Midnight Soul: Absolute

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Part of the TIME-LIFE Music Midnight Soul series.

Annotation last modified on 2014-04-02 17:05 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Wanna Know
recording of:
I Wanna Know
writer:
Joe Thomas (American R&B singer), Jolyon Skinner and Michele Williams (R&B songwriter and producer)
publisher:
563 Music Publishing, 1972 Music, Conversation Tree Ent., EMI Foray Music and Universal Music – Z Tunes
Joe4:42
2Lady
additional recording engineer:
G-Spot (engineer)
recording engineer:
Darrin Harris (engineer)
additional engineer:
Tim Latham
assistant engineer:
Rob Farrell and Chaz Harper
producer:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer) and Raphael Saadiq
mixer:
Russell Elevado
additional guitar:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer)
bass and guitar:
Raphael Saadiq
piano:
Tim Christian
vocals:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer)
arranger:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer) and Raphael Saadiq
vocals arranger:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer)
recording of:
Lady
writer:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer) and Raphael Saadiq
D’Angelo35:49
3Brotha
recording of:
Brotha
writer:
Harold Lilly, Bobby Ozuna, Raphael Saadiq, Glenn Standridge and Angie Stone
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Jake and the Phatman Music, Soul Insurance Songs, Ugmoe Music, Uncle Bobby Music and Universal Music Careers
Angie Stone44:30
4Dance Tonight
Lucy Pearl33:44
5Nice and Slow
Usher3:50
6Angel of Mine
music videos:
Angel of Mine by Monica (US R&B singer)
cover recording of:
Angel of Mine
writer:
Rhett Lawrence and Travon Potts
publisher:
Polygram Music, Rhettrhyme Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Monica44:12
7I Belong to You
Rome4:35
8All My Life
music videos:
All My Life by K‐Ci & JoJo (US R&B duo)
recording of:
All My Life
writer:
Rory Bennett, Joel “Jo‐Jo” Hailey (R&B singer, member of K‐Ci & JoJo) and Randy Waldman
publisher:
2 Big Productions, Inc., Cord Kayla Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Publishing Ltd, Hee Bee Dooinit Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd (no slash; used 1988–1996)
K‐Ci & JoJo45:33
9Giving Him Something He Can Feel
producer:
Foster & McElroy
En Vogue4:00
10Anytime
recording engineer:
Chris Wood (recording engineer)
drum machine programming:
Anthony Nance
assistant engineer:
Mary Ann Souza
executive producer:
Bruce Carbone and Herb Trawick
producer:
Brian McKnight
assistant mixer:
Ed Rasso
mixer:
Bassy Bob Brockmann (engineer, producer, remixer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Brian McKnight
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Backroom Studios in Glendale, California, United States
mixed at:
Sound on Sound Recording Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Outside Your Door by Me’Shell NdegéOcello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
music videos:
Anytime by Brian McKnight
recording of:
Anytime
lyricist:
Brian McKnight
composer:
Brandon Barnes (songwriter, formerly of Byrne & Barnes)
publisher:
Brandon Barnes Music, Cancelled Lunch Music, PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Brian McKnight44:35
11She's All I Got
Jimmy Cozier3:35
12Sweet Lady
recording engineer:
Thom Russo and Kevin Thomas (engineer)
producer:
The Characters (US production duo Charles Farrar & Troy Taylor)
mixer:
Kevin Davis (US producer/engineer “KD” Davis)
instruments:
Troy Taylor
background vocals:
Troy Taylor and Tyrese (Tyrese Darnell Gibson, American singer, songwriter, author, rapper, actor, model, VJ, and screenwriter)
lead vocals:
Tyrese (Tyrese Darnell Gibson, American singer, songwriter, author, rapper, actor, model, VJ, and screenwriter)
arranger:
Johntá Austin (American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, vocalist and rapper) and Troy Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1998)
recording of:
Sweet Lady
writer:
Johntá Austin (American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, vocalist and rapper), Charles Farrar and Troy Taylor
