Essential R&B: The Love Collection

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Burn
recording of:
Burn
writer:
Bryan Michael Cox (US R&B/hip‐hop producer/songwriter), Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ) and Usher Raymond (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Babyboy’s Little Publishing Co., EMI-April Music, Inc., Noontime South, Shaniah Cymone Music, UR IV Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Usher4:09
2Trick Me
recording of:
Trick Me
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Austin
publisher:
Cyptron Music and EMI Blackwood Music, Inc.
Kelis3:23
3On My Knees
recording of:
On My Knees
writer:
Tania Boniface, Kim Hoglund (aka Kakemonsteret & Kookie), Tish Martin, Carolyn Owlett, Fitzgerald Scott, Suze Furlonger (collaborated with Mousse T. on "All Nite Long") and Ed Townsed
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), I Q Music Ltd. and Scotland Music
The 411 feat. Ghostface Killah3:09
4Waterfalls
recording of:
Waterfalls
writer:
Marqueze Ethridge, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group)
publisher:
BELT STAR MUSIC, Hitco Music, Organized Noize Music, Pebbitone Music, Red Light & Incense Music, Stiff Shirt Music, Inc., TIZBIZ Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
TLC4:13
5Mr. Loverman
guest vocals and guest performer:
Chevelle Franklyn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1992)
recording of:
Mr. Loverman
writer:
Mikey Bennett, Hopeton Lindo and Shabba Ranks
publisher:
Greensleeves Publishing Ltd.
Shabba Ranks feat. Chevelle Franklyn2.53:39
6Say My Name
recording of:
Say My Name
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, LaShawn Daniels (US contemporary R&B songwriter), Fred Jerkins, Rodney Jerkins, Kelendria Trene Rowland, LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson
Destiny’s Child4:03
7Cry Me a River
recording engineer:
Senator Jimmy D (engineer)
assistant engineer:
"Steamy" and Carlos "Storm" Martinez (Sound engineer)
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
clavinet:
Scott Storch (producer)
guitar:
Bill Pettaway (R&B songwriter, musician, producer)
background vocals:
Greater Anointing, Marsha Ambroise, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Tyrone Tribbett
conductor:
Larry Gold (strings)
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
vocals arranger:
Justin Timberlake
produced for:
Timbaland Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
The Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (strings) and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Manhattan Center Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake
part of:
VH1’s Big Song of 2003 (number: 27)
recording of:
Cry Me a River
lyricist and composer:
Scott Storch (producer), Justin Timberlake and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
Scott Storch Music, Tennman Tunes, TVT Music, Inc., Virginia Beach Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Justin Timberlake4.054:51
8Wishing on a Star
recording of:
Wishing on a Star (Jay-Z version)
writer:
Billie Calvin (Billie Rae Calvin)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Wishing on a Star
Jay‐Z3:58
9Ride Wit U (no rap)
performer:
50 Cent, Lloyd Banks (US rapper) and Young Buck (American rapper)
partial recording of:
Ride Wit U
writer:
Ivan Barias, Christopher Lloyd (US rapper), Curtis Jackson, David Brown (American rapper), Carvin Haggins, Frank Romano (Guitarist, producer) and James Rayshawn Smith
Joe33:34
10Breathe
producer:
Ivan Matias
guest vocals:
Sean Paul (Jamaican reggae/dancehall)
lead vocals:
Blu Cantrell
performer:
Sean Paul (Jamaican reggae/dancehall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 2002)
samples:
What’s the Difference (explicit) by Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) featuring Eminem (US rapper) & Xzibit
music videos:
Breathe by Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul (Jamaican reggae/dancehall)
recording of:
Breathe (Blu Cantrell, rap version)
lyricist and composer:
Alvin Joiner, Charles Aznavour, Richard Bembery, Marshall Mathers (US rapper), Andrea Martin (singer/songwriter for various dance/soul artists), Ivan Matias, Melvin Charles Bradford (US west coast hip-hop producer Melvin Bradford; Aftermath Entertainment) and Stephon Harris Cunningham
version of:
Breathe
Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul3.63:51
11No Letting Go
Wayne Wonder3:25
12At Your Best (You Are Love)
Aaliyah4:33
13Breathe Again
recording of:
Breathe Again
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ECAF (from 1993 to present) and Sony Songs Inc. (from 1993 to present)
Toni Braxton44:19
14Baby Boy
Big Brovaz3:21
15Sorry 2004
Ruben Studdard3:48
16Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)
recording of:
Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)
writer:
Dallas Austin and JC Chasez
JC Chasez4:42
17If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time
R. Kelly4:20
18If I Ain't Got You (Kanye West mix)
