R&B Anthems 1979-2009

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

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Love Is Your LoveWhitney Houston53:55
2Gansta's Paradise
producer:
Doug Rasheed
vocals:
L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
samples:
Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder
music videos:
Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer) feat. L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
recording of:
Gangsta’s Paradise
writer:
Artis L. Ivey Jr. (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer), Larry James Sanders (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”), Doug Rasheed and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd., Jobete Music and Polygram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
is based on:
Pastime Paradise
Coolio3.954:01
3I Believe I Can FlyR. Kelly3:14
4The Boy Is MineBrandy & Monica4:00
5Return Of The Mack
additional producer:
Cutfather & Joe
producer:
Phil Chill and Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
remixer:
Cutfather & Joe
recording of:
Return of the Mack
lyricist and composer:
Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
Mark Morrison43:31
6No Scrubs
recording of:
No Scrubs
additional writer:
Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes
writer:
Kandi Burruss (US R&B singer-songwriter, actress & record producer Kandi Burruss), Kevin Briggs and Tameka Cottle
TLC3:00
7Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Amthem)
recording engineer:
Paul Falcon
producer:
The 45 King (aka DJ Mark)
mixer:
Ken “DURO” Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Platinum Island in New York, New York, United States
samples:
It’s the Hard‐Knock Life (Annie, 1977 original Broadway cast) by Andrea McArdle, Orphans
recording of:
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
writer:
Martin Charnin, Mark Howard James (aka DJ Mark), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Charles Strouse
publisher:
45 Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Helene Blue Musique Ltd., Lil Lulu Music and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
JAY‐Z3.43:59
8ShacklesMary Mary3:15
9You Don't Love Me (No No No)
recording of:
You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)
writer:
Willie Cobbs, Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Dawn Penn
version of:
You Don’t Love Me
Dawn Penn4:34
10Fu Gee La
engineer:
Gary Noble
producer:
Salaam Remi
lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees)
performer:
Fugees
recorded at and mixed at:
The Crib in New York, New York, United States
samples:
If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right by Ramsey Lewis and Ooo La La La by Teena Marie
recording of:
Fu-Gee-La
composer:
Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor), Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees) and Salaam Remi
Fugees3.84:13
11Pony
lead vocals:
Ginuwine (US R&B singer)
edit of:
Pony by Ginuwine (US R&B singer)
recording of:
Pony
writer:
Ginuwine (US R&B singer), Static Major (US rapper, songwriter & producer, aka Static) and Timbaland
Ginuwine3.754:11
12Too Close
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 34)
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)
Next54:06
13If You Love Me
recording of:
If You Love Me
lyricist:
Gordon Chambers (American singer-songwriter, and producer) and Nichole Gilbert
composer:
Dave "Jam" Hall (producer a.k.a. Jam)
publisher:
Brown Girl Music, Orisha Music, Paisley Park, Stone Jam Publishing Inc., The Night Rainbow Music (publisher) and WC Music Corp.
Brownstone3:12
14Don't Walk AwayJade44:44
15U Know What's Up
producer:
Edward Ferrell and Darren Lighty
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 Jones44:01
16All Good
producer:
De La Soul
mixer:
Troy Hightower
bass:
Pino Palladino
guest vocals:
Chaka Khan
performer:
Chaka Khan
recording of:
All Good?
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul), Supa Dave West (US Hip-Hop producer) and Yvette Marie Stevens
Chaka Khan with De La Soul55:00
17Don't Think I'm NotKandi3.53:50
18There You Go
Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs & Kandi & Anthony Moore3:22
19Overload
recording of:
Overload
writer:
Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Siobhán Donaghy, Felix Howard (British model & songwriter), John Lipsey, Cameron McVey and Paul Simm (English musician, composer, engineer and producer)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and SM Publishing (UK) Limited (current name of Sony Music Publishing UK)
Sugababes4:05
20Fill Me In
recording of:
Fill Me In
writer:
Craig David and Mark Hill (Mark Hill)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Craig David4:11
CD 3