Black Music Lounge

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Dude
electric piano:
Greg Phillinganes
synthesizer:
Stevie Wonder
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocoder:
Michael Boddicker
background vocals:
Patti Austin, Jim Gilstrap, James Ingram (R&B singer) and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
lead vocals:
James Ingram (R&B singer)
brass arranger:
Jerry Hey
vocals arranger:
Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
recording of:
The Dude
writer:
Patti Austin, Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
Quincy Jones45:37
2The Doo-Bop Song
recording of:
The Doo-Bop Song
writer:
Easy Mo Bee
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Miles Davis5:02
3Let's Get It On
engineer:
William McMeekin and Art Stewart
producer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
mixer:
Cal Harris
bass guitar:
Wilton Felder (on 1973-03-22)
bongos and congas:
Eddie “Bongo” Brown (on 1973-03-22) and Bobbye Hall (on 1973-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer) (on 1973-03-22)
guitar family:
Don Peake (on 1973-03-22), Louie Shelton (on 1973-03-22), David T. Walker (on 1973-03-22) and Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson (on 1973-03-22)
percussion:
Emil Richards (on 1973-03-22)
piano:
Marvin Gaye (on 1973-03-22), Marvin Jenkins (on 1973-03-22) and Joe Sample (on 1973-03-22)
saxophone:
Plas Johnson (on 1973-03-22) and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist) (on 1973-03-22)
vibraphone:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician) (on 1973-03-22) and Emil Richards (on 1973-03-22)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (on 1973-03-22)
conductor:
René Hall (on 1973-03-22)
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1973-03-22)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 167) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 264)
recording of:
Let’s Get It On (on 1973-03-22)
writer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Marvin Gaye4.354:52
4That's the Way of the World
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 329)
recording of:
That’s the Way of the World
writer:
Charles Stepney, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Verdine White
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI April Music Inc.
Earth, Wind & Fire3.355:45
5Wake Up Everybody
producer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
performer:
MFSB (in 1975)
arranger:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1975)
recording of:
Wake Up Everybody (in 1975)
writer:
Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes3.57:34
6Get Here
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1990) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1990)
cover recording of:
Get Here
lyricist and composer:
Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
publisher:
Rutland Road Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
Oleta Adams44:35
7Slow Dance
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
samples:
(My Girl) She's a Fox by The Icemen
recording of:
Slow Dance
writer:
Estelle Fanta Swaray (British vocalist/MC Estelle Swaray), John Legend and William Adams (William James Adams Jr., producer and member of Black Eyed Peas)
composer:
Richard Poindexter and Robert Poindexter
John Legend4.354:43
8On & On
assistant recording engineer:
Charles McCrorey
recording engineer, programming and mixer:
Bob Power
additional engineer and assistant mixer:
Tim Donovan
producer:
JaBorn Jamal and Bob Power
background vocals and lead vocals:
Erykah Badu
performer:
Bob Power
music videos:
On & On by Erykah Badu
recording of:
On & On
writer:
Erykah Badu and JaBorn Jamal
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and MCA Music Ltd
lyrics quoted on:
Self Care (two-part song, split between "Self Care" and "Oblivion")
Erykah Badu3.653:47
9Brown Sugar
recording of:
Brown Sugar (D’Angelo song)
writer:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
publisher:
1200 Music, Ah Choo Music Publishing, Jazz Merchant Music (Publishing company related to Q-Tip), Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
D’Angelo3:59
10Video
recording engineer:
Kevin Haywood (record engineer)
producer:
Carlos "Six July" Broady and India.Arie
mixer:
Mike Shipley
lead vocals:
India.Arie
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound Kitchen Studios in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Video
writer:
Carlos Broady, Reginald J. Hargis (funk guitarist, bass player and singer), India.Arie and Shannon Sanders
India.Arie54:09
11Branded
recording engineer and mixer:
Ron Christopher
assistant engineer:
Kevin Harwood and Malcolm Springer
producer:
Isaac Hayes
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
lead vocals:
Isaac Hayes
arranger:
Isaac Hayes
recorded at:
KIVA Recording Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Branded
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes7:02
12Love Has Come Around
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (in 1981)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (in 1981)
recording of:
Love Has Come Around
lyricist and composer:
William Duckett
Donald Byrd7:52
13Stars in Your Eyes
recording of:
Stars in Your Eyes
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Herbie Hancock7:01
14Fo fi Fo
Pieces of a Dream4:45
15Feel That You're Feelin'
Maze feat. Frankie Beverly4:37
16Forget Me Nots
performer:
Patrice Rushen
recording of:
Forget Me Nots
writer:
Terri McFaddin, Patrice Rushen and Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
publisher:
Baby Fingers Music, Freddie Dee Music, Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG) and Yamina Music
Patrice Rushen3.54:43
17Give Me the Night
recording of:
Give Me the Night
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Rodsongs (publisher), 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
George Benson5:01
18Practice What You Preach (single version)
edit of:
Practice What You Preach by Barry White
recording of:
Practice What You Preach
writer:
Gerald Levert, Edwin “Tony” Nicholas and Barry White
Barry White53:54
19I'm Leavin' U Gotta Go, Gotta Go
Bootsy Collins feat. MC Lyte3:50
20Lifetime
producer:
Musze
Maxwell35:29
21Joy
recording of:
Joy
Teddy Pendergrass6:16
22I Say a Little Prayer
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1968-04-17)
guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1968-04-17)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1968-04-17)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1968-04-17)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1968) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-04-17)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 117)
cover recording of:
I Say a Little Prayer (on 1968-04-17)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., Casa David Music, Jac Music, MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Aretha Franklin4.43:32
23Just the Two of Us
performer:
Grover Washington, Jr.
recording of:
Just the Two of Us
writer:
Ralph MacDonald, William Salter and Bill Withers
Grover Washington, Jr. feat. Bill Withers3.53:57