The Essential

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Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Stop It Girl
recording of:
Stop It Girl
writer:
Maurice Starr
3:44
2Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind)
producer:
Maurice Starr
cover recording of:
Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (from 1985 until 1986)
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1969) and William Hart (of The Delfonics) (in 1969)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:25
3Be My Girl
recording of:
Be My Girl
writer:
Starr
3:56
4You Got It (The Right Stuff)
producer:
Maurice Starr
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 1988)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 92) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 499)
recording of:
You Got It (The Right Stuff)
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs and Maurice Starr Music
34:12
5Please Don’t Go Girl
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 1988)
recording of:
Please Don't Go Girl
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
44:31
6I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)
producer:
Maurice Starr
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 1988)
recording of:
I'll Be Loving You (Forever)
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
34:25
7Cover Girl
producer:
Maurice Starr
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 1988)
recording of:
Cover Girl
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
4:04
8I Need You
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 1988)
recording of:
I Need You
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
3:38
9My Favorite Girl
producer:
Maurice Starr
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 1988)
recording of:
My Favorite Girl
writer:
Jordan Knight, Maurice Starr, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood (US singer, songwriter and producer)
35:30
10Step by Step
co-producer:
Michael Jonzun and New Kids on the Block
producer:
Maurice Starr
lead vocals:
Jordan Knight
arranger:
Maurice Starr
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 1990)
produced for:
Big Step Productions
cover recording of:
Step by Step (from 1989-09 until 1990-04)
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
publisher:
Big Step Production
2.94:29
11Tonight
co-producer:
Michael Jonzun and New Kids on the Block
producer:
Maurice Starr
arranger:
Maurice Starr
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 1990)
produced for:
Big Step Productions
recording of:
Tonight (from 1989-09 until 1990-04)
writer:
Al Lancellotti and Maurice Starr
3.353:28
12Let’s Try It Again
co-producer:
Michael Jonzun and New Kids on the Block
producer:
Maurice Starr
lead vocals:
Jordan Knight and Danny Wood (US singer, songwriter and producer)
arranger:
Maurice Starr
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 1990)
produced for:
Big Step Productions
recording of:
Let’s Try It Again (from 1989-09 until 1990-04)
writer and composer:
Maurice Starr
23:53
13Happy Birthday
recording of:
Happy Birthday
writer:
Michael Jonzun and Maurice Starr
2:49
14Games
co-producer:
Michael Jonzun and New Kids on the Block
producer:
Maurice Starr
other vocals [rap]:
Donnie Wahlberg
arranger:
Maurice Starr
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 1990)
produced for:
Big Step Productions
recording of:
Games (from 1989-09 until 1990-04)
writer:
Don Wahlberg and Maurice Starr
1.53:30
15Time Is on Our Side
co-producer:
Michael Jonzun and New Kids on the Block
producer:
Maurice Starr
lead vocals:
Donnie Wahlberg
arranger:
Maurice Starr
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 1990)
produced for:
Big Step Productions
recording of:
Time Is on Our Side (from 1989-09 until 1990-04)
writer:
Alfred Lancellotti and Maurice Starr
13:50
16Funny Feeling
co-producer:
Michael Jonzun and New Kids on the Block
producer:
Maurice Starr
lead vocals:
Joseph McIntyre and Jordan Knight
arranger:
Maurice Starr
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 1990)
produced for:
Big Step Productions
recording of:
Funny Feeling (from 1989-09 until 1990-04)
writer:
Michael Jonzun and Maurice Starr
13:52
17Valentine Girl
recording of:
Valentine Girl
writer:
Maurice Starr
3:59
18If You Go Away
recording of:
If You Go Away
writer:
Walter Afanasieff, John Bettis and Trey Lorenz
5:31
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#TitleRatingLength
1Dirty Dawg
54:17
2Keep On Smilin’
recording of:
Keep on Smilin’
writer:
Sally Jo Dakota, Sylvester Jackson and Narada Michael Walden
4:37
3Never Let You Go
recording of:
Never Let You Go
writer:
Antwone Dickey, Markell Riley, Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) and Leon Sylvers
5:32
4Since You Walked Into My Life
recording of:
Since You Walked Into My Life
writer:
Walter Afanasieff, John Bettis and Jordan Knight
6:21
5Hangin’ Tough (in a Funky Way)
recording of:
Hangin’ Tough
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
5:01
6Baby, I Believe in You (The Love mix)
4:58
7Call It What You Want (The C & C Pump‐It mix)
26:34
8Never Gonna Fall in Love Again (The C & C Music Factory mix)
6:25
9Angel of Love
4:21
10The Right Combination
4:28
11Stay the Same
3:49
12Give It to You (video version)
4:27
13This One’s for the Children
programming and producer:
Maurice Starr
instruments:
Maurice Starr
background vocals:
Morning Star Baptist Church Choir, New Kids and Voices of Innocence of the Charles Street A.M.E. Church
lead vocals:
Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg
conductor:
Opal Adams
chorus master:
Greg McPherson (music director of Voices of Innocence of the Charles Street A.M.E. Church)
arranger:
Maurice Starr
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
This One’s for the Children
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1989) and Maurice Starr Music (in 1989)
3:57
14I’ll Be Missin’ You Come Christmas (A Letter to Santa)
programming and producer:
Maurice Starr
associate producer:
Winston Johnson (American producer, engineer, songwriter, keyboardist)
co-producer:
Kenny Nolan
instruments:
Maurice Starr
lead vocals:
Joseph McIntyre, Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg
arranger:
Maurice Starr
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
I’ll Be Missin’ You Come Christmas (A Letter to Santa)
writer:
Kenny Nolan and Maurice Starr
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1989), Kenny Nolan Publishing (in 1989) and Maurice Starr Music (in 1989)
5:07
15I Still Believe in Santa Claus
programming and producer:
Maurice Starr
associate producer:
Al Lancellotti
instruments:
Maurice Starr
vocals:
Joseph McIntyre and Danny Wood (US singer, songwriter and producer)
arranger:
Maurice Starr
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (from 1989 to present)
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
I Still Believe in Santa Claus
writer:
Al Lancellotti and Maurice Starr
publisher:
Al Lancellotti Music (in 1989), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1989) and Maurice Starr Music (in 1989)
33:21
16I’ll Be Your Everything
4:07

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part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 49)