R&B Lovesongs 2008

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Tracklist

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1Umbrella
guest vocals:
Jay-Z (US rapper)
recording of:
Umbrella
lyricist:
Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
composer:
Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart), Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash) and Thaddis Harrell
Rihanna feat. Jay‐Z3.654:16
2Tears Dry on Their Own
assistant recording engineer:
Shomari “Sho” Dillon and Gleyder “Gee” Disla
recording engineer:
Franklin Socorro
producer:
Salaam Remi
assistant mixer:
Matt Paul
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
alto saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, celesta, clarinet, flute, guitar, piano and tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, celesta, clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone:
Vincent Henry
bass and bass guitar, guitar and piano:
Salaam Remi
bass trumpet, flugelhorn, flugelhorn and trumpet and trumpet:
Bruce Purse (brass)
drums (drum set), drums (drum set) and tambourine and tambourine:
Troy Auxilly-Wilson
guitar and piano:
Vincent Henry and Salaam Remi
background vocals:
Amy Winehouse
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Instrument Zoo in Miami, Florida, United States
samples:
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (stereo version) by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
music videos:
Tears Dry on Their Own by Amy Winehouse
recording of:
Tears Dry on Their Own
writer:
Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Amy Winehouse
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
quotes music from:
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Amy Winehouse3.653:05
3Big Girls Don’t Cry
music videos:
Big Girls Don’t Cry (personal version) by Fergie (American singer)
part of:
Amazon – Best Songs of 2007: Editor Picks (number: 22)
recording of:
Big Girls Don’t Cry
writer:
Fergie (American singer) and Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist)
Fergie3.94:29
4Beautiful
additional assistant engineer:
Andrew Chavez (engineer)
additional engineer:
David Guerrero
assistant engineer:
Rafael Serrano and Davy Vain
engineer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer) and Davy Vain (task: Pro Tools)
producer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
assistant mixer:
Ethan Willoughby
mixer:
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado (mixer)
additional strings, bass guitar [bass], guitar [guitars] and piano:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
cello:
Richard Dodd (cellist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Brian MacLeod (American drummer)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Damon Fox
strings:
The Section
viola:
Shanti Randall
violin:
Eric Gorfain
additional arranger:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
mixed for:
Essential Arts Management, LTD
additionally recorded at:
The Enterprise Studios (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
The Enterprise Studios (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
engineered at:
Mad Dog Studios (Burbank, 1996–unknown) in Burbank, California, United States
music videos:
Beautiful by Christina Aguilera
part of:
CBC Music: 12 Songs About Bullying, VH1’s Big Song of 2003 (number: 17) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 260)
recording of:
Beautiful
lyricist and composer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Stuck in the Throat
Christina Aguilera4.23:59
5LoveStoned
assistant recording engineer:
John Stahl
recording engineer:
Jeff Chestek (strings) and Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Nate (Danja) Hills (US producer Nate Hills), Timbaland and Justin Timberlake
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
cello:
Jenny D'Lorenzo (cellist)
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Danja (US producer Nate Hills) and Timbaland
guitar and additional other vocals [human beatbox]:
Justin Timberlake
viola:
Davis Barnett
violin:
Charles Parker Jr. (violinist), Gloria Justin, Emma Kummrow and Igor Szwec
other vocals [human beatbox]:
Timbaland
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
recorded at:
The Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (strings) and Thomas Crown Studio in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
mixed at:
Thomas Crown Studio in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
LoveStoned/I Think She Knows
writer:
Danjahandz (US producer Nate Hills), Timbaland and Justin Timberlake
publisher:
Danjahandz Muzik, Tennman Tunes, Virginia Beach Music, W.B.M. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Justin Timberlake2.653:45
6Don’t Matter
recording of:
Don’t Matter
writer:
Akon (US singer and producer) and Anthony Lawson (songwriter)
is based on:
Ignition
is based on:
Zimbabwe (Bob Marley)
Akon2.53:01
7Take Control
samples:
Jimmy, renda-se by Tom Zé
recording of:
Take Control
Amerie3.53:43
8How Do I Breathe
producer:
StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
Mario33:37
9You 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
10Hot in Herre
assistant recording engineer and assistant engineer:
Nick Howard (engineer)
recording engineer and engineer:
Brian Garten
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
assistant mixer:
Dan Milazzo and Jeff Robinette
associate mixer:
Jamie Duncan
mixer:
Rich Travali
