Tracklist
| A1 | Man Dance | 4:31 |
| A2 | Iola | 5:23 |
| A3 | Spanking | 3:07 |
| A4 | Catman | 6:44 |
| A5 | The Art Of Levitation | 1:24 |
| B1 | Belly Button | 4:45 |
| B2 | Giraffe | 3:07 |
| B3 | When Souls Speak | 5:47 |
| B4 | Alice In The Congo | 6:09 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Island Records Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Inc.
- Engineered At – Electric Lady Studios
- Pressed By – EMI Records
- Manufactured By – Island Records Ltd.
- Distributed By – Island Records Ltd.
- Published By – Cymbata Music
Credits
- Arranged By – RSJ And Decoding Society*
- Composed By – Ronald Shannon Jackson
- Design [Album] – Eiko Ishioka
- Drums – Ronald Shannon Jackson
- Electric Bass – Melvin Gibbs
- Electric Bass [Fretless], Electric Bass – Reverend Bruce Johnson
- Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar, Synthesizer [Roland Guitar Synthesizer], Banjo – Vernon Reid
- Engineer [Decoded By] – Ron Saint Germain*
- Executive-Producer [Executive Director] – Ron Goldstein*
- Illustration – Katsu Yoshida
- Photography By – Deborah Feingold
- Producer – David Breskin, Ronald Shannon Jackson
- Recorded By – Akili Walker, Neal Teeman
- Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Zane Massey
- Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Lee Rozie (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
- Trumpet – David Gordon (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Henry Scott (tracks: A3 to B2)
Notes
Recorded live in the studioDecoded at Electric Lady Studios, N.Y.C. June 1982.
Manufactured and distributed by Island Records Ltd
Disc labels:
Ⓟ 1982 Original sound recording made by Island Records Inc
Disc label side B:
Made in Gt. Britain
Some copies have a sticker with the Category 802-526-425 on the back cover, top right corner
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): AN 1008-A
- Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): AN 1008-B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Stamped): AN 1008 A-1U-1-1-6 AN 1008A 1A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Stamped): AN 1008 B-1U-1-1-3 AN 1008 B1A
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-205106, I-205.106 | Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society | Mandance (LP, Album, RE) | Antilles, Antilles | I-205106, I-205.106 | Spain | 1983 |
| AN 1008 | Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society | Mandance (LP, Album, Pur) | Antilles, Antilles | AN 1008 | US | 1982 |
| J33D-20007, J33D 20007 | Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society | Mandance (CD, Album, RE) | Antilles, Antilles, Polystar, Polystar | J33D-20007, J33D 20007 | Japan | 1986 |
| 422-846 397-2 | Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society | Mandance (CD, Album) | Antilles | 422-846 397-2 | US | 1991 |
| 25S-3007 | Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society | Mandance (LP, Album) | Antilles | 25S-3007 | Japan | 1982 |
