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1	The World Is Falling Down Written-By – Abbey Lincoln	6:20
2	First Song Written-By – Abbey Lincoln, Charlie Haden	6:29
3	You Must Believe In Spring And Love Written-By – Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand	5:58
4	I Got Thunder (And It Rings) Written-By – Abbey Lincoln	5:47
5	How High The Moon (La Lune Est Grise... Mon Coeur Aussi) Written-By – Jacques Larue, Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton	7:31
6	When Love Love Was You And Me Written-By – Abbey Lincoln, Thad Jones	5:47
7	Hi Fly Written-By – Jon Hendricks, Randy Weston	6:34
8	Live For Life Written-By – Francis Lai, Norman Gimbel, Pierre Barouh	4:50

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Clinton Recording Studio
• Mixed At – Clinton Recording Studio
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor S.A.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Jerry Dodgion
• Alto Saxophone, Soloist – Jackie McLean
• Arranged By – Ron Carter (tracks: 1, 3 to 8)
• Bass – Charlie Haden
• Coordinator [New York] – Seth Rothstein
• Design – CB Graphic
• Drums – Billy Higgins
• Engineer [Assistant] – J. Newland*, Neil Didgnon*
• Photography By – Jean-Pierre Larcher
• Photography By [Black & White] – Cheung Ching Ming
• Piano – Alain Jean-Marie
• Producer – Daniel Richard, Jean-Philippe Allard
• Recorded By, Mixed By – David Baker
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Clark Terry
• Vocals – Abbey Lincoln

Notes

Recorded on February 21-22, 1990 at RCA Studios and February 27, 1990 at Clinton Recording Studios, NYC
Mixed on February 28, 1990 at Clinton Recording Studios, NYC

℗ 1990 Polydor S.A., France

Included a booklet of 12 pages with photos, lyrics and credits

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 42284 34762 4
• Label Code: LC 0383
• Rights Society: B.I.E.M. STEMRA

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
843 476-2	Abbey Lincoln	The World Is Falling Down ‎(CD, Album)	Verve Records	843 476-2	US	1990
843 476-2	Abbey Lincoln	The World Is Falling Down ‎(CD, Album)	Verve Records	843 476-2	Canada	1990
843 476-4	Abbey Lincoln	The World Is Falling Down ‎(Cass, Album)	Verve Records, Polygram Jazz, Fondation France Telecom	843 476-4	France	1990
843 476-4	Abbey Lincoln	The World Is Falling Down ‎(Cass, Album)	Verve Records	843 476-4	US	1990
984 140-4	Abbey Lincoln	The World Is Falling Down ‎(CD, Album)	Verve Records	984 140-4	France	2006