other vocals [female vocals]:
Dani Stevenson
vocals:
Nelly (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 2002) and Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2002)
recorded at and engineered at:
Right Track Recordings in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 2002 (number: 3) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 195)
recording of:
Hot in Herre
lyricist:
Charles Brown (jazz guitarist/singer "The Godfather of Go-Go") and Nelly (US rapper)
composer:
Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc. (ended), Chase Chad Music (BMI) (ended), EMI April Music Inc. (ended), EMI Blackwood Inc. (ended), Ascent Music Inc., EMI Pop Music Publishing, Jackie Frost Music, Nouveau Music Company, Swing T Publishing, Universal Music–MGB Songs and Waters of the Nazareth Publishing
Nelly3.93:49
11Sensitivity
recording of:
Sensitivity
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Ralph Tresvant3:32
12I Wanna Thank Ya
Angie Stone3:14
13Never Leave You — Uh Ooh, Uh Oooh!
Lumidee3:32
14White Picket Dreams
Solange4:20
15Kiss Kiss
Chris Brown feat. T‐Pain1.94:11
16Hotel
performer:
R. Kelly
recording of:
Hotel
writer:
Cassidy (US rapper Barry Reese), Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), K. Taylor (US rapper Katrina Laverne Taylor), R. Kelly, Nile Rodgers and Swizz Beatz (US hip hop producer)
Cassidy feat. R. Kelly44:08
17I’m a Flirt (remix)
recording of:
I'm a Flirt (remix)
R. Kelly feat. T.I. & T‐Pain3.55:17
18Ordinary People
producer:
John Legend
piano:
John Legend
vocals:
John Legend
recording of:
Ordinary People
writer:
John Stephens and Will Adams (American rapper and producer)
John Legend3.54:41
19Stop to Love
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986, in 1987) 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 1986)
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Stop to Love
lyricist and composer:
Nat Adderley, Jr. and Luther Vandross
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., SBK Songs (publisher), April Music Inc. (in 1986), Dillard Music (in 1986) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
Luther Vandross5:10
20Rock With You
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1979)
edit of:
Rock With You (original mix) by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 354)
recording of:
Rock With You
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Rodsongs (publisher) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Michael Jackson4.353:24
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1No One
edit of:
No One by Alicia Keys
music videos:
No One by Alicia Keys
recording of:
No One
writer:
Kerry Brothers, George M. Harry and Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys44:08
2Give It to Me
recording engineer, programming and mixer:
Demacio "Demo" Castellon
assistant engineer:
Matty Green (mix engineer)
co-producer:
Danja (US producer Nate Hills)
producer:
Timbaland
bass and keyboard:
Danja (US producer Nate Hills)
drums (drum set):
Timbaland
guest vocals:
Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake
performer:
Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake
mixed for:
Storm Circle Entertainment
co-produced for:
Danja Handz Productions
produced for:
Timbaland Productions
recorded at:
Chalice Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Thomas Crown Studio in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
mixed at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States and Thomas Crown Studio in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
Give It to Me (Timbaland)
writer:
Timothy Clayton, Nelly Furtado, Nate Hills (US producer Nate Hills), Justin Timberlake and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
Danjahandz Muzik, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Nelstar Publishing, Stix I'm Stoned Publishing, Tennman Music, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Virginia Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Publishing and Zomba Music
Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado33:33
3The Sweet Escape
producer:
Aliaune "Akon" Thiam (US singer and producer)
guest vocals:
Akon (US singer and producer)
performer:
Akon (US singer and producer)
part of:
Amazon – Best Songs of 2007: Editor Picks (number: 82)
recording of:
The Sweet Escape
writer:
Aliaune Thiam (US singer and producer), Gwen Stefani and Giorgio Tuinfort
Gwen Stefani feat. Akon3.254:07
4About You Now
producer:
Dr. Luke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recording of:
About You Now
writer:
Cathy Dennis and Łukasz Gottwald
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing UK and Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated)
Sugababes3.353:09
5Because of YouNe‐Yo3.154:27
6Baby I Love You!
recording engineer and mixer:
Peter Wade Keusch and Bruce Swedien
programming and editor:
Dan Shea
producer:
Cory Rooney and Dan Shea
bass:
Verdine White
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar:
René Toledo
keyboard:
Dan Shea
background vocals:
Natasha Ramos, Cory Rooney and Shelene Thomas
recorded at and mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Baby I Love U! by Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo)
recording of:
Baby I Love U!
writer:
John Barry (English score composer), Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo), Cory Rooney and Dan Shea
publisher:
Cori Tiffani Publishing, Dan Shea Productions and Nuyorican Publishing
