Willennium

~ Release by Will Smith (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

matrix/runout (mirrored): DIDP-099319 5 🝊 🝊🝊 🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊 B05
mastering SID: IFPI L325
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Annotation last modified on 2023-06-05 08:01 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
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1I’m Comin’
recording engineer:
Earl Cohen
producer:
Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore and Eric Roberson
assistant mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
guest vocals:
Trā‐Knox (vocal trio / Will Smith's protégé)
recorded at:
Quad Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios North in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Runnin' From the Law by Stargard
recording of:
I’m Comin’
writer:
Peter Brown (70s/80s Miami disco artist/songwriter, "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me"), Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore, Robert Rans, Rochelle Runnells and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
3.53:55
2Will 2K
recording engineer:
Kevin Crouse
programming:
Poke and Tone
producer:
Michael Goods and Poke and Tone
mixer:
Rich Travali
keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Goods
keyboard [keys]:
Poke and Tone
turntable [scratches]:
Jazzy Jeff (DJ/turntablist)
additional vocals:
The Love Fellowship Tabernacle Children's Choir (gospel choir associated with Hezekiah Walker)
background vocals:
Tye-V Turman (Nycolia Turman)
performer:
K‐Ci (US R&B/hip hop artist, Cedric Hailey)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Rock the Casbah by The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
recording of:
Will 2K
writer:
Lennie Bennett (songwriter; aka. Kel Spencer; performs with Will Smith), Cedric Hailey (US R&B/hip hop artist, Cedric Hailey), The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band), Topper Headon, Darren Henson, Jo Jo Hailey (R&B singer, member of K‐Ci & JoJo), John Mellor, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Lennie Bennett, Bobby Robinson and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
4.253:54
3Freakin’ It
recording engineer:
Kevin Crouse
producer:
Poke and Tone
mixer:
Rich Travali
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Kevin Crouse
additional vocals:
The Love Fellowship Tabernacle Children's Choir (gospel choir associated with Hezekiah Walker)
vocals:
Bugsy (from Hot 97 FM) and Mai Huggins
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Freakin’ It
writer:
Samuel Barnes, Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Jean-Claude Olivier (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone), Lennie Bennett, Marilyn McLeod (soul/jazz singer and songwriter), Nile Rodgers, Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
4.253:59
4Da Butta
recording engineer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer) and Adam Kudzin
producer:
Kay Gee (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist) and Darren Lighty
mixer:
Kay Gee (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist) and Adam Kudzin
performer:
Lil’ Kim (US rapper)
recorded at:
The Hacienda (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
samples:
(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again by L.T.D. (US R&B/soul group, Love, Togetherness and Devotion)
recording of:
Da Butta
writer:
Zane Grey (singer, songwriter, arranger and producer), Len Ron Hanks (soul and funk singer, songwriter, arranger and producer), Kim Jones (US rapper), Lennie Bennett and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
3.52:59
5La Fiesta
recording engineer:
Steven Barkan and Keith Pelzer
producer:
"Little Louie" Vega (US house DJ/producer), Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez, Carvin Haggins (US songwriter), Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Keith Pelzer
mixer:
Steven Barkan
electric upright bass [Ampeg Baby Bass]:
Carlos Henriquez
percussion:
Lusito Quintero (Venezuelan percussionist)
piano:
Isidro Infante
tenor saxophone [tenor sax 1, 2, 3]:
John M. Scarpulla
trombone [trombone 1, 2, 3]:
John H. Wheeler (trombonist)
trumpet [trumpet 1, 2, 3]:
Carl E. Fischer (brass, jazz)
additional vocals:
Charles Alston, Nandi Dalen, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist), Amber Noble, Omarr Rambert and Tanya Pendleton
background vocals:
Claudette Sierra (vocalist)
recorded at:
A Touch of Jazz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and MAW Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
MAW Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
La Fiesta
writer:
Ivan Barias, Common (US rapper), Carvin Haggins (US songwriter), Darren Henson, Keith Pelzer, Tito Puente and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
3.54:16
6Who Am I
recording engineer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
assistant engineer:
Larry Phillabaum
producer:
Harvey Mason, Jr. (hip hop/R&B producer, part of Underdogs) and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
mixer:
Brad Gilderman and Rodney Jerkins
editor:
Harvey Mason, Jr. (hip hop/R&B producer, part of Underdogs)
performer:
Tatyana Ali and MC Lyte
recorded at:
The Hacienda (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States and The Mix Room in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Who Am I
writer:
Tatyana Ali, LaShawn Daniels (US contemporary R&B songwriter), Fred Jerkins, Rodney Jerkins, MC Lyte, Harvey Mason Jr. (hip hop/R&B producer, part of Underdogs) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
3.54:02
7Afro Angel
recording engineer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
drum machine [drums] programming:
Ro and Sauce (Curtis Wilson, US hip‐hop/R&B producer)
keyboard programming:
Les Butler and Sauce (Curtis Wilson, US hip‐hop/R&B producer)
producer:
Sauce (Curtis Wilson, US hip‐hop/R&B producer)
mixer:
Kevin "KD" Davis (US producer/engineer “KD” Davis)
background vocals:
Anthem (producers / songwriters)
spoken vocals [spoken word]:
Jada Pinkett Smith
recorded at:
The Hacienda (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios North in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Figure Eight by Blossom Dearie
