| 1 | Space-A-Nova IBacking Vocals – Jeannine OtisBass – Craig CarterCongas – Les LumleyCowbell, Percussion, Timbales – Keith CopelandDrums, Percussion, Timbales – Vinnie JohnsonElectric Piano, Synthesizer [String], Vocals – Delmar BrownFlugelhorn, Soloist [Flugelhorn], Vocals – Stanton DavisGuitar – Jerry Harris Music By, Lyrics By – Stanton DavisSoprano Saxophone – Dr. Leonard BrownVocals – Armstead Christian, Renee Franklin | 4:45 |
| 2 | High JazzBacking Vocals – Armstead Christian, Jeannine Otis, Renee FranklinBass – Craig CarterCongas – Les LumleyDrums, Percussion – Vinnie JohnsonElectric Piano, Soloist [Electric Piano], Clavinet, Synthesizer [String], Backing Vocals – Delmar BrownFlugelhorn, Soloist [Flugelhorn], Backing Vocals – Stanton DavisGuitar – Jerry Harris Music By, Lyrics By – Stanton DavisSoprano Saxophone – Dr. Leonard Brown | 4:44 |
| 3 | NidaBass – Jerry Harris Bells, Percussion – Dr. Leonard BrownElectric Piano – Alan PasquaFlugelhorn, Mellotron, Synthesizer [Striing] – Stanton DavisMusic By – Stanton Davis | 3:02 |
| 4 | Brighter Days / Brighter DazeBacking Vocals – Jeannine OtisBass – Jerry Harris Congas – Les LumleyDrums – Vinnie JohnsonElectric Piano, Soloist [Electric Piano], Synthesizer [String], Harpsichord – Alan PasquaFlugelhorn, Trumpet – Stanton DavisMusic By, Lyrics By – Stanton DavisPercussion – Alyrio Lima CovaSoprano Saxophone – Bill PierceSynthesizer [String] – Delmar BrownTenor Saxophone – Dr. Leonard BrownVocals – Lee Genesis | 5:09 |
| 5 | Things Cannot Stop Forever (Poon Tang Tally-Wacky)Backing Vocals – Jeannine Otis, Renee FranklinBass – Jeff AndersonClavinet, Synthesizer – Alan PasquaCongas – Les LumleyDrums – Vinnie JohnsonElectric Piano, Synthesizer [String], Backing Vocals – Delmar BrownFlugelhorn, Soloist [Flugelhorn], Percussion, Backing Vocals – Stanton DavisGuitar, Soloist [Guitar], Backing Vocals – Jerry Harris Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – J.O. Wharton, Lee GenesisMusic By – Delmar Brown, Jeff Anderson, Stanton DavisSoprano Saxophone, Percussion – Dr. Leonard Brown | 5:29 |
| 6 | Space-A-Nova IIBacking Vocals – Jeannine OtisBass – Craig CarterCongas – Les LumleyCowbell, Percussion, Timbales – Keith CopelandDrums, Percussion, Timbales – Vinnie JohnsonElectric Piano, Synthesizer [String], Vocals – Delmar BrownFlugelhorn, Soloist [Flugelhorn], Vocals – Stanton DavisGuitar – Jerry Harris Music By, Lyrics By – Stanton DavisSoprano Saxophone – Dr. Leonard BrownVocals – Armstead Christian, Renee Franklin | 5:10 |
| 7 | High Jazz RepriseBacking Vocals – Armstead Christian, Jeannine Otis, Renee FranklinBass – Craig CarterCongas – Les LumleyDrums, Percussion – Vinnie JohnsonElectric Piano, Soloist [Electric Piano], Clavinet, Synthesizer [String], Backing Vocals – Delmar BrownFlugelhorn, Soloist [Flugelhorn], Backing Vocals – Stanton DavisGuitar – Jerry Harris Music By, Lyrics By – Stanton DavisSoprano Saxophone – Dr. Leonard BrownText By [Spoken Text] – Dan Windham | 3:29 |
| 8 | Funky Fried TofuBacking Vocals – J.O. Wharton, Jeannine Otis, Lee GenesisBass – Jeff AndersonBass, Soloist [Bass], Guitar – Jerry Harris Congas – Les LumleyDrums – Vinnie JohnsonElectric Piano, Clavinet – Alan PasquaElectric Piano, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Delmar BrownFlugelhorn, Soloist [Flugelhorn], Trumpet, Backing Vocals – Stanton DavisGuitar [Calypso], Soloist [Calypso Guitar] – King WellingtonMusic By, Lyrics By – Stanton DavisPercussion – Alyrio Lima CovaSoprano Saxophone, Soloist [Soprano Saxophone], Tenor Saxophone – Bill PierceTenor Saxophone, Percussion – Dr. Leonard Brown | 6:14 |
| 9 | Play SleepAlto Flute – Bill PierceBass – Jerry Harris Congas – Les LumleyDrums – Vinnie JohnsonFlugelhorn, Soloist [Flugelhorn], Vocals – Stanton DavisMusic By – Jan Garbarek, Stanton DavisPiano [Acoustic], Soloist [Acoustic Piano], Electric Piano, Harpsichord – Alan PasquaSynthesizer – Mark StylesTenor Saxophone – Dr. Leonard Brown | 5:09 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|
| Outrageous #2 | Stanton Davis' Ghetto/Mysticism | Brighter Days (LP, Album) | Outrageous Records Incorporated, Outrageous Records Inc. | Outrageous #2 | US | 1977 |
| COS LP 002 | Stanton Davis' Ghetto/Mysticism | Brighter Days (LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE) | Cultures Of Soul Records | COS LP 002 | US | 2011 |
| THCD-177 | Stanton Davis' Ghetto/Mysticism | Brighter Days (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, Pap) | Think! Records | THCD-177 | Japan | Unknown |
First CD reissue of album originally released in 1977 on Outrageous Records Inc.. Issued with 8-page booklet.
In booklet:
Recorded at Dimension Sound Studio, Jamaica Plain, MA from 1975 to 1976
"Things Cannot Stop Forever" recorded at: Great Northern Studio, Maynard, MA 1975
Mixed at The Mixing Lab, Newton, MA 1977
(P) &© 2011 Cultures of Soul Records
Durations on release do not reflect actual running times. Durations on release listed as:
1) 5:16
2) 4:33
3) 4:56
4) 4:57
5) 5:55
6) 3:54
7) 5:00
8) 4:35
9) 2:50