The Best Of R&B: 42 Pure Urban Grooves

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ms. Jackson
recording of:
Ms. Jackson
writer:
Antwan André Patton, André Benjamin and David Sheats (US hip-hop producer David Sheats)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Dungeon Ratz Music Inc. and Gnat Booty Music
OutKast2.53:37
2No Diggity
guest performer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
samples:
Grandma’s Hands by Bill Withers
edit of:
No Diggity by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
No Diggity
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Chauncey Hannibal, Lynise Walters, Richard Vick, Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer), William "Skylz" Stewart (US hip-hop producer) and Bill Withers
publisher:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' But F...n' (aka Ain’t Nothin’ but F****n’ and other variations), Chauncey Black Music for Smokin' Sounds, City Housing Publishing, Donril Music, Interior Music Corp., Queen Pen Music (ASCAP), Sony Songs Inc., Universal Z Songs and Zomba Enterprises Inc.
Blackstreet3.254:13
3U 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 Jones3.254:01
4Thats The Way Love Goes
recording engineer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
producer:
Janet Jackson and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
mixer:
Dave Rideau (engineer) and Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Janet Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1993) and Virgin Records Inc. (in 2018)
samples:
Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond) and Papa Don’t Take No Mess by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 216)
recording of:
That’s the Way Love Goes
writer:
Charles Bobbitt, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Janet Jackson, James Harris (James Harris of Jam & Lewis), Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner), John Starks and Fred Wesley
publisher:
Black Ice Publishing, Dynatone Publishing Co. and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Janet Jackson3.754:28
5You Make Me Wanna
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 469)
recording of:
You Make Me Wanna...
writer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Manuel Seal and Usher (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
Usher33:40
6I'm Gonna Be Alright
recording of:
I’m Gonna Be Alright
lyricist and composer:
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 (ASCAP)
Jennifer Lopez2:53
7No Women No Cry
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 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), Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG), 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
8Brown Sugar
recording of:
Brown Sugar
writer:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
publisher:
1200 Music, Ah Choo Music Publishing, Jazz Merchant Music (Publishing company related to Q-Tip), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
D’Angelo34:02
9Sex Me (Part 1)
R. Kelly4:16
10I Try
recording engineer and mixer:
Dave Way
producer:
Andrew Slater
bass:
Dave Wilder
bell and piano:
Jon Brion
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
guitar:
Jon Brion, Arik Marshall and Bendrix Williams
mellotron:
Patrick Warren
organ:
Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals and lead vocals:
Macy Gray (American singer and actor)
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 1999)
music videos:
I Try by Macy Gray (American singer and actor)
recording of:
I Try
lyricist:
Macy Gray (American singer and actor)
composer:
Macy Gray (American singer and actor), Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna (composer, lyricist, keyboardist) and Dave Wilder
publisher:
Children of the Forest, Emerald Forest, EMI April Music Inc., Happy Mel Boopy’s Cocktail Longe And Music, Jinsoo Lim Music, Ooky Spinalton Music, Roasti Toasti and Zomba Songs Inc.
Macy Gray4.13:56
11Dont Think I'm Not
recording of:
Don’t Think I’m Not
Kandi3.53:52
12Shoulda Woulda Coulda
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2002)
recording of:
Shoulda Woulda Coulda
writer:
Beverley Knight and Craig Wiseman (country music songwriter)
Beverley Knight23:33
13Stole
producer:
Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein and Steve Kipner
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) (in 2002)
recording of:
Stole
writer:
Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein and Steve Kipner
Kelly Rowland54:11
14Westside
recording of:
Westside
writer:
Robert Ford, Jr. (hip hop writer and producer), Kurtis Walker, J.B. Moore (producer, composer), Mike Mosley, Femi Ojetunde, Joe Sample, Russell Simmons, Larry Smith (US hip hop producer) and Terence Quaites (US R&B singer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Femi Music (BMI), Four Knights Music, Funkgroove Music, Music Corporation of America (US publisher for MCA Records, affiliated to ASCAP), Neutral Gray Music, Sony/ATV Tunes (SOCAN), Steady Mobbin’ Music and Strickly TQ Muzic (ASCAP)
TQ3:53
15Freak Like Me
recording of:
Freak Like Me (Adina Howard)
lyricist:
Eugene Hanes, Loren Hill and Marc Valentine
composer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
publisher:
Notting Dale Songs, Inc., Rubber Band Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
is based on:
I’d Rather Be With You
Adina Howard4:11
16Shackles (Praise You)
producer:
Warryn Campbell
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 6)
recording of:
Shackles (Praise You)
composer:
Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell and Trecina Atkins
Mary Mary43:12
17Don't Mess With My Man
recording of:
Don't Mess With My Man
writer:
Conesha Owens, Dawn Robinson and Raphael Saadiq
Lucy Pearl43:42
18Bootylicious
recording engineer:
Dan Workman (lead vocals [vocals])
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Rob Fusari and Falonte Moore
assistant mixer:
Flip Osman
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
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 2000, in 2001)
produced for:
Lonte Music (Falonte Moore), Music World Productions, Inc. and White Chocolate Productions
samples:
Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks
music videos:
Bootylicious by Destiny’s Child
recording of:
Bootylicious
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore and Stevie Nicks
is based on:
Edge of Seventeen
Destiny’s Child3.453:29
19Gravel Pit
recording of:
Gravel Pit
writer:
Larry Blackmon, Clifford Smith (of the Wu‐Tang Clan), Dennis Coles, Antoine Duhamel (French composer and conductor), Tomi Jenkins, Kevin Kendrick (US soul/funk keyboardist/songwriter), Lamont Hawkins, Nathan Leftenant, Paulisa Moorman and Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor)
quotes lyrics from:
Back and Forth
Wu‐Tang Clan4:18
20Lapdance
N*E*R*D3:32