The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (price code CB 861)

~ Release by Lauryn Hill (see all versions of this release, 17 available)

Annotation

Tracks 15 and 16 are bonus tracks and are not listed on the CD sleeve of the European release.
Label - Ruffhouse Records/Columbia

© 1998 Ruffhouse Records LP / ℗ 1998 Ruffhouse Records LP / Distribution Sony Music.
Made in Austria.

Price Code: CB 861
Rights Society: SACEM SDRM SACD SGDL BIEM
Label Code: LC 0162
Manufacturing Code: 01-489843-10 (on back inlay, booklet and disc)

Matrix

Matrix String: Sony Music S0148984310-0101 12 *** or Sony Music S0148984310-0101 22 ***
*** = 1 alphabetic character and 1 or 2 digits, known values: A4, A5, A7, B2, B9, C4

Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552
(possible variants with mastering SID IFPI L555 are not very likely for this release)

Mould SID Code: IFPI 94**

Remark: The first three glass master versions all have end digit 2, thus a mastering SID ending on the same digit, while known versions 4 and 5 have IFPI L555. For this (early) release only discs from the first 2 versions are well documented.

Annotation last modified on 2021-04-20 19:39 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Intro
recording engineer:
Matt Howe (producer and engineer) and Tony Prendatt
producer:
Lauryn Hill
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
alto saxophone [alto sax], flute and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Bud Beadle
bass guitar [bass]:
Tom Barney (bassist) and Stuart Zender
flugelhorn [flügelhorn] and trumpet:
Kevin Robinson (Trumpeter and music director)
guitar:
Francis Dunnery and Andrew Smith (UK bassist/guitarist)
Hammond organ [Hammond B-3], piano, Rhodes piano [Rhodes] and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
Don E. and Loris Holland
harp:
Elisabeth Valletti
trombone:
Fayyaz Virji
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States and Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Intro
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill1.650:47
2Lost Ones
assistant recording engineer:
Errol Brown (engineer)
recording engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
drum machine programming and co-producer:
Vada Nobles
producer:
Lauryn Hill
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Warren Riker
bass guitar [live bass]:
Chris Meredith (reggae bass player)
bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
James Poyser
guitar [guitars]:
Robert Browne, Johari Newton and Earl “Chinna” Smith
vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at:
Marley Music, Inc. in Kingston, Jamaica
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Lost Ones
writer:
Toots Hibbert and Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill3.85:34
3Ex-Factor
assistant recording engineer:
Chip Verspyck
recording engineer and mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
drum machine programming:
Vada Nobles
producer:
Lauryn Hill
assistant mixer:
Greg Thompson (engineer, mixer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Paul Fakhourie
guitar:
Johari Newton
organ, Rhodes piano [Rhodes] and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
James Poyser
percussion:
Rudy Byrd
piano:
Tejumold Newton
background vocals:
Chuck Young
background vocals and lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Marley Music, Inc. in Kingston, Jamaica and RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Can It Be All So Simple / Intermission by Wu‐Tang Clan
recording of:
Ex-Factor (Lauryn Hill Song incorporating The Way We Were)
lyricist:
Lauryn Hill
composer:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist), Marilyn Bergman, Ghostface Killah, GZA/Genius, Marvin Hamlisch, Lauryn Hill, Inspectah Deck (east coast hip hop), Method Man (of the Wu-Tang Clan), Ol’ Dirty Bastard (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer), Raekwon (US rapper, Wu-Tang Clan), RZA (American rapper and actor) and U‐God
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Obverse Creation Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Careers, Universal Music–MGB Songs, Wu‐Tang Publishing, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
The Way We Were
Lauryn Hill3.85:27
4To Zion
assistant recording engineer:
Ken Johnson (engineer)
recording engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams), Johny wyndrx and Warren Riker
co-producer:
Ché Guevara
producer:
Lauryn Hill
assistant mixer:
Jamie Siegel
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
James Poyser
drums (drum set):
Jared Crawford
guest guitar [lead guitar]:
Carlos Santana
harp:
Grace Paradise
background vocals:
Kenny Bobien, Sabrina Johnston, Lenesha Randolph, Earl Robinson (US house/techno vocalist), Andrea Simmons and Eddie Stockley
lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Circle House Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States and Perfect Pair Studios in East Orange, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
To Zion
lyricist:
Lauryn Hill
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist), Norman Gimbel and Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill feat. Carlos Santana3.86:09
5Doo Wop (That Thing)
recording engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Warren Riker
drum machine programming:
Ché Guevara and Vada Nobles
producer:
Lauryn Hill
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
celesta [celeste], electric piano, piano, Rhodes piano [Rhodes] and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
James Poyser
saxophone:
Dean Frazer (Dean Ivanhoe Fraser - Jamaican saxophonist)
strings:
Indigo Quartet
trombone:
Ronald "Nambo" Robinson
trumpet:
Everol Ray
turntable [DJ elements]:
DJ Supreme (UK hard house producer Nick Dresti "Tha Wildstyle")
background vocals:
Jeni Fujita, Fundisha Johnson, James Poyser, Lenesha Randolph and Rasheem Pugh
lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States and Marley Music, Inc. in Kingston, Jamaica
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 49)
recording of:
