The Best of Mastercuts: A Definitive Collection From the Mastercuts Series

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Annotation

"All Original 12" Mixes or Full Album Versions"

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: 80’s Groove
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Boops (Here to Go)
recording of:
Boops (Here to Go)
composer:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter), Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer), Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare and Shinehead
Sly & Robbie5:23
2Ain’t Nothin Goin’ on but the Rent (club mix)
recording of:
Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On but the Rent
lyricist and composer:
Gwen Guthrie (US singer, songwriter & pianist)
Gwen Guthrie7:14
3Who’s Zoomin’ Who (dance mix)
additional producer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
additional remixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
Who’s Zoomin’ Who
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Bellboy Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aretha Franklin8:34
4Love Come Down
recording of:
Love Come Down
lyricist and composer:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Evelyn “Champagne” King6:09
5Big Fun
recording of:
Big Fun
The Gap Band8:32
6Going Back to My Roots
producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
cover recording of:
Going Back to My Roots
lyricist and composer:
Lamont Dozier
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Maurice Starr Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Odyssey55:24
7A Night to Remember
recording of:
A Night to Remember
writer:
Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers and Charmaine Sylvers
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd.
Shalamar44:08
8Trapped
recording of:
Trapped
writer:
Don Abrams and Marston Freeman (songwriter)
publisher:
Moonwalk Music (publisher)
Colonel Abrams4:08
9And 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 Whispers6:44
10Yah Mo B There
recording of:
Yah Mo B There
writer:
James Ingram (R&B singer), Quincy Jones, Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Rod Temperton
publisher:
Eiseman Music Co., Inc., Genevieve Music, Hen-Al Pub. (related to Hen-Al Music and Hen-Al Publishing Co.), Kings Road Music (US work publisher), Rodsongs (publisher), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Yellowbrick Road Music
James Ingram6:37
11I Feel for You (remix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Lew Hahn
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer and editor:
Arif Mardin
arranger:
Reggie Griffin and Arif Mardin
produced for:
Deniz Productions
cover recording of:
I Feel for You
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Chaka Khan57:16
12Never Knew Love Like This Before
producer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
strings arranger and wind instruments [Horn Arrangements] arranger:
Wade Marcus
vocals arranger:
Tawatha Agee, Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
20th Century-Fox Record Corporation (holding company, not a release label) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Never Knew Love Like This Before
writer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
publisher:
Frozen Butterfly Publishing Co., Sony/ATV Melody and Universal Music Careers
Stephanie Mills5:26
2▼CD: Jazz Funk
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jazz Carnival
recording of:
Jazz Carnival
writer:
José Roberto Bertrami, Ivan Conte and Alex Malheiros
Azymuth6:28
2Morning Dance
recording of:
Morning Dance
composer:
Jay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra3:56
3The Groove
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1980)
recording of:
The Groove
composer:
Rodney Franklin
Rodney Franklin4:57
4Night Birds
recording of:
Night Birds
writer:
Roger Odell and Bill Sharpe
publisher:
Skratch Music Ltd.
Shakatak6:23
5To Prove My Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Cropper and Austin Godsey
assistant engineer:
Gene Meros and Toby Scott
engineer:
Austin Godsey
producer:
Steve Cropper
lead vocals:
Ned Doheny
brass [horns] arranger:
Steve Cropper, Ned Doheny and Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
produced for:
Midnight Hour Music
recorded at and mixed at:
Clover Recorders (Chuck Plotkin’s Clover Studios in Hollywood CA, USA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
To Prove My Love
lyricist and composer:
Ned Doheny
publisher:
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Longdog Music (from 1977 to present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1977 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Ned Doheny4:46
6Sign of the Times
Bob James5:35
7Garden Party
engineer and producer:
Geoff Calver (Sound engineer)
guitar:
Fridrik Karlsson
keyboard:
Eythór Gunnarsson
recorded at:
PRT Studios (Precision Records and Tapes) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Garden Party
composer:
Eythór Gunnarsson
publisher:
Carlin Music Ltd. (from 1983 to present), Steinar Music Ltd. (publisher) (from 1983 to present), Melodie der Welt (publisher) (in 1991) and Steinar Music (publisher) (in 1991)
Mezzoforte6:10
8Can’t You See Me
Roy Ayers6:54
9Pick Up the Pieces
producer:
Arif Mardin
horn arranger:
Roger Ball
arranger:
AWB
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1974, in 1975)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Pick Up the Pieces
writer:
Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie, Malcolm Duncan, Robbie McIntosh (Scottish drummer for Average White Band), Onnie McIntyre (Scottish guitarist and vocalist) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
publisher:
Average Music, BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Bug Music Ltd., Fairwood Music (USA) Inc. (affiliated to ASCAP), Fairwood Music Ltd. and Joe’s Songs Inc. (publisher, ASCAP‐affiliated)
Average White Band3.93:58
10Space Princess
Lonnie Liston Smith6:57
11I Thought It Was You
recording of:
I Thought It Was You
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter), Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Melvin Ragin
publisher:
Hancock Music Co., Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Wah Watson Music
Herbie Hancock8:54
12Love on a Summer Night
producer:
Wayne Henderson (US soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and producer)
recording of:
Love on a Summer Night
composer:
Wayne Henderson (US soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and producer) and Elaine Runner
The McCrarys4:31
3▼CD: Soul
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1This Feelings Killing Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Assorted Music, Inc. (in 1979)
recording of:
This Feeling’s Killing Me
writer:
Joseph Jefferson (70s soul/funk), Richard Roebuck (songwriter) and Charles Simmons (70s soul/funk)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Jones Girls33:29
2You Know How to Love Me
producer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here)
recording of:
You Know How to Love Me
writer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
Phyllis Hyman7:29
3Don’t Look Any Further
recording of:
Don’t Look Any Further
writer:
Franne Golde, Duane Hitchings and Dennis Lambert
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Universal Music Careers and VMG Worldwide
Dennis Edwards5:21
4Keep on Movin’ (club mix)
recording of:
Keep On Movin’
lyricist and composer:
Jazzie B
writer:
Romeo
arranger:
Matthias Vogt
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1989)
Soul II Soul5:46
5See Me
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
See Me
writer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., SBK Songs (publisher), April Music Inc. (in 1986), Sunset Burgundy, Inc. (in 1986) and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
Luther Vandross5:35
6Unfinished Sympathy (Paul Oakenfold mix)
remixer:
Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne (producer)
remix of:
Unfinished Sympathy by Massive Attack
recording of:
Unfinished Sympathy
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall, Shara Nelson, Jonathan Sharp (UK producer aka Jonny Dollar) and Andrew Vowles
Massive Attack5:17
7Whole Towns Laughing
recording of:
The Whole Town’s Laughing at Me
writer:
Sherman Marshall and Ted Wortham
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Teddy Pendergrass3:55
8Flesh of My Flesh (I Want the World to Know) (extended remix)
Lavine Hudson7:38
9Between the Sheets
recording of:
Between the Sheets
writer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper
The Isley Brothers4.355:32
10(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman
cover recording of:
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King (US singer-songwriter) and Jerry Wexler
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. 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)
Mary J. Blige12:55
11Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
recording of:
Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Miles Gregory
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Rose Royce3:53
12Don’t Be a Fool (extended version)
Loose Ends5:46