Black Is Beautiful, Volume 3: New Soul

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1She Wants to Move
N*E*R*D3:31
2Try Again
recording engineer and engineer:
Senator Jimmy D (engineer)
producer:
Timbaland
assistant mixer:
Steve Penny
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
other vocals [rap [ad-libs]]:
Timbaland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blackground Records (fka Blackground Entertainment, renamed since 2000) (in 1996) and Blackground Records, LLC (not for release label use! use “Blackground Records” instead) (in 2000)
recorded at and mixed at:
Manhattan Center Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Try Again by Aaliyah (American R&B singer)
instrumental versions:
Try Again (instrumental) by Aaliyah (American R&B singer)
recording of:
Try Again
lyricist:
Stephen Ellis Garrett (US rapper, songwriter & producer, aka Static)
composer:
Stephen Ellis Garrett (US rapper, songwriter & producer, aka Static) and Timothy Zachery Mosley
publisher:
Black Fountain Music, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Herbalicious Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Aaliyah44:43
3Hot in Herre
assistant recording engineer and assistant engineer:
Nick Howard (engineer)
recording engineer and engineer:
Brian Garten (Engineer)
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
assistant mixer:
Dan Milazzo and Jeff Robinette
associate mixer:
Jamie Duncan
mixer:
Rich Travali (Engineer)
other vocals [female vocals]:
Dani Stevenson
vocals:
Nelly (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 2002) and Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2002)
recorded at and engineered at:
Right Track Recordings in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002 (number: 3) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 195)
recording of:
Hot in Herre
lyricist:
Charles Brown (jazz guitarist/singer "The Godfather of Go-Go") and Nelly (US rapper)
writer:
Charles Brown (jazz guitarist/singer "The Godfather of Go-Go")
composer:
Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc. (ended), Chase Chad Music (BMI) (ended), EMI April Music Inc. (ended), EMI Blackwood Inc. (ended), Ascent Music Inc., EMI Pop Music Publishing, Jackie Frost Music, Nouveau Music Company, Swing T Publishing, Universal Music–MGB Songs and Waters of the Nazareth Publishing
quotes lyrics from:
Bustin’ Loose
Nelly3.953:48
4Lovesick (Upbeat remix)
recording of:
Lovesick
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr4:16
5No Diggity
recording of:
No Diggity
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Chauncey Hannibal, Lynise Walters, Richard Vick, Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer), William "Skylz" Stewart (US hip-hop producer) and Bill Withers
publisher:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' But F...n' (aka Ain’t Nothin’ but F****n’ and other variations), Chauncey Black Music for Smokin' Sounds, City Housing Publishing, Donril Music, Interior Music Corp., Queen Pen Music (ASCAP), Sony Songs Inc., Universal Z Songs and Zomba Enterprises Inc.
Blackstreet5:27
6Put Your Records On
recording engineer, programming and producer:
Steve Chrisanthou
additional producer:
Jimmy Hogarth (producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
acoustic guitar and percussion and background vocals and lead vocals:
Corinne Bailey Rae
alto saxophone:
Jason Rae
bass guitar [bass]:
Samuel Dixon
classical guitar [spanish guitar], electric guitar and percussion:
Steve Chrisanthou
Hammond organ:
Joe Tatton
keyboard:
John Beck (Writer, producer & musician)
tenor saxophone:
Jim Corry
trumpet:
Malcolm Strachan
additional background vocals:
Cara Robinson
contains samples by:
Steve Chrisanthou (horn)
mixed at:
TwentyOne Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 236)
recording of:
Put Your Records On
writer:
Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck (Writer, producer & musician) and Steve Chrisanthou
Corinne Bailey Rae3.73:33
7Don't Mess With My ManLucy Pearl3:40
8Appletree
recording of:
Appletree
writer:
Erykah Badu and Robert Bradford
Erykah Badu4:25
9Velvet
José James3:58
10Brown Sugar
recording of:
Brown Sugar
writer:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
publisher:
1200 Music, Ah Choo Music Publishing, Jazz Merchant Music (Publishing company related to Q-Tip), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
D’Angelo34:01
11It Takes More
recording of:
It Takes More
lyricist:
Ms. Dynamite
composer:
Punch (hip-hop producer, Michael Harper)
is based on:
Chitarra romana
Ms. Dynamite4:37
12Shut Up
drums (drum set) programming:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
additional engineer:
Tal Herzberg
assistant engineer:
Christine Sirois
engineer:
Dylan Dresdow
additional producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
producer:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
guitar:
Ray Brady, J. Curtis and George Pajon, Jr.
Moog:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
vocals:
apl.de.ap, Fergie (American singer), Taboo (member of Black Eyed Peas) and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Geffen (A&M) Records (Interscope Geffen A&M, label group, not normally a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Glenwood Studio in Burbank, California, United States and The Stewchia in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Shut Up
writer:
J. Curtis, Jaime Gomez (member of Black Eyed Peas), George Pajon, Jr. and William Adams (American rapper and producer)
The Black Eyed Peas4.34:55
13Caught Out ThereKelis4:51
14Gravel Pit
recording of:
Gravel Pit
writer:
Larry Blackmon, Clifford Smith (of the Wu‐Tang Clan), Dennis Coles, Antoine Duhamel (French composer and conductor), Tomi Jenkins, Kevin Kendrick (US soul/funk keyboardist/songwriter), Lamont Hawkins, Nathan Leftenant, Paulisa Moorman and Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor)
quotes lyrics from:
Back and Forth
Wu‐Tang Clan3:52
15Mesmerized
recording of:
Mesmerized
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter), George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer), Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis (American record producer), Faith Evans, Raymond Jackson (songwriter, guitarist and producer), Andre "AJ" Johnson, Stephanie Johnson, Todd Russaw, Don Sebesky, Chucky Thompson and Kameelah Williams
publisher:
Bingo Long Publishing (BMI), Faith Evans Publishing (BMI), Fred Alhert Music (BMI), Haleem Music (ASCAP), Irving Music, Inc., Life Print Publishing (BMI), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV and Woman On Top Music (ASCAP)
Faith Evans44:10
16Be Without You
recording of:
Be Without You
writer:
Johntá Austin (American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, vocalist and rapper), Mary J. Blige, Bryan‐Michael Cox (US R&B/hip‐hop producer/songwriter) and Jason Keith Perry (UK rock producer/songwriter, formerly of “A”)
Mary J. Blige3.54:06
17A Woman's Worth
programming and producer:
Alicia Keys
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
guitar:
Arty White
background vocals:
Paul L. Green and Alicia Keys
arranger:
Alicia Keys
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
A Woman’s Worth
writer:
Alicia Keys and Erika Rose (President of Alicia Keys' multimedia company, AK Worldwide; co-wrote "A Woman's Worth")
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lellow Music Publishing and Skyhy Publishing
Alicia Keys4:17
18Calling Out
Lyrics Born3:33
19Shoo Be Doo
Macy Gray44:04

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part of:Black Is Beautiful (Belgium) (number: 3) (order: 3)