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The CD Tracklisting is incorrect on the cover Track 11 is "A Touch of Jazz" replacing the Megamix. All tracks after 11 move down one place

Annotation last modified on 2014-12-29 17:52 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Boom! Shake the Room (album version)
producer:
Mr. Lee (US hip-hop/pop producer Leroy Williams)
background vocals:
Tyrone Smith (NYC‐based jazz saxophonist and recording technician)
arranger:
Mr. Lee (US hip-hop/pop producer Leroy Williams)
samples:
Funky Worm by Ohio Players, Movin’ (single edit) by Brass Construction and The Jones (12″ Sugery mix) by The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group)
recording of:
Boom! Shake the Room
writer:
Lee Haggard, Keith Mayberry, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Wayne Williams (DJ, producer, promoter and record label executive from Chicago.)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince3.253:49
2Summertime (album version)
producer:
Hula & Fingers
mixer:
D.J. Jazzy Jeff (DJ/turntablist) and Def Geoff Hunt
background vocals arranger:
LaVette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1991)
samples:
Summer Madness by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Summertime
lyricist:
Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
writer:
Hula & K. Fingers
composer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Lamar Hula Mahone, Robert Spike Mickens, Craig Simpkins, Claydes Smith, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince), Alton Taylor, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
is based on:
Summer Madness
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince4.454:32
3Men in Black (album version)
recording engineer:
John Shriver
drum machine [drum] programming:
Poke and Tone
producer:
Poke and Tone
mixer:
Commissioner Gordon (US hip hop producer Gordon Williams) and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
background vocals:
Coko (R&B singer Cheryl Gamble)
publisher:
Track Masters Entertainment
samples:
Forget Me Nots by Patrice Rushen
recording of:
Men in Black
writer:
Fred Washington (US session bassist), Patrice Rushen, Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince) and Terry McFadden
publisher:
Baby Fingers Music, Freddie Dee Music, New Columbia Pictures, Inc, Treyball Music, Inc. and Yamina Music
Will Smith4.153:46
4Girls Ain’t Nothing but Trouble (1988 extended mix)
engineer:
Joe "The Butcher"
producer:
Dana Goodman, Lawrence Goodman, Pete Q. Harris and DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (American hip hop duo)
samples:
I Dream of Jeannie by Hugo Montenegro feat. B. Kaye
recording of:
Girls Ain’t Nothing but Trouble
writer:
Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince3.64:51
5Twinkle, Twinkle (I’m Not a Star) (UK flavour radio edit)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince34:11
6The Things That U Do (Hula radio remix)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince34:10
7I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson (album version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1989)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1990)
recording of:
I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson
writer:
Pete Q. Harris, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince34:50
8Just Cruisin' (album version)
recording of:
Just Cruisin'
lyricist:
Nasir Jones (US rapper)
composer:
Kenneth Stover, Nasir Jones (US rapper) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Will Smith24:00
9Ring My Bell (Mr. Lee’s radio mix)
producer:
J. Townes (DJ/turntablist)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince34:06
10I Wanna Rock (radio edit)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince24:19
11A Touch of Jazz
producer:
Dana Goodman and Lawrence Goodman
recording of:
A Touch of Jazz
writer:
Dana Goodman and Lawrence Goodman
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince33:19
12Parents Just Don't Understand (single edit)
producer:
Pete Q. Harris, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (American hip hop duo) and Bryan “Chuck” New (Engineer/ Producer)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 1989 winner)
recording of:
Parents Just Don’t Understand
writer:
Pete Q. Harris, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince35:14
13I’m Looking for the One (To Be With Me) (video version)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince3:41
14A Nightmare on My Street (single version)
samples:
Main Title by Charles Bernstein (American composer)
recording of:
A Nightmare on My Street
writer:
Pete Q. Harris, Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince3.254:59
15Can’t Wait to Be With You (Brixton flavour radio mix)
performer:
Christopher Williams (R&B singer)
remix of:
Can’t Wait to Be With You (LP version) by Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince (American hip hop duo) featuring Christopher Williams (R&B singer)
recording of:
Can’t Wait to Be With You
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince feat. Christopher Williams43:50
16Brand New Funk (album version)
samples:
(Fallin’ Like) Dominoes by Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince44:03
17The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (Theme from NBC’s The Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
recording of:
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
writer:
Jeff Townes (DJ/turntablist) and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince3.62:57
18Lovely Daze (Candyhill mix)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince4:14