Greatest Hits

~ Release by Will Smith (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Girls Ain’t Nothing but Trouble (1988 extended remix)
engineer:
Joe "The Butcher"
producer:
Dana Goodman, Lawrence Goodman, Pete Q. Harris and DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (American hip hop duo)
samples:
I Dream of Jeannie by Hugo Montenegro feat. B. Kaye
recording of:
Girls Ain’t Nothing but Trouble
writer:
Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3.64:49
2Parents Just Don’t Understand (single edit)
producer:
Pete Q. Harris, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (American hip hop duo) and Bryan “Chuck” New (Engineer/ Producer)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1989 winner)
recording of:
Parents Just Don’t Understand
writer:
Pete Q. Harris, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince35:14
3A Nightmare on My Street (single version)
samples:
Main Title by Charles Bernstein (American composer)
recording of:
A Nightmare on My Street
writer:
Pete Q. Harris, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3.254:59
4The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
recording of:
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
writer:
Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3.62:56
5Summertime
producer:
Hula & Fingers
mixer:
D.J. Jazzy Jeff (DJ/turntablist) and Def Geoff Hunt
background vocals arranger:
LaVette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1991)
samples:
Summer Madness by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Summertime
lyricist:
Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
writer:
Hula & K. Fingers
composer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Lamar Hula Mahone, Robert Spike Mickens, Craig Simpkins, Claydes Smith, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince), Alton Taylor, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
is based on:
Summer Madness
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince4.454:30
6Just Cruisin’
drum machine programming:
Poke and Tone
engineer:
John Shriver and Ken “Duro” Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
producer:
Poke and Tone
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
background vocals:
Tichina Arnold
produced for:
Track Masters Entertainment
samples:
I’m Back for More by Al Johnson (R&B singer) feat. Jean Carn
recording of:
Just Cruisin'
lyricist:
Nasir Jones (US rapper)
composer:
Kenneth Stover, Nasir Jones (US rapper) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Will Smith3.253:59
71,000 Kisses (radio edit)
guest performer:
Jada Pinkett Smith
recording of:
1,000 Kisses
writer:
Samuel Barnes, Michael Hepburn, Jean-Claude Olivier (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone), Marlon McClain, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Luther Vandross
is based on:
Never Too Much
Will Smith feat. Jada3.53:50
8Men in Black
recording engineer:
John Shriver
drum machine [drum] programming:
Poke and Tone
producer:
Poke and Tone
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
background vocals:
Coko (R&B singer Cheryl Gamble)
publisher:
Track Masters Entertainment
samples:
Forget Me Nots by Patrice Rushen
recording of:
Men in Black
writer:
Fred Washington (US session bassist), Patrice Rushen, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Terry McFadden
publisher:
Baby Fingers Music, Freddie Dee Music, New Columbia Pictures, Inc, Treyball Music, Inc. and Yamina Music
Will Smith4.153:47
9Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It
recording engineer:
Ken "DURO" Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
co-producer:
L.E.S. (QB hip hop producer)
producer:
Poke and Tone
assistant mixer:
Chris Ribando
mixer:
Rich Travali
bass guitar:
Lanar "Kern" Brantley (US bassist)
guitar [lead guitar]:
David Foreman
keyboard [keyboards]:
Timothy "Tyme" Riley (US drummer Timothy Riley)
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Jazzy Jeff (DJ/turntablist)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
He’s the Greatest Dancer by Sister Sledge and Sang and Dance by The Bar-Kays
recording of:
Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It
writer:
Samuel Barnes, Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Joey Robinson, Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer), Nile Rodgers and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Jelly’s Jams, LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Treball Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Will Smith4.153:49
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 Smith4.453:17
11Freakin’ It
recording engineer:
Kevin Crouse
producer:
Poke and Tone
mixer:
Rich Travali
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Kevin Crouse
additional vocals:
The Love Fellowship Tabernacle Children's Choir (gospel choir associated with Hezekiah Walker)
vocals:
Bugsy (from Hot 97 FM) and Mai Huggins
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Freakin’ It
writer:
Samuel Barnes, Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Jean-Claude Olivier (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone), Lennie Bennett, Marilyn McLeod (soul/jazz singer and songwriter), Nile Rodgers, Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Will Smith4.253:59
12Will 2K
recording engineer:
Kevin Crouse
programming:
Poke and Tone
producer:
Michael Goods and Poke and Tone
mixer:
Rich Travali
keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Goods
keyboard [keys]:
Poke and Tone
turntable [scratches]:
Jazzy Jeff (DJ/turntablist)
additional vocals:
The Love Fellowship Tabernacle Children's Choir (gospel choir associated with Hezekiah Walker)
background vocals:
Tye-V Turman (Nycolia Turman)
performer:
K‐Ci (US R&B/hip hop artist, Cedric Hailey)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Rock the Casbah by The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
recording of:
Will 2K
writer:
Lennie Bennett (songwriter; aka. Kel Spencer; performs with Will Smith), Cedric Hailey (US R&B/hip hop artist, Cedric Hailey), The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band), Topper Headon, Darren Henson, Jo Jo Hailey (R&B singer, member of K‐Ci & JoJo), John Mellor, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Lennie Bennett, Bobby Robinson and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Will Smith feat. K‐Ci4.253:55
13Wild Wild West
recording engineer:
Arty Skye and Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
producer:
Rob Fusari
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Jazzy Jeff (DJ/turntablist)
guest vocals:
Dru Hill
performer:
Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (not for release label use!) (in 1999) and Overbrook Music (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1999)
mixed at:
Encore Studios in Burbank, California, United States
samples:
I Wish by Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Wild Wild West (movie title theme)
writer:
Rob Fusari, Mohandas Dewese, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Stevie Wonder
part of:
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (number: 1999)
is based on:
I Wish
is based on:
Wild Wild West (Kool Moe Dee original version)
Will Smith feat. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee3.84:06
14Nod Ya Head (The Remix)
engineer and mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
executive producer:
Omarr Rambert and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
producer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer), Gregg Pagani and O. Banga (lead vocals [vocals])
background vocals:
Mar'laina Kemp
performer:
Trā‐Knox (vocal trio / Will Smith's protégé) and Christina Vidal
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Pacifique Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Will Smith feat. Christina Vidal and introducing Trā‐Knox4.253:46
15Just the Two of Us
producer:
Sauce (Curtis Wilson, US hip‐hop/R&B producer)
instruments:
Sauce (Curtis Wilson, US hip‐hop/R&B producer)
background vocals:
Fuzzy (Jeffrey Young) and Tricia Covington
lead vocals [lead vocal ad lib]:
Fuzzy (Jeffrey Young)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pacifique (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Just the Two of Us (original studio mix) by Bill Withers & Grover Washington, Jr.
recording of:
Just the Two of Us (Will Smith song)
writer:
Ralph MacDonald, William Salter, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Bill Withers
is based on:
Just the Two of Us (Bill Withers song)
Will Smith4.355:16