Greatest Hits

~ Release by Will Smith (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble (1988 extended remix)
producer:
Dana Goodman and Lawrence Goodman
samples:
I Dream of Jeannie by Hugo Montenegro feat. B. Kaye
recording of:
Girls Ain’t Nothing but Trouble
writer:
Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3.64:49
2Parents Just Don't Understand (single edit)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1989 winner)
recording of:
Parents Just Don’t Understand
writer:
Pete Q. Harris, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince35:14
3A Nightmare on My Street (single version)
samples:
Main Title by Charles Bernstein
recording of:
A Nightmare on My Street
writer:
Pete Q. Harris, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3.54:59
4The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
recording of:
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
writer:
Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince3.62:56
5Summertime
producer:
Hula & Fingers
mixer:
D.J. Jazzy Jeff (DJ/turntablist) and Def Geoff Hunt
background vocals arranger:
LaVette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1991)
samples:
Summer Madness by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Summertime
lyricist:
Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
composer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Lamar Hula Mahone, Robert Spike Mickens, Craig Simpkins, Claydes Smith, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince), Alton Taylor, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
is based on:
Summer Madness
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince4.454:30
6Just Cruisin'
drum machine programming:
Poke and Tone
engineer:
John Shriver and Ken “Duro” Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
producer:
Poke and Tone
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
background vocals:
Tichina Arnold
produced for:
Track Masters Entertainment
samples:
I’m Back for More by Al Johnson (R&B singer) feat. Jean Carn
recording of:
Just Cruisin'
lyricist:
Nasir Jones (US rapper)
composer:
Kenneth Stover, Nasir Jones (US rapper) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Will Smith43:59
71,000 Kisses (radio edit)
guest performer:
Jada Pinkett Smith
recording of:
1,000 Kisses
writer:
Samuel Barnes, Michael Hepburn, Jean-Claude Olivier (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone), Marlon McClain, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Luther Vandross
is based on:
Never Too Much
Will Smith feat. Jada3.53:50
8Men in Black
recording engineer:
John Shriver
drum machine [drum] programming:
Poke and Tone
producer:
Poke and Tone
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
background vocals:
Coko (R&B singer Cheryl Gamble)
publisher:
Track Masters Entertainment
samples:
Forget Me Nots by Patrice Rushen
recording of:
Men in Black
writer:
Fred Washington (US session bassist), Patrice Rushen, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Terry McFadden
publisher:
Baby Fingers Music, Freddie Dee Music, New Columbia Pictures, Inc, Treyball Music, Inc. and Yamina Music
Will Smith4.63:47
9Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
recording engineer:
Ken "DURO" Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
co-producer:
L.E.S. (QB hip hop producer)
producer:
Poke and Tone
assistant mixer:
Chris Ribando
mixer:
Rich Travali
bass guitar:
Lanar "Kern" Brantley (US bassist)
guitar [lead guitar]:
David Foreman
keyboard [keyboards]:
Timothy "Tyme" Riley (US drummer Timothy Riley)
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Jazzy Jeff (DJ/turntablist)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
He’s the Greatest Dancer by Sister Sledge and Sang and Dance by The Bar‐Kays
recording of:
Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It
writer:
Samuel Barnes, Bernard Edwards, Joey Robinson, Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer), Nile Rodgers and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Jelly’s Jams, LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Treball Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Will Smith3.93:49
10Miami
recording engineer:
Ken "DURO" Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
drum machine [drum] programming:
L.E.S. (QB hip hop producer)
producer:
L.E.S. (QB hip hop producer) and Poke and Tone
assistant mixer:
Robert Burnette
mixer:
Rich Travali
keyboard [keyboards]:
Keith Winfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
And the Beat Goes On by The Whispers (US R&B/dance vocal group)
recording of:
Miami
lyricist:
Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
composer:
Leon Sylvers III, Samuel J. Barnes, William Shelby, Stephen Shockley and Ryan Toby
publisher:
DP JJ Publishing Co., Jelly’s Jams LLC, Pladid Music, Portrait (publisher), Slamuwell Productions, Solar Songs Inc. and Treyball Music
Will Smith4.453:17
11Freakin' It
recording engineer:
Kevin Crouse
producer:
Poke and Tone
mixer:
Rich Travali
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Kevin Crouse
additional vocals:
The Love Fellowship Tabernacle Children's Choir (gospel choir associated with Hezekiah Walker)
vocals:
Bugsy (from Hot 97 FM) and Mai Huggins
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Freakin’ It
writer:
Samuel Barnes, Bernard Edwards, Jean-Claude Olivier (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone), Lennie Bennett, Marilyn McLeod (soul/jazz singer and songwriter), Nile Rodgers, Pam Sawyer (British-born American lyricist and songwriter) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Will Smith4.253:59
12Will 2K
recording engineer:
Kevin Crouse
programming:
Poke and Tone
producer:
Michael Goods and Poke and Tone
mixer:
Rich Travali
keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Goods
keyboard [keys]:
Poke and Tone
turntable [scratches]:
Jazzy Jeff (DJ/turntablist)
additional vocals:
The Love Fellowship Tabernacle Children's Choir (gospel choir associated with Hezekiah Walker)
background vocals:
Tye-V Turman (Nycolia Turman)
performer:
K‐Ci (US R&B/hip hop artist, Cedric Hailey)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Rock the Casbah by The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
recording of:
Will 2K
writer:
Cedric Hailey (US R&B/hip hop artist, Cedric Hailey), Topper Headon, Darren Henson, Jo Jo Hailey (R&B singer, member of K‐Ci & JoJo), John Mellor, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Lennie Bennett, Bobby Robinson and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Will Smith feat. K‐Ci43:55
13Wild Wild West
recording engineer:
Arty Skye and Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
producer:
Rob Fusari
mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
turntable [scratches]:
DJ Jazzy Jeff (DJ/turntablist)
guest vocals:
Dru Hill
performer:
Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee
mixed at:
Encore Studios in Burbank, California, United States
samples:
I Wish by Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Wild Wild West (movie title theme)
writer:
Rob Fusari, Mohandas Dewese, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Stevie Wonder
part of:
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (number: 1999)
is based on:
I Wish
is based on:
Wild Wild West (Kool Moe Dee original version)
Will Smith feat. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee4.354:06
14Nod Ya Head (The Remix)
engineer and mixer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer)
executive producer:
Omarr Rambert and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
producer:
Rob Chiarelli (US mixer), Gregg Pagani and O. Banga (lead vocals [vocals])
background vocals:
Mar'laina Kemp
performer:
Trā‐Knox and Christina Vidal
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Pacifique Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Will Smith feat. Christina Vidal and Introducing Tra-Knox4.253:46
15Just the Two of Us
producer:
Sauce (US hip‐hop/R&B producer)
instruments:
Sauce (US hip‐hop/R&B producer)
background vocals:
Fuzzy (Jeffrey Young) and Tricia Covington
lead vocals [lead vocal ad lib]:
Fuzzy (Jeffrey Young)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pacifique (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Just the Two of Us by Bill Withers & Grover Washington, Jr.
recording of:
Just the Two of Us
is based on:
Just the Two of Us
Will Smith4.355:16