From The Beginning - The Best

~ Release by Beyoncé (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1If I Were a Boy
recording engineer:
Jim Caruana (lead vocals) and Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist)
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles and Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist)
assistant mixer:
Matt Green (mix engineer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
additional drums (drum set) [drums] and guitar:
Syience (songwriter, record producer and musician)
drums (drum set) [live drums]:
Jens Gad
instruments:
Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist)
lead vocals:
Beyoncé
arranger:
Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
produced for:
Music World Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
GAD Studios in Ibiza, Illes Balears (Balearic Islands), Spain, Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States, Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals) and Strawberrybee Productions in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 48)
recording of:
If I Were a Boy
publisher:
BC Jean
writer:
Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist) and BC Jean
composer:
Brittany Jean Carlson and Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist)
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc., Gad Songs, LLC and Liedela Music
Beyoncé3.854:10
2Stand Up for Love
Beyoncé4:44
3Crazy in LoveBeyoncé feat. Jay‐Z3:45
4Halo
assistant recording engineer:
Christian Baker
recording engineer:
Jim Caruana (lead vocals) and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
assistant mixer:
Matt Green (mix engineer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
instruments:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
lead vocals:
Beyoncé
arranger:
Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
produced for:
Music World Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Germano Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Mansfield Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States and Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Halo by Beyoncé
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 24) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Halo
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, E. Kidd Bogart and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
B‐Day Publishing, Beluga Heights Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., Here’s Lookin’ at You Kidd Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Write 2 Live
Beyoncé4.254:22
5Independent Women Part 1
Beyoncé3:35
6Naughty Girl
engineer:
Carlos Bedoya
producer:
Scott Storch (producer)
assistant mixer:
Greg Price (engineer) and Luz Vasquez
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
lead vocals:
Beyoncé
performer:
Beyoncé
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)
recorded at:
South Beach Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
mixed at and engineered at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Love to Love You Baby (album version) by Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
recording of:
Naughty Girl
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Angela Beyincé, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, Giorgio Moroder, Scott Storch (producer), Donna Summer (soul/disco diva) and Robert Waller
publisher:
Angela Beyince Music, Beyoncé Publishing, Black Owned Musik, Hitco South, TVT Music, Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Love to Love You Baby
Beyoncé3.43:29
7DissapearBeyoncé44:29
8Survivor
Beyoncé3:48
9Broken-Hearted Girl
additional recording engineer:
Jim Caruana (lead vocals)
recording engineer:
Mikkel S. Eriksen
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles and StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
assistant mixer:
Matt Green (mix engineer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
instruments:
Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen
lead vocals:
Beyoncé
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
produced for:
45th & 3rd Music LLC and Music World Productions, Inc.
additionally recorded at:
Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals)
recorded at:
Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Broken‐Hearted Girl by Beyoncé
recording of:
Broken‐Hearted Girl
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Tor Erik Hermansen, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Mikkel S. Eriksen
publisher:
B‐Day Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Faze 2 Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Beyoncé2.654:39
10Ave Maria
recording engineer:
Mikkel S. Eriksen
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles and StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
assistant mixer:
Matt Green (mix engineer)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
guitar:
Ian Dench
other instruments:
Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen
lead vocals:
Beyoncé
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
produced for:
45th & 3rd Music LLC and Music World Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Ave Maria
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Ian Dench, Amanda Ghost, Tor Erik Hermansen, Makeba (R&B vocal producer, singer / songwriter - Makeba Riddick) and Mikkel S. Eriksen
publisher:
Amanda Ghost Bucks Music Group Limited (Bucks Music Group), B‐Day Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Ian Dench Music, Janice Combs Publishing, Inc., Makeba Yoga Flames Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
is based on:
Ave Maria (Ellens dritter Gesang), S. 557d (for solo piano, Liszt, first version)
Beyoncé43:42
11Lose My Breath, Say My Name
Beyoncé3:32
12Say My Name
Beyoncé4:00
13Irreplaceable
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Kinelski
recording engineer:
Jim Caruana and Geoff Rice (engineer)
co-producer:
S. Smith
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles and StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
assistant mixer:
Steve Tolle (mix engineer)
mixer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer)
guitar:
Espen Lind
other instruments:
Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen
lead vocals:
Beyoncé
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2006)
mixed for:
Clearwater Entertainment
produced for:
Compound Ent. (Ne-Yo's label), Delirious/Blacksmith Management and Music World Productions, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Irreplaceable by Beyoncé
recording of:
Irreplaceable
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Amund Bjørklund, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Espen Lind and Shaffer Smith
publisher:
Beyoncé Publishing, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Stellar Songs Ltd., Supersaying and Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!)
