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A1	Only The Beginning Written-By – Lawrence Hanks, Rodney G. Massey*	5:05
A2	And You've Got Me Written-By – Homer Alexander Talbert III*, Patricia Henley	4:12
A3	It's A Lifetime Thing Written-By – Keithen Carter, Michael Ward	4:11
A4	Medley: If You Leave Me Now / Love So Right Written-By [If You Leave Me Now] – Peter CeteraWritten-By [Love So Right] – Barry Gibb - Robin Gibb - Maurice Gibb*	5:04
B1	I Love You Through Windows Written-By – Herman Wheatley, Keithen Carter, Michael Ward	3:43
B2	Joy Inside My Tears Written-By – Stevie Wonder	4:08
B3	Sweet Love I've Found Written-By – Don Daniels, Michael B. Sutton - Brenda Sutton*	3:23
B4	(Play The Game Of) Let's Pretend Written-By – Kathy Wakefield, Michael B. Sutton - Brenda Sutton*	3:24
B5	Let's Get Together Written-By – Zane Grey - Len Ron Hanks*, Skip Scarborough	3:04

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Motown Record Corporation
• Copyright (c) – Motown Record Corporation
• Recorded At – Chicago Recording Company
• Overdubbed At – MRI Recording Studio

Credits

• Arranged By – Art Wright* (tracks: B5), Dave Blumberg* (tracks: B3, B4), Paul David Wilson (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Backing Vocals – Brenda Sutton (tracks: B3 to B5), Jesse Richardson (tracks: B3 to B5), Judy Cheeks (tracks: B3 to B5), Keithen Carter (tracks: A1 to B2), Mattie Butler (tracks: A1 to B2), Patricia Henley (tracks: A1 to B2), Sue Conway (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Backing Vocals [Additional], Handclaps [Additional] – Annette Butler (tracks: A1), Brenda Boyce* (tracks: A1), Georgia Ward (tracks: A1), Homer Talbert III* (tracks: A1), Naomi Henyard (tracks: A1), Pat Henley* (tracks: A1), Rhonda Jenkins (tracks: A1), Steven "Red" Milburn* (tracks: A1), Tom De Pierro* (tracks: A1)
• Bass – David Shields (tracks: B3 to B5), Henry Davis (tracks: B3 to B5), Ron Harris (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Congas – Eddie "Bongo" Brown (tracks: B3 to B5)
• Design – Snyder & Butler Adv.*
• Design, Graphics [Graphics Editor] – Carl Overr
• Drums – Brian Grice (tracks: A1 to B2), Ed Greene (tracks: B3 to B5), James Gadson (tracks: B3 to B5), Steve Cobb (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Engineer – Hank Neuberger
• Engineer [Assistant] – Larry Giometti
• Engineer [Mixing] – Russ Terrana
• Engineer [Vocal Overdubs] – Gary Omar
• Guitar – Byron Gregory (tracks: A1 to B2), Danny Leek (tracks: B3 to B5), David T. Walker (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Keyboards – Clarence McDonald (tracks: B3 to B5), John Barnes (tracks: B3 to B5), Larry Hanks* (tracks: A1 to B2), Michael B. Sutton (tracks: B3 to B5), Terry Friar (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Percussion – Melvin Sparks (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Photography By – David Alexander
• Producer – Hal Davis (tracks: B3 to B5), Homer Alexander Talbert III* (tracks: A1 to B2), Jerry Butler (tracks: A1 to B2), Michael B. Sutton (tracks: B3 to B5)

Notes

Recorded at Chicago Recording, Co., Chicago, Illinois
Vocals Overdubbed at MRI, Hollywood, California
℗ 1977 Motown Record Corporation
© 1977 Motown Record Corporation
Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side One Label): 2711-S
• Matrix / Runout (Side Two Label): 2712-S

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
M6-887S1	Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler	Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler - Thelma & Jerry ‎(LP, Album, Promo, W/Lbl)	Motown	M6-887S1	UK	1977
VIP-6439	Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler	Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler - Thelma & Jerry ‎(LP, Album)	Motown	VIP-6439	Japan	1977
5C 062-99112	Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler	Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler - Thelma & Jerry ‎(LP, Album)	Motown	5C 062-99112	Netherlands	1977
1C 064-99 112	Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler	Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler - Thelma & Jerry ‎(LP, Album)	Motown	1C 064-99 112	Germany	1977
M-887P1	Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler	Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler - Thelma & Jerry ‎(LP, Album)	Motown	M-887P1	Canada	1977

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