Africans In The Snow
TM Stevens
2007 SPV Steamhammer
Release date : 2007-05-04
What
Up
Fight, Fight, Fight
Gotta Get My Move On
Afro Soul
Tell Me The Truth
Wake Up
Why We Rock So Hard (It's Our Roots)
Mama Said
We Will Never Do That Again
Weird G
Africans In The Snow
Ayeahi
Why We Rock So Hard (Raga Muffin Rootdown Remix)
PROJECT CREDITS
What
Tabla [Egyptian], Handclaps, Tambourine, Shaker Hani Ali
Guitar [Solo, Rhythm] Michael "Master Blaster" Barnes*
Written-By Thomas M. Stevens*
Bells [Go Go] Carlos Izaguirre
Bass, Lead Vocals, Programmed By TM Stevens*
Drums Garry "Gman" Sullivan*
Vocals [Intro] Carlos Izaguirre, TM Stevens*
Backing Vocals Michael Barnes, TM Stevens*
Up
Drums [African Talking Drum] Akinola Famson
Congas Carlos Izaguirre
Guitar [Rhythm, Solo] Michael Barnes
Drums Garry Sullivan
Bass, Lead Vocals, Clavinet TM Stevens*
Written-By Garry Sullivan, Thomas M. Stevens*
Backing Vocals TC Tolliver*, TM Stevens*
Fight, Fight, Fight
Bass, Lead Vocals, Keyboards TM Stevens*
Cabasa, Tambourine Carlos Izaguirre
Written-By Thomas M. Stevens*
Guitar Michael Barnes
Drums TC Tolliver*
Backing Vocals TM Stevens*
Gotta Get Me Move On
Written-By Thomas M. Stevens*
Backing Vocals [Step Out] Reese
Backing Vocals Michael Barnes, Reese, TC Tolliver*, TM Stevens*
Guitar [Solo] Nuno Bettencourt
Drums Garry Sullivan
Bass, Lead Vocals, Bass [Solo] TM Stevens*
Guitar [Rhythm] Michael Barnes
Afro Soul
Vocals [Step Out] MFA Kera
Backing Vocals [African] Akinola Famson, MFA Kera
Backing Vocals Michael Barnes, TM Stevens*
Drums Soul Toul
Drums [African Talking Drum], Congas, Bells [A Go Go] Akinola Famson
Written-By Thomas M. Stevens*
Bass, Bass [Funk Rhythm], Keyboards, Marimba
[Keyboard Marimba] TM Stevens*
Guitar [Rhythm] Michael Barnes
Tell Me The Truth
Vocals [Mother African Queen Chant] MFA Kera
Bass, Lead Vocals, Keyboards TM Stevens*
Written-By Michael Barnes, Thomas M. Stevens*
Drums Garry Sullivan
Drums [African Talking Drum], Shaker, Tambourine,
Narrator [End] Akinola Famson
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Programmed By Michael Barnes
Backing Vocals Reyha Stevens, TM Stevens*
Wake Up
Bass, Lead Vocals, Keyboards [Rhodes], Programmed By TM Stevens*
Written-By Thomas M. Stevens*
Guitar Michael Barnes
Drums, Drums [Udo] Will "The Hammer" Calhoun*
Clavinet, Strings Bernie "Wizard Of Woo" Worrell*
Backing Vocals Michael Barnes, TC Tolliver*, TM Stevens*
Why We Rock So Hard (It's Our Roots)
Rap [Ragga Muffin] C-Nice
Written-By Thomas M. Stevens*
Guitar Michael Barnes
Bass, Lead Vocals, Programmed By, Other [Loops] TM Stevens*
Organ, Marimba, Keyboards Dominic "Domwan" Durham*
Backing Vocals TM Stevens*
Backing Vocals [Shout] Hani Ali, Renate "Nati" Ali*,
Sammy Lasagni, TM Stevens*
Mama Said
Guitar Michael Barnes
Bass, Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Programmed By TM Stevens*
Backing Vocals Carrie Beehan*, Dawne Allynne, Michael Barnes, TM Stevens*
Drums Garry Sullivan
Written-By Thomas M. Stevens*
We Will Never Do That Again
Guitar [Solo, Rhythm] Neil Zaza
Bass, Lead Vocals TM Stevens*
Backing Vocals [Step Out] Reese, TC Tolliver*
Backing Vocals Michael Barnes, Reese, TC Tolliver*, TM Stevens*
Drums Garry Sullivan
Written-By Thomas M. Stevens*
Guitar [Rhythm] Michael Barnes
Weird G
Written-By Garry Sullivan, Michael Barnes, Thomas M. Stevens*
Guitar [Solo] Michael Barnes
Drums, Programmed By [Loops] Garry Sullivan
Bass, Lead Vocals TM Stevens*
Congas, Cowbell, Cabasa Carlos Izaguirre
Backing Vocals Michael Barnes, TM Stevens*
Africans In The Snow
Written-By Garry Sullivan, Michael Barnes, Thomas M. Stevens*
Guitar [Solo] Michael Barnes
Narrator [Intro], Tambourine, Bells [Finger] Hani Ali
Drums Garry Sullivan
Bass, Lead Vocals, Programmed By [Loop], Vocals [African Chant
Vocal Harmony] TM Stevens*
Backing Vocals Michael Barnes, TM Stevens*
Ayeahi
Vocals [Intro Chant], Drums [Talking Drums], Congas, Djembe, Shaker,
Bata[Yoruba] Akinola Famson
Backing Vocals [Ayeahi, Step Out] MFA Kera
Written-By Thomas M. Stevens*
Guitar Michael Barnes
Bass, Lead Vocals, Programmed By [Loop], Keyboards TM Stevens*
Drums Garry Sullivan
Backing Vocals [Additional] MFA Kera, TM Stevens*
Backing Vocals Carrie "Trystette" Beehan*, Dawne Allynne,
Michael Barnes, TM Stevens*
Why We Rock So Hard (Raga Muffin Rootdown Remix)
Remix Andre Meyer*
Bass & Guitar [Reggae], Programmed By, Effects André Meyer
Vocals [Introduction] C-Nice
Guitar Michael Barnes
Bass [Popping], Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals TM Stevens*
Written-By Thomas M. Stevens*
Backing Vocals [Shout] Hani Ali, Renate "Nati" Ali*, Sammy Lasagni,
TM Stevens*
Credits
Artwork By [Design] Gerry Van Essen
Mastered By Steve Kadison
Mixed By Bassy Bob Brockman*, Eric Gorman, Yaron Fuchs
Photography Alida Scharf, Wilfried Gohsens
Photography [Live] Sylke Schacht
Recorded By Andre Meyer* (tracks: 14), Francis R. Stringbender (tracks: 8),
Michael Barnes (tracks: 6), Reyha Stevens (tracks: 6), J. Smoov* (tracks: 8)
Recorded By, Engineered, Arranged By, Producer TM Stevens*
Notes
Recorded at T.M.'s Studio The Lab (New Jersey)
Lead & backing shout vocals for track 8 recorded at Hot Pot Studio (Switzerland)
Jamaican rap vocal for track 8 recorded at Jamaica's Son Studio ( New York)
Remix for track 14 created and engineered at Rootdown Studio ( Germany)
Reyha's backing vocal for track 6 recorded at Reyha's Joint (California)
Loops & initial recording for track 6 recorded at Blaster Work Studio (New Jersey)
Mixed for NuMedia NY Productions (New York)
Mastered at Sony Mastering
(P) (C)2007 Steamhammer
GEMA
LC 09002
Made in Germany