Best Ballads

~ Release by Boyz II Men (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1End Of The Road
recording of:
End of the Road
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation, Green Skirt Music (publisher) and Kear Music (publisher)
5:52
2I'll Make Love To You
drums (drum set) programming:
Rayford Griffin
assistant engineer:
David Betancourt (engineer), Milton Chan (Recording Engineer), Marty Hornburg and Jamie Seyberth
engineer:
Brad Gilderman
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass:
Reggie Hamilton
synthesizer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
produced for:
ECAF Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 185)
recording of:
I’ll Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
4.653:57
3Water Runs Dry
assistant engineer:
David Betancourt (engineer), Milton Chan (Recording Engineer), Marty Hornburg and Jamie Seyberth
engineer:
Brad Gilderman
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
acoustic guitar:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
cello:
Kevan Torfeh
double bass [upright bass]:
Reggie Hamilton
drums (drum set):
Rayford Griffin
violin [1st Violin]:
William Henderson (violinist, concertmaster and strings)
violin [2nd Violin]:
Mark Cargill (violinist)
conductor:
Reggie Hamilton
strings arranger:
Reggie Hamilton
recorded at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Water Runs Dry (Boyz II Men song)
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
ECAF Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.353:22
4Uhh Ahh
3:51
5Trying Times
5:23
6Please Don't Go
programming:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
executive producer:
BIV and Vida Sparks
producer and mixer:
Dallas Austin
percussion and piano:
Dallas Austin
contains samples by:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
arranger:
Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men)
publisher:
BIV Entertainment Corp. and Diva One Productions
recording of:
Please Don't Go
lyricist and composer:
Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men)
publisher:
Mike Ten Publishing
2.54:25
7Lonely Heart
programming:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
executive producer:
BIV and Vida Sparks
producer and mixer:
Dallas Austin
piano:
Dallas Austin
vocals:
Nichole Williams
contains samples by:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
arranger:
Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men)
publisher:
BIV Entertainment Corp. and Diva One Productions
recording of:
Lonely Heart
lyricist and composer:
Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men)
publisher:
Mike Ten Publishing
23:42
850 Candles
engineer:
Jim Hinger and Darin Prindle
producer:
Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson (US R&B producer/songwriter) and Shawn Stockman
mixer:
Claudio Cueni
drums (drum set):
Tim Kelley
keyboard:
Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson (US R&B producer/songwriter)
arranger:
Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson (US R&B producer/songwriter) and Shawn Stockman
recorded at:
DARP Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Granny’s House in Reno, Nevada, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
50 Candles
writer:
Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson (US R&B producer/songwriter) and Shawn Stockman
25:07
9This Is My Heart
3:23
10On Bended Knee
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Jeff Taylor (remixer, owner of Madjef and MadMinn Music)
producer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
instruments:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
arranger:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
produced for:
Flyte Tyme Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
On Bended Knee
writer:
James Samuel Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Flyte Tyme Tunes
3.55:30
11Brokenhearted
4:47
12Your Love
executive producer:
BIV and Vida Sparks
producer:
The Characters (US production duo Charles Farrar & Troy Taylor)
mixer:
Dallas Austin
bass, keyboard, membranophone, percussion and piano:
Troy Taylor
arranger and vocals arranger:
Troy Taylor
publisher:
BIV Entertainment Corp. and Character Productions, Inc.
recording of:
Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Troy Taylor
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Kharatroy Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
25:51
13Let It Snow
co-producer:
Boyz II Men
producer:
Brian McKnight and Wanya Morris
performer:
Boyz II Men and Brian McKnight
recording of:
Let It Snow
writer:
Brian McKnight and Wanya Morris
4:11
14Yesterday
3:09
15One Sweet Day
percussion programming:
Walter Afanasieff and Dan Shea
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
additional engineer:
David Gleeson
co-engineer:
Kurt Lundvall, Andy Smith (Engineer at the famous "The Hit Factory", New York.) and Brian Vibberts
engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
audio engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle and Jay Healy
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass synthesizer, keyboard and synthesizer:
Dan Shea
guitar [guitars]:
Dann Huff
keyboard, percussion and synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff
background vocals and lead vocals:
Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey
performer:
Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey
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:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Wallyworld in San Rafael, California, United States
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 43)
recording of:
One Sweet Day
lyricist:
Mariah Carey, Michael McCary, Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men), Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman
writer:
Walter Afanasieff
composer:
Mariah Carey
publisher:
Aynaw Publishing, Black Panther Publishing Co., Ensign Music Corporation, Rye Songs, Shawn Patrick Publishing, Sony Songs Inc. and Vanderpool Publishing
3.254:43
16In The Still Of The Nite (I'll Remember)
executive producer:
BIV and Vida Sparks
producer:
Boyz II Men
publisher:
BIV Entertainment Corp.
recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Five Satins doo-wop song)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Parris
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and Llee Corp. (LLEE Corporation) (in 1956)
3.752:52
17It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday
programming:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
executive producer:
BIV and Vida Sparks
producer and mixer:
Dallas Austin
contains samples by:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
arranger:
Dallas Austin and Boyz II Men
cover recording of:
It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
writer:
Freddie Perren and Christine Yarian
publisher:
BIV Entertainment Corp., Diva One Productions and Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
3.652:50