Tracklist

A1	Man Dance	4:31
A2	Iola	5:23
A3	Spanking	3:07
A4	Catman	6:44
A5	The Art Of Levitation	1:24
B1	Belly Button	4:45
B2	Giraffe	3:07
B3	When Souls Speak	5:47
B4	Alice In The Congo	6:09

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Inc.
• Engineered At – Electric Lady Studios
• Manufactured By – Island Records Ltd.
• Distributed By – Island Records Ltd.
• Published By – Cymbata Music

Credits

• Arranged By – RSJ And Decoding Society*
• Composed By – Ronald Shannon Jackson
• Design [Album] – Eiko Ishioka
• Drums – Ronald Shannon Jackson
• Electric Bass – Melvin Gibbs
• Electric Bass [Fretless], Electric Bass – Reverend Bruce Johnson
• Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar, Synthesizer [Roland Guitar Synthesizer], Banjo – Vernon Reid
• Engineer [Decoded By] – Ron Saint Germain*
• Executive-Producer [Executive Director] – Ron Goldstein*
• Illustration – Katsu Yoshida
• Photography By – Deborah Feingold
• Producer – David Breskin, Ronald Shannon Jackson
• Recorded By – Akili Walker, Neal Teeman
• Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Zane Massey
• Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Lee Rozie (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
• Trumpet – David Gordon (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Henry Scott (tracks: A3 to B2)

Notes

Recorded live in the studio
Decoded at Electric Lady Studios, N.Y.C. June 1982.

Manufactured and distributed by Island Records Ltd

Disc labels:
Ⓟ 1982 Original sound recording made by Island Records Inc

Disc label side B:
Made in Gt. Britain

Some copies have a sticker with the Category 802-526-425 on the back cover, top right corner

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): AN 1008-A
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): AN 1008-B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Stamped): AN 1008 A-1U-1-1- AN 1008A 1A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Stamped): AN 1008 B-1U-1-1- AN 1008 B1A

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
I-205106, I-205.106	Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society	Mandance ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Antilles, Antilles	I-205106, I-205.106	Spain	1983
AN 1008	Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society	Mandance ‎(LP, Album, Pur)	Antilles, Antilles	AN 1008	US	1982
J33D-20007, J33D 20007	Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society	Mandance ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Antilles, Antilles	J33D-20007, J33D 20007	Japan	1986
422-846 397-2	Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society	Mandance ‎(CD, Album)	Antilles	422-846 397-2	US	1991
25S-3007	Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society	Mandance ‎(LP, Album)	Antilles	25S-3007	Japan	1982

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