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| A1 | The Uncle Tom GameWritten-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong |
2:47 |
| A2 | The Spirit Of Do…DoWritten-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong |
3:18 |
| A3 | My Father Preaches That God Is The FatherWritten-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong |
3:39 |
| A4 | It Ain't No Fun Being A Welfare RecipientWritten-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong |
3:51 |
| A5 | When A Newborn Baby Is Born, The World Gets One More ChanceWritten-By – Doug McClure, Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong |
4:12 |
| B1 | Mr. Money ManWritten-By – Doug McClure, Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong |
3:44 |
| B2 | MoongooseWritten-By – Rick Frank, Stan Bronstein |
4:10 |
| B3 | The Old MessiahWritten-By – Artie Resnick*, Paul Nauman* |
3:54 |
| B4 | Pretty Brown SkinWritten-By – Michelle Birdsong, Roy Ayers |
2:28 |
| B5 | It's Hard To Move When It's Your MoveWritten-By – Doug McClure, Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong |
2:48 |
| B6 | God's HomeWritten-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong |
3:55 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Polydor Incorporated
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Recorded At – Sound Exchange Studios
- Recorded At – Fame Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
- Published By – Michelle Bird Music
- Published By – Every Little Tune
- Published By – Seers Music
- Published By – Pocket Full Of Tunes, Inc.
- Published By – Ayer-Bird Music
- Published By – Hudson Bay Music Co.
- Published By – Frankwood Music, Inc.
- Published By – Paul Naumann Music Co.
Credits
- Art Direction – David Krieger
- Design – Paula Bisacca
- Engineer – Bob Morgan , Brian Condliffe, Jerry Masters
- Executive-Producer, Producer – Ted Cooper
- Mixed By [Engineer], Remix [Re-mix Engineer] – Edwin (Eddie) Kramer*
- Other [Special Thanks] – Alber Lowe, Bob Wray, Charley Brown, Clayton Ivey, Edwin Kramer, Fred Prouty, James Brown, John Ward, Johnny Griggs, Jumma Santos, Rick Frank, Travis Womack
- Other [Thank Y'all] – Frank Daily, Rick Hall
- Photography By – Joel Brodsky
- Producer, Arranged By, Conductor, Keyboards – Edwin Birdsong
Notes
Comes with lyric insert.Michelle-Bird Music/Every Little Tune ASCAP [A1 to A4, B6]
Seer Music/Pocket Full of Tunes BMI [A5, B1, B5]
Frankwood Music/Pocket Full of Tunes BMI [B2]
Hudson Bay/Paul Nauman BMI [B3]
Ayer-Bird Music ASCAP [B4]
A product of Wes Farrell Organization
This album was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, at the Fame Recording Studio; and in New York at the Sound Exchange and the Electric Lady Studios.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout: POPL-80221-1A
- Matrix / Runout: POPL-80222-1A
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-4071 | Edwin Birdsong | What It Is (LP, Album, Promo) | Polydor | 24-4071 | US | 1971 |
| 2425 078 | Edwin Birdsong | What It Is (LP, Album) | Polydor | 2425 078 | Germany | 1971 |




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