Pure Swing: The Very Best Of The Nineties

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Tracklist

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1This Is How We Do It
recording of:
This Is How We Do It
writer:
Montell Jordan, Oji Pierce and Ricky Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Montell Jordan3:38
2Hey Mr. D.J.
recording of:
Hey Mr DJ
composer:
Cookin’ Soul (Spanish hip hop producer, formerly trio/duo)
Zhané3:37
3They Don't Know
Jon B.4:07
4Freak Like Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1995) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1995)
samples:
I’d Rather Be With You by Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
instrumental versions:
Freak Like Me (instrumental) by Adina Howard
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 370)
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 Howard4.24:08
5Don't Rush (Take Love Slowly)
producer:
Rory Bennett and Joel “Jo‐Jo” Hailey (R&B singer, member of K‐Ci & JoJo)
recording of:
Don't Rush
recording of:
Don't Rush (take Love Slowly) (album version)
lyricist:
Joel “Jo‐Jo” Hailey (R&B singer, member of K‐Ci & JoJo) and K‐Ci (US R&B/hip hop artist, Cedric Hailey)
composer:
Rory Bennett
K‐Ci & JoJo3.253:12
6Bump n' Grind
programming and engineer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
R. Kelly
mixer:
R. Kelly and Peter Mokran
instruments and vocals:
R. Kelly
arranger:
R. Kelly
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1993)
recorded at and mixed at:
Chicago Recording Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States
music videos:
Bump n’ Grind by R. Kelly
recording of:
Bump ’n’ Grind
lyricist and composer:
Robert Kelly
R. Kelly4.154:12
7Flavour of the Old School
recording of:
Flavour of the Old School
writer:
Knight, Pheto and Thomas
Beverley Knight3:30
8I Wanna Be Down
recording engineer and producer:
Keith Crouch
mixer:
Booker T. Jones III and Keith Crouch
keyboard [All Keyboards] and membranophone:
Keith Crouch
background vocals:
Brandy Norwood (US R&B singer) and Tiara Le Macks
arranger:
Keith Crouch
vocals arranger:
Keith Crouch and Kipper Jones
recorded at:
Human Rhythm Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Studio 56 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Wanna Be Down
writer:
Keith Crouch and Kevin Todd Jones
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Human Rhythm Music, Pecot Music Co. and Young Legend Songs
Brandy3.54:52
9Gangsta's Paradise
producer:
Doug Rasheed
background vocals:
Trinna Simmons
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”)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 98) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 166)
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 (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Polygram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
is based on:
Pastime Paradise
Coolio3.954:00
10Down 4 Whateva
Nuttin’ Nyce4:09
11If You Love Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Music (from 1994 to present)
edit of:
If You Love Me by Brownstone (US female R&B group)
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.
Brownstone53:41
12I'll Make Love to You
Boyz II Men3:48
13Summertime (single edit)
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 Prince3:49
14Head Over Heels
Allure4:12
15Undercover Lover
Smooth3:35
16Misery
Blood4:03
17Back & Forth
recording engineer and engineer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
R. Kelly
mixer:
R. Kelly and Peter Mokran
other vocals [rap [ad-libs]]:
R. Kelly
vocals:
Aaliyah (American R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blackground Enterprises (label for early Aaliyah releases until 1998, later renamed Blackground Entertainment) (in 1994), Zomba Recording LLC (in 1994) and Blackground Records (fka Blackground Entertainment, renamed since 2000) (in 1996)
recorded at and engineered at:
Chicago Recording Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States
mixed at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Back & Forth by Aaliyah (American R&B singer)
recording of:
Back & Forth
lyricist and composer:
Robert Sylvester Kelly
publisher:
R. Kelly Publishing Inc., Rubber Band Music, Universal Music–Z Songs and Zomba Songs Inc.
Aaliyah4.353:48
18Shy Guy
recording of:
Shy Guy
writer:
Kingsley Gardner, Diana King (Jamaican-American singer-songwriter) and Andy Marvel
publisher:
Diana King Music, Kinsley Gardner Nation of Soul Music, W'nR Music and World of Andy Music
Diana King4:17
19Find a Way
engineer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer)
producer:
Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee) and The Ummah (90s US hip hop production trio)
mixer:
David Kennedy (Jamaican-American sound engineer/producer) and The Ummah (90s US hip hop production trio)
lead vocals:
Phife Dawg and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
produced for:
The Ummah
samples:
Dubnova, Part 1 & 2 by Towa Tei and Technova (La Em Copacabana) by Towa Tei
recording of:
Find a Way
writer:
Bebel Gilberto, James Yancey (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee), Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and TOWA TEI
A Tribe Called Quest4.253:21
20Incredible
Keith Murray feat. LL Cool J3:01