)	Prestige	P-10098	US	1975
VICP-60617	Patrice Rushen	Before The Dawn ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Prestige	VICP-60617	Japan	1999
UCCO-9896	Patrice Rushen	Before The Dawn ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM)	Prestige	UCCO-9896	Japan	2009
P-10098	Patrice Rushen	Before The Dawn ‎(LP, Album)	Prestige	P-10098	US	1975
P-10098	Patrice Rushen	Before The Dawn ‎(LP, Album, Promo, RE)	Prestige	P-10098	US	Unknown