制作
出演艺人
Donny Hathaway
电钢琴
Clifford Davis
中音萨克斯管
John Littlejohn
吉他
The Vashonettes
伴唱
Willie Henderson
萨克斯管
Louis Satterfield
男低音
Morris Jennings
鼓
Philip Upchurch
吉他
Ric Powell
打击乐
Johnny Board
次中音萨克斯管
Lenard S. Druss
次中音萨克斯管
John Avant
长号
Morris Ellis
长号
John Howell
小号
Oscar Brashear
小号
Aaron Dodd
大号
Cyril Touff
小号
Donald Myrick
中音萨克斯管
Gary Slavo
小号
John Lounsberry
法国号
Robert A Lewis
小号
作曲和作词
Nina Simone
词曲作者
Weldon Irvine
词曲作者
Donny Hathaway
编曲
制作和工程
Donny Hathaway
制作人
Ric Powell
制作人
Murray, Allen
录音工程师
Roger Anfinsen
录音工程师
歌词
[Verse 1]
To be young, gifted and black
Oh, what a lovely, precious dream
To be young, gifted and black
Open your heart to what I mean
[Verse 2]
'Cause you know in this whole wide world
There's a million, a million boys and girls
Who are young, gifted and black
That's a fact, oh, yes, it is
[Verse 3]
To be young, gifted and black
We must begin to tell our young
Don't you know that there's a whole world
A whole world waiting for you?
Haven't you heard the quest has just begun?
[Verse 4]
Don't you know that the joy, the joy
The joy of the day?
There's a day that we all
That we all be proud to say
That we were young, gifted, gifted and black
And it's sure 'nough where it's at
[Verse 5]
Oh, yeah
Do you believe it?
I said, it's sure enough where it's at
Oh, yeah
Can I get someone help me say it's sure 'nough
(It's where it's at)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do you know it's sure 'nough?
Oh, yeah (It's where it's at)
I ain't tryna bring down nobody else
But I know it's sure' nough
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah (It's where it's at)
I don't think you believe me
Yeah, yeah, yeah (It's where it's at)
Can I say it again?
Yeah, yeah, yeah (It's where it's at)
That's all
Yeah
Written by: Nina Simone, Weldon Irvine

