Best of Black ’97

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Believe I Can FlyR. Kelly24:43
2You Might Need Somebody (DJ Classic radio mix)
cover recording of:
You Might Need Somebody
composer:
Nan O’Byrne (American songwriter and composer) and Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
Shola Ama33:50
34 Seasons of Loneliness (radio edit)
recording of:
4 Seasons of Loneliness
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
Boyz II Men2.54:28
4I Wanna Be the Only One
mixer:
Andy Bradfield
guest vocals:
BeBe Winans (American gospel/soul singer, R&B producer and radio presenter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1997)
recording of:
I Wanna Be the Only One
lyricist:
BeBe Winans (American gospel/soul singer, R&B producer and radio presenter)
composer:
Rhett Lawrence and BeBe Winans (American gospel/soul singer, R&B producer and radio presenter)
publisher:
Benny’s Music (BeBe Winans publisher), BMG Songs Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Rhettrhyme Music
Eternal feat. BeBe Winans2.53:34
5Every Time I Close My Eyes (radio edit)
Babyface4:12
6If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (main mix)
recording of:
If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (Nas, from album "it was written")
lyricist:
Ms. Lauryn Hill and Nas (US rapper)
composer:
Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
Nas4:42
7Loungin’ (Who Do Ya Love) (radio remix edit)
recording of:
Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv)
composer:
LL Cool J, Rashad Smith (US hip-hop & R&B record producer), Lenny White and Bernard Wright
revision of:
Loungin
LL Cool J3:41
8Lonely (radio mix)
recording of:
Lonely
writer:
Nana Kwame Abrokwa, Bülent Aris and Toni Cottura
publisher:
Booya Music, Hanseatic (publisher) and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Nana3:48
9Light in Me
A.K. S.W.I.F.T.3:51
10I Need You (album version)
recording engineer:
Michael Vail Blum, Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
producer and mixer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Denniz PoP
background vocals:
3T (Taj, Taryll and TJ Jackson) and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
lead vocals:
TJ Jackson (Tito of Jackson 5's son (Tito Joe Jackson))
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Music (in 1995) and MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1996)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Titan Studios in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
cover recording of:
I Need You
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
C.A.M.-USA, Inc., Eric Carmen Music and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
3T23:56
11Stairway to Heaven (radio mix)
cover recording of:
Stairway to Heaven
writer:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Superhype Music, Inc. (ended), Flames of Albion Music, Inc., Superhype Publishing, Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Brothers (publisher, not an imprint), Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America Limited (UK-registered publishing company, affiliated with PRS)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) (ended), Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (ended) and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH München
G’s Incorporated3:56
12Tha Crossroads (DJ U‐Neek’s No Thug remix)
recording of:
Tha Crossroads (DJ U‐Neek’s Mo Thug remix)
writer:
Byron McCane, Charles Scruggs, Anthony Henderson (aka Krayzie Bone), Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper and Steve Howse
dedicated to:
Eazy‐E
publisher:
Bovina Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Keenu Songs, Mo Thugs Muzik and Ruthless Attack Muzick
is based on:
Crossroad (different from "Tha Crossroads")
Bone Thugs & Harmony3:45
13No Woman No Cry (remix with Steve Marley)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1996)
cover recording of:
No Woman, No Cry
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Ford
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974) and Global (publisher) (in 1976)
Fugees4:19
14The Way That You Talk (clean LP version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
The Way That You Talk
writer:
Da Brat, Brandon Casey (member of Jagged Edge), Brian Casey (member of Jagged Edge) and J. Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
publisher:
Air Control Music, EMI April Music, Them Damn Twins and Town Tantrum Music
Jagged Edge feat. Da Brat & JD3:40
15Return of the Mack (C & J radio edit)
additional producer:
Cutfather & Joe
producer:
Phil Chill and Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
remixer:
Cutfather & Joe
recording of:
Return of the Mack
lyricist and composer:
Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
Mark Morrison3.53:29
16Remember Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Guidance Records (in 1997)
samples:
Woman of the Ghetto by Marlena Shaw
recording of:
Remember Me
writer:
Lex Blackmore, Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer), Bobby Miller (US songwriter & record producer) and Marlena Shaw
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd (PRS‐affiliated)
quotes lyrics from:
Woman of the Ghetto
The Blueboy33:48
17It’s Like That (Drop the Break – radio edit)
additional producer:
Jason Nevins
producer:
Larry Smith (US hip hop producer) and Russell Simmons
remixer:
Jason Nevins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Profile Records Ltd. and Smile Communications
produced for:
Rush Groove Productions
recording of:
It’s Like That
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
publisher:
Protoons Inc., Rush-Groove and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Run‐D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins3.34:10
18Cosmic Girl (radio edit)
engineer and mixer:
Al Stone (UK engineer)
co-producer:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai) and Al Stone (UK engineer)
conductor:
Simon Hale
strings arranger:
Simon Hale and Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai)
arranger:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai)
recording of:
Cosmic Girl
writer:
Jay Kay (English singer, Jamiroquai) and Derrick McKenzie
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Jamiroquai43:43
19You Are the Universe (radio version)
recording of:
You Are the Universe
writer:
Siedah Garrett and Andrew Levy
publisher:
Black Chick Music and SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
The Brand New Heavies3:38
20Runaway
cover recording of:
Runaway
writer:
Janice Gugliuzza, Ronnie James (US funk/disco artist, member of Salsoul Orchestra) and Vincent Montana, Jr.
Nu Yorican Soul4:09

Credits

Release

design:AD Five
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:PolyGram GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1997)
glass mastered by:PMDC (Germany)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1544019 [info]
ASIN:DE: B00000B7Y8 [info]
other databases:http://www.musik-sammler.de/media/130237 [info]

Release group

part of:Best of Black (number: 1997) (order: 1)