''The Saga Continues...'' is the second solo album recorded by funk musician

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, released in 1984 on the Warner Bros. label. The album contains Troutman's cover of

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", which reached #34 on the U.S. R&B chart, as well as hits "In the Mix" and "Girl Cut It Out", a duet with Wanda Rash. Like his previous solo offering, ''The Many Facets of Roger'', Troutman and his band mates from Zapp, including brothers Lester, Larry and Terry, helped contribute to the album.

Track listing

All songs written by

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except where noted. #"In the Mix" (6:22) #"Play Your Guitar, Brother Roger" (4:27) #"The Break Song" (5:50) #"I Keep Trying" (3:50) (Billy Beck) #"

" (6:58) (w/

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) #"Bucket of Blood" (4:14) #"T.C. Song" (4:31) #"Girl, Cut It Out" (4:16) (w/Wanda Rash)

Personnel

*Roger Troutman - guitars, talk box, vibraphone, keyboards, vocals, backing vocals *Ricardo Bray - guitars *Sherman Fleetwood - keyboards *

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, Greg Jackson - keyboards, backing vocals *Zapp Troutman - bass, keyboards, backing vocals *Lester Troutman - drums, percussion *Bart Thomas, Bobby Glover, Jannetta Boyce, Larry Hatcher, Mallia Franklin, Mark Thomas, Michael Jennings, Mighty Clouds of Joy, The, Ray Davis, Shelley Smith,

Shirley Murdock Shirley Murdock (born May 22, 1957) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, who is best known for her 1986 R&B hit single "As We Lay" and for her vocals on Zapp and Roger's hit single " Computer Love". Her lead vocal special guest appearance w ...

, Tim Abrams, Varges Thomas, Wanda Rash - backing vocals *Carl Cowen, Jerome Derrickson, Larry Hatcher,

Maceo Parker Maceo Parker (; born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of B ...

, Michael Jennings, Michael Warren - horns

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saga Continues, The 1984 albums Roger Troutman albums Reprise Records albums