The R&B Yearbook 2009

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

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Beat Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2009)
recording of:
Beat Again
writer:
Wayne Hector and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
JLS3.53:18
2Oopsy Daisy
guest vocals:
Dayo Olatunji
recording of:
Oopsy Daisy
writer:
Jahmaal Flyffe (grime/rap, a.k.a. Chipmunk) and Talay Riley
Chipmunk featuring Dayo Olatunji23:39
3Single Ladies
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
Beyoncé3.853:15
4Battlefield
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)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 57)
recording of:
Battlefield
writer:
Louis Biancaniello, Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer), Sam Watters and Wayne Wilkins
publisher:
Blow the Speakers LLC, Breakthrough Creations, EMI April Music, S M Y, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony ATV (Sony/ATV), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Write 2 Live
Jordin Sparks3.254:01
5Love Sex MagicCiara featuring Justin Timberlake2.93:41
6Change
recording engineer:
Matt Lawrence, Derek Pacuk, Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer) and Gabriel Roth (Gabriel Alexander Roth)
assistant engineer:
Dan Parry (British mix/recording engineer)
co-producer:
Andrew Wyatt (US vocalist, songwriter)
producer:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
baritone saxophone:
Ian Hendrixson-Smith
bass guitar:
Nick Movshon
drums (drum set):
Homer Steinweiss
guitar:
Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
tenor saxophone:
Neil Sugarman
trumpet:
Dave Guy
guest vocals:
Wale (US rapper)
vocals:
Daniel Merriweather
arranger:
Daniel Merriweather
recording of:
Change
writer:
Victor Axelrod, Daniel Merriweather, Olubowale Victor Akintimehin (US rapper) and Andrew Wyatt (US vocalist, songwriter)
Daniel Merriweather featuring Wale4.353:22
7Breathe Slow
recording of:
Breathe Slow
writer:
Alesha Dixon (English singer, rapper, dancer and author)
Alesha Dixon33:36
8If This Isn't Love
music video for:
If This Isn't Love (music video) by Jennifer Hudson
recording of:
If This Isn’t Love
writer:
Brian Kennedy (US composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist), Theron Thomas and Timothy Thomas (US-based caribbean R&B/hip hop musician)
Jennifer Hudson23:38
9Daylight
Kelly Rowland featuring Travie McCoy3:31
10Superwoman
drums (drum set) programming:
Kerry Brothers
additional engineer:
Zach Hancock, Seth Waldmann and Stuart White
engineer:
Ann Mincieli
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Steve Mostyn
drums (drum set):
Trevor Lawrence, Jr. (R&B/hip hop drummer/musician)
electric piano:
Alicia Keys
recording of:
Superwoman
writer:
Alicia Keys, Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) and Steve Mostyn
Alicia Keys3.54:10
11If She KnewLemar23:30
12Take You Down
Chris Brown4:07
13Number One (remix)
R. Kelly featuring Keyshia Cole & T‐Pain4:45
14If I Was Your Man
Joe3:53
15How Do I Breathe
producer:
StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
Mario33:38
16Blame ItJamie Foxx featuring T‐Pain54:23
17Damaged
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 42)
recording of:
Damaged
Danity Kane33:37
18Long Distance
recording of:
Long Distance
writer:
Olly Knights (British musician from Turin Brakes) and Gale Paridjanian
Brandy2.53:48
19Moving Mountains
recording of:
Moving Mountains
writer:
Kuk Harrell, Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart), The‐Dream (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash) and Usher (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
Usher35:00
20Tonight
Jay Sean3:26
2CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Right Round
guest vocals:
Kesha (American singer fka Ke$ha)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 6)
recording of:
Right Round
additional writer:
Aaron Bay‐Schuck (A&R, writing, directing, production credits)
writer:
Allan Grigg, Justin Franks (Justin Franks), Philip Lawrence (urban songwriter/producer, of The Smeezingtons), Lukasz Gottwald, Bruno Mars (US singer), Michael Percy, Peter Burns, Stephen Coy, Timothy Lever and Tramar Dillard (American rapper)
publisher:
Artist Publishing Group West, Burning Music Ltd., J Franks Publishing, Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated), Kojaktrax, Mars Force Music, Music Famamanem LP, Northside Independent Music Publishing LLC, Prescription Songs, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Westbury Music Ltd.
is based on:
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
Flo Rida feat. Ke$ha4.13:27
2Holiday
Dizzee Rascal3:41
3Hotel Room Service
recording of:
Hotel Room Service
writer:
Armando C. Perez (American rapper), Hugh Brankin, Ross Campbell (Scottish techno producer), Christopher Wongwon, Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), David Hobbs (US hip-hop DJ and producer Mr. Mixx), James Scheffer, John Reid (UK DJ/producer & vocalist John Robinson Reid), Luther Campbell (US rapper Luther Campbell (2 Live Crew); aka Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke), Mark Ross, Nile Rodgers and Graham Wilson (Scottish techno producer, member of Nightcrawlers)
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Chrysalis Songs, EMI Blackwood Music, Inc., EMI Virgin Music, Inc., JimiPub, Music Of Ever Hip-Hop, Pitbull’s Legacy (BMI), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music–MGB Songs and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
quotes lyrics from:
Rapper’s Delight
quotes lyrics from:
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
quotes lyrics from:
Nasty Boy
Pitbull4:00
4Fire Burning
recording of:
Fire Burning
writer:
Bilal Hajji, Kisean Anderson (Jamaican-American rapper, singer, composer & record producer) and RedOne
Sean Kingston3:56
5Day ’n’ Night
additional producer:
Crookers (Italian DJ/producer project)
co-producer:
Kid Cudi
producer:
Dot da Genius
remixer:
Crookers (Italian DJ/producer project)
recording of:
Day ’n’ Nite
lyricist:
Scott Mescudi
composer:
Oladipo Omishore and Scott Mescudi
publisher:
Elsie's Baby Boy Publishing (ASCAP), Owo Olorun (ASCAP) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Kid Cudi vs. Crookers3.652:45
6Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)
recording of:
Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Close) (DJ Ironik version)
writer:
Ironik (UK urban artist)
DJ Ironik feat. Chipmunk & Elton John3:26
7Cash in My Pocket
recording of:
Cash in My Pocket
Wiley feat. Daniel Merriweather33:01
8Migrane Skank (Ripper dance remix)
Gracious K2:51
9Pro Nails
Kid Sister feat. Kanye West3:29
10Freeze
T‐Pain feat. Chris Brown3:40
11Bust Your Windows
Jazmine Sullivan4:26
12Lets Take a Walk
recording of:
Let's Take a Walk
composer:
Greg Curtis and Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq2:30
13Pretty Wings
Maxwell4:17
14The Point of It All
Anthony Hamilton3:51
15Everybody Knows
John Legend4:37
16I Need a Girl
Trey Songz3:39
17Shine
Laura Izibor3:18
18T.O.N.Y
recording of:
T.O.N.Y.
writer:
CeeLo Green and Jack Splash
Solange3:55
19So Fine
Sean Paul3:32
20Whatever You Like
T.I.3:42