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| Thisisme Then: The Best of Common (compilation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samples Donald Byrd - Black Jack Lee Dorsey - Get Out of My Life The Isley Brothers - Between the Sheets
Also Found On Can I Borrow a Dollar? | see track listing Soul by the Pound (single) | see track listing
Samples Earth, Wind & Fire - Side by Side Mtume - Juicy Fruit The Five Stairsteps - Don't Change Your Love
Also Found On Can I Borrow a Dollar? | see track listing Soul by the Pound (single) | see track listing
Notes/Trivia ◦ The movie "Brown Sugar" (2002) is based on this song.
Samples Ahmad Jamal - Dolphin Dance David Axelrod - The Signs Pt. II Power of Zeus - Sorcerer of Isis Spirit - Ice The Whatnauts - Why Can't People Be Colors Too? The Whatnauts - Help Is On The Way
Also Found On Soul In The Hole: Original Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (soundtrack) | see track listing |
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Release Date November 27, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti (compilation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release Date October 15, 2002 Notes/Trivia ◦ A tribute to Fela Anikulapo Kuti. ◦ Net profits from the sale of this album will support Red Hot's AIDS awareness activities and other AIDS prevention and relief efforts in Africa and around the world. ◦ All songs are written by Fela Anikulapo Kuti or contains samples of his music | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release Date May 10, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release Date March 9, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soul by the Pound (single) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Also Found On Can I Borrow a Dollar? | see track listing Thisisme Then: The Best of Common (compilation) | see track listing
Also Found On Can I Borrow a Dollar? | see track listing Thisisme Then: The Best of Common (compilation) | see track listing |
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Release Date July 13, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Smokin' Aces (soundtrack) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brown Sugar (soundtrack) (soundtrack) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Hurricane: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (soundtrack) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wild Wild West: Music Inspired By The Motion Picture (soundtrack) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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b-sides
Found On The Mix Tape, Vol. 3: 60 Minutes of Funk, The Final Chapter (compilation) | see track listing
Found On Soul In The Hole: Original Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (soundtrack) | see track listing Thisisme Then: The Best of Common (compilation) | see track listing
Notes/Trivia ◦ Appears in the videogame NBA 2K6
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Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Notes/Trivia ◦ A tribute to Fela Anikulapo Kuti. ◦ Net profits from the sale of this album will support Red Hot's AIDS awareness activities and other AIDS prevention and relief efforts in Africa and around the world. ◦ All songs are written by Fela Anikulapo Kuti or contains samples of his music | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
featured on (songs)
Found On Get On The Bus: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (soundtrack) | see track listing
Notes/Trivia ◦ Exclusive to Japan and Australian tour edition versions of "Late Registration."
Notes/Trivia ◦ additionally found on Japan, UK, and Australian tour edition versions of "Late Registration."
Found On Things Fall Apart | see track listing Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 1 (compilation) | see track listing
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Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Produced By Big D Breyon Prescott Charile "CSUN" Bereal Daron Jones Face Harold Lilly Jamie Foxx (executive) Jim Jonsin Mateo Laboriel Mike City No I.D. Peter Edge (executive) Polow Da Don Practice Team Ron Feemster Sean Garrett Tank Timbaland Warryn Campbell Featuring Charile "CSUN" Bereal on guitar Face on guitar (acoustic), percussion Ilana Setapen on strings Jamie Foxx on sound effects Joel Pargman on strings Mateo Laboriel on bass, drum programming Movement Orchestra on strings Rob Lewis on piano, string arrangements Ron Feemster on instrumentation Sandra Campbell on project coordinator Sean Garrett on vocal programming Steve Garrett on vocal producer Tank on vocal producer Tim Pierce on guitar (acoustic) Tim Roberts on pro-tools Timothy Loo on strings Warryn Campbell on instrumentation Engineered By Anthony Terrabonne (assistant) Bruce Buechner Dan Gailey (assistant) Dru Castro Franny "Franchise" Graham Hector Rivera (assistant) James M. Wisner (assistant) Kamel Abdo Marc Stephen Lee Marcella Araica Orlando Rashid Paul Boutin Stephen Siravo Jr. (assistant) Vernon Mungo Release Date December 31, 1969 Produced By Damon Dash (executive) Kanye West Kareem "Biggs" Burke (executive) Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua (executive) Shawn Carter (executive) Release Date December 31, 1969 Featuring Adam Levine on vocals Alyssa Park on violin Amy Wickman on violin Andrew Martin on trombone Armen Ksadjikian on cello Audrey Solomon on violin Brad Warnaar on french horn Bruce Otto on trombone (bass) Charlie Wilson on vocals Dan Fornero on trumpet, flugelhorn Daphne Chen on violin Dave Tozer on guitar David Sage on viola Denise Briese on double bass Deray on vocals Eric Gorfain on violin Ervin Pope on keyboards Francis Senger on double bass Gary Grant on trumpet, flugelhorn Ibn Jasper on groomer Jason Torreano on double bass John Legend on vocals Julie Rogers on violin Keyshia Cole on vocals Marda Todd on viola Marisa Kuney on violin Mathew Cooker on cello Paul Wall on vocals Piotr Jandula on viola Richard Dodd on cello Rick Todd on french horn Stephen Holtman on trombone Strings on vocals Susan Chatman on violin Terry Glenny on violin Tom Craskey on keyboards Tom Tally on viola Tony Williams on vocals Victor Lawrence on cello Victoria Lanier on violin Engineered By Andrew Dawson Anthony Kilhoffer Brian Sumner James Auwater (assistant) Matt Green (assistant) Mike Mo (assistant) Nate Connelly (assistant) Richard Reitz Ryan Neuschafer (assistant) Taylor Dow (assistant) Tom Biller Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 Release Date December 31, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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