Best of Black ’99: The Finest Black Music of the Year

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1All n My Grill (edit)
performer:
MC Solaar
edit of:
All n My Grill by Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) feat. MC Solaar
recording of:
All n My Grill (MC Solaar version)
revision of:
All n My Grill
Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott feat. MC Solaar43:34
2Did You Ever Think (album version)
R. Kelly34:28
3Bills, Bills, Bills
producer:
Beyoncé and Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs
lead vocals:
Beyoncé
music videos:
Bills, Bills, Bills by Destiny’s Child
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
Destiny’s Child44:16
4Where My Girls At (radio edit)
producer:
Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer), Eric Seats and Rapture Stewart (American producer & songwriter)
background vocals:
702
music videos:
Where My Girls At by 702
recording of:
Where My Girls At
writer:
Eric Seats, Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Rapture Stewart (American producer & songwriter)
publisher:
E Beats Music, Mass Confusion Productions, Rap Tracks Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
70242:48
5Bye Bye Baby (main version)
recording of:
Bye Bye Baby
TQ3:54
6Doo Wop (That Thing) (radio edit)
Lauryn Hill4:02
7Can I Get a… (explicit version)
recording engineer:
Joe Quinde
producer:
Irv Gotti and Lil’ Rob (US hip hop producer Robert Mays)
mixer:
Ken “DURO” Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
instruments:
Lil’ Rob (US hip hop producer Robert Mays)
guest performer:
Amil (of Major Coins) and Ja Rule
recorded at:
Sony Studio (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sound on Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Can I Get A…
writer:
Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, Robin Mays (US hip hop producer Robert Mays) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
JAY‐Z feat. Amil and Ja Rule2.355:13
8How Deep Is Your Love (explicit version)
recording of:
How Deep Is Your Love (Dru Hill song)
composer:
R. Cousins, Mark Andrews, Reggie Noble (Redman, US rapper), Terry Ruffin and W. Campbell
Dru Hill feat. Redman3:58
9Girlfriend / Boyfriend
guest vocals:
Janet Jackson
vocals:
Eve (US rapper/singer), Ja Rule, Janet Jackson and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
recording of:
Girlfriend/Boyfriend
Blackstreet / Janet Jackson24:02
10Miami
recording engineer:
Ken "DURO" Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
drum machine [drum] programming:
L.E.S. (QB hip hop producer)
producer:
L.E.S. (QB hip hop producer) and Poke and Tone
assistant mixer:
Robert Burnette
mixer:
Rich Travali
keyboard [keyboards]:
Keith Winfield
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 1997)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
And the Beat Goes On by The Whispers (US R&B/dance vocal group)
recording of:
Miami
lyricist:
Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
composer:
Leon Sylvers III, Samuel J. Barnes, William Shelby, Stephen Shockley and Ryan Toby
publisher:
DP JJ Publishing Co., Jelly’s Jams LLC, Pladid Music, Portrait (publisher), Slamuwell Productions, Solar Songs Inc. and Treyball Music
Will Smith4.453:18
11Enjoy Yourself (radio edit)
recording of:
Enjoy Yourself
lyricist:
Germaine Williams (Jamaican‐American rapper)
additional writer:
Ty Fyffe
composer:
Walter Murphy (American score composer)
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (A BMI-affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), EMI April Music Inc., Niggaz Is Frowzy, R.F.T. Music Publishing Corp., Shugar Dimond Publishing, Niggazizfrouzy (in 1999), Niggazizfrowsey (in 1999) and Valentino, Inc. (in 1999)
is based on:
A Fifth of Beethoven
A+3:41
12No Pigeons
Sporty Thievz3:26
13Blue Angels (radio edit)
Pras4:18
14New Millenium (What Cha Wanna Do)
Cha Cha4:09
15Holla Holla (remix)
Ja Rule3:10
16Nas Is Like (main)
Nas3:56
17Oh No (Soul Society radio edit)
Noreaga4:02
18Dr. Greenthumb (radio edit)
recording of:
Dr. Greenthumb
lyricist:
Louis Freese
composer:
Larry Muggerud
Cypress Hill3:08
