Pure… R&B

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1Smooth Operator
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1994)
recording of:
Smooth Operator
lyricist and composer:
Sade Adu and Raymond St. John
publisher:
Angel Music Ltd., Peer Music, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Peermusic Ltd. (BMI), SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Sade4.654:20
2Sign Your Name
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Legg
producer:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) and Martyn Ware
lead vocals:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
strings arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
arranger:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008), CBS Records (2006–2021) (in 1987) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1987)
recording of:
Sign Your Name
lyricist:
Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
composer:
Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer) and Terence Trent D’Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd., Virgin Music Ltd. and Young Terrence Music (Publisher)
Terence Trent D’Arby3.54:39
3Any Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1988)
recording of:
Any Love
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1988), SBK April Music Inc. (in 1988), Sunset Burgundy, Inc. (in 1988) and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc. (in 1988)
Luther Vandross4:25
4Right Here (Human Nature radio mix)
engineer:
Franklin Grant (Sound engineer and producer)
executive producer:
Kenny Ortiz
producer:
Brian Alexander Morgan
editor:
Gregski Royal (US hip-hop producer, engineer and mixer) and Kenny Ortiz
other vocals [Rap]:
Pharrell Williams
remixer:
Allen Gordon Jr. (Allen Gordon) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1992), BMG Music (in 1993), BMG Entertainment (in 2001) and BMG Heritage (in 2003)
remixed at:
Future Recording Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
samples:
Human Nature (album version) by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
music video for:
Right Here (Human Nature radio mix - official video) by SWV Official (Sisters With Voices)
recording of:
Right Here (Human Nature Remix)
writer:
John Bettis, Brian Alexander Morgan and Steve Porcaro
publisher:
Bam Jams Music, Interscope Pearl Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Human Nature
revision of:
Right Here
SWV43:47
5Tell Me
recording engineer:
Eric "Ibo" Butler
producer:
Bryce P. Wilson
mixer:
Angela Piva
keyboard [keyboards]:
Darryl Brown and Bryce P. Wilson
background vocals:
Amel Larrieux and Trey Lorenz
background vocals arranger:
Amel Larrieux and Trey Lorenz
vocals arranger:
Amel Larrieux
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Under City Studios in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
a cappella versions:
Tell Me (acappella) by Groove Theory
recording of:
Tell Me (in 1995)
writer:
Darryl Brown, Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer), Amel Larrieux and Bryce “Luvah” Wilson
is based on:
All Night Long
Groove Theory3:55
6Girlfriend
arranger:
R. Kelly
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recording of:
Girlfriend
writer:
Mary J. Blige, Arlene DelValle, Gilbert Askey, Curtis Mayfield, Jean-Claude Olivier (French Guitarist), Robert Kelly and Sean Puffy Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
publisher:
R. Kelly Publishing Inc. and Zomba Songs Inc.
B2K2.253:25
7Warm Bed
Jamie Foxx3:56
8Charlene
drum machine programming:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician)
producer:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician)
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
lead vocals:
Anthony Hamilton (US R&B/soul singer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (holding company, not a release label) (in 2003)
recording of:
Charlene
writer:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician) and Anthony Hamilton (US R&B/soul singer & producer)
Anthony Hamilton4.354:09
9Gone Till November
recording of:
Gone Till November
orchestrator:
Sonny Kompanek
lyricist and composer:
Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Tete San Ko Publishing
Wyclef Jean feat. Refugee Allstars3:18
10Need U Bad
Jazmine Sullivan4:01
11Weekend
Kenny Lattimore4:40
12Charlie, Last Name Wilson
Charlie Wilson3:37
13Soon as I Get Home
Babyface5:10
14After Party
Koffee Brown3:36
15I'm Sprung
T‐Pain3:07
16Let the Sunshine
co-producer:
Da Digglar
producer:
Labrinth (UK singer-songwriter and record producer)
recording of:
Let the Sun Shine
lyricist and composer:
Timothy McKenzie (UK singer-songwriter and record producer)
Labrinth33:00
17Beautiful Girls
producer:
Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2007)
samples:
Stand by Me by Ben E. King
recording of:
Beautiful Girls
writer:
Jonathan Reuven Rotem, Sylvester Jordan, Jr., Ben E. King, Kisean Paul Anderson (Jamaican-American rapper, singer, composer & record producer), Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), BHEIGHTSMUSIC, Eyes above Water Music, FEEDMYBABEEZ, Jonathan Rotem Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Southside Independent Music Publishing
Sean Kingston3.54:04
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