R&B (The Ultimate Collection)

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Annotation

Track 2.18 is incorrectly attributed to "Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel" and so has been corrected to "Grandmaster Melle Mel".

Track 2.19 is incorrectly listed as Raw Silk's "Do It to the Music" while the actual track is Shirley Lites' "Heat You Up (Melt You Down)" and has been corrected here.

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-27 21:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Keep on Movin’
recording of:
Keep On Movin’
lyricist and composer:
Jazzie B
writer:
Romeo
arranger:
Matthias Vogt
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1989)
Soul II Soul?:??
2Roses Are Red
recording of:
Roses Are Red (Mac Band)
writer:
Antonio Reid (songwriter and producer) and Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
Mac Band feat. McCampbell Brothers?:??
3Treat Me Like a Woman
recording of:
Treat Me Like a Woman
writer:
Kara DioGuardi, George Hammond Hagan, John Hammond Hagan and Layla Manoochehri
Lisa Stansfield?:??
4Gotta Keep
Jarrod Lawson?:??
5Brown Skin
India Arie?:??
6Lost Without U
recording of:
Lost Without U
writer:
Sean Hurley (American bassist and songwriter) and Robin Thicke
Robin Thicke?:??
7Apparently Nothin’
recording of:
Apparently Nothin’
writer:
Carleen Anderson and Marco Nelson
Young Disciples?:??
8I Heard It Through the Grapevine
recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Marvin Gaye?:??
9A Love Supreme
recording of:
A Love Supreme
lyricist:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory) and Will Downing (American soul, house singer, songwriter and producer)
composer:
John Coltrane
is based on:
A Love Supreme (entire suite)
Will Downing?:??
10Take That to the Bank
recording of:
Take That to the Bank
writer:
Kevin Spencer (US keyboardist/vocalist for Dynasty) and Leon Sylvers
publisher:
ATV Music
Shalamar?:??
11And the Beat Goes On
recording of:
And the Beat Goes On
writer:
William Shelby, Stephen Shockley and Leon Sylvers
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
The Whispers?:??
12Endless Love
recording of:
Endless Love
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brockman Music, Café Americana Inc., PGP Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America
part of:
The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1981 nominee)
Lionel Richie feat. Diana Ross?:??
13Back at One
recording of:
Back at One
lyricist, writer and composer:
Brian McKnight
publisher:
Cancelled Lunch Music, PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Brian McKnight?:??
14I’ll Make Love to You
recording of:
I’ll Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
Boyz II Men?:??
15Move Closer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carrere (just “Carrère" or “Disques Carrère”, not “CARRÈRE MUSIC”) (in 1984)
recording of:
Move Closer
lyricist and composer:
Phyllis Nelson (American singer)
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Phyllis Nelson2?:??
16Reach Out, I’ll Be There
The Four Tops?:??
17Nature’s Call
Shaun Escoffery?:??
18Say I’m Your Number One
recording of:
Say I’m Your Number One
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music
Princess?:??
19Step Off (Part 1)
recording of:
Step Off
writer:
Edward Morris (80s US MC Edward Morris, aka Mr. Ness of Furious Five), Kory Ward and Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel)
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five feat. Cowboy?:??
20Dance With You (edit)
recording of:
Dance With You
lyricist and composer:
Kossi Gardner (Keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Carrie Lucas?:??
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