Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy’s Greatest Hits (Edited Version)

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Tracklist

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1You’re Gonna Get Yours
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
recording of:
You’re Gonna Get Yours
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee
34:05
2Public Enemy No. 1
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
samples:
Blow Your Head by Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s
recording of:
Public Enemy No. 1
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee
34:41
3Rebel Without a Pause
recording of:
Rebel Without a Pause
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Norman Lee Rogers, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
54:18
4Bring the Noise
producer:
Carl Ryder, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
Get Off Your Ass and Jam by Funkadelic and It's My Thing, Part 1 by Marva Whitney
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 90), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 160) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 397)
recording of:
Bring the Noise
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3.853:47
5Don’t Believe the Hype
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
I Got Ants in My Pants, Part 1 by James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss
recording of:
Don’t Believe the Hype
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
3.55:20
6Prophets of Rage
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
Prophets of Rage
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
33:20
7Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
recording of:
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
publisher:
Bring the Noize Inc. and Def American Songs, Inc.
3:43
8Fight the Power
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team), Carl Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990) and 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 1990)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 2), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 322)
recording of:
Fight the Power
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
3.74:37
9Welcome to the Terrordome
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989)
recording of:
Welcome to the Terrordome
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
45:26
10911 Is a Joke
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
911 Is a Joke
writer:
Eric Sadler, Keith Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
3.83:18
11Brothers Gonna Work It Out
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Brothers Gonna Work It Out
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
3.25:08
12Can’t Do Nuttin’ for Ya Man
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
2.252:21
13Can’t Truss It
recording of:
Can’t Truss It
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Gary Rinaldo and Hank Shocklee
4:53
14Shut ’em Down
recording of:
Shut ’Em Down
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Gary Rinaldo and Hank Shocklee
4:20
15By the Time I Get to Arizona
recording of:
By the Time I Get to Arizona
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Gary Rinaldo, Neftali Santiago and Hank Shocklee
4:01
16Hazy Shade of Criminal
4:50
17Give It Up
engineer:
Nick Sansano
producer:
Carl Ryder and Gary G‐Wiz
recording of:
Give It Up (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
composer:
Alvertis Isbell, Gary Rinaldo, Sean de Vore and Marvell Thomas
54:44
18He Got Game
recording engineer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer), Rawle Gittens and Ricciano Lumpkins
producer:
D. R. Period, Hank Shocklee and Keith Shocklee
mixer:
Mario Rodriguez (mix/recording engineer)
choir vocals:
Voices of Shabach Community Choir of Long Island
guest vocals:
Stephen Stills
arranger:
House of Tre
samples:
For What It’s Worth by Buffalo Springfield
recording of:
He Got Game
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, LuQuantum Leap and Stephen Stills
is based on:
For What It’s Worth
53:19