Doo Wop (That Thing) (in 1998-01)
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill4.555:20
6Superstar
recording engineer:
Tony Prendatt
drum machine programming:
Ché Guevara and Vada Nobles
assistant engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Brian Vibberts
producer:
Lauryn Hill
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
electric piano, harpsichord, Moog [Moog bass] and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
James Poyser
guitar:
Lauryn Hill
harp:
Grace Paradise
percussion:
Rudy Byrd
vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States and Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Light My Fire (original stereo studio mix) by The Doors
recording of:
Superstar
additional lyricist:
Johari Newton
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
additional composer:
James Poyser
Lauryn Hill3.64:57
7Final Hour
assistant recording engineer:
Neil Tucker and Chip Verspyck
recording engineer:
Matt Howe (producer and engineer) and Tony Prendatt
producer:
Lauryn Hill
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
alto saxophone [alto sax], flute and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Bud Beadle
bass guitar [bass]:
Stuart Zender
flugelhorn [flügelhorn] and trumpet:
Kevin Robinson (Trumpeter and music director)
guitar:
Andrew Smith (UK bassist/guitarist)
harp:
Elizabeth Valletti
trombone:
Fayyaz Virji
lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States and Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Final Hour
lyricist:
Lauryn Hill
composer:
Lauryn Hill and DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
Lauryn Hill3.254:16
8When It Hurts So BadLauryn Hill2.855:42
9I Used to Love Him
assistant recording engineer:
Storm Jefferson
recording engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams), Ken Johnson (engineer) and Tony Prendatt
drum machine programming:
Ché Guevara
producer:
Lauryn Hill
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Warren Riker
bass guitar [bass]:
Matt Rubano (bassist)
Moog [Moog bass]:
James Poyser
additional background vocals:
Chinah (aka China Blac), Jennifer McNeill, Lenesha Randolph, Ramón Rivera, Ahmed Wallace and Rachel Wilson (vocalist)
background vocals:
Andrea Simmons and Tara Watkins
background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
guest lead vocals:
Mary J. Blige
performer:
Mary J. Blige
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Used to Love Him
lyricist:
Lauryn Hill
composer:
Lauryn Hill, Johari Newton, Tejumold Newton, Vada Nobles and D.J. Rogers
Lauryn Hill feat. Mary J. Blige3.255:40
10Forgive Them Father
assistant recording engineer:
Errol Brown (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
drum machine programming:
Ché Guevara and Vada Nobles
assistant engineer:
Brian Vibberts
producer:
Lauryn Hill
bass guitar [bass]:
Chris Meredith (reggae bass player)
guitar:
Julian Marley and Earl “Chinna” Smith
tenor saxophone:
Dean Frazer (Dean Ivanhoe Fraser - Jamaican saxophonist)
trombone:
Ronald "Nambo" Robinson
trumpet:
Everol Ray
guest vocals:
Shelly Thunder
lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at:
Marley Music, Inc. in Kingston, Jamaica
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Forgive Them Father
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
is based on:
Concrete Jungle
Lauryn Hill3.55:15
11Every Ghetto, Every CityLauryn Hill35:15
12Nothing Even Matters
assistant recording engineer:
Chip Verspyck and Brian Vibberts
recording engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams), Storm Jefferson, Tony Prendatt and Warren Riker
drum machine programming:
Ché Guevara
producer:
Lauryn Hill
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
bass guitar:
Tom Barney (bassist)
electric piano, Hammond organ [Hammond B-3], Rhodes piano [Rhodes] and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
Loris Holland
guitar:
Al Anderson (Bob Marley & The Wailers guitarist) and Francis Dunnery
Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer) and James Poyser
guest lead vocals:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer)
lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Nothing Even Matters
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill feat. D’Angelo2.755:51
13Everything Is Everything
assistant recording engineer:
Robert Williams (engineer)
recording engineer:
Tony Prendatt
programming:
Ché Guevara and Vada Nobles
producer:
Lauryn Hill
assistant mixer:
Devon Kirkpatrick
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tom Barney (bassist) and Matt Rubano (bassist)
piano:
John Legend
strings:
Indigo Quartet
background vocals:
Lenesha Randolph and Ahmed Wallace
lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at and mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Everything Is Everything
writer:
Lauryn Hill and Johari Newton
Lauryn Hill3.84:53
14The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
recording engineer:
Tony Prendatt
engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Tony Prendatt
producer:
Lauryn Hill
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
organ and Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Loris Holland
piano:
Joe Wilson (Member of Sneaker Pimps)
strings:
Indigo Quartet
vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recording of:
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
additional composer:
Tejumold Newton
Lauryn Hill2.754:17
15Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You
producer:
Lauryn Hill
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
vocals:
Lauryn Hill
cover recording of:
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (1967 song)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Saturday Music, Inc., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and Seasons Four Music Corp. (in 1967)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Lauryn Hill33:41
16Tell Him
producer:
Lauryn Hill
vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recording of:
Tell Him
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill3.254:41