remixer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Alicia Keys3:47
19Try It on My Own
recording of:
Try It on My Own
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Carole Bayer Sager, Jason Edmonds, Aleese Simmons and Nathan Walton
Whitney Houston4:43
20F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)
Eamon3:17
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Roses
lead vocals:
André 3000
other vocals [rap]:
Big Boi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 2003)
edit of:
Roses (explicit) by OutKast
recording of:
Roses
writer:
Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin and Matt Boykin
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Gnat Booty and Seven Sax
OutKast3.54:14
2Naughty Girl
Beyoncé3:23
3No Woman, No Cry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1996)
cover recording of:
No Woman, No Cry
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Ford
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974) and Global (publisher) (in 1976)
Fugees4:20
4Gon '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 and Tete San Ko Publishing
Wyclef Jean feat. Canibus3:18
5Foolish
producer:
7 and Irv Gotti
produced for:
Top Dawg Productions
samples:
Stay With Me by DeBarge
music videos:
Foolish by Ashanti (US R&B singer and musician)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 2002 (number: 2)
recording of:
Foolish
writer:
Ashanti Shequoyia Douglas (US R&B singer and musician), Mark DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan (R&B/soul singer/songwriter, a/k/a Etterlene Jordan), Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr. and Marcus Vest
publisher:
Baeza Music LLC, DJ Irv Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., N-the-Water Publishing Inc., Pookietoots Publishing, Sony/ATV Melody and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
is based on:
Stay With Me
Ashanti3.53:50
6I'm Gonna Be Alright (Trackmasters remix)
remixer:
Trackmasters
guest performer:
Nas (US rapper)
performer:
Nas (US rapper)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Be Alright
writer:
Ronald LaPread, Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo), Lorraine Cheryl Cook, Troy Oliver and Cory Rooney
publisher:
Commodores Entertainment Publishing Corp., Cori Tiffani Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Milk Chocolate Factory, Nuyorican Publishing, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Jennifer Lopez feat. Nas3.92:51
7Too Close
recording of:
Too Close
writer:
Raphael Brown, Robert Ford, Jr. (hip hop writer and producer), Keir Gist (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist), Kurtis Walker, Larry Smith (US hip hop producer), Darren Lighty, Denzil Miller, J.B. Moore (producer, composer) and Robert L. Huggar (US R&B artist Robert Lavelle Huggar)
Next3:18
8Girlfriend
assistant recording engineer:
Paul Gregory (US engineer), Rowie Nameri and Matina Scarpino
recording engineer:
Brian Garten
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
assistant mixer:
Josean Possey
mixer:
Jean‐Marie Horvat
vocals:
Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Justin Timberlake
recording of:
Girlfriend
writer:
Chad Hugo, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
Chase Chad Music (BMI), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Tennman Tunes, Waters of Nazareth and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
*NSYNC2.24:14
9Nuthin' But a "G" Thang
drum machine programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Greg “Gregski” Royal (US hip-hop producer, engineer and mixer) and Chris “The Glove” Taylor (US DJ & hip-hop producer)
additional vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (in 1992)
samples:
I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You by Leon Haywood
music videos:
Nuthin’ but a "G" Thang by Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) feat. Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 29) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 419)
recording of:
Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg) and Tracy Curry (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
is based on:
I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg3.53:59
10California Love
performer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
California Love (original version)
lyricist:
James Anderson (US rapper, Death Row Records artist)
writer:
Joe Cocker, Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Mikel Hooks, Ronnie Hudson, Tupac Shakur (2Pac’s personal identity), Chris Stainton, Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
publisher:
Delirious Music, Embassy Music Corporation, Essex Music International, Inc., H & R Lastrada Music, Onward Music Ltd., R2M Music (BMI), Saja Music Co. (publisher), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2Pac feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman3.654:01
11Gin & Juice
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Dat Nigga Daz (US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
