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A1	Everydays Songwriter – Stills*	3:15
A2	Every Day (I Have The Blues) Songwriter – Chatman*	3:14
A3	The Preacher Songwriter – Silver*	2:54
A4	Angel Eyes Songwriter – Brent*, Dennis*	4:59
A5	The Common Ground Songwriter – Burrell*, Stephens*	2:52
A6	Were You There Arranged By, Adapted By – Kenny BurrellGuitar [Solo] – Kenny Burrell	1:07
B1	Burning Spear Songwriter – Evans*	2:45
B2	Wonder Why Lyrics By – Cahn*Music By – Brodszky*	3:55
B3	Soulful Brothers Songwriter – Burrell*, Stephens*	5:31
B4	See See Rider Songwriter – Rainey*	3:25
B5	Sausalito Nights Songwriter – Burrell*, Stephens*	4:12

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – MGM Records
• Copyright (c) – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
• Recorded At – A&R Studios
• Manufactured By – MGM Records Division
• Record Company – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
• Published By – Ten East
• Published By – Springalo
• Published By – Cotillion Music
• Published By – Golden States Music
• Published By – Arc Music
• Published By – Silhouette Music Corp.
• Published By – Bradshaw Music, Inc.
• Published By – Justin Grant Music Co.
• Published By – Elliott Music
• Published By – Discus Music
• Published By – Robbins Music
• Published By – MCA Music
• Pressed By – MGM Records Division

Credits

• Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor [Orchestra] – Don Sebesky
• Art Direction – Jack Anesh
• Bass – Ron Carter (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B5)
• Drums – Donald MacDonald* (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Grady Tate (tracks: A3 to A5, B1, B3, B5)
• Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
• Guitar – Kenny Burrell
• Percussion – Johnny Pacheco (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B2, B4)
• Photography By [Cover] – Lee Tanner
• Piano – Herbie Hancock (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B5)
• Producer – Esmond Edwards
• Sleeve Notes – Kenny Burrell
• Trombone – Bill Watrous (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B2, B4), Paul Faulise (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Tony Studd (tracks: A3 to A5, B1), Urbie Green (tracks: A3 to A5, B1), Wayne Andre (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B2, B4)
• Trumpet – Bernie Glow (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Ernie Royal (tracks: A3 to A5, B1), Jimmy Nottingham (tracks: A3 to A5, B1), Jimmy Owens (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Snookie Young* (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Thad Jones (tracks: A3 to A5, B1)
• Tuba – Don Butterfield (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Harvey Phillips (tracks: A3 to A5, B1)
• Woodwind, Reeds – Jerome Richardson (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B2, B4)

Notes

®© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc./Printed in U.S.A.

Recorded December, 1967 and February, 1968 at A&R Recording Studio.
Herbie Hancock appears through courtesy of Blue Note Records.

All compositions BMI except A3, A4, B2, B4 ASCAP

Manufactured By MGM Records Division; Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Inc.

A1: Ten East, Springalo & Cotillion--BMI
A2: Golden State Music & Arc Music--BMI
A3: Silhouette Music--ASCAP
A4: Bradshaw, Inc.--ASCAP
A5, B3, B5: Justin Grant Music--BMI
A6: Elliot Music--ASCAP
B1: Discus Music--BMI
B2: Robbins Music--ASCAP
B4: MCA Music--ASCAP

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A-side label): MGS-1464
• Matrix / Runout (B-side label): MGS-1465
• Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, etched): V6-8746 SIDE-1 MGS-1464
• Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, stamped): 12 [symbol that resembles a jagged "S" on it's side"]
• Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, etched): V6-8746 SIDE-2 MGS-1465
• Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, stamped): 21 [symbol that resembles a jagged "S" on it's side"]
• Rights Society: BMI
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
20MJ 0052	Kenny Burrell	Blues - The Common Ground ‎(LP, Album)	Verve Records	20MJ 0052	Japan	1986
VLP 9217	Kenny Burrell	Blues - The Common Ground ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Verve Records	VLP 9217	UK	1968
V6-8746	Kenny Burrell	Blues - The Common Ground ‎(LP)	Verve Records	V6-8746	Canada	1968
UCCV-9092	Kenny Burrell	Blues: The Common Ground ‎(CD, Album)	Verve Records	UCCV-9092	Japan	2002
314 589 101-2	Kenny Burrell	Blues - The Common Ground ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Verve Records	314 589 101-2	US	2001