3 Original CDs: Yo! Bum Rush the Show / It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back / Fear of a Black Planet

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Yo! Bum Rush the Show
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1You’re Gonna Get Yours
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
recording of:
You’re Gonna Get Yours
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee
34:05
2Sophisticated Bitch
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
solo guitar:
Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)
recording of:
Sophisticated Bitch
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee and William Drayton
3.254:30
3Miuzi Weighs a Ton
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
recording of:
Miuzi Weighs a Ton
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee
3.55:44
4Timebomb
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
samples:
Just Kissed My Baby by The Meters
recording of:
Timebomb
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee
3.352:55
5Too Much Posse
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
recording of:
Too Much Posse
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee and William Drayton
32:25
6Rightstarter (Message to a Black Man)
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
recording of:
Rightstarter (Message to a Black Man)
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee
3.353:49
7Public Enemy No. 1
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
samples:
Blow Your Head by Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s
recording of:
Public Enemy No. 1
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee
3.254:41
8M.P.E.
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
recording of:
M.P.E.
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee and William Drayton
33:44
9Yo! Bum Rush the Show
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
recording of:
Yo! Bum Rush the Show
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee and William Drayton
34:26
10Raise the Roof
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
recording of:
Raise the Roof
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
35:19
11Megablast
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
recording of:
Megablast
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee and William Drayton
32:51
12Terminator X Speaks With His Hands
engineer:
Steve Ett and Steven Linsley
co-producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
producer:
Bill Stephney
mixer:
Steve Ett, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Steven Linsley
recording of:
Terminator X Speaks With His Hands
writer:
Carlton Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Drayton
2.752:13
2▼Enhanced CD: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
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1Countdown to Armageddon
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
Countdown to Armageddon
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
1.51:40
2Bring the Noise
producer:
Carl Ryder, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Get Off Your Ass and Jam by Funkadelic and It's My Thing, Part 1 by Marva Whitney
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 90), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 160) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 397)
recording of:
Bring tha Noize (Original Version) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Hank Shocklee
composer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, George Clinton (US funk musician), Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3.853:46
3Don’t Believe the Hype
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
I Got Ants in My Pants, Part 1 by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss
recording of:
Don’t Believe the Hype (in 1987)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
3.55:19
4Cold Lampin’ With Flavor
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
Cold Lampin’ With Flavor
writer:
Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
2.654:17
5Terminator X to the Edge of Panic
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
Flash’s Theme by Queen (UK rock group)
music videos:
Terminator X to the Edge of Panic by Public Enemy (US rap group)
recording of:
Terminator X to the Edge of Panic
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Norman Lee Rogers and William Jonathan Drayton
2.654:31
6Mind Terrorist
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
Mind Terrorist
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
1.651:20
7Louder Than a Bomb
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
Louder Than a Bomb
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
2.753:39
8Caught, Can We Get a Witness?
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
Caught, Can We Get a Witness?
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
2.654:53
9Show ’em Whatcha Got
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
Show 'Em Whatcha Got
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
2.351:56
10She Watch Channel Zero?!
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
Angel of Death by Slayer (US thrash metal band) and Funky Drummer by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
She Watch Channel Zero?!
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Richard Griffin, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
33:49
11Night of the Living Baseheads
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
music videos:
Night of the Living Baseheads (video) by Public Enemy (US rap group)
recording of:
Night of the Living Baseheads
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
3.53:15
12Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
publisher:
Bring the Noize Inc. and Def American Songs, Inc.
3.56:23
13Security of the First World
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
Ashley’s Roachclip by The Soul Searchers (70s US funk group)
recording of:
Security of the First World
composer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
21:20
14Rebel Without a Pause
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
samples:
The Grunt by The J.B.’s
recording of:
Rebel Without a Pause (in 1987)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Norman Lee Rogers, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
3.65:03
15Prophets of Rage
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
Prophets of Rage
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
3.13:19
16Party for Your Right to Fight
producer:
Carl Ryder and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
Party for Your Right to Fight
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
2.653:25
Data tracks
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
recording of:
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
publisher:
Bring the Noize Inc. and Def American Songs, Inc.
4:06
Night of the Living Baseheads
recording of:
Night of the Living Baseheads
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
6:01
3▼CD: Fear of a Black Planet
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1Contract on the World Love Jam (instrumental)
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Contract on the World Love Jam
composer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
2.751:44
2Brothers Gonna Work It Out
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Brothers Gonna Work It Out
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
3.25:05
3911 Is a Joke
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
911 Is a Joke
writer:
Eric Sadler, Keith Shocklee and William Jonathan Drayton
3.83:17
4Incident at 66.6 FM (instrumental)
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Incident at 66.6 FM
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
1.751:38
5Welcome to the Terrordome
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989)
recording of:
Welcome to the Terrordome
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
45:26
6Meet the G That Killed Me
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Meet the G That Killed Me
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
1.750:45
7Pollywanacraka
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Pollywanacraka
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
1.353:52
8Anti‐Nigger Machine
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Anti‐Nigger Machine
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
1.353:17
9Burn Hollywood Burn
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Burn Hollywood Burn
writer:
Antonio Hardy, Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, O’Shea Jackson, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
3.252:46
10Power to the People
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989)
recording of:
Power to the People
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
2.53:48
11Who Stole the Soul?
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Who Stole the Soul?
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
2.53:52
12Fear of a Black Planet
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Fear of a Black Planet
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
2.63:42
13Revolutionary Generation
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Revolutionary Generation
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
2.55:43
14Can’t Do Nuttin’ for Ya Man
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
2.252:47
15Reggie Jax
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Reggie Jax
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
21:36
16Leave This Off Your Fu*kin Charts (instrumental)
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Leave This Off Your Fu*kin Charts
writer:
Norman Lee Rogers
2.52:31
17B Side Wins Again
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
B Side Wins Again
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
2.83:46
18War at 33⅓
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
War at 33⅓
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
2.52:08
19Final Count of the Collision Between Us and the Damned (instrumental)
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Final Count of the Collision Between Us and the Damned
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
1.750:49
20Fight the Power
producer:
The Bomb Squad (production team), Carl Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990) and 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 1990)
samples:
Funky Drummer by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 2), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 68) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 322)
recording of:
Fight the Power
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Eric Sadler and Keith Shocklee
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
3.74:43