Classic Cuts, Volume 172: Slow Jams

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Everybody Loves the Sunshine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1976) and Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1976)
recording of:
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Roy Ayers
publisher:
Arlovol Music and BMG Monarch
Roy Ayers Ubiquity43:56
2Everytime I Close My Eyes
drums (drum set) programming:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
engineer:
Brad Gilderman
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Kenny G (saxophonist)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass:
Nathan East
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard and background vocals and lead vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
percussion:
Sheila E.
piano:
Greg Phillinganes
performer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
recording of:
Every Time I Close My Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
ECAF Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Babyface with Mariah Carey & Kenny G34:57
3Sweet Love
engineer:
Barney Perkins
executive producer:
Anita Baker
producer:
Michael J. Powell
bass guitar:
Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
guitar:
Greg Moore (US guitarist & songwriter)
keyboard:
Dean Gant
membranophone:
Ricky Lawson
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap, Bunny Hull and Darryl Phinnessee
background vocals and lead vocals:
Anita Baker
music videos:
Sweet Love by Anita Baker
recording of:
Sweet Love
composer:
Anita Baker, Gary Bias (jazz saxophonist) and Louis A. Johnson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Anita Baker3.554:16
4Me & U
recording engineer, programming, producer and mixer:
Ryan Leslie (US songwriter, producer)
instruments:
Ryan Leslie (US songwriter, producer)
arranger:
Ryan Leslie (US songwriter, producer)
produced for:
NextSelection Lifestyle Group
recorded at and mixed at:
The Apartment (NYC) in New York, New York, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 463)
recording of:
Me & U
writer:
Ryan Leslie (US songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Aspen Songs and NextSelection Music Publishing
Cassie3.73:12
5Sentimental
producer:
Dallas Austin
lead vocals:
Deborah Cox
arranger:
Dallas Austin
recording of:
Sentimental
composer:
Dallas Austin, Deborah Cox and Colin Wolfe
Deborah Cox44:22
6Brown 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’Angelo33:59
7Don’t Let Go (Love) (radio edit)
En Vogue4:02
8Let’s Get It On
producer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
percussion:
Emil Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label), Motown Record Corp. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1973) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1973)
remix of:
Let’s Get It On (album version) by Marvin Gaye
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 46)
recording of:
Let’s Get It On
writer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
publisher:
Cherritown Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Marvin Gaye3.53:57
9Pony
lead vocals:
Ginuwine (US R&B singer)
edit of:
Pony by Ginuwine (US R&B singer)
recording of:
Pony
writer:
Ginuwine (US R&B singer), Static Major (US rapper, songwriter & producer, aka Static) and Timbaland
Ginuwine54:12
10Between the Sheets
recording of:
Between the Sheets
writer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper
The Isley Brothers4:05
11The Lady in My Life
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
producer:
Quincy Jones
bass guitar:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
Rhodes piano:
Greg Phillinganes
synthesizer:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
arranger:
Rod Temperton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1982)
recording of:
The Lady in My Life
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Michael Jackson3.254:59
12Promise
recording of:
Promise
lyricist and composer:
Bryan Cox (US R&B/hip‐hop producer/songwriter), Brandon Casey (member of Jagged Edge), Brian Casey (member of Jagged Edge), Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Gary Smith (Gizzo) and Bert Young (Bert "B-dert" Young, B. Young)
Jagged Edge54:03
13Birthday Sex
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 37)
recording of:
Birthday Sex
writer:
Keith James (Chicago based record producer), Jeremih (American R&B singer) and Mick Schultz
Jeremih4.53:47
14I Wanna Know
recording of:
I Wanna Know
writer:
Joe Thomas (American R&B singer), Jolyon Skinner and Michele Williams (R&B songwriter and producer)
publisher:
563 Music Publishing, 1972 Music, Conversation Tree Ent., EMI Foray Music and Universal Music – Z Tunes
Joe4:41
15All My Life
producer:
Rory Bennett and JoJo Hailey (R&B singer, member of K‐Ci & JoJo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (from 1997 to present) and MCA Records Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1997)
produced for:
Two Big Productions Inc.
recording of:
All My Life
writer:
Rory Bennett, Joel “Jo‐Jo” Hailey (R&B singer, member of K‐Ci & JoJo) and Randy Waldman
publisher:
2 Big Productions, Inc., Cord Kayla Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Publishing Ltd, Hee Bee Dooinit Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd (no slash; used 1988–1996)
K‐Ci & JoJo3.43:41
16Through the Fire
recording of:
Through the Fire (in 1984)
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music, Dyad Music Ltd., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), TomJon Music Publishing Company, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Chaka Khan4:44
17Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)
Maxwell3:44
18Back at One
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 McKnight3:22
19Slow Jam
Midnight Star4:15
20If You Were Here Tonight (remix)
recording of:
If You Were Here Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Monte Moir
Alexander O’Neal3:43
21Love T.K.O.
cover recording of:
Love T.K.O.
writer:
Eddie Gip Noble, Jr., Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Teddy Pendergrass3:42
22Nobody Knows
recording of:
Nobody Knows
writer:
Don Dubosé and Joseph Richards (Joe Rich)
publisher:
Menace Music Ltd.
The Tony Rich Project44:15
23Cruisin’
recording of:
Cruisin’
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
arranger:
Reginald “Sonny” Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist)
publisher:
Bertram Music Company
Smokey Robinson4:20
24I Wish (Old School dub)
producer:
Walter “Kandor” Kahn and Skee‐Lo
recording of:
I Wish
writer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Alvin Flythe, Trevor Horn, Malcolm McLaren and Skee‐Lo
publisher:
Orange Bear Music
quotes lyrics from:
For What It’s Worth
Skee‐Lo4:56
25Twisted
recording of:
Twisted
Keith Sweat4:28
26Weak
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1992), BMG Entertainment (in 2001) and BMG Heritage (in 2003)
recording of:
Weak
writer:
Brian Alexander Morgan
SWV4:42
27Sweet Lady
recording engineer:
Thom Russo and Kevin Thomas (engineer)
producer:
The Characters (US production duo Charles Farrar & Troy Taylor)
mixer:
Kevin Davis (US producer/engineer “KD” Davis)
instruments:
Troy Taylor
background vocals:
Troy Taylor and Tyrese (Tyrese Darnell Gibson, American singer, songwriter, author, rapper, actor, model, VJ, and screenwriter)
lead vocals:
Tyrese (Tyrese Darnell Gibson, American singer, songwriter, author, rapper, actor, model, VJ, and screenwriter)
arranger:
Johntá Austin (American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, vocalist and rapper) and Troy Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1998)
recording of:
Sweet Lady
writer:
Johntá Austin (American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, vocalist and rapper), Charles Farrar and Troy Taylor
Tyrese54:47
28Nice & Slow
recording engineer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
co-producer:
Manuel Seal
producer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
assistant mixer:
Brian Frye and John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer)
mixer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ) and Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
background vocals:
Jagged Edge (American R&B singing group)
vocals:
Usher (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Nice & Slow
writer:
Brian Casey (member of Jagged Edge), Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Manuel Lonnie Seal, Jr and Usher Raymond IV (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing
Usher33:47
29Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
producer:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer) and Barry White
recording of:
Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
lyricist and composer:
Barry White
Barry White57:56
30Ribbon in the Sky
acoustic guitar:
Ben Bridges
drums (drum set), piano and synthesizer:
Stevie Wonder
vocals:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Ribbon in the Sky
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Stevie Wonder35:35

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part of:Mastermix Classic Cuts (number: 172) (order: 167)