The Essential Too $hort

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Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Freaky Tales
drum machine [808] programming:
Silky C
producer:
Ted Bohanon and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
mixer:
Howard Johnston (engineer, co-owner “Different Fur Recording”) and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
keyboard:
Too $hort
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dangerous Music (Too $hort & Dangerous Crew) (in 1987) and Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1989)
produced for:
Dangerous Music (Too $hort & Dangerous Crew)
recorded at:
Different Fur Recording in San Francisco, California, United States
edit of:
Freaky Tales (extended extended remix) by Too $hort
instrumental versions:
Freaky Tales (Short Short short remix) by Too $hort
recording of:
Freaky Tales
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Dangerous Music (Too $hort & Dangerous Crew) and Willesden Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated, merged into Zomba Enterprises, Inc.)
Too $hort9:32
2I Ain’t Trippin’
co-producer:
Al Eaton
producer:
Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
mixer:
Al Eaton and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1988)
co-produced for:
One Little Indian Productions
recorded at:
One Little Indian Music in El Cerrito, California, United States
recording of:
I Ain’t Trippin’
lyricist and composer:
Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Willesden Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated, merged into Zomba Enterprises, Inc.)
Too $hort6:39
3City of Dope
co-producer:
Al Eaton
producer:
Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
mixer:
Al Eaton and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1988)
co-produced for:
One Little Indian Productions
recorded at:
One Little Indian Music in El Cerrito, California, United States
recording of:
City of Dope
writer:
Al Eaton and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Willesden Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated, merged into Zomba Enterprises, Inc.)
Too $hort55:31
4Life Is… Too $hort
co-producer:
Randy Austin (co‐founder of Dangerous Music) and Ted Bohanon
producer:
Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
mixer:
Al Eaton and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1988)
co-produced for:
Dangerous Music (Too $hort & Dangerous Crew)
recorded at:
One Little Indian Music in El Cerrito, California, United States
recording of:
Life Is… Too Short
lyricist and composer:
Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Willesden Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated, merged into Zomba Enterprises, Inc.)
Too $hort4.54:34
5Short but Funky
producer:
Keenan “The Maestro” Foster and Too Short (Too $hort)
mixer:
Al Eaton and Too $hort
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1990, in 1991) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 1990)
recorded at and mixed at:
One Little Indian Studios in El Cerrito, California, United States
samples:
High by Skyy
recording of:
Short but Funky
writer:
Damon Edwards and Keenan Foster
publisher:
Willesden Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated, merged into Zomba Enterprises, Inc.)
Too $hort4:13
6The Ghetto
producer and mixer:
Al Eaton and Too Short (Too $hort)
additional vocals:
Gerald Levert (soul singer, songwriter and producer)
background vocals:
Gary Mackey, Danny McLane and Duane Patton
vocals:
Too $hort
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1990) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 1990)
recorded at and mixed at:
One Little Indian Studios in El Cerrito, California, United States
edit of:
The Ghetto (extended version) by Too Short (Too $hort)
music videos:
The Ghetto by Too $hort
recording of:
The Ghetto (Too $hort)
writer:
Al Eaton, Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
ATCO, Don‐Pow Music, Willesden Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated, merged into Zomba Enterprises, Inc.) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
quotes music from:
The Ghetto (Donny Hathaway)
Too $hort45:01
7Ain’t Nothin’ but a Word to Me
producer:
Sir Jinx
mixer:
Al Eaton and Too $hort
additional guitar and additional keyboard:
Hami Wave
guest vocals:
Ice Cube
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1990) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 1990)
recorded at and mixed at:
Echo Sound Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Ain’t Nothin’ but a Word to Me
writer:
Anthony Wheaton, O’Shea Jackson and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Gangsta Boogie Music and Willesden Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated, merged into Zomba Enterprises, Inc.)
Too $hort feat. Ice Cube4:48
8In the Trunk
producer and mixer:
Ant Banks and Too $hort
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1992)
produced for:
Dangerous Music (Too $hort & Dangerous Crew)
instrumental versions:
In the Trunk (LP instrumental) by Too $hort
recording of:
In the Trunk
writer:
Stuart Jordan (American rap artist, songwriter & producer) and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Willesden Music (Publishing company, affiliated with BMI)
Too $hort5:49
9I Want to Be Free (That’s the Truth)
producer and mixer:
Ant Banks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1992)
recorded at and mixed at:
One Little Indian Studios in El Cerrito, California, United States
samples:
I Want to Be Free by Ohio Players
recording of:
I Want to Be Free (That’s the Truth)
writer:
J.R. Bailey (singer and songwriter), Mel Kent, Todd Shaw (Too $hort) and Ken Williams (songwriter)
Too $hort5:49
10So You Want to Be a Gangster
producer and mixer:
Ant Banks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1991) and Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1992)
recording of:
So You Want to Be a Gangster
writer:
Richard Serrell (415 member & Death Row rapper Richard Serrell), Todd Shaw (Too $hort) and Grover Washington, Jr.
