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Energy To Burn
1	Depend On Yourself	6:58
2	Can't Stop Groovin' Now (Wanna Do It Some More) Written-By – Billy Nichols	5:50
3	Now That We've Found Love Written-By – Gamble & Huff	6:27
4	Energy To Burn Written-By – S. Taylor*, Tash Howard	5:59
5	Time Tunnel	3:25
6	Make Your Body Move	5:12
7	Herbs	2:44
8	Energy Level	3:46
1980
9	Takin' Off Written-By – Morrie Brown	3:51
10	Heart Of Fire Written-By – Patrick Henderson	3:52
11	Does It Feel Good	6:19
12	Give Up The Funk (Let's Dance)	6:10
13	Closer Written-By – Mickey Durio*	3:33
14	Have Some Fun	5:19
15	Better Late Than Never	5:32
16	Funk Theory Written-By – Barry Blue, Gerry Shury, Ron Roker	4:16

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• Recorded At – Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Counterpoint Studios
• Mixed At – Counterpoint Studios
• Recorded At – Music Grinder Studios
• Mixed At – The Hit Factory
• Mixed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Flute – Carlos Ward
• Arranged By [Horns] – Carlos Ward (tracks: 12)
• Arranged By [Rhythm], Arranged By [Horns], Arranged By [Strings] – Gary Scott* (tracks: 9 to 16)
• Arranged By [Rhythm], Arranged By [Vocals] – B.T. Express (tracks: 9 to 16)
• Arranged By [Strings] – Carlos Ward (tracks: 6, 8), Randy Muller (tracks: 1 to 5, 7)
• Bass – Jamal Rasool*
• Clavinet, Synthesizer [Moog], Organ, Electric Piano, Vocals – Michael Jones (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Concertmaster – Marcy Dicterow (tracks: 9 to 16)
• Congas, Timbales, Bongos – Dennis Rowe (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Drums – Buddy Williams (tracks: 9 to 16), Leslie Ming (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Drums [Additional] – Tyrone "Turkey" Govane (tracks: 12)
• Engineer – John Bradley (tracks: 1 to 8), Steve Goetz (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Guitar – Richard Thompson
• Keyboards [Additional] – Howard Westley "Butch" Stevens (tracks: 9 to 16), John Adams* (tracks: 12)
• Lead Guitar, Vocals – Wesley "Pike" Hall, Jr.* (tracks: 9 to 16)
• Lead Vocals – Jamal Rasool* (tracks: 9 to 16), Richard Thompson (tracks: 9 to 16)
• Liner Notes – Tony Rounce
• Mixed By [Additional Recordings] – Gerry Block (tracks: 9 to 16)
• Mixed By [Additional] – Michael Hutchinson (tracks: 12)
• Percussion – Dennis Rowe
• Producer – Jeff Lane (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Producer, Arranged By [Rhythm], Arranged By [Vocals] – Morrie Brown (tracks: 9 to 16)
• Recorded By [Additional Recordings] – Gary Skardina (tracks: 9 to 16)
• Recorded By [Horns] – Ryan Ulyate (tracks: 9 to 16)
• Recorded By [Strings] – Ryan Ulyate (tracks: 9 to 16)
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Alan Meyerson (tracks: 9 to 16), Gary Chester (tracks: 9 to 16)
• Remastered By – Peter Rynston
• Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Bill Risbrook (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Soprano Saxophone, Piccolo Flute, Arranged By [Horns] – Carlos Ward (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Strings – Irving Spice (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Synthesizer, Keyboards – Gary Scott* (tracks: 9 to 16)
• Tenor Saxophone – Bill Risbrook
• Vocals – Bill Risbrook (tracks: 9 to 16), Dennis Rowe (tracks: 9 to 16), Jamal Rasool* (tracks: 1 to 8), Richard Thompson (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Vocals, Tambourine – Barbara Joyce (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Written-By – B. Lomas* (tracks: 8), B. Risbrook* (tracks: 1, 8, 14), C. Ward* (tracks: 1, 6 to 8, 12, 14), D. Rowe* (tracks: 1, 8, 14), L. Ming* (tracks: 1), L. Risbrook* (tracks: 1, 8, 14, 15), M. Jones* (tracks: 5), R. Thompson* (tracks: 1, 8, 14), W. Hall Jr.* (tracks: 11)

Notes

Tracks 1 to 8 recorded at Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios, Hempstead, N.Y.
Tracks 9 to 16 recorded and mixed at Counterpoint Studios, New York City, and at Music Grinder Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Additional mixing at The Hit Factory, New York City, and Sigma Sound Studios, New York City.

Two original B.T. Express albums reissued on one CD.
'Energy To Burn' was their third album (released 1976) and '1980' was their sixth (released 1980).

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• Barcode: 740155886929