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East Coast Side
A1	Chico And The Man (Main Theme) Written-By – J. Feliciano*	3:40
A2	The Bottle (La Botella) Written-By – G. Scott - Heron*	3:40
A3	X-Rated Symphony Written-By – J. Bataan*, J. Crespo*	4:07
A4	Laughing And Crying Written-By – J. Bataan*	3:28
A5	Hey Girl Written-By – J. Bataan*	3:40
A6	When You're Down (Funky Mambo) Written-By – J. Bataan*	4:32
West Coast Side
B1	Women Don't Want To Love Me Written-By – R. Lamm*	4:30
B2	Ordinary Guy (Afrofilipino) Written-By – J. Bataan*	4:50
B3	What Good Is A Castle (Part 1 & 2) Written-By – J. Bataan*	10:23

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Salsoul Records
• Record Company – Mericana Record Corp.
• Recorded At – RCA Studios, New York
• Recorded At – A&M Studios

Credits

• Arranged By – Joe Bataan (tracks: B1 to B3), Marty Sheller (tracks: A1 to A6), Sammy Garcia (tracks: B1 to B3)
• Artwork By [Album Design] – John Crespo, Phillip Gomez
• Bass – Bill Terry (tracks: B1 to B3), Gordon Edwards (tracks: A1 to A6)
• Congas, Bongos – Louis Palomo (tracks: B1 to B3)
• Drums – James Madison* (tracks: A1 to A6)
• Drums, Timbales – Munyungo (Darryl Jackson)* (tracks: B1 to B3)
• Engineer – Bob Simpson (tracks: A1 to A6), Harry Maslin (tracks: A1 to A6), Mike Moran (tracks: A1 to A6), Ray Gerhardt (tracks: B1 to B3)
• Executive Producer – J. & K. Cayre
• Guitar – Cornell Dupree (tracks: A1 to A6), Randy Russell Pigeé (tracks: B1 to B3)
• Percussion – Peter (Choki) Quintero* (tracks: A1 to A6)
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Susan Racho
• Piano – Frank Owens (tracks: A1 to A6), Bataan* (tracks: B1 to B3), Richard Tee (tracks: A1 to A6)
• Piano, Organ – Sammy Garcia (tracks: B1 to B3)
• Producer, Vocals, Backing Vocals – Joe Bataan
• Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] – Dave Sanborn* (tracks: A1 to A6)
• Strings – Swinging Salsoul Strings (tracks: A1 to A6)
• Trombone – Barry Rogers (tracks: A1 to A6)
• Trumpet – John Faddis* (tracks: A1 to A6), Lou Soloff* (tracks: A1 to A6), Randy Brecker (tracks: A1 to A6)

Notes

East Coast Side recorded at RCA Studios, NYC
West Coast Side recorded at A & M Studios, LA
℗ 1975 Salsoul Records, Div. of Mericana Record Corp.

Black & White Salsoul label. No Epic logos on artwork.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A): SAL-4101-AS-1A
• Matrix / Runout (B): SAL-4101-BS-3

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
KE 33471	Bataan*	Afrofilipino ‎(LP, Album, P/Mixed)	Epic, Salsoul Records	KE 33471	US	1975
CDGR 185	Bataan*	Afrofilipino ‎(CD, Album)	Charly Records	CDGR 185	Germany	1997
88.715-I	Bataan*	Afrofilipino ‎(LP, Album, P/Mixed, RE)	Ariola	88.715-I	Spain	1975
SAL 4101	Bataan*	Afrofilipino ‎(LP, Album, TP)	Salsoul Records	SAL 4101	US	1975
SVL 382	Bataan*	Afrofilipino ‎(LP, Album)	CBS	SVL 382	Australia	1975

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