Tommy Boy Greatest Hits

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Annotation

Inside the booklet it is titled as "Tommy Boy's Greatest Hits 20 Years".

Annotation last modified on 2012-02-19 12:31 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
samples:
Help Is on the Way (vocal) by The Whatnauts, Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond), Name and Number by Curiosity Killed the Cat and Pass the Peas by The J.B.’s
recording of:
Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
writer:
Julian Godfrey Brookhouse, Michael Drummond, Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Paul Huston (US hip hop DJ & producer), Glenn Skinner, Nicholas Bernard Thorp, Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul) and Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot (singer from Curiosity Killed the Cat)
composer:
Trugoy the Dove
De La Soul4.55:06
2Jump Around
producer:
DJ Muggs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
samples:
Harlem Shuffle by Bob & Earl and Shoot Your Shot by Jr. Walker & the All Stars
music videos:
Jump Around by House of Pain
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 442)
recording of:
Jump Around
writer:
Dave Appell, Kal Mann, Larry Muggerud and Erik Schrody
House of Pain4.153:36
3Shamrocks and Shenanigans (Boom Shalock Lock Boom) (Butch Vig mix)
engineer:
Steve Marker and Butch Vig
producer:
DJ Lethal
guitar:
Steve Marker
guest vocals:
Pete Rock (US hip hop producer)
remixer:
Pete Rock (US hip hop producer) and Butch Vig
samples:
I Come to You Baby by John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Shamrocks & Shenaningans
writer:
Leor Dimant, Danny Boy O'Connor and Erik Schrody
House of Pain53:55
4Hip Hop Hooray
samples:
Don't Change Your Love by The Five Stairsteps & Cubie, Funky President (People It’s Bad) by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Make Me Say It Again Girl, Part 1 & 2 by The Isley Brothers, Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) and You Can't Turn Me Away by Sylvia Striplin
recording of:
Hip Hop Hooray
writer:
Anthony Criss, Vincent Brown, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper and Keir Gist (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist)
Naughty by Nature4.354:25
5Gangsta Bitch
Apache4:48
6Come Baby Come
producer:
Joey Gardner and K7
recording of:
Come Baby Come
writer:
Joseph T. Gardner and Louis Ramon Sharpe (Puerto-Rican American musician aka K7)
publisher:
T-Girl Music, LLC and Universal Music–Z Songs
sub-publisher:
Concord Music GmbH and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present)
K72.753:58
7Can't You See
performer:
The Notorious B.I.G.
recording of:
Can’t You See
writer:
C. Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.), H. Middleton, J. Howell, M. South, S. Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) and T. Robinson (Songwriter/Composer)
Total feat. The Notorious B.I.G.34:54
8Gangsta's Paradise
producer:
Doug Rasheed
vocals:
L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
samples:
Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder
music videos:
Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer) feat. L.V. (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 98) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 166)
recording of:
Gangsta’s Paradise
writer:
Artis L. Ivey Jr. (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer), Larry James Sanders (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”), Doug Rasheed and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd., Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Polygram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
is based on:
Pastime Paradise
Coolio3.954:02
91, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)
samples:
Good Times by Chic (US disco group), Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move) by Tom Browne (US jazz trumpeter) and Wikka Wrap by The Evasions
recording of:
Sumpin’ New (1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New))
writer:
Coolio (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer) and Adrian Sear
Coolio53:34
10C U When U Get There
performer:
40 Thevz
Coolio feat. 40 Thevz55:12
11What It's Like
engineer:
John Gamble (member of the SD50s)
producer:
Everlast (US rapper/singer/songwriter Erik Schrody), John Gamble (member of the SD50s) and Dante Ross
mixer:
Jamie Staub
bass:
Ben Bocardo
cello:
Elizabeth Wright
guitar family:
Everlast (US rapper/singer/songwriter Erik Schrody)
viola:
John Wang
violin:
Alen C. Agadhzhanyan and Jacqueline Suzuki
strings arranger:
Giovanni Loria and SD50’s
recording of:
What It’s Like (Everlast)
lyricist and composer:
Erik Schrody
Everlast4.15:04
12Oh No
Noreaga4:32
13Rock N' Roll (Could Never Hip Hop LikeThis)
producer:
Dan the Automator and Prince Paul (US hip hop DJ & producer)
mixer:
Dan the Automator, Scott Harding (underground hip hop and jazz producer and musician) and Prince Paul (US hip hop DJ & producer)
guitar and keyboard [keyboards]:
Money Mark
turntable [turntables]:
Kid Koala
spoken vocals [voiceover]:
Scott Harding (underground hip hop and jazz producer and musician)
produced at:
Glue Factory in San Francisco, California, United States
samples:
On Fire by Stetsasonic
recording of:
Rock n’ Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This)
writer:
Arnold Hamilton (NY rapper, Gatekeeper of Gravediggaz), Glenn K. Bolton, Dan Nakamura, Marvin Nemley, Paul Huston (US hip hop DJ & producer), Leonard Roman and Marvin Shahid Wright
publisher:
Prinse Pawl Musick, Shark Man Songs and T-Girl Music, LLC
Handsome Boy Modeling School4:22
14The Return of the Diaz Bros.
Tony Touch feat. Doo Wop & Pain in da Ass3:26
15All Good?
producer:
De La Soul
mixer:
Troy Hightower
bass:
Pino Palladino
guest vocals:
Chaka Khan
performer:
Chaka Khan
recording of:
All Good?
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos), Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul), Supa Dave West (US Hip-Hop producer) and Yvette Marie Stevens
De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan55:00
16Bang Bang
producer:
The Alchemist (hip hop DJ & producer)
guest lead vocals:
Foxy Brown (rapper)
performer:
Foxy Brown (rapper)
Capone‐N‐Noreaga feat. Foxy Brown4:29
17Planet Rock (Swordfish radio edit)
recording of:
Planet Rock
writer:
Robert Darrell Allen, Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ), Afrika Bambaataa (US DJ singer, songwriter & producer), John Miller (MC G.L.O.B.E. (Soulsonic Force)), John Robie and Ellis Williams
publisher:
Bambaataa Music, No Hassle Music, Shakin’ Baker Music, Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN) and T-Girl Music LLC
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force3:23