19Symphony 2000
EPMD feat. Redman / Method Man & Lady Luck4:03
20Gimme Some More (clean version)Busta Rhymes3:10
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1Every Time (album version)
assistant recording engineer:
Michael McCoy, Xavier Smith and Brad Yost
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
executive producer:
René Elizondo Jr. and Janet Jackson
producer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
clarinet, flute and saxophone:
Ken Holmen
guitar:
O. Nicholas Raths
trumpet:
Lynne Erickson
lead vocals:
Janet Jackson
instruments arranger and vocals arranger:
Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
strings arranger:
Lee Blaske
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1997)
produced for:
Flyte Tyme Productions
recording of:
Every Time
writer:
René Elizondo Jr., Janet Jackson, James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Janet Jackson34:17
2I Cry (radio edit)
Ray Horton3:24
3You Don’t Know (radio edit)7023:25
4Back at One (radio version)
assistant recording engineer:
Mary Ann Souza
recording engineer:
Tommy Vicarri and Chris Wood (recording engineer)
drum machine programming:
Brian McKnight
executive producer:
Bruce Carbone, Kedar Massenburg and Herb Trawick
producer:
Brian McKnight
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass, keyboard, percussion, background vocals and lead vocals:
Brian McKnight
arranger:
Brian McKnight
orchestrator:
Bill K. Meyers (pianist, composer, producer, arranger, and conductor)
recorded at:
Capital Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Barking Doctor in Mount Kisco, New York, United States
recording of:
Back at One
lyricist, writer and composer:
Brian McKnight
publisher:
Cancelled Lunch Music, PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Brian McKnight3:24
5Have You Ever? (radio edit)
Brandy4:10
6All Out of Love (radio edit)
Andru Donalds4:00
7Tell Me It’s Real (radio edit)
performer:
K‐Ci & JoJo (US R&B duo)
edit of:
Tell Me It’s Real by K‐Ci & JoJo (US R&B duo)
recording of:
Tell Me It’s Real
lyricist:
Rory Bennett, Cedric R Hailey (US R&B/hip hop artist, Cedric Hailey) and Joel Lamonte Hailey (R&B singer, member of K‐Ci & JoJo)
composer:
Rory Bennett, Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Joel Lamonte Hailey (R&B singer, member of K‐Ci & JoJo)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Hee Bee Dooinit Music and LBN Publishing
K‐Ci & JoJo3.53:41
8From the Heart
Monica4:51
9You Got Me
The Roots feat. Jill Scott4:24
10The First Night (video version)
recording of:
The First Night
writer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Marilyn McLeod (soul/jazz singer and songwriter), Tamara Savage and Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter)
Monica3:55
11Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem) (radio edit)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc-A-Fella LLC Records
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‐Z24:03
12All That I Can Say (radio edit)
recording of:
All That I Can Say
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
Mary J. Blige3:37
13What’s So Different?
recording of:
What’s So Different?
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart), Elgin Lumpkin (US R&B singer), Bobby Hart and Tim Mosley
Ginuwine43:56
14Just Can’t Get You Off My Mind
Profyle4:15
15Keys to the Range
recording of:
Keys to the Range
Jagged Edge feat. Jermaine Dupri3:45
16’Bout It, ’Bout It (So So Def remix radio edit)
Jesse Powell feat. Da Brat3:35
17Nobody Does It Better (single version)
Nate Dogg feat. Warren G.3:44
18My Team Plays to Win (radio version)
Lamar3:18
19Damn (Should’ve Treated U Right)
So Plush feat. Ja Rule4:46
20Gimme All Your Lovin’ 2000 (12″ extended mix)
recording of:
Gimme All Your Lovin’
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
BMG Rights Management Scandinavia AB (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “BMG (2008–present)”), Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
Martay feat. ZZ Top4:32

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part of:Best of Black (number: 1999) (order: 3)