The Best Of

~ Release by De La Soul (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Parental Advisory.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Buddy (Native Tongue Decision version)
mixer:
Posdnuos
guest performer:
Jungle Brothers, Monie Love, Phife Dawg, Q‐Tip, Queen Latifah and A Tribe Called Quest
arranger:
Posdnuos
samples:
Heartbeat (club version) by Taana Gardner
recording of:
Buddy (original)
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, Kelvin Mercer, Michael Small, Nathaniel Hall, Paul Huston and Vincent Mason
publisher:
Daisy Age, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and We Blows Up Music
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
recording of:
Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, Kelvin Mercer, Michael Small, Nathaniel Hall, Paul Huston and Vincent Mason
De La Soul7:16
2Stakes Is High (remix)
remixer:
Jay Dee
guest performer:
Mos Def
performer:
Mos Def
recording of:
Stakes Is High
composer:
James Yancey, Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer and Vincent Mason
publisher:
IQ Music
De La Soul4:49
3The Bizness
recording engineer:
Guido Osorio
assistant engineer:
Sean Coffey
producer:
De La Soul
mixer:
Tim Latham
guest other vocals and guest performer:
Common
recorded at:
World Recording Facility
mixed at:
Platinum Island in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Bizness
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Lonnie Rashid Lynn and Vincent Mason
De La Soul5:43
4Stone Age
guest performer:
Biz Markie
recorded at:
Sorcerer Studio in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Battery Studio in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
A Little Soulful Tune by Taj Mahal, Lonely Days by Gregory Isaacs, Moondial by Les DeMerle and Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss
recording of:
Stone Age
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Paul Huston and Vincent Mason
De La Soul4:12
5Big Brother Beat
recording engineer:
Tim Latham the "international sound pimp"
assistant engineer:
Sean Coffey
producer:
Skeff Anselm
mixer:
Tim Latham
guest performer:
Mos Def
performer:
Mos Def
recorded at and mixed at:
Platinum Island in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Big Brother Beat
composer:
Skeff Anselm, Dante Smith, Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer and Vincent Mason
De La Soul3:43
64 More
guest performer:
Zhané
recording of:
4 More
composer:
Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Eric Matthew, Michael Small, Nathaniel Hall, Darryl Payne, Gary Scott and Vincent Mason
De La Soul4:20
7So Good
guest performer:
Camp Lo
performer:
Camp Lo
recording of:
Sooo Good
writer:
Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Lawrence Parker, Mauro Malavasi, Davide Romani, Scott Sterling, Vincent Mason, Saladine Wallace and Salahadeen Wilds
De La Soul feat. Camp Lo4:27
8I. C. Y’All
mixer:
Troy Hightower
guest performer:
Busta Rhymes
performer:
Busta Rhymes
samples:
Galaxy by War and Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life by Indeep
recording of:
I. C. Y'All
writer:
Harold Brown, Dana Stinson, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, Dave Jolicoeur, Lonnie Jordan, Kelvin Mercer, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott, Thomas Sylvester Allen, Trevor Smith and Vincent Mason
De La Soul3:23
9Held Down
mixer:
Bob Power
guest performer:
CeeLo Green
performer:
De La Soul and CeeLo Green
recording of:
Held Down
writer:
Serge Gainsbourg, Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Jean-Claude Vannier and Vincent Mason
De La Soul4:55
10What We Do (for Love)
mixer:
Troy Hightower
guest performer:
Slick Rick
recording of:
What We Do (for Love)
writer:
Dorsey Wesley, Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Vincent Mason and Richard Walters
De La Soul5:06