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1	Sunk In The Funk	6:36
2	Rhythm Box	6:41
3	From Me To You	5:06
4	Animated Creation	4:10
5	The Bird Of Paradise Arranged By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Kathleen ThomasCello – Aaron HendersonEnsemble – Ebony String QuartetHarp – Ann SullivanLead Vocals, Featuring – Wilhelmenia Wiggins FernandezPiano [Acoustic] – Anthony Davis Violin – Cynthia Shoats, Kathleen Thomas, Nina Wilkenson	2:43
6	Show Stopper Alto Saxophone – Julius Hemphill*Cornet – Olu DaraDrums – Cornell RochesterVocals – Barbara Walker	6:01
7	Tacuma Song	4:09
8	From The Land Of Sand Drums, Percussion – Cornell RochesterGong – Dennis AlstonPercussion – Daryl Burgee, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Ron Howerton	4:18
9	Sophisticated Us Drums – Daryl BurgeeElectric Guitar – James "Blood" Ulmer*Synthesizer [Guitar Synthesizer] – Chuck Hammer	4:46

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• Recorded At – Studio 4 Recording
• Recorded At – Alpha International Studios
• Mixed At – Gramavision Studios
• Mastered At – Masterdisk
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Gramavision Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Gramavision Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Clarinet [Metal] – James R. Watkins* (tracks: 1 to 4)
• Arranged By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
• Design [Album] – Peter Corriston
• Drums – Anthony McClary (tracks: 1 to 4)
• Electric Bass – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
• Electric Guitar – Rick Iannacone (tracks: 1 to 4)
• Engineer – Bruce Weeden, Phil Nicollo
• Engineer [Assistant] – Gary King , Joe Nicollo
• Executive-Producer – Jonathan F. P. Rose
• Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
• Mixed By – David Baker
• Percussion, Percussion [Electric] – Ron Howerton (tracks: 1 to 4)
• Photography By – Brian Hagiwara
• Producer – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
• Written-By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9), Ornette Coleman (tracks: 7)

Notes

Jamaaladeen Tacuma plays 4 and 5 stringed Steinberger Electric Bass Guitars on all selections, except on B3, where he plays a customized Peavey T-20 lined Fretless Bass Guitar. He uses Labella customized strings.

Recorded at Studio 4, Philadelphia, 1982, 1983, except 7 recorded at Alpha International Recording Studios, Philadelphia, 1983.
Mixed at Gramavision Recording Studios, New York City, 1983
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York City
ⒸⓅ 1983 Gramavision, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: GRCD-8301 11A5

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GR 8301	Jamaaladeen Tacuma	Show Stopper ‎(LP, Album)	Gramavision	GR 8301	US	1983
GCD 79435, R2 79435	Jamaaladeen Tacuma	Show Stopper ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Gramavision, Rhino Records	GCD 79435, R2 79435	US	2000
WPCR-28214	Jamaaladeen Tacuma	Show Stopper ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Gramavision, Warner Music	WPCR-28214	Japan	2015
C28Y0079	Jamaaladeen Tacuma	Show Stopper ‎(LP, Album)	Gramavision	C28Y0079	Japan	1984
C38Y0088	Jamaaladeen Tacuma	Show Stopper ‎(LP, Album)	Gramavision, Canyon	C38Y0088	Japan	1984