Common – Like Water For Chocolate

Common – Like Water For Chocolate
Label: MCA Records – 111 970-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 27 Mar 2000
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Jazzy Hip-Hop, Conscious
Tracklist
1 Time Travelin' (A Tribute To Fela) 6:37
Congas – Melena
Guitar – Jeff Lee Johnson
Keyboards [Additional] – D'Angelo
Producer [Soulquarians, The] – ?uestlove, D'Angelo, James Poyser, Jay Dee
Trumpet [Featuring] – Roy Hargrove
Vocals [Additional, Featuring] – Femi Kuti, Vinia Mojica
2 Heat 3:41
Lead Vocals – James Yancey
Producer [Soulquarians, The], Vocals [Additional], Scratches [Scratches And Cuts] – Jay Dee
3 Cold Blooded 4:58
Claves – D'Angelo
Drums, Bass – ?uestlove
Handclaps – ?uestlove, Black Thought, Common, D'Angelo, James Poyser, Roy Hargrove
Producer – Kelo, The Roots
Producer [Soulquarians, The] – ?uestlove, D'Angelo
Trumpet [Featuring] – Roy Hargrove
Vocals [Additional, Featuring] – Black Thought, Rahzel "The Godfather Of Noyze"
4 Dooinit 3:37
Producer [Soulquarians, The], Scratches [Scratches And Cuts] – Jay Dee
5 The Light 4:21
Keyboards [Additional] – James Poyser
Producer [Soulquarians, The] – Jay Dee
6 Funky For You 5:55
Producer [Soulquarians, The] – James Poyser, Jay Dee
Vocals [Additional, Featuring] – Bilal, Jill Scott
Vocoder – James Poyser
7 The Questions 4:09
Backing Vocals – Monie Love
Producer [Soulquarians, The] – James Poyser, Jay Dee
Rap [Featuring] – Mos Def
8 Time Travelin' Reprise 1:33
Congas – Melena
Guitar – Jeff Lee Johnson
Keyboards [Additional] – D'Angelo
Producer [Soulquarians, The] – ?uestlove, D'Angelo, James Poyser, Jay Dee
Trumpet – Roy Hargrove
Vocals [Additional] – Vinia Mojica
9 The 6th Sense 5:19
Backing Vocals [Featuring] – Bilal
Producer, Scratches [Scratches And Cuts] – DJ Premier
10 A Film Called (Pimp) 6:05
Backing Vocals [Featuring] – Bilal
Flute – Antonio Hart
Producer [Soulquarians, The] – Jay Dee
Scratches [Scratches And Cuts] – Mista Sinista
Vocals [Additional, Featuring] – MC Lyte
11 Nag Champa (Afrodisiac For The World) 5:10
Guitar – Jeff Lee Johnson
Producer [Soulquarians, The], Backing Vocals – Jay Dee
Vocals [Additional], Handclaps – Baatin, T3
12 Thelonius 4:41
Producer [Soulquarians, The] – Jay Dee
Rap [Featuring] – Slum Village
Vocals [Additional] – Baatin, Jay Dee, T3
13 Payback Is A Grandmother 4:30
Producer [Soulquarians, The] – Jay Dee
Scratches [Scratches And Cuts] – Jay Dee, Mista Sinista
14 Geto Heaven Part Two 5:18
Bass [Of Chitlin Circuit, The] – Pino
Co-producer [Soulquarians, The] – ?uestlove, D'Angelo, James Poyser
Drums – ?uestlove
Flute – Antonio Hart
Harp, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Oboe [Obe] – James Poyser
Lead Vocals [Featuring], Piano – D'Angelo
Producer – God
15 A Song For Assata 6:48
Backing Vocals [Featuring] – Cee-Lo
Drums – ?uestlove
Guitar – Jeff Lee Johnson
Producer [Soulquarians, The], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Bass, Organ – James Poyser
Written-by [Strings], Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Larry Gold
16 Pops Rap III...All My Children 5:09
Bass – Richie Goods
Keyboards – Orin Evans
Lead Vocals [Featuring] – Lonnie "Pops" Lynn
Producer, Drums – Karriem Riggins
Trombone – John Paxton
Trumpet – Dwight Adams
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Stephon Harris
Companies etc
Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Made By – Universal M & L, Germany
Credits
Art Direction, Design – Kenny J. Gravillis
Co-producer – The Soulquarians (tracks: 15)
Engineer [Assistant] – Dave Dar (tracks: 1,6,8), Dexter Thibou (tracks: 9), Dylan Koski-Budabin (tracks: 5,6,7,11,12,13), Jason Hofer (tracks: 2), John Horesco (tracks: 15), John Seymour (tracks: 13), Mike Tocci (tracks: 6,10,13,14), Nick Hura (tracks: 4,5,10,11), Terry Baily (tracks: 10)
Engineer [Mix Assistant] – Mike Tocci (tracks: 6,7,12,13,15,16), Steve Mandel (tracks: 1,2,3,4,8,10,14)
Engineer [Recording] – Andy Haller (tracks: 10), Joe Pirrera (tracks: 1,6,8), Kevin Packer (tracks: 15), Mike Tocci (tracks: 12,15), Todd Fairall (tracks: 2,4,6,7,10,12,13)
Executive Producer – Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson
Executive Producer [Co-executive] – Common, Derek D.
Lead Vocals – Common (tracks: 1 to 15)
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Mixed By – Ahmir Thompson (tracks: 1,3,8,10,14), Bob Power (tracks: 2,4,5,6,7,11,12,13,15,16), Eddie Sancho (tracks: 9), Russel Elevado (tracks: 1,3,8,10,14)
Photography By – Christian Lantry
Producer – The Soulquarians (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 14)
Recorded By – Dexter Thibou (tracks: 9), John Seymour (tracks: 16), Kenyatta Saunders (tracks: 3), Russel Elevado (tracks: 3,14), Todd Fairall (tracks: 5,11)
Recorded By [Vocals] – Vidal (tracks: 1,8)
Notes
Track #1,8 vocals recorded at A Touch Of Jazz Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Track #1,8 music recorded at Electric Lady Studio, New York, NY
Track #2,4,6,13 vocals recorded at Electric Lady Studio, New York, NY
Track #2,4,10,13 music recorded at Studio A, Dearborn Heights, MI
Track #3 recorded at Electric Lady Studio, New York, NY and Soul Patrol Mobile, Atlanta, GA
Track #5,11 recorded at Studio A, Dearborn Heights, MI
Track #6 music recorded at Studio A, Dearborn Heights, MI and The Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Track #7 recorded at Studio A, Dearborn Heights, MI; Patchwerk Studio, Atlanta, GA; and Electric Lady Studio, New York, NY
Track #9 recorded and mixed at D&D Studio, New York, NY
Track #10 vocals recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA and Electric Lady Studio, New York, NY
Track #12 recorded at Studio A, Dearborn Heights, MI and Jay Dee's Basement Track #14,16 recorded at Electric Lady Studio, New York, NY
Track #15 recorded at Electric Lady Studio, New York, NY and Darp Studios, Atlanta, GA
Track #1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10,12,13,14,15,16 mixed at Electric Lady Studio, New York, NY
Track #5,11 mixed at Sony Studios, New York, NY
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
Front cover photo: 1956 Alabama courtesy of Mr. Gordon Parks
℗ 2000, 1999 MCA Records, Inc. © 2000 MCA Records, Inc.
Made in the EU (back cover, disc). Made in Germany by Universal M & L (CD mould).

Price: 8.- €