lead vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1993) and Interscope Records (in 1993)
recording of:
Gin & Juice
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
Snoop Doggy Dogg4.33:32
12No More Rain
recording of:
No More Rain (In This Cloud)
writer:
Gordon Chambers (American singer-songwriter, and producer), James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter), Angie Stone and Albert Williams
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Hitco South, Lady Diamond Publishing, October 12th Music, PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Windswept Pacific Music
is based on:
Neither One of Us
Angie Stone3:50
13Right Here
recording of:
Right Here
writer:
John Bettis, Brian Alexander Morgan and Steve Porcaro
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
SWV43:44
14Two Can Play That Game
recording of:
Two Can Play That Game
writer:
Bernard Belle, Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member), David "Redhead" Guppy and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
publisher:
Bobby Brown Music (in 1992), Donril Music (in 1992), Down Low Publishing (in 1992), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1992), Mom and Dad Publishing (in 1992) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (in 1992)
Bobby Brown3:24
15Be Alone No More
recording of:
Be Alone No More
writer:
Steve Dubin, Andrea Martin (singer/songwriter for various dance/soul artists) and Ivan Matias
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd, Warner Chappell Music Ltd (1996–2019) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd
Another Level feat. Jay‐Z3:59
16U Know What's Up
recording of:
U Know What’s Up
composer:
Edward Ferrell, Anthony Hamilton (US R&B/soul singer & producer), Clifton Lightly, Darren Lighty and Balewa Muhammad
Donell Jones4:02
17Comin' From Where I'm From
recording engineer and producer:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician)
membranophone programming:
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 (add no releases here!) (in 2003)
recording of:
Comin’ From Where I’m From (from 2002 until 2003)
writer:
Mark Batson (American producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and musician) and Anthony Hamilton (US R&B/soul singer & producer)
Anthony Hamilton44:01
18Be Careful
recording of:
Be Careful
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
Sparkle feat. R. Kelly5:13
19Beautiful
additional assistant engineer:
Andrew Chavez (engineer)
additional engineer:
David Guerrero
assistant engineer:
Rafael Serrano and Davy Vain
engineer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) and Davy Vain (task: Pro Tools)
producer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
assistant mixer:
Ethan Willoughby
mixer:
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado (mixer)
additional strings, bass guitar [bass], guitar [guitars] and piano:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
cello:
Richard Dodd (cellist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Brian MacLeod (American drummer)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Damon Fox
strings:
The Section
viola:
Shanti Randall
violin:
Eric Gorfain
additional arranger:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
mixed for:
Essential Arts Management, LTD
additionally recorded at:
The Enterprise Studios (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
The Enterprise Studios (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
engineered at:
Mad Dog Studios (Burbank, 1996–unknown) in Burbank, California, United States
music videos:
Beautiful by Christina Aguilera
part of:
CBC Music: 12 Songs About Bullying, VH1’s Big Song of 2003 (number: 17) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 260)
recording of:
Beautiful
lyricist and composer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Stuck in the Throat
Christina Aguilera4.24:00
20Regulate
recording engineer and mixer:
Greg Geitzenauer
producer:
Warren G
additional mixer:
John Morris (engineer)
editor:
John Philip Shenale
guest guitar:
Andreas Straub
guest keyboard:
Greg Geitzenauer
lead vocals:
Nate Dogg and Warren G
performer:
Nate Dogg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rush Associated Labels (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Track Record, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edited at:
The Nut Ranch in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
I Keep Forgettin’ by Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Sign of the Times by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
music videos:
Regulate (music video) by Warren G
recording of:
Regulate
writer:
Nathaniel Hale and Warren Griffin
publisher:
Shug Publishing and Warren G. Publishing
is based on:
I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)
Warren G feat. Nate Dogg4.454:09

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part of:Essential R&B (order: 1)