Ultimate R&B

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Annotation

Packaging is a 4-section Gatefold Digipak.

Annotation last modified on 2017-08-28 08:34 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’ve Got a Little Something for YouMN83:42
2Never Gonna Let You Go (Kelly G. Bump‐N‐Go edit)
recording of:
Never Gonna Let You Go
writer:
Tommie Ford and Tina Moore (R&B vocalist, key track "Never Gonna Let You Go")
Tina Moore4:15
3No More (Baby I’ma Do Right)
recording engineer:
Jack McDonald (engineer), Ken Johnston (producer from the US) and Sean “Sepp” Hall
programming and producer:
Sean “Sepp” Hall
assistant mixer:
Artese Williams
mixer:
Benjamin J. Arrindell (American engineer and mixer)
instruments:
Sean “Sepp” Hall
vocals:
3 Little Women (3LW)
vocals arranger:
Sean “Sepp” Hall
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 2000)
recorded at:
Perfect Pair Studios in East Orange, New Jersey, United States and The Ark (Fairburn, GA) in Fairburn, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Quad Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
No More (Baby I’ma Do Right)
writer:
C. Giles (Cam’ron, US rapper Cameron Ezike Giles), N. Butler and S. Hall
publisher:
Faith Force Inc., Faith Force Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Gimme Some Hot Sauce Music, Killa Cam Music, Sony/ATV Harmony, Tunes on the Verge of Insanity, Un Rivera Publishing, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC, UnRivera Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
3LW4:24
4If There’s Any Justice
recording of:
If There’s Any Justice
writer:
Michael Leeson (songwriter) and Peter Vale (writer/arranger)
Lemar2.53:48
5Ms. Jackson
assistant recording engineer:
Malik Albert, Vincent Alexander and Warren Bletcher (engineer)
recording engineer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer)
programming and producer:
Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ)
assistant mixer:
Warren Bletcher (engineer)
mixer:
Neal Pogue (mix engineer)
bass guitar:
Aaron Mills (funk/jazz bassist, member of Cameo)
congas:
Rajinder Kala
guitar and background vocals and lead vocals:
André 3000
keyboard:
Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ)
piano:
Marvin “Chanz” Parkman
lead vocals:
Big Boi
arranger:
Earthtone III (production team consisting of OutKast and Mr. DJ)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
LaFace Records (in 2000)
recording of:
Ms. Jackson
writer:
Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin and David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Dungeon Ratz Music Inc. and Gnat Booty Music
OutKast2.54:00
6My Love Is Your Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Rickie St. Hilaire
assistant engineer:
Ray Cervenka and Jason Groucott
producer:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
additional vocals:
Robby Pardlo and Ryan Toby
background vocals and lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
choir vocals:
"Family Friends Community Choir"
produced for:
Refugee Camp Entertainment
recorded at and mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
My Love Is Your Love
writer:
Jerry Duplessis and Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
publisher:
EMI-Blackwood Music Inc., Huss Zwingli Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and TeBass Music
Whitney Houston3.54:22
7Cry Me a River
recording engineer:
Senator Jimmy D (engineer)
assistant engineer:
"Steamy" and Carlos "Storm" Martinez (Sound engineer)
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
clavinet:
Scott Storch (producer)
guitar:
Bill Pettaway (R&B songwriter, musician, producer)
background vocals:
Greater Anointing, Marsha Ambroise, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Tyrone Tribbett
conductor:
Larry Gold (strings)
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
vocals arranger:
Justin Timberlake
produced for:
Timbaland Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
The Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (strings) and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Manhattan Center Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake
part of:
VH1’s Big Song of 2003 (number: 27)
recording of:
Cry Me a River
lyricist and composer:
Scott Storch (producer), Justin Timberlake and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
Scott Storch Music, Tennman Tunes, TVT Music, Inc., Virginia Beach Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Justin Timberlake4.054:50
8Bleeding Love
programming, engineer and producer:
Ryan ‘Alias’ Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
assistant engineer:
Craig Durrance and Nate Hertweck
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
instruments:
Ryan ‘Alias’ Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
strings [string] arranger:
Ryan ‘Alias’ Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Encore in Burbank, California, United States, Mansfield Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States and Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Bleeding Love (music video, UK Edition) by Leona Lewis
recording of:
Bleeding Love
writer:
Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Jambition Music (ASCAP) and Write 2 Live
Leona Lewis44:23
9Dance With My Father
recording engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Luther Vandross
producer:
Luther Vandross
additional keyboard:
John “Skip” Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter)
keyboard:
Richard Marx
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Cissy Houston, Cindy Mizelle, Khadijah Mohammed (American vocalist and songwriter) and Brenda White-King
background vocals [male backup vocals]:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
J Records (US R&B) (in 2003)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Dance With My Father
writer:
Richard Marx and Luther Vandross
publisher:
BMG Monarch, EMI April Music Inc. and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc.
Luther Vandross4:27
10If 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.
Brownstone3:13
11Westside
recording of:
Westside
writer:
Robert Ford, Jr. (hip hop writer and producer), Kurtis Walker, J.B. Moore (producer, composer), Mike Mosley, Femi Ojetunde, Joe Sample, Russell Simmons, Larry Smith (US hip hop producer) and Terence Quaites (US R&B singer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Femi Music (BMI), Four Knights Music, Funkgroove Music, Music Corporation of America (US publisher for MCA Records, affiliated to ASCAP), Neutral Gray Music, Sony/ATV Tunes (SOCAN), Steady Mobbin’ Music and Strickly TQ Muzic (ASCAP)
TQ3:53
12Work
recording of:
Work
writer:
Poo Bear (US producer, singer & songwriter; Jason Boyd), Kelly Rowland and Scott Storch (producer)
Kelly Rowland3:29
13Gotta Work
Amerie3:11
14Boy You Knock Me Out
performer:
Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
recording of:
Boy You Knock Me Out
writer:
Bobby Caldwell (US singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist), Alfons Kettner, Nick Nice and Kelly Price
Tatyana Ali4:01
15Let Me Love YouMario3.354:15
16Back & 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)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 25)
recording of:
Back & Forth
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
publisher:
R. Kelly Publishing Inc., Rubber Band Music, Universal Music–Z Songs and Zomba Songs Inc.
Aaliyah4.353:51
17Pony
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
Ginuwine55:21
18There You Go
recording engineer:
She’kspere
producer:
Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs
assistant mixer:
Steve MacAuley (engineer)
mixer:
Kevin “KD” Davis (US producer/engineer “KD” Davis)
background vocals:
Kandi Burruss (US R&B singer-songwriter, actress & record producer Kandi Burruss)
background vocals and lead vocals:
P!nk (American singer/songwriter)
vocals arranger:
Kandi Burruss (US R&B singer-songwriter, actress & record producer Kandi Burruss)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Triangle Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
There You Go by P!nk (American singer/songwriter)
recording of:
There You Go (in 2000)
lyricist and composer:
Alecia Moore (American singer/songwriter), Kandi Burruss (US R&B singer-songwriter, actress & record producer Kandi Burruss) and Kevin Briggs
publisher:
Air Control Music, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Hitco South and Kandacy Music Inc.
P!nk43:27
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part of:Ultimate (Sony Music series) (order: 8)