Island Def Jam Recording Presents 1 (Explicit Version) CD

MUSIC

RAP / HIP-HOP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Rain, The - Oran "Juice" Jones ~ Various Artists

2. I Need Love - LL Cool J ~ Various Artists

3. This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan ~ Various Artists

4. I'll Be There for You - Mary J. Blige/Method Man ~ Various Artists

5. In My Bed - Dru Hill (remix) ~ Various Artists

6. Never Make A Promise - Dru Hill ~ Various Artists

7. Let's Ride - Master P/Montell Jordan/Silkk the Shocker ~ Various Artists

8. Friend Of Mine - Kelly Price/R. Kelly/Ronald Isley ~ Various Artists

9. How Deep Is Your Love - Dru Hill/Redman ~ Various Artists

10. Get It On Tonite - Montell Jordan ~ Various Artists

11. Incomplete - Sisq¢ ~ Various Artists

12. Missing You - Case ~ Various Artists

13. Always On Time - Ja Rule/Ashanti ~ Various Artists

14. Foolish - Ashanti ~ Various Artists

15. Luv U Better - LL Cool J ~ Various Artists

16. Excuse Me Miss - Jay-Z/Pharrell Williams ~ Various Artists

17. Stand Up - Ludacris/Shawnna ~ Various Artists

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Marc Dorsey (vocals); Growmico Collins, Shae Jones, Case (background vocals).
	Audio Remixers: Wino; Prince Rhakeem.
	Arrangers: Montell Jordan; R. Kelly.
	A label that bases a compilation on its number one singles seems like it's more concerned with patting itself on the back than giving the consumer something useful. In Def Jam's case, #1 Spot serves both causes. Arranged in chronological order covering nearly 20 years, the disc begins with Oran "Juice" Jones' equally dramatic and gut-busting "The Rain" (an inspiration R. Kelly should've thought about taking more to heart for the "Trapped in the Closet" saga) and closes with Ludacris' hulking "Stand Up," the only inclusion with no discernible connection to R&B. Each selection hit the top of Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop chart (a handful did as well on the Pop chart), but there's a definite slant toward the more relaxed side of R&B and pop-rap. After LL Cool J's "I Need Love," the track that follows "The Rain," the disc skips ahead eight years to Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It," and from there, the disc rolls through singles from the late '90s and early 2000s, when Def Jam was becoming known for R&B as much as raw hip-hop. (Who could've predicted back in the mid-'80s that the label would go through such a transformation?) The chronological sequencing and stylistic focus -- best exemplified by the back-to-back Neptunes productions, LL Cool J's "Luv U Better" and Jay-Z's "Excuse Me Miss" -- makes the disc that much easier to listen to from beginning to end. ~ Andy Kellman
Producer: Daryl Simmons; Sergio "Pix" Moore; Dutch; Dwayne Simon; Darryl Pierce; Prince Rhakeem; Brian Palmer; L.A. Posse; N. Titty; Irv Gotti; Ted Bishop; Kanye West; Montell Jordan; Oji Pierce; R. Kelly; Russell Simmons; Seven; Shep Crawford; The Neptunes; Ralph

Technical Info

	Release Date : 06/14/2005
	Original Release Date : 2005
	Catalog ID : 000455502
	Label : Def Jam (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00602498809495

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Island Def Jam Recording Presents 1 (Explicit Version) (2005)

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