100 Hits: The Best R&B Album

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1A Deeper Love
recording engineer and engineer:
Bob Rosa
programming:
Ricky Crespo
producer:
C+C Music Factory
mixer:
C+C Music Factory and Bob Rosa
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Robert Clivillés (record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director)
keyboard:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
background vocals:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory), Deborah Cooper, Lisa Fischer (American vocalist), Paulette McWilliams and Cindy Mizelle
remixer:
Robert Clivillés (record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director) and David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
arranger:
C+C Music Factory
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Touchstone Records (TST catnos) (in 1993) and Touchstone Pictures (from 1993 until 1994)
cover recording of:
A Deeper Love
writer:
Robert Clivillés (record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director) and David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
publisher:
Cole/Clivillés Music, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo) and Virgin/EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)
Aretha Franklin44:36
2Where Love Lives
engineer:
John Poppo
producer:
Lati Kronlund
keyboard:
Eric Kupper and Peter Schwartz (Producer and keyboardist)
remixer:
Frankie Knuckles, Eric Kupper, Terry Kupper and David Morales (US DJ/producer)
recording of:
Where Love Lives
lyricist and composer:
Lati Kronlund
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
recording of:
Where Love Lives (Come On In)
writer:
Lati Kronlund
Alison Limerick43:50
3Shy Guy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) and 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 1994)
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 King2.253:41
4Here Comes the Hotstepper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1994) and 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 1994)
samples:
Heartbeat (club version) by Taana Gardner and Land of 1000 Dances by Cannibal & the Headhunters
recording of:
Here Comes the Hotstepper
writer:
Ini Kamoze, Chris Kenner and Salaam Remi
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Longitude Music, Pine Publishing, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Salaam Remi Music
Ini Kamoze3.154:11
5Summertime
producer:
Hula & K. Fingers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
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 Prince3.53:53
6Jump
recording of:
Jump
writer:
Alphonso Mizell, Andrew Noland, Berry Gordy, Jr., Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Fred Perren, Joe Nicolo, Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Marvin Pierce, Norman Napier, Ralph Middlebrooks, Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer), Walter Morrison and Greg Webster (drummer for Ohio Players)
is based on:
I Want You Back
Kris Kross53:18
7Can I Kick It?
produced for:
The Ummah
recording of:
Can I Kick It?
lyricist:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Lou Reed
composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Metal Machine Music (US work publisher)
A Tribe Called Quest24:26
8Insane in the Brain
producer:
DJ Muggs
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) (from 1993 to present)
recording of:
Insane in the Brain
writer:
Jerry Corbitt, Louis Freese, Larry Muggerud and Senen Reyes
publisher:
Cypress Phuncky Music (Cypress Hill publisher) and Soul Assassins Inc.
Cypress Hill3.453:29
9Bump 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. Kelly4.154:15
10Waterfalls
recording of:
Waterfalls
writer:
Marqueze Ethridge, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Organized Noize (Atlanta hip-hop production group)
publisher:
BELT STAR MUSIC, Hitco Music, Organized Noize Music, Pebbitone Music, Red Light & Incense Music, Stiff Shirt Music, Inc., TIZBIZ Music, 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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
TLC3:27
11No More (Baby I’m a Do Right)
recording engineer:
Jack McDonald (engineer), Ken Johnston (producer from the US) and Sean “Sepp” Hall
programming and producer:
Sean “Sepp” Hall
assistant mixer:
Artese Williams
mixer:
Benjamin J. Arrindell (American engineer and mixer)
instruments:
Sean “Sepp” Hall
vocals:
3 Little Women (3LW)
vocals arranger:
Sean “Sepp” Hall
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)
recorded at:
Perfect Pair Studios in East Orange, New Jersey, United States and The Ark (Fairburn, GA) in Fairburn, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Quad Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
No More (Baby I’ma Do Right)
writer:
C. Giles (Cam’ron, US rapper Cameron Giles, fka Killa Cam), N. Butler and S. Hall
publisher:
Faith Force Inc., Faith Force Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Gimme Some Hot Sauce Music, Killa Cam Music, Sony/ATV Harmony, Tunes on the Verge of Insanity, Un Rivera Publishing, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC, UnRivera Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
3LW4:23
12Work
recording of:
Work
writer:
Poo Bear (US producer, singer & songwriter; Jason Boyd), Kelly Rowland and Scott Storch (producer)
Kelly Rowland13:30
13Right Here (Human Nature radio mix)
engineer:
Franklin Grant (Sound engineer and producer)
executive producer:
Kenny Ortiz
producer:
Brian Alexander Morgan
editor:
Gregski Royal (US hip-hop producer, engineer and mixer) and Kenny Ortiz
other vocals [Rap]:
Pharrell Williams
remixer:
Allen Gordon Jr. (Allen Gordon) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1992), BMG Music (in 1993), BMG Entertainment (in 2001) and BMG Heritage (in 2003)
remixed at:
Future Recording Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
samples:
Human Nature (album version) by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
music video for:
Right Here (Human Nature radio mix - official video) by SWV Official (Sisters With Voices)
recording of:
Right Here (Human Nature Remix)
writer:
John Bettis, Brian Alexander Morgan and Steve Porcaro
publisher:
Bam Jams Music, Interscope Pearl Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Human Nature
revision of:
Right Here
SWV43:45
14Breathe Again
additional programming and assistant mixer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer)
engineer:
Jim "Z" Zumpano (production engineer)
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
mixer:
L.A. Reid and Dave Way
drums (drum set) [drums]:
L.A. Reid
keyboard [keyboards]:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
percussion [percussions]:
DeRock
background vocals:
Toni Braxton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1993) and LaFace Records (in 1993)
produced for:
LaFace Inc. (production company)
recorded at:
Doppler Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Studio LaCoCo in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Studio LaCoCo in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Breathe Again
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ECAF (from 1993 to present) and Sony Songs Inc. (from 1993 to present)
Toni Braxton3.54:28
155 Miles to Empty
Brownstone23:47
16Livin’ in the Light
recording of:
Livin’ in the Light
writer:
Nathaniel Hall (Nathaniel Hall) and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
Caron Wheeler4:36
17Never Gonna Let You Go
recording of:
Never Gonna Let You Go
writer:
Tommie Ford and Tina Moore (R&B vocalist, key track "Never Gonna Let You Go")
Tina Moore3:56
18Back & 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.
Aaliyah4.353:53
19Everytime
Tatyana Ali3:35
20Sexy Cinderella
recording of:
Sexy Cinderella
writer:
Lynden David Hall
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (1996–2019)
Lynden David Hall4:41

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part of:100 Hits (UK Demon Music Group) (number: 211) (order: 141)