Quincy Jones
The Roots: The Saga Of An American Family album by Quincy Jones is music inspired by and re-arranged from the classic television miniseries of the same name.
Track List:
1. "Motherland"
2. "Roots Mural Theme"
3. "Main Title: Mama Aifambeni"
4. "Behold The Only Thing Greater Than Yourself (Birth)"
5. "Oluwa (Many Rains Ago)"
6. "Boyhood To Manhood"
7. "The Toubob Is Here! (The Capture)"
8. "Middle Passage (Slaveship Crossing)"
9. "You In Americuh Now, African"
10. "Roots Mural Theme Intro (Slave Auction)"
11. "Ole Fiddler"
12. "Jumpin' de Broom (Marriage Ceremony)"
13. "What Can I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name)"
14. "Roots Mural Theme Bridge (Plantation Life)"
15. "Oh Lord, Come By Here"
16. "Ole Fiddler/Free At Last? (The Civil War)"
17. "Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) [African Theme/English Version]"
Chart History | |
| Chart Date | Position |
| 1977-02-19 | 75 |
| 1977-02-26 | 45 |
| 1977-03-05 | 32 |
| 1977-03-12 | 26 |
| 1977-03-19 | 24 |
| 1977-03-26 | 22 |
| 1977-04-02 | 21 |
| 1977-04-09 | 29 |
| 1977-04-16 | 61 |
| 1977-04-23 | 61 |
| 1977-04-30 | 68 |
| 1977-05-07 | 98 |
Peak Position: #21
Number of Weeks in Top 50: 12