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

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"All Original 12" Mixes or Full Album Versions"

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: 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
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. (1989-07-24–present), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
Odyssey55:24
7A Night to Remember
recording of:
A Night to Remember
writer:
Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers and Charmaine Sylvers
Shalamar4:08
8Trapped
recording of:
Trapped
writer:
Colonel 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
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
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 (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in 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.
Stephanie Mills5:26
▼ CD 2: Jazz Funk
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jazz Carnival
recording of:
Jazz Carnival
writer:
José Roberto Bertrami, Ivan Conte and Alex Malheiros
Azymuth6:28
2Morning Dance
Spyro Gyra3:56
3The Groove
Rodney Franklin4:57
4Night Birds
recording of:
Night Birds
writer:
Roger Odell and Bill Sharpe
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
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, 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 (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 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)
mixed at:
Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London)
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)
recording of:
Pick Up the Pieces
writer:
Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie, Malcolm Duncan, Robbie McIntosh (Scottish drummer for Average White Band), Onnie McIntyre and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
publisher:
Average Music, BMG Bumblebee, Bug Music Ltd., Fairwood Music (USA) Inc. (affiliated to ASCAP), Fairwood Music Ltd. and Joe’s Songs Inc.
Average White Band4.053:58
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
▼ CD 3: 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
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1989)
Soul II Soul5:46
5See Me
Luther Vandross5:35
6Unfinished Sympathy (Paul Oakenfold mix)
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 Brothers5:32
10(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman
cover recording of:
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
additional writer:
Jerry Wexler
composer:
Carole King
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
Mary J. Blige2:55
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