Midnight Marauders (Red frame cover)

~ Release by A Tribe Called Quest (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Annotation

Recorded at Battery Studios, Platinum Island/Mastermix and Sorcerer Sound. Mixed at Battery Studios.
Mastered at The Hit Factory, NYC.

Track 3 contains a sample of "We Gettin Down" performed by Weldon Irvine.
Track 5 contains a sample of "Red Clay" performed by Jack Wilkens.
Track 7 contains a sample of "Martin's Funeral" performed by Bad Foot Brown & The Budions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band.
Track 9 contains samples of "Hand Clapping Song" performed by The Meters and "Nautilus" performed by Bob James.
Track 10 contains samples of "Who's Gonna Take The Weight" performed by Kool & The Gang and "Absolutions" performed by Lee Morgan.
Track 11 contains a sample of "Feel Like Makin' Love" performed by Roy Ayers.
Track 12 contains samples of "Nobody Beats The Biz" performed by Biz Markie and "Beddie Bey" performed by Steve Arrington.
Track 13 contains a sample of "Inside My Love" performed by Minnie Ripperton.
The interlude music contains a sample of "Aquarius" performed by Cal Tjader.

Originally released in 1993.
Made in the EU.

Barcode (Scanned): 828765355025
Barcode (Text): 8 28765 35502 5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 50778768/82876535502 21
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, 3, 4, 5): Sonopress Logo 50778768/82876535502 01
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1, 3): IFPI LB 50
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI RV06
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 0780
Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI LB 50
Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 0718
Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
Label Code: LC 07925
Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI RV12

Annotation last modified on 2022-03-22 13:34 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Midnight Marauders Tour Guide
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
samples:
Aquarius by Cal Tjader
recording of:
Midnight Marauders Tour Guide
writer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
0:46
2Steve Biko (Stir It Up)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
vocals:
Phife Dawg and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
recorded at and mixed at:
Battery Studios (mastering/archival/digitization studio located at 321 W 44th Street, NYC) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Blackstone Legacy by Woody Shaw and Ekim by Michał Urbaniak
recording of:
Steve Biko (Stir It Up)
writer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
3.53:12
3Award Tour4.753:46
48 Million Stories
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
Skeff Anselm
samples:
Bettina by Bola Sete and Over the Rainbow by Ohio Players
recording of:
8 Million Stories
writer:
Skeff Anselm, Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
24:22
5Sucka Nigga
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
samples:
MC Battle by Busy Bee (old-school hip hop MC David Parker) vs. Rodney Cee feat. Grand Wizard Theodore (Pioneer hip-hop DJ from the Bronx, New York City) and Red Clay by Jack Wilkins
recording of:
Sucka Nigga
writer:
Freddie Hubbard, Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
44:06
6Midnight
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
performer:
Raphael Wiggins
samples:
North Beach by George Duke and Psychedelic Shack by Albino Gorilla
recording of:
Midnight
writer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
44:24
7We Can Get Down54:19
8Electric Relaxation
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
samples:
Dreams by Ramsey Lewis, Mystic Brew by Ronnie Foster and Outside Love by Brethren (70s psych rock)
recording of:
Electric Relaxation
writer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
54:04
9Clap Your Hands
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
samples:
Handclapping Song by The Meters, Nautilus by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) and Ode to Billie Joe (stereo) by Lou Donaldson
recording of:
Clap Your Hands
writer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer), Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Joseph Modeliste, Malik Isaac Taylor, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr.
3:16
10Oh My God43:31
11Keep It Rollin’
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
additional engineer:
Tim Latham
producer:
Large Professor
guest vocals and guest performer:
Large Professor
samples:
Feel Like Makin’ Love by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
recording of:
Keep It Rollin'
writer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and William Paul Mitchell
3:06
12The Chase, Part II
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
guest choir vocals and guest vocals:
Consequence (US rapper)
samples:
Beddie-Biey by Steve Arrington’s Hall of Fame and Nobody Beats the Biz by Biz Markie
recording of:
The Chase, Part II
writer:
Steve Arrington, Victor Godsey, Buddy Hankerson, Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
44:02
13Lyrics to Go
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
samples:
Inside My Love by Minnie Riperton, Just Enough Room for Storage by James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Mixed Up Cup by Clyde McPhatter
recording of:
Lyrics to Go
writer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
54:10
14God Lives Through
recording engineer and mixer:
Tim Latham and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
samples:
Dig on It by Jimmy McGriff and On Love by David T. Walker
recording of:
God Lives Through
writer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
54:15
15Hot Sex
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
produced for:
The Ummah
recording of:
Hot Sex
writer:
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
32:46