• 1. Afrodesia
      • 2. Spirits Free
      • 3. Straight To The Point
      • 4. Favors
      • 5. The Awakening

      Classic Jazz / Jazz-funk album from '75, reissued on Mr Bongo, originally on Sonny Lester's Groove Merchant.

      George Benson on guitar credited as 'Compliments Of A Friend', presumed to be because of contractual reasons.

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                    • – Metrô Mental
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                    Akira Ishikawa & Count BuffaloesUganda (Dawn Of African Rock)Mr Bongo
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                    • – Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
                    • – Love From The Sun
                    • – People Make The World Go Round
                    Matthew Tavares and Leland WhittyVisionsMr Bongo
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                    • – Through The Looking Glass
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                    • – Eyes
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                    • – Symbols Of Transformation II
                    • – Living Water Assembly
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                    • – Wayside
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                    Killer vocal cut from Winston Francis and Prince Fatty originally released in 2012 with version on the flip.
                    • – Go Find Yourself A Fool (Vocal)
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                    • – I Can't See
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