The Vanguard (3)Black Messiah

Label:

Sony Music – 8887 505655-2

Format:

CD , Album

Country:

Argentina

Released:

Genre:

Non-Music

Style:

Funk

Tracklist

Side A
1 Ain't That Easy
Lyrics ByQ-Tip
Music ByD'Angelo
4:49
2 1000 Deaths
Lyrics ByKendra Foster
Music ByD'Angelo
5:49
3 The Charade
Lyrics ByKendra Foster
Music ByQuestlove
3:20
4 Sugah Daddy
Lyrics ByQ-Tip
Music ByPino Palladino
5:02
5 Really Love
Lyrics ByKendra Foster
Music ByD'Angelo
5:44
Side B
6 Back To The Future (Part I)
Lyrics By, Music ByD'Angelo
5:22
7 Till It's Done (Tutu)
Lyrics ByKendra Foster
Music ByD'Angelo
3:51
8 Prayer
Lyrics By, Music ByD'Angelo
4:32
9 Betray My Heart
Lyrics By, Music ByD'Angelo
5:55
10 The Door
Lyrics ByKendra Foster
Music ByD'Angelo
3:08
11 Back To The Future (Part II)
Lyrics By, Music ByD'Angelo
2:24
12 Another Life
Lyrics ByKendra Foster
Music ByQuestlove
5:58

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗RCA Records
  • Copyright ©RCA Records
  • Record CompanySony Music Entertainment (Argentina) S.A.
  • Published ByAh-Choo Music Publishing
  • Published By12:00 AM Music
  • Published ByU Betta Like My Muzik
  • Published BySongs Of SMP
  • Published ByEar Kandy Music
  • Published ByLegendelphia Music LLC
  • Published ByUniversal Music-Careers
  • Published ByOnip Songs
  • Published ByBMG Bumblebee
  • Published ByGadtoon Music
  • Published ByWarner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
  • Recorded AtMSR Studios
  • Recorded AtHydra SF
  • Recorded AtHenson Recording Studios
  • Recorded AtThe Plant Studios
  • Recorded AtSear Sound
  • Recorded AtAvatar Studios
  • Recorded AtQuad Recording Studios
  • Mixed AtMSR Studios
  • Mixed AtHenson Recording Studios
  • Designed AtMultiply
  • Pressed ByLaser Disc Argentina – 71106

Credits

  • Arranged By [String Arrangement]Brent Fischer
  • Art Direction, DesignExposure America
  • Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Kendra Foster
  • BassPino Palladino
  • Creative Director [RCA Creative Director]Erwin Gorostiza
  • Drum ProgrammingD'Angelo
  • DrumsJames Gadson
  • EngineerRussell Elevado
  • Engineer [Additional Engineering]Tony Rambo
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer]Ricky Begin*
  • Executive-ProducerKevin Liles
  • Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar]Mark Hammond (4)
  • Legal [Legal Representation]Samantha Shipp
  • Liner Notes [Foreword]Nelson George
  • ManagementKevin Liles
  • Management [Business]Keri Weaver
  • Management [Personal Assistant To D'Angelo]Malcolm Fernando Kee
  • Mastered ByDave Collins
  • Mixed ByRussell Elevado
  • Mixed By [Additional Mixing]Ben Kane
  • Photography ByBarron Claiborne
  • Photography By [Live Photography]Carine Bijlsma
  • Piano, Organ, Keyboards, SynthesizerD'Angelo
  • ProducerD'Angelo
  • SitarPino Palladino
  • Strings, WoodwindMaurice Grants
  • Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Arranged By [Brass And Horn Arrangement]Roy Hargrove
  • Vocals [Spoken Vocals]Gina*

Notes

Issued in a standard jewel case with a sticker that reads:
"The long-awaited follow-up to the critically acclaimed Voodoo album!".

Track 2 contains a portion of the audio from the film "The Murder of Fred Hampton" used courtesy of Chicago Film Archives.
Track 5 contains a sample from "We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue" written and performed by Curtis Mayfield, published by Warner-Tamerland Publishing Corp. (BMI), under license from Warner Bros. Records, Inc. by arrangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company.

Publishing
1: Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), U Betta Like My Muzic/Songs Of SMP (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI).
2: Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI).
3, 12: Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Legendelphia Music LLC/Universal Music-Careers (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI).
4: Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), U Betta Like My Muzic/Songs Of SMP (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI), Onip Songs/BMG Bumblebee (BMI), Gadtoon Music (BMI).
5: Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI).
6, 8, 9, 11: Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing).
7, 10: Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI).

Recorded at M.S.R. Studios, Hydra SF, Henson Studios, The Plant, Sear Sound, Avatar Studios and Quad Studios.
Mixed at M.S.R. Studios and Henson Studios.
"No digital "plug-ins" of any kind were used in this recording. All of the recording, processing, effects and mixing was done in the analog domain using tape and mostly vintage equipment for best results. Listen at maximum volume."

Management: KWL Enterprises, Inc. (Kevin Liles) and Shelltoe Entertainment (Alan Leeds).
Business management: Monarch Business and Wealth Management, LLC.
Legal representation: Rothenberg P.C.

Questlove appears courtesy of Def Jam Records. Roy Hargrove appears courtesy of Groove and High Records.

Art direction and design for Multiply.

℗ & © 2014 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 8 88750 56552 5
  • Barcode (Scanned): 888750565525
  • Matrix / Runout: 71106 - L.D.A.- INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA - SONY BMG - 5056552
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L701
  • Mould SID Code: IFPI 1R09
  • Rights Society: AADI/CAPIF - SADAIC/BIEM

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Black Messiah (CD, Album) Sony Music 88875056552 Europe 2014
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Black Messiah (CD, Album) RCA 88875-05655-2 Malaysia 2014

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