Men in Black: The Album

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"A&R Executive: Samuel J. Sapp III"
"Album Music Supervisor: Pilar McCurry"
"Album Music Coordinator: Pilar Sutton"

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Tracklist

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1Men in Black
recording engineer:
John Shriver
drum machine [drum] programming:
Poke and Tone
producer:
Poke and Tone
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
background vocals:
Coko (R&B singer Cheryl Gamble)
publisher:
Track Masters Entertainment
samples:
Forget Me Nots by Patrice Rushen
recording of:
Men in Black
writer:
Fred Washington (US session bassist), Patrice Rushen, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Terry McFadden
publisher:
Baby Fingers Music, Freddie Dee Music, New Columbia Pictures, Inc, Treyball Music, Inc. and Yamina Music
Will Smith4.153:45
2We Just Wanna Party With You
recording engineer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
producer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
mixer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ) and Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
additional vocals:
Trey Lorenz
performer:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ) and Carl So-Lowe
samples:
Get Down on It (album version) by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
We Just Wanna Party With You
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Eumir Deodato, Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ), Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper) and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
Snoop Doggy Dogg feat. Jermaine Dupri4:32
3I’m Feelin’ You
recording engineer:
Ian Shubert
drum machine, guitar and keyboard programming:
Mookie (producer for Backstreet Boys)
assistant engineer:
Tommy Hicks
producer:
Mookie (producer for Backstreet Boys)
mixer:
Mookie (producer for Backstreet Boys) and Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
arranger:
Ginuwine (US R&B singer) and Mookie (producer for Backstreet Boys)
recording of:
I’m Feelin’ You
writer:
Ginuwine (US R&B singer) and Mookie (producer for Backstreet Boys)
Ginuwine4:40
4Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)
engineer:
Gregg Powers
producer:
Reese Johnson
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams)
recording of:
Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Reese Johnson, Alicia Keys, James Nyx (R&B songwriter) and T. Smith
Alicia Keys4:11
5Just Cruisin’
drum machine programming:
Poke and Tone
engineer:
John Shriver and Ken “Duro” Ifill (engineer and producer Ken Ifill)
producer:
Poke and Tone
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
background vocals:
Tichina Arnold
produced for:
Track Masters Entertainment
samples:
I’m Back for More by Al Johnson (R&B singer) feat. Jean Carn
recording of:
Just Cruisin'
lyricist:
Nasir Jones (US rapper)
composer:
Kenneth Stover, Nasir Jones (US rapper) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Will Smith3.253:59
6The ’Notic
miscellaneous support:
Richard Nichols (Longtime producer and manager for The Roots)
assistant engineer:
Michael McCoy
producer:
Kelo (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams), James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
mixer:
Kenyatta “Kelo” Williams (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer)
bass synthesizer:
HUB (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard)
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Quest Love (US drummer, producer and DJ)
keyboard:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer) and Kamal (American keyboard player)
keyboard and piano:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
background vocals:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer)
vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
performer:
Erykah Badu
recording of:
The ’Notic
writer:
Amtir Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter), Tariq Collins (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
The Roots feat. D’Angelo5:20
7Make You Happy
drum machine and keyboard programming:
Cory Rooney
assistant engineer:
Kenny Stallworth and Alex Lowe (engineer)
engineer:
Mike Alvord, Dana Jon Chappelle and Mike Scott (Production music composer/engineer a.k.a. “The Wizard”)
co-producer:
Trey Lorenz
producer:
M. Carey and Cory Rooney
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
background vocals:
Honey B. Fly and Trey Lorenz
lead vocals:
Trey Lorenz
recording of:
Make You Happy
writer:
Trey Lorenz, M. Carey and Cory Rooney
Trey Lorenz4:05
8Escobar ’97
drum machine programming:
Poke and Tone
assistant engineer:
Toby Rodriguez
producer:
Poke and Tone
mixer:
Rich Travali (Engineer)
recording of:
Escobar ’97
writer:
Jean‐Claude Olivier (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone), Nasir Jones (US rapper), Jerry Ragovoy, Samuel J. Barnes (US rapper & hip‐hop producer, aka Tone) and Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter)
Nas3:32
9Erotik City