publisher:
G.W. Jr. Music, Inc., Three Brothers Music (publishing company. Not for release label) and Willesden Music (Publishing company, affiliated with BMI)
Too $hort34:04
11I’m a Player (Street version)
producer:
The Dangerous Crew (hip hop group formed by Too $hort)
mixer:
Ant Banks and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
bass and guitar [lead guitar]:
Shorty B (American rap artist, songwriter & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1993)
recorded at and mixed at:
Dangerous Studios in United States
samples:
Hollywood Squares by Bootsy’s Rubber Band
recording of:
I’m a Player (1993, “Get In Where You Fit In”)
writer:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter), Gary Cooper, George Clinton, Jr. (US funk musician) and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Bridgeport Music (publisher), Rubber Band Music and Zomba Songs Inc.
quotes music from:
Hollywood Squares
Too $hort5:59
12Blowjob Betty
producer:
The Dangerous Crew (hip hop group formed by Too $hort)
mixer:
Ant Banks and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1993)
recorded at and mixed at:
Dangerous Studios in United States
recording of:
Blowjob Betty
writer:
Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Zomba Songs Inc.
Too $hort5:26
13Money in the Ghetto
producer:
The Dangerous Crew (hip hop group formed by Too $hort)
mixer:
Ant Banks and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1993, in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Dangerous Studios in United States
samples:
Hollywood Swinging by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Money in the Ghetto
writer:
Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Zomba Songs Inc.
Too $hort5:44
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Cocktales
producer:
Shorty B (American rap artist, songwriter & producer)
mixer:
Ant Banks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1994) and Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1995)
recorded at:
D.A.R.P. Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Dangerous Music (studio in Atlanta, Too $hort related) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
D.A.R.P. Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Cocktales
writer:
Shorty B (American rap artist, songwriter & producer) and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Srand Music, Zomba Enterprises Inc. and Zomba Songs Inc.
Too $hort6:06
2Paystyle
producer:
The Dangerous Crew (hip hop group formed by Too $hort)
mixer:
Ant Banks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1995)
recorded at:
D.A.R.P. Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Dangerous Music (studio in Atlanta, Too $hort related) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Battery Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Paystyle
writer:
Pee Wee (american rapper Ramone Gooden, member of the The Funky Aztecs), Shorty B (American rap artist, songwriter & producer) and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Srand Music, Zomba Enterprises Inc. and Zomba Songs Inc.
Too $hort5:44
3Top Down
producer and mixer:
Ant Banks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1995)
recorded at:
D.A.R.P. Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Dangerous Music (studio in Atlanta, Too $hort related) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
D.A.R.P. Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Top Down (Too $hort)
writer:
Anthony Banks and Mhisani Miller (rapper from The Dangerous Crew)
publisher:
Badass Productions, Zomba Enterprises Inc. and Zomba Songs Inc.
Too $hort5:07
4Ain’t No Bitches
recording engineer:
Taj “Mahal” Tilghman
producer:
Jazze Phá
mixer:
Don “DJ Snake” Brown (US hip‐hop DJ/producer Don Brown)
background vocals:
Jazze Phá
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Futuristic Entertainment and Noontime Music, Inc.
recorded at:
Oakland City Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
instrumental versions:
Ain’t No Bitches (instrumental) by Too $hort
recording of:
Ain’t No Bitches
writer:
Jazze Phá, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter (US songwriter & producer) and Too $hort
publisher:
Bubba Gee Music, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Srand Music, T. Shaw LLC and Zomba Songs Inc.
quotes lyrics from:
Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
Too $hort4:54
5You Nasty
producer:
Quint Black
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2000)
instrumental versions:
You Nasty (instrumental) by Too $hort
recording of:
You Nasty
writer:
Quint Black and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
1028 1⁄2 Benton St. Music, Full Keel Music Co. (Publishing company - affiliated to ASCAP), Quinton Black Banks Music and T. Shaw LLC
Too $hort3:31
62 Bitches
producer:
Jazze Phá
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2000)
produced for:
Futuristic Entertainment and Noontime Music, Inc.
instrumental versions:
2 Bitches (instrumental) by Too $hort
recording of:
2 Bitches
writer:
Phalon Alexander and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Bubba Gee Music, Noontime Pub., T. Shaw LLC and Zomba Songs Inc.
