Essential R&B: The Very Best of R&B: Winter 2004

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

Tracklist

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1My Neck, My Back (Lick It)
remixer:
Kardinal Beats
recording of:
My Neck, My Back (Lick It)
writer:
Khia Chambers, Edward Meriwether (songwriter and producer) and Michael Williams (Michael "Taz" Williams, produced "My Neck, My Back" by Khia)
publisher:
Meriwar Music, R&Bling Music and Ty Joyce Music
Khia33:01
2Dumb
recording of:
Dumb
The 41132:48
3I Love Them Ho'sEamon13:16
4F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)Frankee23:18
5Move Ya Body
guest vocals:
Jabba (UK reggae vocalist "Move Ya Body")
solo lead vocals:
Nina Sky
performer:
Jabba (UK reggae vocalist "Move Ya Body")
recording of:
Move Ya Body
writer:
Natalie Albino, Nicole Albino, Curtis Bedeau, Lionel Bermingham, Cordell 'Scatta' Burrell, Gerard Charles, Hugh Clarke (bass guitar player, member of Full Force), Luis Diaz (AKA Cipha Sounds), Brian George (US funk/hip-hop musician aka B-Fine), Lucien George, Paul George (American) and Elijah Wells
Nina Sky3.353:48
6Baby I Love U!
music videos:
Baby I Love U! by Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo)
recording of:
Baby I Love U!
writer:
John Barry (English score composer), Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo), Cory Rooney and Dan Shea
Jennifer Lopez24:25
7Brown Sugar
recording of:
Brown Sugar (D’Angelo song)
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’Angelo34:16
8Can't Nobody
producer:
Rich Harrison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 2002)
recording of:
Can’t Nobody
writer:
Tony Fisher (Big Tony of Trouble Funk), Rich Harrison and Robert Reed (member of Trouble Funk, engineer at Mad Hatter Studio)
Kelly Rowland34:04
9Creep
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, United States
samples:
Hey Young World by Slick Rick
recording of:
Creep
composer:
Cookin’ Soul (Spanish hip hop producer, formerly trio/duo)
recording of:
Creep
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Austin
publisher:
Darp Music and EMI April Music Inc.
TLC4.34:19
10No Ordinary Pain (Ignorants version)
recording of:
No Ordinary Pain
Nina Jayne34:10
11Can't Knock the Hustle
recording of:
Can’t Knock the Hustle
writer:
Jerome Foster and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Jay‐Z34:33
12Ante Up (Robbin Hoodz Theory)M.O.P.44:08
13C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
programming:
Prince Rakeem (American rapper and actor)
engineer:
Ethan Ryman
executive producer:
Dennis Coles, Mitchell Diggs (producer), Oli Grant and Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor)
producer and mixer:
Prince Rakeem “The RZA” (American rapper and actor)
lead vocals:
Inspectah Deck (east coast hip hop), Method Man (of the Wu-Tang Clan) and Raekwon (US rapper, Wu-Tang Clan)
arranger:
Prince Rakeem “The RZA” (American rapper and actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1993) and 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 1993)
samples:
As Long as I've Got You by The Charmels and Money (Dollar Bill Y'all) by Jimmy Spicer
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 107)
recording of:
C.R.E.A.M.
writer:
Clifford Smith (of the Wu-Tang Clan), Corey Woods (US rapper, Wu-Tang Clan), Dennis Coles, Gary Grice, Isaac Hayes, Jason Hunter (east coast hip hop), Lamont Hawkins, David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor) and Russell Jones (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer)
Wu‐Tang Clan44:11
14X Gon' Give It to Ya
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 2003)
recording of:
X Gon' Give It to Ya
writer:
Earl Simmons (US rapper), Kasseem Mike Dean (US hip hop producer) and Shatek King
DMX3:39
1550 / 50
recording of:
50/50
writer:
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Lemar Obika, Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Hallgeir Rustan (norwegian producer)
Lemar23:25
16Return of the Mack
recording of:
Return of the Mack
lyricist and composer:
Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
Mark Morrison3.53:32
17Don't Think I'm NotKandi24:03
18Shackles (Praise You)Mary Mary43:13
19Survivor
edit of:
Survivor (album version, with outro) by Destiny’s Child
recording of:
Survivor
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Anthony Dent and Mathew Knowles (Beyoncé and Solange’s father)
publisher:
Beyoncé Publishing, BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)), Hitco South, M W E Publishing, Music of Windswept, Phase Muzic Inc, Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Destiny’s Child3.154:01
20Gangsta's Paradise
producer:
Doug Rasheed
vocals:
L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
samples:
Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder
music videos:
Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer) feat. L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
recording of:
Gangsta’s Paradise
writer:
Artis L. Ivey Jr. (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer), Larry James Sanders (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”), Doug Rasheed and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd., Jobete Music and Polygram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
is based on:
Pastime Paradise
Coolio3.954:00

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part of:Essential R&B (number: 2004-02) (order: 3)