I, TOO, SING AMERICA
Original Cast Recording Album
Bring your favorite I, Too, Sing America songs home and everywhere you go with this 10-song EP. The CD comes with high quality production photos, a letter from the creative team, and access to the full book of lyrics.
This EP will be available on all music streaming platforms on Feb 3, 2023, the first Friday of Black History Month 2023!
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SONG LIST
1) I, TOO, SING AMERICA: I
feat. Willie Hercule, Anthone Jackson, Othello Jefferson, Marcus J. Paige, Ensemble
Music & Lyrics by Othello Jefferson
2) BLOODLINE
feat. Anisa Henry, Marissa Bergmann, Jocelyn Thompson-Jordan, Ensemble
Music & Lyrics by Maya Vilaplana, Marissa Bergmann, Jocelyn Thompson-Jordan
3) IN DADDY’S ARMS
feat. Anthone Jackson, Rodney Earl Jackson Jr., Marcus J. Paige
Original poem by Folami Abiade
Music by Othello Jefferson
4) FIRST MANGO
feat. Marcelo Javier, Marcus J. Paige, Othello Jefferson
Original poem by Vince Gotera
Music by Othello Jefferson
5) ACCENTS
feat. Marcelo Javier, Maya Vilaplana, Ensemble
Original poem by Denice Froham
Music by Maya Vilaplana, Marcelo Javier, and Marissa Bergmann
6) ONCE BARBIE CHANG WORKED
feat. Sarah Jiang, Ensemble
Original poem by Victoria Chang
Music by Othello Jefferson
7) I, TOO
feat. Rodney Earl Jackson Jr., Ensemble
Original poem by Langston Hughes
Music by Othello Jefferson
8) THREE THOUSAND LOST KISSES
feat. Marissa Bergmann, Maya Vilaplana
Original poem by Andrés Montoya
Music by Marissa Bergmann, Maya Vilaplana
9) TO A DARK GIRL
feat. Jocelyn Thompson-Jordan
Original poem by Gwendolyn Bennett
Music by Othello Jefferson
10) I, TOO, SING AMERICA: II
feat. Rodney Earl Jackson Jr., Marcus J. Paige, Anthone Jackson, Naté the Soulsanger, Olivia Jefferson, Isabella Jefferson, Ensemble
Music & Lyrics by Othello Jefferson
Vocalists: Marissa Bergmann, Quinn Collaço, Melanie Czaykowsky, Anisa Henry, Willie Hercule, Anthone Jackson, Rodney Earl Jackson Jr., Marcelo Javier, Naté the Soulsanger, Othello Jefferson, Sarah Jiang, Zuri "Iruz" Montgomery, Marcus J. Paige, Jocelyn Thompson-Jordan, Maya Vilaplana, Shantelle Williams
Musicians: Othello Jefferson (piano), Mike Smith (guitar), Kendra Kop (bass guitar), Taylor Joshua Rankin (drums). Original drumming by Ahkeel Mestayer.
I, Too, Sing America is a production of San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company.
Co-Creation, Concept, and Music by OTHELLO JEFFERSON
Co-Creation and Direction by JAMIE YUEN-SHORE
Choreography Direction by CHRISTINE CHUNG
© 2022 Produced by San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company.
SFBATCO founded by Rodney Earl Jackson Jr. and Marcelo Javier Pereira.
Recorded at Skyline Studios, Oakland, CA.
Engineered by Ryan Gordon with Ryan Brooks and Bryan Matheson.
Photography by Lorenz Angelo, Natalia Perez, and Alexa “LexMex” Trevino.
Album supervision by Jamie Yuen-Shore.
Album art design by Christine Chung.