Jammin' Grooves: 18 Essential R&B Jams

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Running Back to You
Vanessa Williams54:41
2Freeway of Love
engineer:
Dr. Dave Frazer
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
additional mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
bass:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Narada Michael Walden
guitar:
Corrado Rustici
keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff and Preston Glass
solo saxophone:
Clarence Clemons
tambourine:
Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven, Jim Gilstrap, Preston Glass, Laundon Von Kendricks, Sylvester (US disco and soul singer-songwriter), Jeanie Tracy and Vickie Randle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
Freeway of Love
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Polo Grounds Music and When Words Collide Music
Aretha Franklin55:47
3Party Train
recording of:
Party Train
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter), Charlie Wilson (R&B singer) and Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member)
The Gap Band5:16
4Crazay
performer:
Sly Stone
Jesse Johnson feat. Sly Stone4:01
5Real Love
Jody Watley4:20
6Don't Be Cruel
recording of:
Don’t Be Cruel
writer:
Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Daryl Simmons
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. (from 1988 to present)
Bobby Brown4:13
7Fresh
recording of:
Fresh
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, Sandy Linzer, Robert Bell, Claydes Smith and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
Kool & the Gang3:48
8Diamonds
performer:
Janet Jackson
Herb Alpert feat. Janet Jackson4:52
9I Can't Wait
recording of:
I Can’t Wait
lyricist and composer:
John Smith (Nu Shooz)
publisher:
Poolside Music
Nu Shooz3:40
10Don't Disturb This Groove
recording of:
Don’t Disturb This Groove
writer:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System) and Mic Murphy
The System3:41
11You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)
Jeffrey Osborne4:18
12I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
recording of:
I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
lyricist:
Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and John Oates
composer:
Daryl Hall
publisher:
Hot Cha Music Co. and Primary Wave Brian
Hall & Oates4.53:43
13Human
co-producer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
background vocals:
Susan Ann Sulley
background vocals and spoken vocals and spoken vocals:
Joanne Catherall
lead vocals:
Philip Oakey
mixed at:
Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
Human
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
The Human League44:25
14Encore
recording of:
Encore
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Cheryl Lynn4:34
15Back to Life
recording of:
Back to Life
writer:
Nellee Hooper, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
Soul II Soul3:46
16Oh Sheila
Ready for the World3:59
17A Love Bizarre
recording of:
A Love Bizarre
writer and arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Sheila Escovedo
publisher:
Sister Fate Music (publisher) (in 1985)
Sheila E.3:46
18Just Got Paid
Johnny Kemp5:25