quotes music from:
Midnight Cowboy
Jennifer Lopez24:28
7Crazy in LoveBeyoncé43:46
8Dreams
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
samples:
No Money Down by Jerry Butler (soul singer)
recording of:
Dreams
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer), The Game (US rapper, aka Game) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
The Game4.64:47
9All Night Long
recording of:
All Night Long
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Mary Jane Girls3:50
10Let’s Get It Started
vocals:
apl.de.ap, Fergie (American singer), Taboo (member of Black Eyed Peas) and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Geffen (A&M) Records (Interscope Geffen A&M, label group, not normally a release label) (in 2003)
recording of:
Let’s Get It Started
writer:
Allan Pineda, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime Gomez (member of Black Eyed Peas), George Pajon, Jr., William Adams (American rapper and producer) and Terence Yoshiaki
revision of:
Let’s Get Retarded
The Black Eyed Peas43:38
11Can’t Nobody
producer:
Rich Harrison
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 2002)
recording of:
Can’t Nobody
writer:
Tony Fisher (Big Tony of Trouble Funk), Rich Harrison and Robert Reed (member of Trouble Funk, engineer at Mad Hatter Studio)
Kelly Rowland3.354:04
12If You Love Me
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.
Brownstone3:43
13I Just Wanna Know
Taio Cruz3:33
14Underneath Your Clothes
recording engineer:
Gustavo Celis, Javier Garza and Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
additional engineer:
Mike Couzzi, Alfred Figueroa, Jorge Gonzalez (engineer) and Carlos Paucar
assistant engineer:
Oswald Bowe, Chris Carroll (US engineer, Mantra Recording Studio), Alex Dixon, Jorge Gonzalez (engineer), Tony Mardini, Nicholas Marshall, Ken Theis, Christine Tramontano and Ed "The Will" Williams
co-producer:
Lester Mendez
producer:
Shakira (Colombian singer)
mixer:
Eric Schilling
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Ed Calle
bass trombone and trombone:
Dana Teboe
bass trombone and tuba:
Joe Barati (trombonist)
drums (drum set):
Abraham Laboriel Jr.
electric bass guitar:
Paul Bushnell (session bassist, producer and music director)
guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist) and Brian Ray
keyboard:
Lester Mendez
percussion:
Richard Bravo
piccolo trumpet and trumpet:
Jim Hacker (trumpet player)
trumpet:
Tony Concepción
background vocals:
Rita Quintero
background vocals and lead vocals:
Shakira (Colombian singer)
conductor:
Camilo Valencia (brass [horn])
brass [horn] arranger:
Lester Mendez
arranger:
Lester Mendez and Shakira (Colombian singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Netherlands) BV (not for release label use!) (in 2001) and Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V. (Sony Music Entertainment's NL subsidiary until 2004) (in 2001)
co-produced for:
Living Stereo, Inc.
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, Crescent Moon Studios in Miami, Florida, United States and The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Crescent Moon Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Underneath Your Clothes
lyricist:
Shakira (Colombian singer)
composer:
Lester Mendez and Shakira (Colombian singer)
publisher:
Aniwi Music, LLC, Apollinaire Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing
Shakira3.63:45
15Right Here
producer:
Brian Morgan
remixer:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
recording of:
Right Here
writer:
John Bettis, Brian Alexander Morgan and Steve Porcaro
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
SWV3.53:43
16Lost Without U
recording of:
Lost Without U
writer:
Sean Hurley (American bassist and songwriter) and Robin Thicke
Robin Thicke2.54:15
17Only U
recording of:
Only U
writer:
7 Aurelius, Ashanti Shequoyia Douglas (US R&B singer and musician) and Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr.
Ashanti33:03
18Beep
guest performer:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
performer:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
samples:
Evil Woman (album version) by Electric Light Orchestra (British rock group)
recording of:
Beep
writer:
Kara DioGuardi, Jeff Lynne and William Adams (American rapper and producer)
The Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am3.253:48
19My Love Is Waiting
recording of:
My Love Is Waiting
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Banks
Marvin Gaye25:08
20Family Affair
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2001)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 2002 (number: 17)
recording of:
Family Affair
additional writer:
Luchana N. Lodge, Melvin Charles Bradford (US west coast hip‐hop producer Melvin Bradford; Aftermath Entertainment) and Paula Miller
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Mary J. Blige, Mike Elizondo, Camara Kambon and Bruce Miller (younger half-brother of Mary J. Blige/co-writer for her)
Mary J. Blige33:25

Credits

Release

manufactured in:EU (Europe)
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
distributed by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 2008)
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) (in 2008)
ASIN:UK: B00118TIGC [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0001838221 [info]

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part of:R&B Lovesongs (number: 2008) (order: 3)