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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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Confessions, Part 2
edit of:
Confessions, Part II by Usher (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
music videos:
Confessions Pt. 2 by Usher (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Confessions, Part 2
writer:
Bryan Michael Cox (US R&B/hip‐hop producer/songwriter), Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ) and Usher Raymond (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Babyboy’s Little Publishing Co., EMI-April Music, Inc., Noontime South, Shaniah Cymone Music, UR IV Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Usher3.053:32
2Sunshine
producer:
Red Spyda (producer Andy Thelusma, aka Rush)
guest vocals:
Anthony Hamilton (US R&B/soul singer & producer)
lead vocals:
Twista (US rapper)
remix of:
Lovely Day by Bill Withers
music videos:
Sunshine (music video) by Twista (US rapper) feat. Anthony Hamilton (US R&B/soul singer & producer)
recording of:
Sunshine
writer:
Carl Mitchell (US rapper) and Bill Withers
Twista2.653:41
3Prototype
recording engineer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer) and Matt Still
producer:
André 3000
mixer:
Neal Pogue (mix engineer)
bass guitar:
Aaron Mills
guitar and lead vocals:
André 3000
keyboard:
Kevin Kendrick (US soul/funk keyboardist/songwriter)
music videos:
Prototype by OutKast
recording of:
Prototype
lyricist and composer:
André Benjamin
OutKast2.65:26
4Dip It Low
producer:
Paul Poli
lead vocals:
Christina Milian
recording of:
Dip It Low
writer:
Teedra Moses and Paul Poli
Christina Milian3.53:17
5Freek-A-Leak
Petey Pablo3:54
6Crazy In LoveBeyoncé43:46
7U Saved Me (Kenny Dope Mix)
remixer:
Kenny Dope
recording of:
U Saved Me
writer:
Robert Kelly
R. Kelly26:45
8Always On Time
guest vocals:
Ashanti (US R&B singer and musician)
lead vocals:
Ja Rule
performer:
Ashanti (US R&B singer and musician)
recording of:
Always on Time
writer:
Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr., Jeffrey Atkins and Marcus Vest
Ja Rule2.754:03
9Who Am I (What's My Name?)
recording of:
Who Am I (What’s My Name)?
quotes lyrics from:
Atomic Dog
quotes music from:
Atomic Dog
Snoop Dogg43:34
10Pony
recording of:
Pony
writer:
Ginuwine (US R&B singer), Static Major (US rapper, songwriter & producer, aka Static) and Timbaland
Ginuwine3:45
11No MoreRuff Endz3:19
12If 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.
Brownstone3:12
13Hip Hop
recording of:
Hip-Hop
composer:
Clayton Gavin, Lavonne Alford (US rapper, of dead prez), Andrew Mair and Vonkeli Williams
dead prez3:47
14Got It Twisted
recording of:
Got it Twisted
writer:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson), Thomas Dolby, Kejuan Muchita (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep) and Jo Kerr
Mobb Deep33:15
15I Wish
edit of:
I Wish by Skee‐Lo
recording of:
I Wish
writer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Alvin Flythe, Trevor Horn, Malcolm McLaren and Skee‐Lo
Skee‐Lo3:39
16Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble
producer:
Dana Goodman and Lawrence Goodman
samples:
I Dream of Jeannie by Hugo Montenegro feat. B. Kaye
recording of:
Girls Ain’t Nothing but Trouble
writer:
Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3.64:49
17Phenomenon
edit of:
Phenomenon by LL Cool J
recording of:
Phenomenon
writer:
Diddy (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy), Ron Lawrence (US hip-hop producer aka Amen-Ra), LL Cool J, Stanley McKenny and Bill Withers
LL Cool J2:58
18Hood Hop
recording of:
Hood Hop
writer:
Joe Kent (hip hop producer Joe Kent)
J‐Kwon23:57
19Hypnotize
recording of:
Hypnotize
writer:
Andy Armer, Christopher Wallace, Deric Angelettie, Ron Lawrence (US hip-hop producer aka Amen-Ra), Randy Alpert and Sean Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), B.I.G. Poppa Music, Badazz Music Company, EMI‐April Music Inc., Justin Combs Publishing and Mystery System Music
The Notorious B.I.G.3:41
20See It In A Boy's Eyes
recording of:
See It in a Boy’s Eyes
writer:
Jamelia Davis, Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay) and Rik Simpson
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Jamelia2.53:51
CD 2
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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, Georgia, 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)