Original Hits - Rap & Soul

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Saturday Night
Schoolly D45:24
220 Seconds to Comply
Silver Bullet6:43
3Maybe
N*E*R*D4:24
4Little Britain
Dreadzone4:32
5The Fun Lovin’ Criminal
recording of:
The Fun Lovin’ Criminal
writer:
Stephen Borgovini, Brian Leiser and Huey Morgan (DJ for the BBC)
Fun Lovin’ Criminals3:12
6Gotta Lotta Love
Ice‐T5:25
7Step in the Arena
engineer:
Lisle Leete (engineer)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Calliope Productions in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Step in the Arena
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ)
Gang Starr3.53:36
8U Can’t Touch This
co-producer:
James Earley and Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer)
producer:
MC Hammer
mixer:
James Earley, Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) and MC Hammer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990)
samples:
Super Freak by Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
U Can’t Touch This
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer), Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Stanley Kirk Burrell
publisher:
Bust‐It Publishing, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Stone City Music and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
is based on:
Super Freak
MC Hammer4.14:14
9Ice Ice Baby
Vanilla Ice3:42
10Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (bonus beats)
recording of:
Back to Life
writer:
Nellee Hooper, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Law Music, Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler3:48
11Can I Kick It?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corp. (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1990) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 1990, in 2015)
samples:
Fried Okra by The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Hard Times by Baby Huey (US rock/soul singer James Ramey), Soul Concerto by The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Spinning Wheel by Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sunshower by Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band, The Way You Do The Things You Do by David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed, What a Waste! by Ian Dury & the Blockheads and You Sexy Thing (re‐released single version, a‐side/album version) by Hot Chocolate (70s and 80s British soul band)
music videos:
Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 292)
recording of:
Can I Kick It?
lyricist:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Lou Reed
composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Metal Machine Music (US work publisher)
A Tribe Called Quest3.654:13
12Sexy Girl
Lillo Thomas3:59
13Moira Jane’s Café
Definition of Sound4:44
14Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
recording of:
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
writer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer), Rahsaan Kelly (Rahsaan Kelly, appears on “Cantaloop” by Us3), Mel Simpson (Member of Us3) and Geoff Wilkinson
publisher:
Us3 Music
is based on:
Cantaloupe Island
Us3 feat.Rahsaan & Gerard Presencer4:27
15Tennessee
additional engineer:
Tom Held and Richard Wells (engineer)
engineer:
Alvin Speights
executive producer:
Michael T. Mauldin (record executive)
producer and mixer:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
additional vocals and guest performer:
Dionne Farris
arranger:
Arrested Development
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Tennessee
lyricist:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
composer:
Arrested Development
Arrested Development4.254:33
16Watch What You Say
Guru / Chaka Khan & Branford Marsalis4:38
17The Vulture
recording of:
The Vulture
lyricist and composer:
Labi Siffre
Labi Siffre3:42
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ASIN:DE: B0037B6VUC [info]