The Ballad Collection

~ Release by Boyz II Men (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1On Bended Knee
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Jeff Taylor (remixer, owner of Madjef and MadMinn Music)
producer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
instruments:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
arranger:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
produced for:
Flyte Tyme Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
On Bended Knee
writer:
James Samuel Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Flyte Tyme Tunes
Boyz II Men3.55:32
2Doin' Just Fine
assistant recording engineer:
Mike “BBC” Long (British engineer)
recording engineer:
Jim “Jiff” Hinger
co-producer:
Boyz II Men
producer:
Shawn Stockman
mixer:
Jim “Jiff” Hinger and Shawn Stockman
recording of:
Doin’ Just Fine
lyricist and composer:
Shawn Stockman
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation
Boyz II Men25:32
3Please Don't Go
programming:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
executive producer:
BIV and Vida Sparks
producer and mixer:
Dallas Austin
percussion and piano:
Dallas Austin
contains samples by:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
arranger:
Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men)
publisher:
BIV Entertainment Corp. and Diva One Productions
recording of:
Please Don't Go
lyricist and composer:
Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men)
publisher:
Mike Ten Publishing
Boyz II Men2.54:26
4End of the Road
co-producer:
Daryl Simmons
executive producer:
Antonio M. Reid and Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A. Reid
recording of:
End of the Road
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation, Green Skirt Music (publisher) and Kear Music (publisher)
Boyz II Men4.655:51
5It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
programming:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
executive producer:
BIV and Vida Sparks
producer and mixer:
Dallas Austin
contains samples by:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
arranger:
Dallas Austin and Boyz II Men
cover recording of:
It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
writer:
Freddie Perren and Christine Yarian
publisher:
BIV Entertainment Corp., Diva One Productions and Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Boyz II Men3.652:50
6Can You Stand the Rain
engineer and mixer:
Jim “Jiff” Hinger
producer:
Boyz II Men
cover recording of:
Can You Stand the Rain
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Boyz II Men24:02
7Girl in the Life Magazine
engineer:
Paul Boutin and Brad Gilderman
co-producer:
Boyz II Men
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
assistant mixer:
Paul Boutin
mixer:
Jon Gass
arranger:
Boyz II Men
recording of:
Girl in the Life Magazine
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
Boyz II Men23:31
8One Sweet Day
percussion programming:
Walter Afanasieff and Dan Shea
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
additional engineer:
David Gleeson
co-engineer:
Kurt Lundvall, Andy Smith (Engineer at the famous "The Hit Factory", New York.) and Brian Vibberts
engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
audio engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle and Jay Healy
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass synthesizer, keyboard and synthesizer:
Dan Shea
guitar [guitars]:
Dann Huff
keyboard, percussion and synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff
background vocals and lead vocals:
Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey
performer:
Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey
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:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Wallyworld in San Rafael, California, United States
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 43)
recording of:
One Sweet Day
lyricist:
Mariah Carey, Michael McCary, Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men), Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman
writer:
Walter Afanasieff
composer:
Mariah Carey
publisher:
Aynaw Publishing, Black Panther Publishing Co., Ensign Music Corporation, Rye Songs, Shawn Patrick Publishing, Sony Songs Inc. and Vanderpool Publishing
Boyz II Men feat. Mariah Carey3.254:42
9Four Seasons of Loneliness
Boyz II Men4:55
10Water Runs Dry
assistant engineer:
David Betancourt (engineer), Milton Chan (Recording Engineer), Marty Hornburg and Jamie Seyberth
engineer:
Brad Gilderman
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
acoustic guitar:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
cello:
Kevan Torfeh
double bass [upright bass]:
Reggie Hamilton
drums (drum set):
Rayford Griffin
violin [1st Violin]:
William Henderson (violinist, concertmaster and strings)
violin [2nd Violin]:
Mark Cargill (violinist)
conductor:
Reggie Hamilton
strings arranger:
Reggie Hamilton
recorded at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Water Runs Dry (Boyz II Men song)
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
ECAF Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Boyz II Men4.353:23
11A Song for Mama
programming:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Randy Walker
engineer:
Paul Boutin, Brad Gilderman and Manny Marroquin
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
assistant mixer:
Paul Boutin
mixer:
Jon Gass
bass guitar:
Nathan East
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
piano:
Greg Phillinganes
produced for:
ECAF Productions
recording of:
A Song for Mama
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
ECAF Music, Fox Film Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Boyz II Men3.55:04
12I'll Make Love to You
drums (drum set) programming:
Rayford Griffin
assistant engineer:
David Betancourt (engineer), Milton Chan (Recording Engineer), Marty Hornburg and Jamie Seyberth
engineer:
Brad Gilderman
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass:
Reggie Hamilton
synthesizer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
produced for:
ECAF Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 185)
recording of:
I’ll Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
Boyz II Men4.653:56
13I Will Get There
Boyz II Men24:23
14Yesterday (Spanish version)
Boyz II Men2:52
15End of the Road (instrumental)
Boyz II Men5:18
16So Amazing
Boyz II Men4:24