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Jimmy Scott recorded The Source in 1969 and released it in 1970 for Atlantic Records consisting of eight compositions: Exodus, On Broadway, Our Day Will Come, I Wish I Knew, Unchained Melody, Day By Day, Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, This Love Of Mine.

Five songs on the album were arranged by Arif Mardin (tracks A1, A2, A4, B3, B4) and three by William Fischer (tracks A3, B1, B2). The string orchestras were directed and conducted by Gene Orloff and Selwart Clarke.

The personnel on the album consisted of bassist Ron Carter, drummer Bruno Carr, David Newman on flute and tenor saxophone (tracks A1, A2, A4 to B4), guitarists Eric Gale and Billy Butler (tracks A3, B3), pianist Junior Mance, Cissy Houston (vocals obbligato on track A2) and vocals by Jimmy Scott.

The cover photograph was taken by Joel Brodsky and designed by Loring Eutemey. The album was produced by Joel Dorn with engineers were Adrian Barber and William Arlt, remix engineers were Arif Mardin and Lewis Hahn and the liner notes were written by Nancy Wilson.

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