recording engineer and mixer:
Malcolm
engineer:
Malcolm and Rob Mathis (engineer)
producer:
Jerome Malcolm and Deconzo Smith
background vocals:
Emoja
lead vocals:
Ellis Taylor and Troy Wimble
recording of:
Erotik City
lyricist:
E. Taylor, T. Footman and T. Wimbley
composer:
D. Smith
Emoja4:34
10Same Ol’ Thing
recording engineer:
Bob Power
additional engineer:
Ben Arrindell (American engineer and mixer) and Charles McCrorey
producer:
The Ummah (90s US hip hop production trio)
mixer:
Tony Smalios
recording of:
Same Ol’ Thing
writer:
A. Muhammad, J. McLaughlin (guitarist), K. Fareed (American rapper) and M. Taylor
A Tribe Called Quest14:27
11Killing Time
recording engineer:
Charles Brackins and Joey Swails
producer:
D’wayne Wiggins
mixer:
Jay Lincoln
background vocals:
Beyoncé Knowles, Latavia Roberson, Letoya Luckett and Kelly Rowland
lead vocals:
Beyoncé Knowles
conductor:
Benjamin Wright
orchestrator:
Benjamin Wright
recording of:
Killing Time
writer:
Tara Stinson and D’wayne Wiggins
Destiny’s Child2.55:07
12Waiting for Love
mixer:
Craig Burbidge (American recording engineer)
background vocals:
3T (Taj, Taryll and TJ Jackson)
lead vocals:
Taryll Jackson
recording of:
Waiting for Love
writer:
Donald K. Parks, John Howcott and Emanuel Officer
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) and Nu Soul Music
3T3:47
13Chanel No. Fever
assistant engineer:
Daniel Bloom (engineer)
engineer:
Ken “Duro” Ifill (engineer and producer Ken Ifill)
producer:
De La Soul
mixer:
De La Soul and Ken “Duro” Ifill (engineer and producer Ken Ifill)
recording of:
Chanel No. Fever
writer:
David Jolicoeur (Plug 2 of De La Soul), Kelvin Mercer (US rapper/producer Kelvin Mercer, aka Pos) and Vincent Mason (US rapper Vincent Mason, member of De La Soul)
De La Soul33:23
14Some Cow Fonque (More Tea, Vicar?)
recording engineer:
Rob (Wacko!) Hunter (Wacko!, engineer) and Patrick Smith (engineer)
drum machine programming:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
assistant engineer:
Earl Martin, Mark Endert and Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
producer:
B. Marsalis (saxophonist)
mixer:
Rob (Wacko!) Hunter (Wacko!, engineer)
acoustic bass guitar:
Robert Hurst (jazz bassist composer)
alto saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Jeffrey “Tain” Watts (jazz drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones)
keyboard and piano:
Kenny Kirkland
percussion:
Vicki Randle
solo slide guitar:
Kevin Eubanks (American jazz & fusion guitarist, and composer)
trombone:
Matt Finders
trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) and Roy Hargrove
recording of:
Some Cow Fonque (More Tea, Vicar?)
lyricist and composer:
B. Marsalis (saxophonist)
Buckshot LeFonque5:09
15M.I.B. Main Theme
recording engineer:
Sue McLean and Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer)
producer:
Danny Elfman (American singer and score composer) and Ellen Segal
additional mixer:
Bobby Fernandez (engineer)
mixer:
Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer)
assistant editor:
Jennifer Nash (editor, technical)
editor:
Ellen Segal
conductor:
Artie Kane
orchestrator:
Steve Bartek and Mark McKenzie (US film composer/orchestrator)
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)
recording of:
M.I.B. Main Theme
composer:
Danny Elfman (American singer and score composer)
Danny Elfman2:58
16M.I.B. Closing Theme
recording engineer:
Sue McLean and Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer)
producer:
Danny Elfman (American singer and score composer) and Ellen Segal
mixer:
Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer)
assistant editor:
Jennifer Nash (editor, technical)
editor:
Ellen Segal
conductor:
Artie Kane
orchestrator:
Edgardo Simone
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)
recording of:
M.I.B. Closing Theme
composer:
Danny Elfman (American singer and score composer)
Danny Elfman2:37

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Doug Erb
executive producer:Ann Carli
James Lassiter
Benny Medina
mastering:Herb Powers, Jr.
copyrighted (©) by and 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)
mastered at:House of Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/227806 [info]
ASIN:DE: B00000B5X4 [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Samuel J. Sapp III
associated singles/EPs:Just Cruisin’ by Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Men in Black by Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
We Just Wanna Party With You by Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper) feat. JD (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
Wikipedia:en: Men in Black: The Album [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/109378 [info]
other databases:http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/184695 [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/various_artists_f2/men_in_black__the_album/ [info]
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119654/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000024665 [info]
Wikidata:Q3854598 [info]