Ultimate Collection

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Tracklist

CD 1
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1Doo Wop (That Thing)
recording of:
Doo Wop (That Thing)
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill33:59
2Ex‐Factor
assistant recording engineer:
Chip Verspyck
recording engineer and mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
drum machine programming:
Vada Nobles
producer:
Lauryn Hill
assistant mixer:
Greg Thompson (engineer, mixer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Paul Fakhourie
guitar:
Johari Newton
percussion:
Rudy Byrd
piano:
Tejumold Newton
Rhodes piano [Rhodes], Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer] and organ:
James Poyser
background vocals:
Chuck Young
background vocals and lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Marley Music, Inc. in Kingston, Jamaica and RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Can It Be All So Simple / Intermission by Wu‐Tang Clan
recording of:
Ex-Factor (Lauryn Hill Song incorporating The Way We Were)
lyricist:
Lauryn Hill
composer:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist), Marilyn Bergman, Ghostface Killah, GZA/Genius, Marvin Hamlisch, Lauryn Hill, Inspectah Deck (east coast hip hop), Method Man (of the Wu-Tang Clan), Ol’ Dirty Bastard (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer), Raekwon (US rapper, Wu-Tang Clan), RZA (American rapper, actor and score composer) and U‐God
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Obverse Creation Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Careers, Universal Music–MGB Songs, Wu‐Tang Publishing, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
The Way We Were
Lauryn Hill45:25
3Everything Is Everything
assistant recording engineer:
Robert Williams (engineer)
recording engineer:
Tony Prendatt
programming:
Ché Guevara and Vada Nobles
producer:
Lauryn Hill
assistant mixer:
Devon Kirkpatrick
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tom Barney (bassist) and Matt Rubano (bassist)
piano:
John Legend
strings:
Indigo Quartet
background vocals:
Lenesha Randolph and Ahmed Wallace
lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at and mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Everything Is Everything
writer:
Lauryn Hill and Johari Newton
Lauryn Hill3.754:51
4Lost Ones
assistant recording engineer:
Errol Brown (engineer)
recording engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
drum machine programming and co-producer:
Vada Nobles
producer:
Lauryn Hill
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Warren Riker
bass guitar [live bass]:
Chris Meredith (reggae bass player)
bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
James Poyser
guitar [guitars]:
Robert Browne, Johari Newton and Earl “Chinna” Smith
vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at:
Marley Music, Inc. in Kingston, Jamaica
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Lost Ones
writer:
Toots Hibbert and Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill45:32
5I Used to Love Him
assistant recording engineer:
Storm Jefferson
recording engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams), Ken Johnson (engineer) and Tony Prendatt
drum machine programming:
Ché Guevara
producer:
Lauryn Hill
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Warren Riker
bass guitar [bass]:
Matt Rubano (bassist)
Moog [Moog bass]:
James Poyser
additional background vocals:
Chinah (aka China Blac), Jennifer McNeill, Lenesha Randolph, Ramón Rivera, Ahmed Wallace and Rachel Wilson (vocalist)
background vocals:
Andrea Simmons and Tara Watkins
background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
guest lead vocals:
Mary J. Blige
performer:
Mary J. Blige
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Used to Love Him
lyricist:
Lauryn Hill
composer:
Lauryn Hill, Johari Newton, Tejumold Newton, Vada Nobles and D.J. Rogers
Lauryn Hill with Mary J. Blige3.355:38
6To Zion
assistant recording engineer:
Ken Johnson (engineer)
recording engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams), Johny wyndrx and Warren Riker
co-producer:
Ché Guevara
producer:
Lauryn Hill
assistant mixer:
Jamie Siegel
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
James Poyser
drums (drum set):
Jared Crawford
guest guitar [lead guitar]:
Carlos Santana
harp:
Grace Paradise
background vocals:
Kenny Bobien, Sabrina Johnston, Lenesha Randolph, Earl Robinson (US house/techno vocalist), Andrea Simmons and Eddie Stockley
lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Circle House Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States and Perfect Pair Studios in East Orange, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
To Zion
lyricist:
Lauryn Hill
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist), Norman Gimbel and Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill with Santana46:07
7Do You Like the Way
programming:
Kobie Brown and Che Pope
additional engineer:
Steve Fontano
assistant engineer:
Jamie Siegel
engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Tony Prendatt
producer:
Lauryn Hill
mixer:
Warren Riker
editor:
Mario Curci
bass guitar:
Tom Barney (bassist)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Earl Gardner
flute and saxophone:
Danny Wolinski
guitar:
Al Anderson (Bob Marley & The Wailers guitarist), Francis Dunnery and Carlos Santana
keyboard:
Loris Holland
trombone:
Steve Turre
tuba:
Joseph Daley (brass)
background vocals:
Lenesha Randolph
guest background vocals and lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
guest lead vocals:
CeeLo Green
arranger:
Lauryn Hill
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
engineered at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States and Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
Do You Like the Way
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
publisher:
Obverse Creation Music, Inc. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Lauryn Hill with Santana and Cee-Lo55:50
8Nothing Even Matters
assistant recording engineer:
Chip Verspyck and Brian Vibberts
recording engineer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams), Storm Jefferson, Tony Prendatt and Warren Riker
drum machine programming:
Ché Guevara
producer:
Lauryn Hill
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
bass guitar:
Tom Barney (bassist)
guitar:
Al Anderson (Bob Marley & The Wailers guitarist) and Francis Dunnery
Hammond organ [Hammond B-3], Rhodes piano [Rhodes], Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer] and electric piano:
Loris Holland
Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer) and James Poyser
guest lead vocals:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer)
lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Nothing Even Matters
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill with D'Angelo2.655:49
9Killing Me Softly
recording engineer and mixer:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Warren Riker
engineer:
Warren Riker
co-producer:
Jerry Duplessis and Pras Michel
producer:
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill
lead vocals:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
performer:
Fugees
arranger:
Lauryn Hill
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) (from 1996 to present)
recorded at and mixed at:
Booga Basement Studio in Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States
samples:
Bonita Applebum by A Tribe Called Quest, Fool Yourself by Little Feat, Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack, Memory Band by Rotary Connection and The Day Begins (1972 stereo mix) by The Moody Blues with The London Festival Orchestra
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 359)
cover recording of:
Killing Me Softly With His Song
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
Fox-Gimbel Productions Inc., Platz Music Publishng and Rodali Music
Fugees4.254:57
10Ready or Not
recording engineer:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Warren Riker
engineer:
Warren Riker
co-producer:
Jerry Duplessis and Pras Michel
producer:
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
mixer:
Bassy Bob Brockmann (engineer, producer, remixer)
lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Pras Michel
performer:
Fugees
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) (from 1996 to present)
recorded at and mixed at:
Booga Basement Studio in Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States
samples:
Boadicea by Enya, Django by The Modern Jazz Quartet, God Make Me Funky by The Headhunters and Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love) by The Delfonics
music videos:
Ready or Not by The Fugees
recording of:
Ready or Not
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer), William Hart (of The Delfonics), Lauryn Hill, N. Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and S. Michel
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd, International Music Network, Nickel Shoe Co Inc., Observe Creation Music, Sony ATV Tunes LLC, Tete San-Ko Publishing, Warner Chappell Music Publishing and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corporation (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)
Fugees4.353:48
11Fu‐gee‐la
engineer:
Gary Noble
producer:
Salaam Remi
lead vocals:
Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Pras Michel
performer:
Fugees
recorded at and mixed at:
The Crib in New York, New York, United States
samples:
If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right by Ramsey Lewis and Ooo La La La by Teena Marie
recording of:
Fu-Gee-La
composer:
Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor), Pras Michel and Salaam Remi
Fugees44:21
12If I Ruled the World
producer:
Poke and Tone
guest vocals:
Lauryn Hill
vocals and performer:
Nas (US rapper)
samples:
Friends by Whodini, If I Ruled the World by Kurtis Blow and Walk Right Up to the Sun by The Delfonics
recording of:
If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (NAS, from album "it was written")
lyricist:
Lauryn Hill and Nas (US rapper)
composer:
Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
Lauryn Hill with Nas4.54:45
13Guantanamera
recording of:
Guantanamera (Duplessis/Hill/Jean version with additional music and lyrics)
additional lyricist:
Jerry Duplessis, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
writer:
José Fernández Díaz (Cuban singer and songwriter), José Martí (cuban poet), Julián Orbón (composer) and Pete Seeger
publisher:
Fall River Music, Inc.
version of:
Guantanamera
Lauryn Hill with Wyclef Jean and Refugee Allstars3:27
14Rumble in the Jungle
Lauryn Hill with The Fugees, A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes and Forté4:16
15A Rose Is Still a Rose
performer:
Aretha Franklin
recording of:
A Rose Is Still a Rose
lyricist and composer:
Lauryn Hill
publisher:
Obverse Creation Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Lauryn Hill with Aretha Franklin4:25