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A1	Stepping Into Tomorrow Written-By – L. Mizell*	5:11
A2	Design A Nation Written-By – L. Mizell*	4:19
A3	We're Together Written-By – L. Mizell*	4:23
A4	Think Twice Written-By – L. Mizell*, Mbaji, Sigidi	6:10
B1	Makin' It Written-By – H. Mason*, L. Mizell*	3:45
B2	Rock And Roll Again Written-By – L. Mizell*	6:09
B3	You Are The World Written-By – L. Mizell*	4:29
B4	I Love The Girl Written-By – L. Mizell*	3:53

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Alruby Music, Inc.
• Published By – Masong Music
• Published By – Elgy Music
• Produced For – Sky High Productions, Inc.
• Recorded At – The Sound Factory
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
• Copyright (c) – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
• Manufactured By – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
• Record Company – Blue Note Records
• Lacquer Cut At – Artisan Sound Recorders
• Pressed By – All Disc Records, Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Gary Bartz
• Arranged By – Fonce Mizell (tracks: B4), Harvey Mason (tracks: B1), Larry Mizell (tracks: A1 to B3), Sigidi (tracks: A4)
• Arranged By [Background Vocal Arrangements] – Fonce Mizell, Fred Perrin*, Larry Mizell
• Backing Vocals – Fonce Mizell, Fred Perrin*, Kay Haith (tracks: A3, A4), Larry Mizell, Lorraine Kenner (tracks: A1, A2, B1), Margie Evans (tracks: B3), Stephanie Spruill (tracks: A1, B1)
• Bass [Fender] – Chuck Rainey
• Bata, Jew's Harp [Mouth Harp] – Harvey Mason (tracks: B1)
• Clavinet, Trumpet – Fonce Mizell
• Congas – Mayuto Correa
• Coordinator [Production] – William Jordan
• Copyist – Sigidi
• Directed By [Technical], Music Consultant [Synthesizers] – Chuck Davis
• Drums – Harvey Mason
• Engineer [Assistant] – James Nipar*
• Engineer [Recording] – Dave Hassinger, John Mills , Val Christian Garay*
• Engineer [Remix] – Dave Hassinger, Val Christian Garay*
• Executive-Producer – George Butler
• Guitar – David T. Walker, John Rowin, Rhonghea Southern (tracks: A4)
• Lacquer Cut By – GF*
• Other [Friends With The Task] – Al & Ruby Rodney (Bush) "The Great Power", Carol Campbell, Charlie Lourie, Deena Glover, Denise Hancock, Gary Kennar, Joseph Porter III*, Sound Factory Staff
• Painting [Cover] – Greg Edwards
• Percussion – Roger Sainte, Stephanie Spruill, Stuff 'n Ramjet
• Photography By – Doug Metzler
• Piano [Acoustic Piano], Organ – Jerry Peters
• Producer, Conductor, Synthesizer [Arp], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Larry Mizell
• Sleeve Notes – Don Mizell, Khadjuka
• Trumpet [Solo], Flugelhorn, Vocals [Solo] – Donald Byrd
• Whistle [Whistler] – James Carter

Notes

This version is the All Disc pressing and can be identified by the runout groove etchings, the arrangement of the text on the labels, and by black background color on the back cover.

Recorded at The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California November-December 1974

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): GF BNLA U̶A̶L̶A̶ 368-1 RE1 SET-2 (drum with 2 drumsticks) 8
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): #8 BN B̶A̶ LA 368-2-RE1 SET-2 (drum with 2 drumsticks) 12
• Rights Society (A1 to B3): ASCAP
• Rights Society: B4

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BN-LA368-G	Donald Byrd	Stepping Into Tomorrow ‎(LP, Album, Ter)	Blue Note	BN-LA368-G	US	1975
BN-LA368-G	Donald Byrd	Stepping Into Tomorrow ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BN-LA368-G	US	1975
BN-LA368-G	Donald Byrd	Stepping Into Tomorrow ‎(LP, Album, Club, CRC)	Blue Note	BN-LA368-G	US	1975
BN-LA368-G	Donald Byrd	Stepping Into Tomorrow ‎(LP, Album, Pit)	Blue Note	BN-LA368-G	US	1975
L35561	Donald Byrd	Stepping Into Tomorrow ‎(LP, Album)	Interfusion	L35561	New Zealand	1975