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Nigerian Knights

19 cited facts

1974
5:05

What connects this song

Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.

Produced by Sonny Lester, also Big Mac (Buddy Rich), Backwoods Sideman (Buddy Rich) and The Bird (Jimmy McGriff)
Released on Groove Merchant, also Big Mac (Buddy Rich), Backwoods Sideman (Buddy Rich) and The Bird (Jimmy McGriff)
Engineered by Malcolm Addey, also Getting Better (The Beatles), Theme for a Dream (Cliff Richard) and Big Mac (Buddy Rich)
Part of Simba, also Bad Bad Simba, Kilimanjaro Cookout and Joni

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

Sonny Lester produced 38 songs on fono
Malcolm Addey engineered 17 songs on fono
Sonny Lester’s most frequent co-producer is Tatsunori Konno (5 songs together)
Malcolm Addey first appears on fono in 1961, 13 years before this song

Credits

All 18 credits

Written by: O’Donel Levy
Produced by: Sonny Lester
Performed by: Al Rubin, Bill Watrous, Burt Collins, Cecil Bridgewater, Eddie Daniels, Ernie Royal, Jimmy Madison, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, O’Donel Levy, Steve Gadd, Tony Levin and Warren Bernhardt
Engineered by: Malcolm Addey
Part of: Simba
Released on: Groove Merchant

Written by: O’Donel Levy
Produced by: Sonny Lester
Performed by: Al Rubin, Bill Watrous, Burt Collins, Cecil Bridgewater, Eddie Daniels, Ernie Royal, Jimmy Madison, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, O’Donel Levy, Steve Gadd, Tony Levin and Warren Bernhardt
Engineered by: Malcolm Addey
Part of: Simba
Released on: Groove Merchant

Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.

Same producer: Sonny Lester
Big Mac
Buddy Rich
1974
Same engineer: Malcolm Addey
Getting Better
The Beatles
1967
Same release: Simba
BB
Bad Bad Simba
O’Donel Levy
1974
Same producer: Sonny Lester
Backwoods Sideman
Buddy Rich
1974
Same engineer: Malcolm Addey
Theme for a Dream
Cliff Richard, The Shadows
1961
Same release: Simba
KC
Kilimanjaro Cookout
O’Donel Levy
1974
Same producer: Sonny Lester
The Bird
Jimmy McGriff
1971
Same release: Simba
JO
Joni
O’Donel Levy
1974

Elsewhere

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1MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was performed by Al Rubin
Nigerian Knights was performed by Al Rubin
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2MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was performed by Bill Watrous
Nigerian Knights was performed by Bill Watrous
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3MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was performed by Burt Collins
Nigerian Knights was performed by Burt Collins
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4MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was performed by Cecil Bridgewater
Nigerian Knights was performed by Cecil Bridgewater
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5MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was performed by Eddie Daniels
Nigerian Knights was performed by Eddie Daniels
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MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was performed by Ernie Royal
Nigerian Knights was performed by Ernie Royal
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MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was performed by Jimmy Madison
Nigerian Knights was performed by Jimmy Madison
MusicBrainz
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was performed by Jon Faddis
Nigerian Knights was performed by Jon Faddis
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MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was performed by Lew Soloff
Nigerian Knights was performed by Lew Soloff
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MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was performed by O’Donel Levy
Nigerian Knights was performed by O’Donel Levy
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MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was performed by Steve Gadd
Nigerian Knights was performed by Steve Gadd
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MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was performed by Tony Levin
Nigerian Knights was performed by Tony Levin
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13MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was performed by Warren Bernhardt
Nigerian Knights was performed by Warren Bernhardt
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14MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was produced by Sonny Lester
Nigerian Knights was produced by Sonny Lester
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15MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was written by O’Donel Levy
Nigerian Knights was written by O’Donel Levy
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16MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights is part of the release Simba
Nigerian Knights is part of the release Simba
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17MusicBrainz Groove Merchant is the label of the song Nigerian Knights
Groove Merchant is the label of the song Nigerian Knights
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18MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was engineered by Malcolm Addey
Nigerian Knights was engineered by Malcolm Addey
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19MusicBrainz Nigerian Knights was released on 1974
Nigerian Knights was released on 1974
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