Too $hort3:57
7Quit Hatin’, Pt. 1
recording engineer:
Robin Mays (engineer)
mixer:
Ant Banks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Blue Basement Recording in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
recording of:
Quit Hatin’ Pt. 1
writer:
Carl Mitchell (US rapper), Jonathan Smith (US producer & rapper), Todd Shaw (Too $hort) and Vidal Prevost
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Feels So Good Music, T. Shaw LLC, White Rhino Music and Zomba Songs Inc.
Too $hort feat. Twista, Verdine White, Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz4:48
8Shake That Monkey
recording engineer:
Asif Ali, Ryan Dorn, John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Ray Seay (US hip-hop mix engineer)
producer:
Lil Jon (US producer & rapper)
mixer:
Ray Seay (US hip-hop mix engineer)
guitar:
Craig Love
keyboard:
Rob Mac (US hip-hop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2003)
produced for:
BME Enterprises
recorded at:
Circle House Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States, Stankonia Recording in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Hit Factory in Miami, Florida, United States and The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida, United States
instrumental versions:
Shake That Monkey (instrumental) by Too $hort featuring Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
recording of:
Shake That Monkey
lyricist:
Jonathan Smith (US producer & rapper) and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
composer:
Jonathan Smith (US producer & rapper)
publisher:
Lil’ Jon 00017 Music, T. Shaw LLC and Zomba Songs Inc.
Too $hort feat. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz4:39
9Choosin’
recording engineer and mixer:
Ray Seay (US hip-hop mix engineer)
producer:
Jazze Pha
background vocals:
Keri Hilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2003)
produced for:
Futuristic Entertainment, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Choosin’
writer:
Brandon Casey (member of Jagged Edge), Brian Casey (member of Jagged Edge), Phalon Alexander and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Bubba Gee Music, Noontime Tunes, T. Shaw LLC, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zomba Songs Inc.
Too $hort feat. Jagged Edge & Jazze Phá3:58
10Burn Rubber
recording engineer and mixer:
Ray Seay (US hip-hop mix engineer)
producer:
Lil Jon (US producer & rapper)
turntable [scratches]:
NVS Styles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2003)
produced for:
BME Enterprises, Inc.
samples:
The Champ by The Mohawks and Tough by Kurtis Blow
recording of:
Burn Rubber
writer:
Jonathan Smith (US producer & rapper), J.B. Moore (producer, composer), Harry Palmer (reggae), Robert Arthur Ford (hip hop writer and producer), Russell Wendell Simmons and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corp., Lil’ Jon 00017 Music, Neutral Gray Music, T. Shaw LLC and Zomba Songs Inc.
Too $hort3:19
11Blow the Whistle
recording engineer:
Taj “Mahal” Tilghman and Mark Vinten
producer:
Jonathan “Lil Jon” Smith (US producer & rapper)
assistant mixer:
Gary Fly
mixer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Jonathan “Lil Jon” Smith (US producer & rapper)
bass:
LaMarquis Jefferson (producer & bass player from Atlanta, GA)
guitar:
Craig Love
keyboard:
James “LRoc” Phillips (producer & instrumentalist James Elbert Phillips)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording LLC (in 2006)
produced for:
BME Enterprises Inc.
recorded at:
Circle House Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States and The Blue Basement in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Stankonia Recording in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
a cappella versions:
Blow the Whistle (a cappella) (explicit) by Too $hort
instrumental versions:
Blow the Whistle (instrumental) by Too $hort
recording of:
Blow the Whistle
lyricist:
Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
composer:
LaMarquis Jefferson (producer & bass player from Atlanta, GA), Jonathan Smith (US producer & rapper), Craig Love and James Phillips (US hip-hop producer/songwriter aka L-Roc)
publisher:
8th Grade-Swizole Music, Basajama Music, C’Amore Music, Cookies and Milk, LLC, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Me and Marq Music, Songs of TVT, Strand Music, T. Shaw LLC and Zomba Songs
Too $hort52:43
12Get Off the Stage
Too $hort4:17
13This My One
Too $hort feat. E‐403:16
14Dum Ditty Dum
recording of:
Dum Ditty Dum
writer:
Brandon McCartney (US rapper, a.k.a. “The BasedGod”), DaMonte Johnson (DaMonte Johnson from "the Pack"), Keith Jenkins (f.k.a. Stunnaman from The Pack), Lloyd Omadhebo (producer) and Todd Shaw (Too $hort)
publisher:
All Nite Slap (ASCAP), Backpack Boy Publishing (ASCAP), Front Boyz Publishing (ASCAP), Stunna Publishing (ASCAP) and Young L Publishing (ASCAP)
Too $hort feat. The Pack2:41
15Short Dog - Hit ’em Up
Too $hort4:17
16All About It
Too $hort feat. Pimp C7:38