Back to Black

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Blues, Jazz, Swing & The Big Bands 1900-1945
▶ CD 2: The Birth of R'n'b 1946-1953
▶ CD 3: The Rock'n'Roll Years 1945-1962
▶ CD 4: Classic Soul, Part 1 1963-1966
▶ CD 5: Classic Soul, Part 2 1967-1970
▶ CD 6: Nu Wave Soul 1971-1974
▶ CD 7: Disco Inferno 1975-1979
▶ CD 8: Black Pop & Hip Hop Culture, Part 1 1980-1983
▼ CD 9: Black Pop & Hip Hop Culture, Part 2 1984-1991
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Back to Life
recording of:
Back to Life
writer:
Nellee Hooper, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
Soul II Soul3:45
2Teardrops
recording of:
Teardrops
writer:
Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (in 1988)
Womack & Womack3:51
3Don’t Turn Around
producer:
Aswad
cover recording of:
Don’t Turn Around
lyricist and composer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Empire Music Ltd. and Intersong Music Ltd.
Aswad43:38
4Caribbean Queen
recording of:
Caribbean Queen
writer:
Keith Diamond and Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean4:02
5Hangin’ on a String
producer:
Nick Martinelli (record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recording of:
Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)
writer:
Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol (songwriter, producer)
composer:
Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Brampton Music Ltd. (publisher) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Loose Ends35:56
6Solid
recorded in:
U.S.A.
producer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1984)
produced for:
Hopsack & Silk Productions Inc.
recording of:
Solid
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Nick‐O‐Val Music Co. Inc.
Ashford & Simpson2.53:22
7Word Up
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 70)
recording of:
Word Up!
writer:
Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins
publisher:
Better Days Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cameo44:19
8That’s the Way Love Is
recording of:
That's the Way Love Is
writer:
Byron Burke, Herb Lawson and Byron Stingily
Ten City4:14
9Do Me Right
Guy3:43
10Eye Know
co-producer:
De La Soul
producer:
Prince Paul (US hip hop DJ & producer)
mixer:
Posdnuos (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos)
arranger:
Posdnuos (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1989)
samples:
(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding and Peg (original studio mix) by Steely Dan
recording of:
Eye Know
writer:
Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Paul Huston (US hip hop DJ & producer) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
De La Soul3.84:10
11Express Yourself
recording of:
Express Yourself (N.W.A. version)
lyricist:
O’Shea Jackson
composer:
Charles Wright
is based on:
Express Yourself
N.W.A4:15
12Scenario
recording of:
Scenario
writer:
Bryan Higgins (US rapper), James Jackson, Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr.
quotes lyrics from:
Roman’s Revenge
A Tribe Called Quest4:13
13Ghetto Heaven
recording of:
Ghetto Heaven
writer:
Peter Lord Moreland, V. J. Smith (Vernon Jeffrey Smith, producer, writer, musician) and Sandra St. Victor
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Maanami Music and Vermal Music (publishing)
The Family Stand3:51
14Optimistic
Sounds of Blackness33:47
15Summertime
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 Prince3:53
16Close to You
Maxi Priest4:01
17If It Isn’t Love
recording of:
If It Isn't Love
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
New Edition5:13
18I Don’t Think That Man Should Sleep Alone
recording of:
I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone
Ray Parker Jr.4:16
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