art direction Sandie Lee Drake design Susan Bibeau executive-producer Kedar Massenburg executive-producer [associate] Charles Smith executive-producer [associate] Joseph Smith liner notes Shoji Suzuki liner notes [対訳] 村松可奈子 management Ray D. Copeland mastered by Tom Coyne tracks 6, 13 mixed by Crazy C tracks 5, 7, 11 mixed by Ed Miller tracks 6, 13 mixed by James Hoover tracks 4, 8, 10, 12 mixed by Kenny Ortiz photography by Stephen McBride tracks 3, 5, 7, 11, 14 producer Bink! tracks 6, 13 producer Mo-Suave-A tracks 1, 9, 10, 12 producer Smith Brothers Entertainment product manager [product management] Lynn M. Scott tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14 recorded by Ed Miller tracks 9, 10 recorded by Ed Miller tracks 3, 8, 11, 14 written-by Andre Levins tracks 9, 10, 12 written-by Charles Smith tracks 2, 4, 5 written-by Germaine Williams tracks 9, 10, 12 written-by Joseph Smith tracks 3, 5, 7, 11, 14 written-by Roosevelt Harrell III tracks 3, 5 written-by Terrance Kelly tracks 6, 13 written-by Triston Jones tracks 7, 8 written-by Tyrone Wilkins Distributed By Universal Victor, Inc. Manufactured By Universal Victor, Inc. Produced For Smith Brothers Entertainment Produced For Teamsta Ent. Produced For Supermen Entertainment, Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) Universal Records Inc. Copyright (c) Universal Records Inc. Published By Born First Music Published By Different Place Music Publishing Published By Tents Of Kedar Published By Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. Published By Valentino, Inc. Published By Niggazizfrowsey Published By EMI April Music Inc. Published By L.B. Fam Publishing Published By Latch Key Child Published By One Shot Deal Muzak Published By Malaco Music Published By Clark's True Funk Music Published By Bohannon Ponteverda Music Published By WB Music Corp. Published By Money N-The Pocket Music Published By EMI Music Ltd. Published By EMI Blackwood Music Inc. Published By Divine Pimp Publishing Published By Tribes Of Kedar Published By BMG Music Publishing Published By Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Published By Suite 28 Songs Published By Brampton Music Ltd. Published By WB Music Group Recorded At Unique Recording Recorded At Battery Studios, New York Recorded At Urban House Studios, Inc. Mixed At Battery Studios, New York Mixed At Unique Recording Mixed At Digital Services Mastered At Sterling Sound Track 1: Performed for Smith Bros. Entertainment Produced for Smith Bros. Entertainment Published by Born First Music/Different Place Music Publishing/Tents Of Kedar/Careers BMG Music Recorded at Unique Recording Studios, NYC
Track 2: Published by Valentino, Inc./Niggazizfrowsey/EMI-April Music (ASCAP) Recorded at Battery Studios, NYC Mixed at Battery Studios, NYC Contains a sample from A Fifth Of Beethoven written and performed by Walter Murphy. Tyrone Fyffe is credited with alias as Ty Fyffe A/k/a Sugarless.
Track 3: Produced for Teamsta Published by LB Fam Pub./EMI April Music (ASCAP)/Latch Key Child (BMI)/One Shot Deal Muzak (SESAC)/Malaco Music Recorded at Unique Studios, NYC Mixed at Battery Studios, NYC Contains samples from Mr. Big Stuff written by J. Broussard, R. Williams and C. Washington. Performed by Jean Knight.
Track 4: Produced for Supermen Entertainment, Inc. Published by Clark's True Funk Music (BMI)/Niggazizfrowsey/EMI-April Music (ASCAP)/Bohannon Ponteverda Music (ASCAP) Recorded at Unique Recording Studio, NYC Mixed at Battery Recording Studio, NYC Contains a sample of Singing This Song For My Mother written by H. Bohannon and performed by H. Bohannon.
Track 5: Produced for Teamsta Published by LB Fam Publishing/EMI April Music (ASCAP)/Niggazizfrowsey/EMI April Music (ASCAP)/One Shot Deal Muzak (SESAC) Recorded and mixed at Unique Studios, NYC
Track 6: Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Money-N-The Pocket Music, Inc. administered by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) Recorded at Urban House Studios, Inc. Mixed at Digital Services, Houston, TX
Track 7: Produced for Teamsta Published by One Shot Deal Muzak (SESAC)/EMI Music Ltd./EMI Blackwood (BMI)/Divine Pimp/Tribes Of Kedar/BMG Music Publishing (ASCAP) Recorded and mixed at Unique Studios, NYC
Track 8: Published by EMI Music Ltd./EMI Blackwood (BMI)/Latch Key Child (BMI) Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, NYC Contains a sample from Don't Make Me Wait written by B. Fowler and B. Williams and performed by The Peech Boyz.
Track 9: Produced for Smith Brothers Entertainment Published by Born First Music/Different Place Music Publishing/Tents Of Kedar/Careers BMG Music (BMI) Recorded at Unique Recording Studios, NYC
Track 10: Produced for Smith Brothers Entertainment Published by Born First Music/Different Place Music Publishing/Tents Of Kedar/Careers BMG Music Publishing (BMI)/Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) Recorded at Unique Recording Studios, NYC Mixed at Battery Studios, NYC Contains interpolation of When Somebody Loves You Back written by K. Gamble and L. Huff, and I Found Love (When I Found You) written by P. Hugh and S. Marshall. Featuring samples from The Spinners recording I Found Love (When I Found You).
Track 11: Produced for Teamsta Published by One Shot Deal Muzak (SESAC)/Latch Key Child (BMI)/Suite 28 Songs (ASCAP) Recorded and mixed at Unique Studios, NYC
Track 12: Produced for Smith Brothers Entertainment Additional production for Superman Ent. Published by Born First Music/Different Place Music Publishing/Tents Of Kedar/Careers BMG Music Publishing (BMI)/Brampton Music Ltd 1985 Recorded at Unique Studios, NYC Mixed at Battery Studios, NYC Contains a sample from Let Me Be The One written by Nick Martinelli and performed by 5 Star.
Track 13: Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Money-N-The Pocket Music (ASCAP) (all rights on behalf of itself and Money-N-The Pocket Music administered by WB Music Group) Recorded at Urban House Studios, Houston, Texas Mixed at Digital Service, Houston, Texas
Track 14: Produced for Teamsta Published by One Shot Deal Muzak (SESAC)/Latch Key Child (BMI) Recorded at Unique Studios, NYC Mixed at Unique Studios, NYC
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC
Associate executive produced for Smith Bros. Entertainment Design for Beehive Productions Management for B.A.R. Entertainment Management Inc.
Mr. Cheeks appears courtesy of Universal Records Canibus and The Lost Boyz appears courtesy of Universal Records MJG appears courtesy of Suave House Records Erykah Badu appears courtesy of Kedar Entertainment/Universal Records Chico DeBarge appears courtesy of Kedar Entertainment/Universal Records Cardan appears courtesy of Penalty Records Psycho Drama appears courtesy of Suave House Records
Comes with Obi. Includes booklet with liner notes in Japanese, lyrics in English with Japanese translations. Durations are only listed in the booklet. Barcode: 4 988067 038593 Mastering SID Code: IFPI L244 Mould SID Code: IFPI 4011 Matrix / Runout: MVCZ-10036-1- 1W V Rights Society: JASRAC