Thisisme Then: The Best of Common

~ Release by Common (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Take It EZ
Common34:10
2Breaker 1/9Common44:03
3Soul by the Pound
Common44:21
4Charms Alarm
Common44:31
5Heidi Hoe
Common24:31
6I Used to Love H.E.R.
producer:
No I.D. (producer)
samples:
The Changing World by George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
recording of:
I Used to Love H.E.R.
writer:
Dion Wilson (producer) and Lonnie Lynn (US rapper)
Common4.54:41
7Book of Life
producer:
No I.D. (producer)
samples:
Bust the Facts by Ultramagnetic MC’s, Everybody Loves the Sunshine by Roy Ayers Ubiquity and Stoop Rap by Double Trouble (US hip hop, not Rebel MC associates)
recording of:
Book of Life
quotes lyrics from:
Get Up, Stand Up
Common45:07
8Resurrection
producer:
No I.D. (producer)
samples:
Dolphin Dance by The Ahmad Jamal Trio, Help Is on the Way (vocal) by The Whatnauts, Ice by Spirit (psychedelic rock), The Signs, Part II by David Axelrod (baroque pop composer), The Sorcerer of Isle (The Ritual of the Mole) by Power of Zeus (psychedelic rock band from Detroit, released one album in 1970) and Why Can't People Be Colors Too? by The Whatnauts
recording of:
Resurrection
Common4.653:48
9ThisismeCommon4.54:55
10Retrospect for Life
Common feat. Lauryn Hill5:25
11Reminding Me (of Sef)
producer:
Ynot (Anthony Khan)
guest lead vocals:
Chantay Savage
samples:
Mellow Mellow Right On by Lowrell and Remind Me by Patrice Rushen
Common feat. Chantay Savage4:57
12All Night Long
recording of:
All Night Long
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Common feat. Erykah Badu5:48
13G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)
producer:
No I.D. (producer) and Spike Rebel
guest lead vocals:
CeeLo Green
Common feat. Cee-Lo4:49
14Stolen Moments, Part III
Common2:32
15High Expectations
turntable:
Ynot (Anthony Khan)
Common4:15