The Sugar Hill Records Story

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Tracklist

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18th Wonder
recording of:
8th Wonder
writer:
Cheryl Lorraine Cook and Ronald LaPread
publisher:
Jobette Music (UK) Ltd. and Sugar Hill Music
The Sugarhill Gang57:27
2That’s the Joint
producer:
Jigsaw Inc. and Sylvia Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 288)
recording of:
That’s the Joint
writer:
Keith Caeser, Clifton “Jiggs” Chase, Sharon Green, Jeffrey Myree, Kevin Smith, Sylvia Robinson and Rodney Stone
Funky 4 + 19:24
3The Birthday Party
producer:
Jigsaw Inc. Productions and Sylvia Inc. Productions
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records, Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1981)
recording of:
The Birthday Party
writer:
Edward Morris (80s US MC Edward Morris, aka Mr. Ness of Furious Five), Guy Todd Williams, Jiggs Chase, Keith Wiggins (US hip hop MC Keith Wiggins, in The Furious Five), Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel), Nathaniel Glover (80s US hip hop MC) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five8:21
4Check It Out
producer:
Jigsaw Productions, Inc. and Sylvia Inc.
vocals:
Wayne Garland
recorded at:
Sweet Mountain Studios in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Check It Out
writer:
Wayne Garland, Jiggs Chase and Michael Willett
Wayne & Charlie (the Rapping Dummy)6:15
5The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
producer:
Joey Robinson Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer) and Sylvia Robinson
performer:
Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five (aka The Furious Five)
samples:
Apache by Incredible Bongo Band and Good Times (7″ edit) by Chic (US disco group)
recording of:
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
writer:
Clifton “Jiggs” Chase, Gwendolyn Chisolm, Cheryl Lorraine Cook, John Deacon, Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Gabriel Jackson (US oldschool rapper), Master Gee (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Deborah Harry, Joseph Saddler, Ronald LaPread, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel), Sylvia Robinson, Nile Rodgers, Chris Stein, Angie Stone and Wonder Mike
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
is based on:
8th Wonder
is based on:
Another One Bites the Dust
is based on:
Apache (Sugarhill Gang version)
is based on:
Good Times
is based on:
Monster Jam
is based on:
Rapture
is based on:
The Birthday Party
Grandmaster Flash4.657:11
6Showdown
engineer:
Steve Jerome (US songwriter & producer, member of Hot Butter)
producer:
Larry Johnson (Sugar Hill producer), Michael Johnson and Sylvia Inc.
performer:
The Sugarhill Gang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1981)
recording of:
Showdown
lyricist:
Big Bank Hank, Edward Morris (80s US MC Edward Morris, aka Mr. Ness of Furious Five), Master Gee (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Guy Todd Williams, Keith Wiggins (US hip hop MC Keith Wiggins, in The Furious Five), Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel), Nathaniel Glover (80s US hip hop MC) and Wonder Mike
composer:
Larry Johnson (Sugar Hill producer), Michael Johnson and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
The Furious Five meets the Sugarhill Gang5:54
7Let’s Dance (Make Your Body Move)
West Street Mob6:51
8Spoonie Is Back
Spoonie Gee6:35
9Apache
samples:
Apache by Incredible Bongo Band
recording of:
Apache (Sugarhill Gang version)
lyricist and composer:
Clifton “Jiggs” Chase, Cheryl Lorraine Cook, Michael Wright and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
is based on:
Apache
Sugar Hill Gang4.356:15
10It’s Nasty (Genius of Love) (short version)
producer:
Jigsaw Prod. and Sylvia Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Sweet Mountain Studios in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
It’s Nasty (Genius of Love) (short version)
writer:
Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Grand Master Flash & Furious Five7:52
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Credits

Release

printed in:U.S.A.
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1997)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/425810 [info]
https://www.discogs.com/release/867044 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000033T3 [info]