Ultimate R&B

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Annotation

Packaging is a 4-section Gatefold Digipak.

Annotation last modified on 2017-08-28 08:34 UTC.

Tracklist

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1No Air
additional performer:
Chris Brown (US R&B/pop singer and dancer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2007)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 6) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 427)
recording of:
No Air
writer:
Erik Griggs (Erik “Blu2th” Griggs, American record producer), James Fauntleroy, Harvey Mason Jr. (hip hop/R&B producer, part of Underdogs), Steve “The Chef” Russell (engineer/producer) and Damon Thomas
Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown3.74:26
2Don’t Think I’m Not
recording of:
Don’t Think I’m Not
Kandi24:04
3Girlfriend
arranger:
R. Kelly
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 2003)
recording of:
Girlfriend
writer:
Mary J. Blige, Arlene DelValle, Gilbert Askey, Curtis Mayfield, Jean-Claude Olivier (French Guitarist), Robert Kelly and Sean Puffy Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
publisher:
R. Kelly Publishing Inc. and Zomba Songs Inc.
B2K2.253:25
4Used to Love U
co-producer:
John Legend
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
flute and saxophone:
Tim Izo
guitar:
George Pajon, Jr.
horn:
The Horn Dogs
piano:
John Legend
strings:
Miri Ben‐Ari
trumpet:
Printz Board
vocals:
John Legend
samples:
Live in Connecticut by Cold Crush Brothers
recording of:
Used to Love U
writer:
John Stephens and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
John Legend3.23:31
5Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart
co-producer:
Jeff Bhasker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (holding company, not a release label) (in 2009)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 99)
recording of:
Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart
writer:
Jeff Bhasker, Alicia Keys and Patrick Reynolds
Alicia Keys44:11
6Ice Box
background vocals:
Timbaland
recording of:
Ice Box
writer:
Antonio Dixon, Ezekiel Lewis, Keri Hilson, King Logan, Omarion, Patrick “j.Que” Smith (US pop songwriter & producer), John Spivery and Timothy Mosley
Omarion4:02
7Breathe Again
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 Braxton44:18
8Nobody Knows
recording of:
Nobody Knows
writer:
Don Dubosé and Joseph Richards (Joe Rich)
publisher:
Menace Music Ltd.
The Tony Rich Project44:22
9Wish I Didn’t Miss You
producer:
Swizz Beatz (US hip hop producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
J Records (US R&B) (from 2001 to present)
samples:
Back Stabbers by The O’Jays
recording of:
Wish I Didn’t Miss You
writer:
Leon Huff II (hip hop producer, aka Pop Trax, son of Leon Huff), Andrea Martin (singer/songwriter for various dance/soul artists), Ivan Matias, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
Angie Stone44:32
10U Got It Bad
recording of:
U Got It Bad
writer:
Bryan‐Michael Cox (US R&B/hip‐hop producer/songwriter), Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ) and Usher Raymond IV (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
Usher34:10
11No More
music videos:
No More by Ruff Endz
recording of:
No More
writer:
Edward Ferrell, Clifton Lightly, Darren Lighty and Balewa Muhammad
Ruff Endz4:02
12Tell Me
recording engineer:
Eric "Ibo" Butler
producer:
Bryce P. Wilson
mixer:
Angela Piva
keyboard [keyboards]:
Darryl Brown and Bryce P. Wilson
background vocals:
Amel Larrieux and Trey Lorenz
background vocals arranger:
Amel Larrieux and Trey Lorenz
vocals arranger:
Amel Larrieux
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 1995)
recorded at:
Under City Studios in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
a cappella versions:
Tell Me (acappella) by Groove Theory
recording of:
Tell Me (in 1995)
writer:
Darryl Brown, Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer), Amel Larrieux and Bryce “Luvah” Wilson
is based on:
All Night Long
Groove Theory3:54
13Too Close
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 34)
recording of:
Too Close
writer:
Raphael Brown, Robert Ford, Jr. (hip hop writer and producer), Keir Gist (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist), Kurtis Walker, Larry Smith (US hip hop producer), Darren Lighty, Denzil Miller, J.B. Moore (producer, composer) and Robert L. Huggar (US R&B artist Robert Lavelle Huggar)
Next54:08
14Last Night
music videos:
Last Night by Az Yet
recording of:
Last Night
composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
Az Yet44:29
15The Color of Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2002)
recording of:
The Color of Love
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
Boyz II Men4:35
16They Don’t Know
edit of:
They Don’t Know by Jon B.
recording of:
They Don’t Know
writer:
Jon B., Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson (US R&B producer/songwriter)
Jon B.4:11
17Like You
guest vocals:
Ciara (American singer)
samples:
I'm Leaving You Again by New Edition
music videos:
Like You by Bow Wow (rapper fka Lil Bow Wow) ft. Ciara (American singer)
recording of:
Like You
writer:
Johntá Austin (American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, vocalist and rapper), Ricky Bell, Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Jaron Alston and Ralph Tresvant
Bow Wow feat. Ciara3.353:26
18Love Like This
guest vocals:
Sean Kingston (Jamaican-American rapper, singer, composer & record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2007)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 72)
recording of:
Love Like This
writer:
Natasha Bedingfield, Louis Biancaniello, Kisean Anderson (Jamaican-American rapper, singer, composer & record producer), Rico Love, Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer), Sam Watters and Wayne Wilkins
Natasha Bedingfield feat. Sean Kingston3.43:43
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part of:Ultimate (Sony Music series) (order: 8)