Platinum: The Definitive R&B Collection

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Off the Wall
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Off the Wall
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
Michael Jackson3:49
2I Knew You Were Waiting for Me
recording engineer:
David Frazer (engineer)
percussion programming:
Preston Glass
synthesizer programming:
Walter Afanasieff
additional assistant engineer:
Stuart Hirotsu, Mike Iacopelli (engineer), Gordon Lyon, Lennete Viegas and Jim Watts (engineer)
additional engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle and Maureen Droney
producer:
George Michael and Narada Michael Walden
mixer:
David Frazer (engineer) and Serban Ghenea
bass guitar:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge) (in 1986)
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Corrado Rustici (in 1986)
percussion and tambourine:
Greg “Gigi” Gonaway (in 1986)
synthesizer:
Walter Afanasieff (in 1986)
additional vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven (in 1986), Jim Gilstrap (in 1986), Jennifer Hall (English actress, singer-songwriter) (in 1986), Myrna Matthews (in 1986) and Claytoven Richardson (in 1986)
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986) and George Michael (in 1986)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1986), Arista Records, LLC (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1986)
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) (in 1986)
writer:
Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services Ltd. (UK), Little Shop of Morgansongs, Rare Blue Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Aretha Franklin & George Michael44:01
3Crazy in LoveBeyoncé3:47
4You Make Me Wanna
recording of:
You Make Me Wanna...
writer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Manuel Seal and USHER (R&B singer-songwriter Usher Raymond Ⅳ)
Usher2.53:37
5Cry Me a River
recording engineer:
Senator Jimmy D (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Carlos Martinez (Sound engineer) and Steamy
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
clavinet:
Scott Storch (producer)
guitar:
Bill Pettaway (R&B songwriter, musician, producer)
background vocals:
Greater Anointing, Marsha Ambroise, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Tyrone Tribbett
conductor:
Larry Gold
arranger:
Larry Gold
music videos:
Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake
recording of:
Cry Me a River
lyricist and composer:
Scott Storch (producer), Justin Timberlake and Timothy Mosley
Justin Timberlake3.854:49
6Love Don't Cost a Thing
recording engineer:
Dan Hetzel and “Young” Dave Scheuer
additional programming:
Greg Lawson (US songwriter)
keyboard programming:
Miklos Malek
programming:
Richie Jones
assistant engineer:
Ronald L. Martinez and David Swope
additional producer:
Peter Wade Keusch
assistant producer:
Richie Jones, Cory Rooney and Marc Russell
producer:
Ric Wake
assistant mixer:
Jim Annunziato
mixer:
Dan Hetzel and Richie Jones
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Richie Jones
lead vocals:
Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress, aka J. Lo)
additional arranger:
Greg Lawson (US songwriter)
arranger:
Richie Jones and Ric Wake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2000)
recording of:
Love Don’t Cost a Thing
writer:
Amille D. Harris, Georgette Franklin, Greg Lawson (US songwriter), Jeremy Monroe and Damon Sharpe
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., G Q Romeo Music, J‐Rated Music, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Songs of Reach Music, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09), Swette Ya’ Music, VMG Notation Copyrights, VMG Notation Worldwide and WC Music Corp. (from 2019 to present)
Jennifer Lopez4.23:42
7FallinAlicia Keys3.73:30
8Unbreak My Heart
recording of:
Un-Break My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Realsongs
Toni Braxton3:48
9Doo Wop (That Thing)
recording of:
Doo Wop (That Thing)
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill34:01
10People Everyday
producer:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
recording of:
People Everyday
lyricist:
Speech (US rapper & musician)
composer:
Arrested Development
Arrested Development3.54:04
117 Days
recording of:
7 Days
writer:
Craig David, Darren John Hill and Mark Hill (Mark Hill)
Craig David3:36
12Thong Song
recording of:
Thong Song
composer:
Desmond Child, Tim Kelley, Mark Andrews, Bob Robinson (US R&B producer/songwriter) and Draco Rosa (Robert Edward Rosa Suárez aka Robi Draco Rosa)
quotes lyrics from:
Livin’ la Vida Loca (English version)
Sisqó2.63:27
13No Diggity
Blackstreet4:23
14Dreams
producer:
Richie Fermie
mixer:
John Brough
guitar family:
Paul Noble (member of "Warm Jets")
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go Beat Ltd. (in 1993) and Go! Discs Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recording of:
Dreams (in 1993)
writer:
Tim Laws and Louise Gabrielle Bobb (British singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd., Perfect Songs Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Gabrielle2.653:37
15Always on Time (feat. Ashanti)
guest vocals:
Ashanti (US R&B singer and musician)
performer:
Ashanti (US R&B singer and musician)
recording of:
Always on Time
writer:
Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr., Jeffrey Atkins and Marcus Vest
Ja Rule2.754:03
16Gone Till November
recording of:
Gone Till November
orchestrator:
Sonny Kompanek
lyricist and composer:
Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Tete San Ko Publishing
Wyclef Jean3:17
17Return of the Mack
additional producer:
Cutfather & Joe
producer:
Phil Chill and Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
remixer:
Cutfather & Joe
recording of:
Return of the Mack
lyricist and composer:
Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
Mark Morrison43:32
18My Prerogative
recording of:
My Prerogative
writer:
Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member), Gene Griffin and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
publisher:
Bobby Brown Music, Cal-Gene Music, Donril Music, EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Bobby Brown4:06
19Beautiful
producer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
mixer:
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado (mixer)
music videos:
Beautiful by Christina Aguilera
part of:
CBC Music: 12 Songs About Bullying and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 260)
recording of:
Beautiful
lyricist and composer:
Linda Perry (rock singer‐songwriter & producer)
Christina Aguilera4.24:00
20I Believe I Can Fly
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 406)
recording of:
I Believe I Can Fly
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
publisher:
Imagem Music (ended) and Zomba Music Publ. Ltd.
R. Kelly3.55:20
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