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1	Reality Composed By – B. Laswell*, R.Shakespeare*, S. Ranks*, S. Dunbar*	4:56
2	Playin' With Fire Composed By – Baby Bam*, B. Laswell*, B. Collins*, Mike G.*, R.Shakespeare*, S. Dunbar*	5:13
3	Cosmic Slop Composed By – B. Worrell*, G. Clinton*	5:17
4	E-Pluribus-Unum Composed By – B. Laswell*, J.M. Nuriddin*, R.Shakespeare*, S. Dunbar*	3:40
5	Drive-By Composed By – B. Laswell*, R.Shakespeare*, S. Dunbar*	3:22
6	Power Of Soul (Black Chant) Composed By – B. Laswell*, B. Collins*, J.M. Nuriddin*, R.Shakespeare*, S. Dunbar*	5:24
7	Mellow Mood Composed By – B. Marley*	4:22
8	Glory Composed By – B. Laswell*, B. Collins*, R.Shakespeare*, S. Dunbar*	4:36

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – 4th & Broadway
• Manufactured By – Polystar Co.,Ltd.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Maceo Parker
• Arranged By, Conductor [Brass Section] – Henry Threadgill
• Arranged By, Conductor [Material Strings] – Karl Berger
• Bass – Robbie Shakespeare
• Computer [Fairlight] – Nicky Skopelitis
• Cornet, Trumpet [African] – Olu Dara
• Cover [Art] – Thi-Linh Le
• Design – Aldo Sampieri
• Drums, Programmed By [Drums] – Sly Dunbar
• Engineer – Martin Bisi, Oz Fritz, Robert Musso
• Engineer [Assistant] – Paul Berry, Steve McLoughlin*
• Euphonium – Richard Harper
• Flute – Henry Threadgill
• Guitar – Bootsy Collins, Gary Shider*, Michael Hampton, Nicky Skopelitis
• Horn [Baritone] – Joe Daly*
• Management [Business Management For Material, Inc., Agm Management] – Tony Meilandt
• Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
• Mixed By – Jason Corsaro
• Organ – Bernie Worrell
• Percussion – Aiyb Dieng
• Piano – Bernie Worrell, Herbie Hancock
• Producer – Bill Laswell
• Synthesizer – Jeff Bova
• Technician [Technical Support] – Ian Lintault
• Tenor Saxophone – Pee Wee Ellis
• Trombone – Fred Wesley
• Tuba – Marcus Rojas
• Vocals – Bootsy Collins, Gary Shider*, Gary Mudbone Cooper, Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin*, Jenny Peters, Jungle Brothers, Shabba Ranks
• Whistle – Joel Brandon

Notes

Recorded at Greenpoint, B.C., and Platinum Island Recording Studios.
Mixed at Platinum Island Recording Studios.
Mastered at Masterdisk.
Michael G. and Baby Bam (Jungle Brothers) appear courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

℗ © 1991 Island Records Inc.
Track 1 published by Gunsmoke Music (ASCAP) admin. by Pow Wow Music (ASCAP)/Island Music, Inc./Nation Music/Ixat Music (BMI)
Track 2 published by Motherman Music (ASCAP). Island Music, Inc./Nation Music/Mashamug Music/Ixat Music (BMI)
Track 3 published by Bridgeport Music Admin. By Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/Island Music, Inc./B-Zerk Malformation, Inc. (BMI)
Track 4 published by Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. Adm. by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Island Music, Inc./Nation Music/Ixat Music (BMI)
Track 5 published by Island Music, Inc./Nation Music/Ixat Music (BMI)
Track 6 published by Warner/Chappel Music Corp. Adm. by WB Music Corp./Island Music, Inc./Nation Music/Mashamug Music/Ixat Music (BMI)
Track 7 published by Cayman Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Track 8 published by Island Music, Inc./Nation Music/Mashamug Music/Ixat Music (BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: PSCD-1099-A1M V

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
422-848 417-2	Material	The Third Power ‎(CD, Album)	Axiom	422-848 417-2	US	1991
261 562	Material	The Third Power ‎(CD, Album)	Axiom, 4th & Broadway, Island Records	261 562	Germany	1991
none	Material	The Third Power ‎(8xFile, ALAC, Album, RE)	Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-Released)	none	US	2016
422-848 417-2	Material	The Third Power ‎(CD, Album, RP)	Axiom	422-848 417-2	US	Unknown
211 562	Material	The Third Power ‎(LP, Album)	Axiom, 4th & Broadway, Island Records, Mango	211 562	Germany	1991