45:11
8So Fresh
recording engineer:
Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist)
producer:
Darren "Limitless" Henson and Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
instruments:
Laurindo Almeida
performer:
Biz Markie and Slick Rick
recorded at:
A Touch of Jazz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios North in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Atabaque by Laurindo Almeida Quartet and The Def Fresh Crew by Roxanne Shanté (QB rapper of Juice Crew)
recording of:
So Fresh
writer:
Laurindo Almeida, Big Daddy Kane, James “Buzz” Cason, R. Ei (songwriter; performs with Will Smith), 永六輔 (Rokusuke Ei), Lawrence Goodman, Darren Henson, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist), Biz Markie, Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew), 中村八大 (Hachidai Nakamura), Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Richard Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
44:16
9Pump Me Up3.54:05
10Can You Feel Me?
recording engineer:
Keith Pelzer
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
vocals:
Lia Grant (Lia Grant, pop R&B singer)
performer:
Eve (US rapper/singer)
recorded at:
A Touch of Jazz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and The Hacienda (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Workin’ Day and Night by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Can You Feel Me?
writer:
Eve Jeffers (US rapper/singer), Darren Henson, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Lia Grant (Lia Grant, pop R&B singer) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
3.53:44
11Potnas
recording engineer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer), Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist), John Smeltz, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Rich Travali
assistant engineer:
Jim Bottari
producer:
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (American hip hop duo)
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
cello:
Larry Gold
viola:
Davis Barnet and Peter Nocello
violin:
Diane Barnet, Igor Szec, Olga Konopelsky, Charlene Kwas and Gregory Teperman
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
recorded at:
A Touch of Jazz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, The Hacienda (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States and The Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Potnas
writer:
Leon Bryant, Common (US rapper), Carvin Haggins (US songwriter), Andre Harris (US hip hop/RnB producer, part of Dre & Vidal), Darren Henson, Jalil Hutchins, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist), Lawrence Smith (US hip hop producer), Lennie Bennett and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
3.56:10
12No More
recording engineer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer) and Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist)
producer:
Darren "Limitless" Henson and Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist)
mixer:
Rich Travali
keyboard [keyboards]:
Andre Harris (US hip hop/RnB producer, part of Dre & Vidal)
additional vocals:
Lia Grant (Lia Grant, pop R&B singer), Sydney Lim, Sandy Plute and K. Shorey
performer:
Breeze (US R&B vocalist, works with Will Smith)
recorded at:
A Touch of Jazz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and The Hacienda (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Casino Lights by Neil Larsen & Buzz Feiten
recording of:
No More
writer:
Neil Larsen and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
33:25
13Uuhhh
recording engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Rich Travali
producer:
Darren "Limitless" Henson and Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist)
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
vocals:
Kel Spencer
recorded at:
A Touch of Jazz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Susie Q by José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
recording of:
Uuhhh
writer:
Eleanor Broadwater, Common (US rapper), D.A. Clear (the person, US rapper), Dale Hawkins, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist), Lennie Bennett, Stanley Lewis (well known 60s/70s US producer/songwriter) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
3.53:29
14Wild Wild West
recording engineer:
Arty Skye and Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
additional producer:
Mark Wilson
producer:
Rob Fusari
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
turntable [scratches]:
Jazzy Jeff (DJ/turntablist)
performer:
Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee
mixed at:
Encore Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Wild Wild West (movie title theme)
writer:
Rob Fusari, Mohandas Dewese, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Stevie Wonder
part of:
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (number: 1999)
is based on:
I Wish
is based on:
Wild Wild West (Kool Moe Dee original version)
4.654:28
15The Rain
recording engineer:
Darren Henson and Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist)
producer:
Darren "Limitless" Henson and Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist)
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
guest vocals:
Jill Scott
recorded at:
A Touch of Jazz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
I Believe In Miracles by Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
recording of:
The Rain
writer:
Common (US rapper), Darren Henson, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist), Jill Scott, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
3.54:49

Credits

Release

executive producer:DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (American hip hop duo)
Omarr Rambert
Track Masters
mastering:Herb Powers, Jr.
manufactured by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding)
copyrighted (©) by and 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 1999)
mastered at:Powers House of Sound in New York, New York, United States

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Freakin' It
Wild Wild West
Will 2k
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/15817 [info]
Wikidata:Q1405855 [info]