Like Water For Chocolate by Common Music Cd Album
Like Water for Chocolate is the fourth studio album by American rapper Common, released on March 28, 2000 through MCA Records. It was Common's first major label album and was both a critical and commercial breakthrough, receiving widespread acclaim from major magazine publications and selling 70,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified Gold on August 11, 2000 by the Recording Industry Association of America. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 748,000 copies by March 2005. The video for "The Light" was frequently shown on MTV, adding to Common's exposure. The album also formally marked the formation of the Soulquarians, a collective composed of?uestlove, Jay Dee, keyboardist James Poyser, soul artist D'Angelo and bassist Pino Palladino, among numerous other collaborators. This group of musicians would also be featured on Common's next album, Electric Circus.
1 Time Travelin' (A Tribute To Fela)
Congas – Melena
Featuring – Femi Kuti, Roy Hargrove, Vinia Mojica
Guitar – Jeff Lee Johnson*
Keyboards – D'Angelo
Lead Vocals – Common
Producer – D'Angelo, James Poyser, Jay Dee, ?uestlove*, The Soulquarian's*
Trumpet – Roy Hargrove
Vocals– Femi Kuti, Vinia Mojica
Written-By – Ahmir Thompson*, James Poyser, James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn*, Michael Archer
6:37
2 Heat
Lead Vocals – Common, James Yancey
Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's*
Vocals Scratches – Jay Dee
Written-By – Lonnie Lynn*
3:41
3 Cold Blooded
Backing Vocals – Black Thought, Rahzel "The Godfather of Noyze"*
Claves – D'Angelo
Drums, Bass –
Featuring – Black Thought, Rahzel, "The Godfather of Noyze"*, Roy Hargrove
Handclaps – Black Thought, Common, D'Angelo, James Poyser, ?uestlove*, Roy Hargrove
Lead Vocals – Common
Producer – D'Angelo, Kelo, ?uestlove*, The Roots, The Soulquarian's*
Trumpet – Roy Hargrove
Written-By – Ahmir Thompson*, Garry Shider, George Clinton Jr*, Glenn Goins*, Kelo Saunders*, Lonnie Lynn*, Michael Archer , Rahzel Brown*, Tariq Trotter
4:58
4 Dooinit
Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's*
Scratches – Jay Dee
Written-By – James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn*
3:37
5 The Light
Keyboards– James Poyser
Lead Vocals – Common
Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's*
Written-By – Bobby Caldwell, Bruce Malament*, James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn*, Norman Harris
4:21
6 Funky For You
Featuring, Backing Vocals – Bilal, Jill Scott
Lead Vocals – Common
Producer – James Poyser, Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's*
Vocoder – James Poyser
Written-By – Bilal Oliver, James Poyser, James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn*
5:55
7 The Questions
Backing Vocals – Monie Love
Featuring – Mos Def
Lead Vocals – Common
Producer – James Poyser, Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's*
Written-By – Dante Smith, James Poyser, James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn*
4:09
8 Time Travelin' Reprise
Congas – Melena
Guitar – Jeff Lee Johnson*
Keyboards – D'Angelo
Lead Vocals – Common
Producer – D'Angelo, James Poyser, Jay Dee, ?uestlove*, The Soulquarian's*
Trumpet – Roy Hargrove
Vocals – Vinia Mojica
Written-By – Ahmir Thompson*, James Poyser, James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn*, Michael Archer
1:33
9 The 6th Sense
Featuring, Backing Vocals – Bilal
Lead Vocals – Common
Producer, Scratches – DJ Premier
Written-By – Albert Johnson, Bilal Oliver, C. Martin*, Kejuan Muchita, Lonnie Lynn*
5:19
10 A Film Called (Pimp)
Backing Vocals – Bilal
Featuring – Bilal, MC Lyte
Flute – Antonio Hart
Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's*
Scratches [Scratches And Cuts] – Mista Sinista
Vocals – MC Lyte
Written-By – Bilal Oliver, James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn*
6:05
11 Nag Champa (Afrodisiac For The World)
Backing Vocals – Jay Dee
Guitar – Jeff Lee Johnson*
Lead Vocals – Common
Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's*
Vocals [Additional Vocals], Handclaps – Baatin, T3
Written-By – James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn*
5:10
12 Thelonius
Featuring – Slum Village
Lead Vocals – Common
Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's*
Written-By – James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn*, R.L. Altman III*, Titus Glover
4:41
13 Payback Is A Grandmother
Lead Vocals – Common
Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's*
Scratches [Scratches And Cuts] – Jay Dee, Mista Sinista
Written-By – Fred Neslay*, James Brown, James Yancey, John Starks*, Lonnie Lynn*
4:30
14 Geto Heaven Part Two
Bass – Pino*
Co-producer – D'Angelo, James Poyser, ?uestlove*, The Soulquarian's*
Drums – ?uestlove*
Flute – Antonio Hart
Harp, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Oboe [Obe] – James Poyser
Piano – D'Angelo
Producer – God
Vocals – D'Angelo
Written-By – Ahmir Thompson*, Lonnie Lynn*, Michael Archer , Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor, Vernon Smith*
5:18
15 A Song For Assata
Drums – ?uestlove*
Electric Piano , Bass, Organ – James Poyser
Featuring, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Cee-Lo
Guitar – Jeff Lee Johnson*
Lead Vocals – Common
Producer – James Poyser, The Soulquarian's*
Strings, Written-By [Strings], Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Larry Gold
Written-By – James Poyser, Lonnie Lynn*, Thomas Burton
6:48
16 Pops Rap III... All My Children
Bass – Richie Goods
Drums – Karriem Riggins
Featuring, Lead Vocals – Lonnie "Pops" Lynn*
Keyboards – Orin Evans*
Producer – Karriem Riggins
Trombone – John Paxton
Trumpet – Dwight Adams
Vibraphone – Stephon Harris*
Written-By – A. Scott*, E. Badu*, Karriem Riggins, Lonnie Lynn Sr.*
5:09
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