The Essential R&B

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Smooth Operator
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1994)
recording of:
Smooth Operator
lyricist and composer:
Sade Adu and Raymond St. John
publisher:
Angel Music Ltd., Peer Music, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Peermusic Ltd. (BMI), SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, 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) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Sade4.654:19
2Sign Your Name
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
producer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Martyn Ware
lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
strings arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008), CBS Records (2006–2021) (in 1987) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1987)
recording of:
Sign Your Name
lyricist:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
composer:
Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer) and Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd., Virgin Music Ltd. and Young Terrence Music (Publisher)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.64:38
3If You Love Me
edit of:
If You Love Me by Brownstone (US female R&B group)
recording of:
If You Love Me
lyricist:
Gordon Chambers (American singer-songwriter, and producer) and Nichole Gilbert
composer:
Dave "Jam" Hall (producer a.k.a. Jam)
publisher:
Brown Girl Music, Orisha Music, Paisley Park, Stone Jam Publishing Inc., The Night Rainbow Music (publisher) and WC Music Corp.
Brownstone53:13
4Soon as I Get Home
Babyface5:10
5Right Here (Human Nature radio mix)
engineer:
Franklin Grant (Sound engineer and producer)
executive producer:
Kenny Ortiz
producer:
Brian Alexander Morgan
editor:
Gregski Royal (US hip-hop producer, engineer and mixer) and Kenny Ortiz
other vocals [Rap]:
Pharrell Williams
remixer:
Allen Gordon Jr. (Allen Gordon) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1992), BMG Music (in 1993), BMG Entertainment (in 2001) and BMG Heritage (in 2003)
remixed at:
Future Recording Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
samples:
Human Nature (album version) by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
music video for:
Right Here (Human Nature radio mix - official video) by SWV Official (Sisters With Voices)
recording of:
Right Here (Human Nature Remix)
writer:
John Bettis, Brian Alexander Morgan and Steve Porcaro
publisher:
Bam Jams Music, Interscope Pearl Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Human Nature
revision of:
Right Here
SWV43:48
6Any Love
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 1988)
recording of:
Any Love
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1988), SBK April Music Inc. (in 1988), Sunset Burgundy, Inc. (in 1988) and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc. (in 1988)
Luther Vandross4:25
7Breathe Again
recording of:
Breathe Again
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ECAF (from 1993 to present) and Sony Songs Inc. (from 1993 to present)
Toni Braxton44:18
8Pony (extended mix)
music videos:
Pony by Ginuwine (US R&B singer)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 210)
recording of:
Pony
writer:
Ginuwine (US R&B singer), Static Major (US rapper, songwriter & producer, aka Static) and Timbaland
Ginuwine3.655:22
9Just Kickin' It
Xscape3:26
10Creep
assistant recording engineer:
Brian Smith (Recorder at Theo's Lab, NYC) and Carl Glover (Recording engineer - Glover Pro Sound)
recording engineer:
Leslie Brathwaite and Alvin Speights
producer:
Dallas Austin
mixer:
Alvin Speights
instruments:
Dallas Austin
turntable [scratching]:
Sol Messiah
background vocals:
Debra Killings
vocals:
Chilli (Rozonda Thomas, member of TLC), Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and T‐Boz
recorded at and mixed at:
D.A.R.P Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
samples:
Hey Young World by Slick Rick
recording of:
Creep
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Austin
publisher:
Darp Music and EMI April Music Inc.
TLC4.34:29
11Gone 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 feat. Refugee Allstars3:20
12Back & Forth
recording engineer and engineer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
R. Kelly
mixer:
R. Kelly and Peter Mokran
other vocals [rap [ad-libs]]:
R. Kelly
vocals:
Aaliyah (American R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blackground Enterprises (label for early Aaliyah releases until 1998, later renamed Blackground Entertainment) (in 1994), Zomba Recording LLC (in 1994) and Blackground Records (fka Blackground Entertainment, renamed since 2000) (in 1996)
recorded at and engineered at:
Chicago Recording Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States
mixed at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Back & Forth by Aaliyah (American R&B singer)
recording of:
Back & Forth
lyricist and composer:
Robert Sylvester Kelly
publisher:
R. Kelly Publishing Inc., Rubber Band Music, Universal Music–Z Songs and Zomba Songs Inc.
Aaliyah4.353:52
13U Know What's Up
producer:
Edward Ferrell and Darren Lighty
recording of:
U Know What’s Up
composer:
Edward Ferrell, Anthony Hamilton (US R&B/soul singer & producer), Clifton Lightly, Darren Lighty and Balewa Muhammad
Donell Jones3.254:03
14Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)
producer:
Dallas Austin
samples:
Back Seat by LL Cool J, Bring the Noise by Public Enemy (US rap group) and You're Getting a Little Too Smart by Detroit Emeralds
recording of:
Don’t Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)
writer:
Dallas Austin, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Carlton Ridenhour, George Clinton (US funk musician), James Todd Smith, Monica Arnold (US R&B singer), Quincy Jones III, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee, Derrick Simmons and Abrim Tilmon
Monica4:19
15I Wanna Know
recording of:
I Wanna Know
writer:
Joe Thomas (American R&B singer), Jolyon Skinner and Michele Williams (R&B songwriter and producer)
publisher:
563 Music Publishing, 1972 Music, Conversation Tree Ent., EMI Foray Music and Universal Music – Z Tunes
Joe4:44
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