Tyrese54:52
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Woman's Worth
programming and producer:
Alicia Keys
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
guitar:
Arty White
background vocals:
Paul L. Green and Alicia Keys
arranger:
Alicia Keys
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
A Woman’s Worth
writer:
Alicia Keys and Erika Rose (President of Alicia Keys' multimedia company, AK Worldwide; co-wrote "A Woman's Worth")
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lellow Music Publishing and Skyhy Publishing
Alicia Keys3.355:06
2Too Close
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)
Next4:21
3Take You Out
recording engineer and producer:
Warryn Campbell
mixer:
Paul J. Falcone
guitar:
John “Jubu” Smith
background vocals:
Warryn Campbell and Harold Lilly
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
J Records (US R&B) (in 2001)
recording of:
Take You Out
writer:
Warryn Campbell, Harold Lilly and John “Jubu” Smith
Luther Vandross3:28
4Un-Break My Heart
assistant recording engineer:
Brandon Harris (US engineer) (in 1995)
recording engineer:
Felipe Elgueta (in 1995)
keyboard programming:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) (in 1995)
synclavier programming:
Simon Franglen (English score composer) (in 1995)
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
assistant mixer:
Marnie Riley
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
acoustic guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (in 1995)
electric guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist) (in 1995)
background vocals:
Toni Braxton (in 1995) and Shanice (in 1995)
lead vocals:
Toni Braxton (in 1995) and Shanice Wilson (in 1995)
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), L.A. Reid and Tim Thomas (from Tim & Ted)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
LaFace Records, Inc. (in 1996)
arranged for and produced for:
Chartmaker, Inc.
recorded at:
Chartmaker Studios in Malibu, California, United States (in 1995) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1995)
mixed at:
Barking Doctor in Mount Kisco, New York, United States
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 16)
recording of:
Un-Break My Heart (in 1995)
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Realsongs
Toni Braxton3.954:32
5When Can I See You?
recording of:
When Can I See You
Babyface53:51
6Good Man
RL4:00
7Four Seasons of Loneliness
Boyz II Men4:55
8You're the One
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1996), BMG Entertainment (in 2001) and BMG Heritage (in 2003)
recording of:
You’re the One (SWV song)
writer:
Allen Gordon Jr. (Allen Gordon), Cheryl Gamble (R&B singer Cheryl Gamble), Andrea Martin (singer/songwriter for various dance/soul artists), Ivan Matias and Tamara Johnson
publisher:
Al's Street Music, Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), One Ol' Ghetto Ho, Sailandra Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Wonder Woman Sings Publishing
SWV4:44
9When I Close My Eyes
Shanice53:25
10Nobody Knows
recording engineer and engineer:
Neal Pogue (mix engineer)
producer:
Tony Rich
mixer:
Jon Gass
acoustic guitar:
Peter Moore (guitarist)
keyboard:
Joseph Richards (Joe Rich)
vocals:
Tony Rich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1995) and LaFace Records (in 1995)
music videos:
Nobody Knows by Tony Rich Project
recording of:
Nobody Knows
writer:
Don Dubosé and Joseph Richards (Joe Rich)
publisher:
Menace Music Ltd.
The Tony Rich Project5:09
11Hard to Say I'm Sorry
vocals and performer:
Peter Cetera
cover recording of:
Hard to Say I’m Sorry (Chicago song)
writer:
Peter Cetera (in 1982) and David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Double Virgo Music (in 1982) and Foster Frees Music Inc. (in 1982)
Az Yet43:17
12Nobody's Supposed to Be Here
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 70)
recording of:
Nobody's Supposed to Be Here
writer:
Anthony “Shep” Crawford (gospel music songwriter and producer) and Montell Jordan
Deborah Cox34:22

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part of:Midnight Soul (Time-Life Music) (order: 3)