Tommy Boy Greatest Hits

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Annotation

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Planet Rock
recording of:
Planet Rock
writer:
Afrika Bambaataa, Robert Darrell Allen, Arthur Baker, John Miller, John Robie and Ellis Williams
publisher:
Bambaataa Music, No Hassle Music, Shakin’ Baker Music, Sony/ATV Songs and T-Girl Music LLC
quotes music from:
Trans Europa Express
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force5:20
2Jazzy Sensation (12" remix)
Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 55:45
3Play at Your Own Risk (12" vocal version)
recording of:
Play at Your Own Risk
writer:
Arthur Baker and John Robie
Planet Patrol7:52
4Pack Jam (Look Out for the OVC) (7" version)
The Jonzun Crew4:30
5Play That Beat Mr. DJ
G.L.O.B.E & Whiz Kid4:01
6Looking for the Perfect Beat
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force4:30
7Renegades of Funk (12" vocal version)
recording of:
Renegades of Funk
writer:
Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker, John Miller and John Robie
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force6:44
8Talkin' All That Jazz
keyboard programming:
Donald "Kid Wonder" Newkirk
engineer:
Bob Coulter
producer:
Delite
editor:
"Oh Oh" Omar Santana
additional remixer:
Daddy‐O, DBC, Rodd Houston and Tyrone Perkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1988)
samples:
Expansions by Lonnie Liston Smith
recording of:
Talkin’ All That Jazz
lyricist and composer:
Glenn K. Bolton
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd. and Tee Girl Music
Stetsasonic4:48
9Me Myself and I (radio version)
co-producer:
De La Soul
producer:
Prince Paul
mixer:
P.A. Pasemaster Mase
arranger:
P.A. Pasemaster Mase and Trugoy the Dove
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1989)
samples:
(Not Just) Knee Deep by Funkadelic
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990)
recording of:
Me Myself and I
writer:
George Clinton, Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Paul Huston, Vincent Mason and Philippe Wynn
De La Soul3:45
10The Magic Number
co-producer:
De La Soul
producer:
Prince Paul
mixer:
Prince Paul and Scotty Hard
arranger:
De La Soul
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1989) and A.O.I., LLC (in 2023)
samples:
Reading the Comics - July, 1945 by Fiorello La Guardia (spoken vocals) and Three Is a Magic Number by Bob Dorough
recording of:
The Magic Number
writer:
Bob Dorough, Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Paul Huston and Vincent Mason
De La Soul3:16
11Ladies First
producer:
DJ Mark the 45 King
guest vocals and additional performer:
Monie Love
performer:
Monie Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1989)
recording of:
Ladies First
writer:
Anthony Peaks, Mark Howard James, Queen Latifah, Shane Harbin Faber and Simone Johnson
Queen Latifah3:56
12Doowutchyalike (radio mix)
Digital Underground4:46
13The Humpty Dance (Mini-Hump radio mix)
Digital Underground4:40
14Buddy ("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
Jungle Brothers feat. Q‐Tip, Phife, Queen Latifah & Monie Love7:16
15Break the Grip of Shame
Paris3:35
16O.P.P.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1991) and Tommy Boy Music, LLC (in 2004)
samples:
ABC by The Jackson 5
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 96)
recording of:
O.P.P.
composer:
Anthony Criss, Berry Gordy, Keir Gist, Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards and Vincent Brown
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Naughty Music
Naughty by Nature4:30
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