Men In Black (1997) (Smith/Ginuwine/De La Soul/Nas )

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Label: Sony/columbia
UPC: 00074646816929
Release Date: 7/1/1997
Buy.com Sku: 60105981
Item#: M39K3N
Buy.com Sales Rank: 25140
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Men In Black - Will Smith ~ Original Soundtrack
2. We Just Wanna Party With You - Snoop Doggy Dogg - (featuring JD) ~ Original Soundtrack
3. I'm Feelin' You - Ginuwine ~ Original Soundtrack
4. Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing) - Alicia Keys ~ Original Soundtrack
5. Just Cruisin' - Will Smith ~ Original Soundtrack
6. Notic, The - The Roots - (featuring D'Angelo) ~ Original Soundtrack
7. Make You Happy - Trey Lorenz ~ Original Soundtrack
8. Escobar '97 - Nas ~ Original Soundtrack
9. Erotik City - Emoja ~ Original Soundtrack
10. Same Ol' Thing - A Tribe Called Quest ~ Original Soundtrack
11. Killing Time - Destiny's Child ~ Original Soundtrack
12. Waiting For Love - 3T ~ Original Soundtrack
13. Chanel No. Fever - De La Soul ~ Original Soundtrack
14. Some Cow Fonque (More Tea, Vicar?) - Buckshot LeFonque ~ Original Soundtrack
15. M.I.B. Main Theme - Danny Elfman ~ Original Soundtrack
16. M.I.B. Closing Theme - Danny Elfman ~ Original Soundtrack



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
"Men In Black" won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. "Men In Black - Main Theme" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television.
Personnel: Trey Lorenz, Beyonc? (vocals, background vocals); Troy Wimble, Taryll Jackson, Ellis Taylor, Mariah Carey, Black Thought (vocals); Mookie (guitar, keyboards, drum programming); Kevin Eubanks (slide guitar); Branford Marsalis (alto saxophone, drum programming); Chuck Findley, Roy Hargrove (trumpet); Matt Finders (trombone); James Poyser, Kenny Kirkland (piano, keyboards); ?uestlove (keyboards, drums); Corey Rooney (keyboards, drum programming); D'Angelo (keyboards, background vocals); Kamal (keyboards); Hub (bass synthesizer); Robert Hurst (acoustic bass); Darryl Jones (electric bass); Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums); Vicki Randle (percussion); Poke, Tone (drum programming); LeToya Luckett, Coko, Emoja, LaTavia Roberson, 3T, Honey B. Fly, Kelly Rowland, Tichina Arnold (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Joe Smith ; Craig Burbidge; Commissioner Gordon; Erykah Badu; Kenyatta Kelo Williams; Mookie; Jay Lincoln; Jermaine Dupri; Ken Ifill; Phil Tan; Richard Travali; Rob "Wacko" Hunter; Shawn Murphy; Axel Niehaus; Tony Maserati; Tony Smalios; Bobby Fernandez .
Recording information: Battery Studios, NY; Crave Studios, NY; Doppler Studio, Atlanta, GA; Hit Factory Studios, New York, NY; Horizon Studios, Washington DC; House of Music; Krosswire Studio; Larrabe Studios, West Hollywood, CA; NXT Studios, L.A., CA; Ocean Way Recording, Inc., Hollywood, CA; Pacifique Studios, L.A., CA; Pajama Studios, Oakland, CA; Process Recording Studios, Inc., Greensboro, NC; Que Recordings, MD; Signet Sound Studio, L.A., CA; sony Music Studios; Up.
Editor: Ellen Segal.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Tommie Hicks, Jr.; Tony Smalios.
Arrangers: Ginuwine; Mookie; Benjamin Wright.
Will Smith left recording for a movie career in the early '90s, becoming a bona fide star with 1996's Independence Day. He followed that film with the sci-fi comedy Men in Black, and for its soundtrack he decided to return to recording to help give the film a bit of a boost. It didn't need it -- it became one of the most successful films of 1997 -- but Smith's title track, as well as "Just Cruisin'," are evidence that his breezy charm is as evident in his rhymes as it is in his acting. The remainder of the record is just as good, featuring a wide array of funky, party-ready hip-hop from the likes of Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Trey Lorenz, 702, Buckshot LeFonque, and Nas. There are a few clunkers scattered across the album, but it is one of the best pop/urban soundtracks of 1997. ~ Leo Stanley
Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, MEN IN BLACK is a tongue-in-cheek science fiction epic that picks up where INDEPENDENCE DAY left off. Once again, Will Smith saves the planet from alien invaders, this time partnering up with the stoic-faced Jones. The former Fresh Prince makes use of his rap background on the film's soundtrack, contributing two cuts, including the title track.
Everyone from A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul to Branford Marsalis' pop-funk project Buckshot Le Fonque appears here, but predictably, the star of the show is Snoop Doggy Dogg. His "We Just Wanna Party With You" incorporates the guest vocals of JD, a sample from Kool & The Gang's "Get Down On It" and Snoop's own inimitable rapping abilites to fine effect. Other avenues are explored by R&B-oriented acts like Trey Lorenz and Alicia Keys, and soundtrack music king Danny Elfman, who contributes the main and closing themes.

Producer: Cory Rooney; De La Soul; Deconzo Smith; Dwayne Wiggins; Kenyatta Kelo Williams; Jerome Malcolm; Reese Johnson; Mookie; James Poyser; Jermaine Dupri; Mariah Carey; Poke; The Roots; The Ummah; Tone; Trey Lorenz; Branford Marsalis

Engineer: Dana Jon Chappelle; John Shrive; Greg Powers; Michael Alvord; Ian Shubert; Joey Swails; Ken "Duro" Ifill; Mike Scott; Patrick Smith; Phil Tan; Rob Hunter; Shawn Murphy; Bob Power; Charles Brackeen

Musical Guests
JD
D'Angelo

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 07/01/1997
Original Release Date : 1997
Catalog ID : 68169
Label : Columbia (USA)
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00074646816929

 
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (6/27-7/4/97, pp.119-120)
- "...a close encounter of the boudoir kind. R&B and hip-hop young guns--Ginuwine, the Roots, D'Angelo, 3T--offer up easy-rolling pillow talk that's as comfy as a down-filled couch..." - Rating: B

  
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