Tracklist

A1	Cracklin' Rosie	3:00
A2	Free Life	3:11
A3	Coldwater Morning	3:20
A4	Done Too Soon	2:45
A5	He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother	3:59
The African Trilogy (A Folk Ballet)	19:20
B1	Childsong
B2	I Am The Lion
B3	Madrigál
B4	Soolaimón
B5	Missa
B6	African Suite
B7	Childsong (Reprise)

Companies, etc.

• Made By – MCA Records (Canada)

Credits

• Arranged By – Don Randi (tracks: A1), Lee Holdridge (tracks: A2 to A5), Marty Paitch* (tracks: B6), Nancy Adams (tracks: B5)
• Artwork By [Calligraphy] – Jon Zarr Haber
• Artwork By [Concept And Direction] – John C. LePrevost
• Artwork By [Design] – Virginia Clark
• Engineer – Armin Steiner
• Instruments – Alvin Casey, Andrea Kostelas, Armand Kaproff, Arthur Butler*, Assa Drori, Benjiman Barrett*, A.D. Brisbois*, David Burk, David Cohen, Dick Hyde, Donald Menza*, Don Peake, Don Randi, Earl C. Palmer Sr.*, Emil Radocchia, Erno Neufeld, Gareth Nuttycombe, Gary Coleman, Gene Estes, George C. Poole*, George Roberts, Hal Blaine, Harry Betts, Harry Bluestone, Harvey J. Newmark*, Henry Roth, Henry Sigismonti, Israel Baker, Jack Shulman, Jim Arkatov*, James Getzoff, Jan R. Kelley*, Jay Migliori, Jesse Ehrlich, Joe Osborn, Joseph Estren, Joseph Saxon, Larry Bunker, Lawrence W. Knechtel*, Larry Muhoberac, Leo Holdridge*, Lee Shamburger, Lou Klaes*, Louie Shelton, Martin Paitch*, Myron Sandler, Nathan Ross, Nathaniel Rosen, Neil Levang, Oliver Mitchell*, Paul Bergstrom, Paul Hubinon, Paul Shure, Randy Cierley*, Raymond J. Kelley*, M.R. Pohlman*, Orville Rhodes*, Roger Bobo, Ronald Langinger, Roy V. Caton*, Sandra Crouch, Shirley Marcus, Sidney Sharp, Thomas Scott*, Anthony Terran*
• Music By, Written-By – Neil Diamond (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B7)
• Photography [Book] – Jim Metropole
• Photography [Cover] – Larry Bartome
• Producer – Neil Diamond, Tom Catalano
• Vocals – Alexander Hale, Aubrey Porter, Bill Lee , Billie Barnum, Christopher Hale, Clydie King, Dean Porter, Donald Wyatt*, Douglas Schwartz, Dwayne Moody, Ed Wallace, Ekundayo Paris, Evelyn Meyer, Fred Burton, George Bledsoe, Graynston Hale, Gwen Johnson, H.B. Barnum Jr.*, Jean Sewell, Jessie Kirkland*, Joe Greene, John Woodson, Kevin Parker, Lewis Johnson*, Mabel Bishop, Marjorie Cranford, Matthews Muhoberac, Mary Clayton*, Molly Halloran, Nancy Adams, Oma Drake, Phillip Whigham, Ricky Porter*, Sean Engerman, Shirlee Matthews*, Sherill Atwood*, Stacey Johnson*
• Written-By – Bob Russell (tracks: A5), Bobby Scott (tracks: A5)

Notes

All selections previously released on UNI album old number 93092 entitled TAPROOT MANUSCRIPT

MCA Rainbow label

Side A: US 1184
Side B: US 1185

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side A etch): US 1184 T4
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side B etch): US 1185 T4

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
73092	Neil Diamond	Tap Root Manuscript ‎(LP, Album)	UNI Records	73092	US	1970
MCAD-31071	Neil Diamond	Tap Root Manuscript ‎(CD, Album)	MCA Records	MCAD-31071	US	Unknown
MCA-2013, MCA 2013	Neil Diamond	Tap Root Manuscript ‎(LP, Album, RM)	MCA Records, MCA Records	MCA-2013, MCA 2013	US	1980
S 201 375, MAPS 3974	Neil Diamond	Tap Root Manuscript ‎(LP, Album, RE)	MCA Records, MCA Records	S 201 375, MAPS 3974	Germany	Unknown
MCA-2013	Neil Diamond	Tap Root Manuscript ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	MCA Records	MCA-2013	Canada	1973

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