Essential R&B: The Very Best of R&B: Winter 2005

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Tracklist

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1Don't Cha
guest vocals:
Busta Rhymes
recording of:
Don’t Cha
writer:
Anthony Ray, Thomas DeCarlo Callaway and Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr.
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation, Notting Hill Music (publisher), Sony/ATV Melody and T'ziah's Music
Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes3.94:33
2Don't Phunk With My Heart
programming:
Tal Herzberg
engineer:
Tal Herzberg, Neil Tucker and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
producer:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
drums (drum set):
Keith Harris (00s US producer & musician)
electric violin:
Charlie Baccarat
guitar:
George Pajon, Jr.
mellotron [mellotron strings]:
Printz Board
strings arranger:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
samples:
Ae Naujawan Hai Sub Kuchh Yahan by Asha Bhosle
recording of:
Don’t Phunk With My Heart
writer:
Curtis Bedeau, Printz Board, Gerard Charles, Hugh Clarke (bass guitar player, member of Full Force), Fergie (American singer), Brian George (US funk/hip-hop musician aka B-Fine), Lucien George, Paul George (American), Indeevar (Shyamalal Babu Rai), George Pajon, Jr., Anandji Virji Shah, Kalyanji Virji Shah and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
is based on:
I Wonder If I Take You Home
The Black Eyed Peas3.754:03
3Bananza (Belly Dancer)
Akon3:13
4Touch
Amerie33:38
5Gasolina
producer:
Luny Tunes
guest lead vocals [chorus]:
Glory (Glorimar Montalvo Castro, reggaeton artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
VI Music (Puerto Rican record label specializing in the reggaeton genre) (in 2004)
music videos:
Gasolina by Daddy Yankee
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 50)
recording of:
Gasolina
writer:
Eddie Ávila and Ramón Ayala
Daddy Yankee2.753:13
6Ordinary People
recording of:
Ordinary People
writer:
John Stephens and Will Adams (American rapper and producer)
John Legend3.54:40
7Here I Go Again
recording of:
Here I Go Again
writer:
Ron “Neff-U” Feemster, Reginald Lewis, Aaron Sledge and Bryan James Sledge
Mario2.53:21
8Rockstar
Bizarre3:05
9Let Me Hold You
Bow Wow feat. Omarion4:08
10Jenny From the Block
recording of:
Jenny From the Block
writer:
Fernando Arbex, Samuel Barnes, Mr. Deyo, Jason Phillips (US rapper), Lawrence Parker, Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo), Michael Oliviere, Troy Oliver, Jean-Claude Olivier (French Guitarist) and Scott Sterling
Jennifer Lopez2:49
11Scandalous
recording of:
Scandalous
writer:
Alesha Dixon (English singer, rapper, dancer and author), Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Su-Elise Nash, Hallgeir Rustan (norwegian producer) and Sabrina Washington
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Mis-Teeq3:58
12Gotta Go Gotta Leave (Tired)
recording engineer:
Ryan Moys
assistant engineer:
John McGlinchey
co-producer:
Vivian Green (American R&B singer-songwriter and pianist), Kevin Patrick and James Poyser
producer:
Junius Bervine
mixer:
Chris Theis
cello:
Jenny D'Lorenzo (cellist)
instruments:
Junius Bervine
piano:
James Poyser
viola:
Davis Barnett and Sandy Leem
violin:
Ghislaine Fleishmann, Gloria Justin, Emma Kummrow and Igor Szwec
vocals:
Vivian Green (American R&B singer-songwriter and pianist)
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
recorded at:
Axis Studios (Philadelphia) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Gotta Go Gotta Leave (Tired)
lyricist and composer:
Vivian Green (American R&B singer-songwriter and pianist)
writer:
Junius Bervine
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 2005) and VSG Tunes (in 2005)
Vivian Green4:36
13Right On
TQ3:55
14Tipsy
recording of:
Tipsy
writer:
Jerrell Jones, Joe Kent (hip hop producer Joe Kent) and Mark Williams (hip-hop)
J‐Kwon4.53:31
15Where the Hood At
recording of:
Where the Hood At
writer:
Earl Simmons (US rapper)
DMX3:39
16Poppin' Them Thangs
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Scott Storch (producer)
performer:
50 Cent, Lloyd Banks (US rapper) and Young Buck (American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (in 2003)
recording of:
Poppin’ Them Thangs
G‐Unit4:01
17No Diggity
guest performer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
samples:
Grandma’s Hands by Bill Withers
edit of:
No Diggity by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
No Diggity
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Chauncey Hannibal, Lynise Walters, Richard Vick, Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer), William "Skylz" Stewart (US hip-hop producer) and Bill Withers
publisher:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' But F...n', Chauncey Black Music for Smokin' Sounds, City Housing Publishing, Donril Music, Interior Music Corp., Queen Pen Music (ASCAP), Sony Songs Inc., Universal Z Songs and Zomba Enterprises Inc.
Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre3.254:13
18Breathe
producer:
Ivan Matias
guest vocals:
Sean Paul (Jamaican reggae/dancehall)
lead vocals:
Blu Cantrell
performer:
Sean Paul (Jamaican reggae/dancehall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 2002)
samples:
What’s the Difference (explicit) by Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) featuring Eminem (US rapper) & Xzibit
music videos:
Breathe by Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul (Jamaican reggae/dancehall)
recording of:
Breathe (Blu Cantrell, rap version)
lyricist and composer:
Alvin Joiner, Charles Aznavour, Richard Bembery, Marshall Mathers (US rapper), Andrea Martin (singer/songwriter for various dance/soul artists), Ivan Matias, Melvin Charles Bradford (US west coast hip-hop producer Melvin Bradford; Aftermath Entertainment) and Stephon Harris Cunningham
version of:
Breathe
Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul3.63:48
19N Dey Say
recording of:
N Dey Say
writer:
Jayson Bridges, Gary Kemp and Nelly (US rapper)
is based on:
True
quotes lyrics from:
Keep Ya Head Up
Nelly33:27
20Switch
recording engineer:
Dylan Margerum and Pete Novak
producer:
Kwame "K1 Mil" and O.Banga (lead vocals [vocal])
mixer:
Kevin "KD" Davis (US producer/engineer “KD” Davis)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records
recorded at:
The Boom Boom Room in Burbank, California, United States and The Cutting Room in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Boom Boom Room in Burbank, California, United States
music videos:
Switch by Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
recording of:
Switch
writer:
Kwamé Holland (American rapper), Lennie Bennett and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Will Smith2.73:18
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part of:Essential R&B (number: 2005-03) (order: 6)