Essential: The R&B Selection

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Tracklist

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1Breathe
producer:
Ivan Matias
guest vocals:
Sean Paul (Jamaican reggae/dancehall)
lead vocals:
Blu Cantrell
performer:
Sean Paul (Jamaican reggae/dancehall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 2002)
samples:
What’s the Difference (explicit) by Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) featuring Eminem (US rapper) & Xzibit
music videos:
Breathe by Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul (Jamaican reggae/dancehall)
recording of:
Breathe (Blu Cantrell, rap version)
lyricist and composer:
Alvin Joiner, Charles Aznavour, Richard Bembery, Marshall Mathers (Eminem, US rapper), Andrea Martin (singer/songwriter for various dance/soul artists), Ivan Matias, Melvin Charles Bradford (US west coast hip‐hop producer Melvin Bradford; Aftermath Entertainment) and Stephon Harris Cunningham
version of:
Breathe
Blu Cantrell & Sean Paul3.93:51
2Save Room
John Legend3:57
3Gone Till November
recording of:
Gone Till November
orchestrator:
Sonny Kompanek
lyricist and composer:
Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Tete San Ko Publishing
Wyclef Jean & Refugee Camp Allstars3:19
4Tick Tock
recording of:
Tick Tock
writer:
Harold Lilly and Gerard Thomas
Lemar3:30
5Comin' From Where I'm From
recording engineer and producer:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician)
drum machine programming:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician)
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
lead vocals:
Anthony Hamilton (US R&B/soul singer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (holding company, not a release label) (in 2003)
recording of:
Comin’ From Where I’m From (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician) and Anthony Hamilton (US R&B/soul singer & producer)
Anthony Hamilton44:02
6Emotional Rollercoaster
Vivian Green3:17
7Just Kickin' It
Xscape3:27
8Tell Me
recording engineer:
Eric "Ibo" Butler
producer:
Bryce P. Wilson
mixer:
Angela Piva
keyboard [keyboards]:
Darryl Brown and Bryce P. Wilson
background vocals:
Amel Larrieux and Trey Lorenz
background vocals arranger:
Amel Larrieux and Trey Lorenz
vocals arranger:
Amel Larrieux
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 1995)
recorded at:
Under City Studios in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
a cappella versions:
Tell Me (acappella) by Groove Theory
recording of:
Tell Me (in 1995)
writer:
Darryl Brown, Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer), Amel Larrieux and Bryce “Luvah” Wilson
is based on:
All Night Long
Groove Theory3:57
9When I See U
Fantasia3:40
10They Don't Know
engineer:
Tim Kelley and Brian Smith (recording engineer)
producer:
Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson (US R&B producer/songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Alvin Speights
mixer:
Tim Kelley and Alvin Speights
acoustic guitar:
Tommy Martin (guitarist, founding member of Seattle-based proto-grunge band Bam Bam)
drum machine [Drum Programming]:
Tim Kelley
electric piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Bob Robinson (US R&B producer/songwriter)
keyboard:
Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson (US R&B producer/songwriter)
background vocals:
Jon B. (US | R&B)
recorded at and mixed at:
DARP Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
They Don’t Know
writer:
Jon B. (US | R&B), Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson (US R&B producer/songwriter)
Jon B.4:36
11Sentimental
producer:
Dallas Austin
lead vocals:
Deborah Cox
arranger:
Dallas Austin
recording of:
Sentimental
composer:
Dallas Austin, Deborah Cox and Colin Wolfe
Deborah Cox44:28
12Secrets
Killa Kela3:29
13How You Gonna Act Like That
Tyrese4:55
14Shorty (Got Her Eyes on Me)
recording of:
Shorty (Got Her Eyes on Me)
writer:
Wesley Hogges, Donell Jones, Melvin Lewis (R&B writer Melvin O’Conner Lewis), Thomas Martin (Thomas Herbert Martin, writer) and Eric Williams (of Blackstreet)
Donell Jones43:13
15So Gone
Monica3:28
16Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble
engineer:
Joe "The Butcher"
producer:
Dana Goodman, Lawrence Goodman, Pete Q. Harris and DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (American hip hop duo)
samples:
I Dream of Jeannie by Hugo Montenegro feat. B. Kaye
recording of:
Girls Ain’t Nothing but Trouble
writer:
Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3.64:51
17Shake Ya Ass
recording of:
Shake Ya Ass
writer:
Charles Edward Hugo, Michael Lawrence Tyler (US rapper) and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
Chase Chad Music (BMI) (ended), EMI April Music Inc. (ended), The Braids Publishing (ended), Zomba Music Enterprises Inc. (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Universal Music – Z Tunes and Waters of the Nazareth Publishing
Mystikal4:17
18Too Close
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 34)
recording of:
Too Close
writer:
Raphael Brown, Robert Ford, Jr. (hip hop writer and producer), Keir Gist (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist), Kurtis Walker, Larry Smith (US hip hop producer), Darren Lighty, Denzil Miller, J.B. Moore (producer, composer) and Robert L. Huggar (US R&B artist Robert Lavelle Huggar)
Next54:08
19Girlfriend
assistant recording engineer:
Paul Gregory (US engineer), Rowie Nameri and Matina Scarpino
recording engineer:
Brian Garten (Engineer)
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
assistant mixer:
Josean Possey
mixer:
Jean‐Marie Horvat
vocals:
Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Justin Timberlake
recording of:
Girlfriend
writer:
Chad Hugo, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
Chase Chad Music (BMI), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Tennman Tunes, Waters of Nazareth and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
*NSYNC2.24:16
20Entourage
producer:
Eric Hudson (producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Entourage
writer:
Eric Hudson (producer, songwriter), Andre Merritt and Omari Ishmael Grandberry
Omarion33:58