Firecrackers: The Best of Mass Production
10/15/1996 | Rhino / Wea
Lyrics from Firecrackers: The Best of Mass Production
All Music Guide Review
Firecrackers: The Best of Mass Production is a comprehensive collection of the late-'70s soul band, featuring the majority of their R&B hits, including "Welcome to Our World (Of Merry Music)," "Turn Up the Music," and the Top Ten R&B hit "Firecracker." The compilation spans from their first album in 1977 to their farewell 1983 record, hitting every peak along the way. Though the material isn't always consistent -- some of the lesser-known songs have dated rather badly -- Firecrackers remains the definitive retrospective of Mass Production. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Firecrackers: The Best of Mass Production Track Listing
Credits of Firecrackers: The Best of Mass Production
- Samuel "The Banger" Williams
- Percussion, Drums, Group Member
- Joseph "Sly" Simthers
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Emmanuel "Joe Rock" Redding
- Percussion, Group Member, Linn Drum
- Bookalach Brothers
- Clapping, Percussion Ensemble
- Reginald Case
- Guitar (Bass)
- James "Otiste" Drumgole
- Trumpet, Claves, Group Member, Clavinet, Flugelhorn, Vocals (Background)
- Gregory McCoy
- Keyboards, Saxophone, Vibraslap, Group Member
- David McLees
- Compilation Producer
- Rodney Phelps
- Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals (Background), Group Member, Cabasa, Cowbell
- Harold Watkins
- Trombone
- Ricardo Williams
- Chimes, Keyboards, Drums, Vocals, Group Member, Log Drums, Linn Drum, Electronic Percussion, Korg Synthesizer, Tympani (Timpani), Vocals (Background)
- Tyrone Williams
- Keyboards, Univox, Cowbell, Vibraphone
- Christine Ostrander
- Project Assistant
- Steven Ivory
- Liner Notes
- Agnes Kelly
- Vocals, Vocals (Background), Vocoder, Group Member, Univox, Log Drums
- Samual Williams
- Percussion, Drums
- Rachel Gutek
- Art Direction
- Patrick Milligan
- Discographical Annotation
- Rachael Fite
- Project Assistant
- Maria Villar
- Design
- Colette Mawhinney
- Project Assistant
- Ricky Williams
- Synthesizer, Vocals, Keyboards, Drums, Chimes, Vocals (Background), Log Drums, Linn Drum, Electronic Percussion, Tympani (Timpani)
- Dean Williams
- Bass
- Lecoy Bryant
- Guitar, Vocals (Background), Cowbell
- Dene Williams
- Vocals
- Ed a Ellerbe
- Producer
- Fred Bohn
- Project Assistant
- Mass Production
- Producer, Main Performer
- Larry Marshall
- Vocals, Group Member, Vocals (Background)
- Chris Clarke
- Project Assistant
- Kevin Douglas
- Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Group Member, Cowbell
- Shawmel Garlington
- Compilation Producer
- Dan Hersch
- Remastering
- Bill Inglot
- Remastering
- Herbie Mann
- Flute













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