Beyoncé3.653:48
14Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
recording engineer:
Brian “B‐LUV” Thomas (producer/engineer), Jim Caruana (lead vocals) and Kuk Harrell
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Beyoncé Knowles (lead vocals), C. “Tricky” Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart) and Terius “TheDream” Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
assistant mixer:
Randy Urbanski and Andrew Wuepper
mixer:
Jaycen Joshua and Dave Pensado (mixer)
lead vocals:
Beyoncé
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
mixed for:
The Penua Project
produced for:
Music World Productions, Inc., Radio Killa and RedZone Entertainment
recorded at:
Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals) and The Boom Boom Room in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee North in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyoncé
instrumental versions:
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (instrumental) by Beyonce
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 8), Pitchfork Presents: The 100 Best Tracks of 2008 (number: 23), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 135) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 228)
recording of:
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart), Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash) and Thaddis Harrell
publisher:
2082 Music, B‐Day Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., March 9th Publishing (ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Peer (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and WB Music Publishing
Beyoncé3.853:13
15Radio
recording engineer:
Jim Caruana, Jim Caruana (lead vocals) and Jim Jonsin
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love and Rico Love (lead vocals)
mixer:
Matt Green (mix engineer) and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
lead vocals:
Beyoncé
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
produced for:
353 Music Group, D‐Town, Division One (R&B production company), Music World Productions, Inc. and Rebel Rock Productions
recorded at:
Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals) and The Boom Boom Room in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Radio
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, James Scheffer, Rico Love and Dwayne Nesmith
publisher:
B‐Day Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Foray Music, JimiPub Music, Nujerez Music, Rico Love Is Still a Rapper and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Beyoncé33:39
16Bug a Boo
recording of:
Bug a Boo
writer:
Beyoncé, Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs, Kandi (US R&B singer-songwriter, actress & record producer Kandi Burruss), LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland
Beyoncé3:22
17BootyliciousBeyoncé3:28
18Amor gitano
assistant recording engineer:
David Lopez (engineer/producer based in Los Angeles, CA) and Shane Woodley
recording engineer:
Andres Bermudez and Clay Perry
programming:
Rudy Pérez (Cuban-born American) and Clay Perry
artist & repertoire support:
Paul Forat, Max Gousse and Mathew Knowles (Beyoncé and Solange’s father)
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles and Rudy Pérez (Cuban-born American)
assistant mixer:
David Lopez (engineer/producer based in Los Angeles, CA)
mixer:
Bruce Weeden
editor:
Clay Perry
classical guitar [Spanish guitars]:
Rudy Pérez (Cuban-born American) and René Luis Toledo
keyboard [keyboards]:
Rudy Pérez (Cuban-born American) and Clay Perry
background vocals:
Jasmin Cruz (backup singer for Stevie Wonder) and Rudy Pérez (Cuban-born American)
lead vocals:
Beyoncé and Alejandro Fernández (Mexican singer, son of Vicente Fernández)
other vocals [gypsy chant]:
Paco “El Sevillano”
arranger:
Rudy Pérez (Cuban-born American)
lead vocals [Alejandro Fernández's vocals] arranger:
Áureo Baqueiro and Rudy Pérez (Cuban-born American)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2007)
produced for:
Music World Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Roc the Mic in New York, New York, United States and The Beach House Recording Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
mixed at:
The Beach House Recording Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
recording of:
Amor gitano
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Jaime Flores and Reyli Barba
publisher:
B‐Day Publishing, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Monster Music (publisher)
Beyoncé feat. Alejandro Fernández2.53:48
19Bills Bills Bills
recording of:
Bills, Bills, Bills
writer:
Beyoncé, Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs, Kandi (US R&B singer-songwriter, actress & record producer Kandi Burruss), LeToya Luckett and Kelly Rowland
Beyoncé3:45