Description
Tony Toni Toné – Sons Of Soul / Polydor Audio CD 1993 / 514 933-2
UPC 7314-514933-24
Sons of Soul is the third album by American R&B band Tony! Toni! Toné!, released on June 22, 1993, by Wing Records and Mercury Records. It follows the success of their 1990 album The Revival, which had extended their popularity beyond R&B audiences and into the mainstream.
The band originally held recording sessions for Sons of Soul at several studios in California, including Westlake Recording Studios in Hollywood and Paradise Recording Studio in Sacramento. When they became jaded with the various people frequenting those studios, Tony! Toni! Toné! moved their sessions to Caribbean Sound Basin in Trinidad, where they ultimately wrote and recorded most of the album. It was produced entirely by the group, who worked with various session musicians and utilized both vintage and contemporary recording equipment.
Sons of Soul was recorded as an homage to Tony! Toni! Toné!'s musical influences—classic soul artists of the 1960s and 1970s. Its music incorporated live instrumentation, funk, and hip hop elements such as samples and scratches. Lead singer and bassist Raphael Wiggins handled most of the songwriting, which was characterized by quirky, flirtatious lyrics and reverent ballads.
A commercial success, Sons of Soul charted for 43 weeks on the Billboard 200 and earned a double platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). With the album, Tony! Toni! Toné! became one of the most popular R&B acts during the genre's commercial resurgence in the early 1990s. It was also a widespread critical success, ranking as one of 1993's best records in many critics' year-end lists.
Tracklist:
| 1 | If I Had No Loot
Alto Saxophone – George Young (2)
Horns – The SNL Horns
Programmed By [Programming], Sounds [Ghetto Sounds], Scratches – L.A. Jay 1
Tenor Saxophone – Lenny Pickett
Trumpet – Earl Gardner
Written-By – J. Bautista, Raphael Wiggins, Will Harris (2)
Alto Saxophone – George Young (2)
Horns – The SNL Horns
Programmed By [Programming], Sounds [Ghetto Sounds], Scratches – L.A. Jay 1
Tenor Saxophone – Lenny Pickett
Trumpet – Earl Gardner
Written-By – J. Bautista, Raphael Wiggins, Will Harris (2)
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4:01 |
| 2 | What Goes Around Comes Around
Rap [Dancehall Rap] – General Grant
Written-By – Carl Wheeler, D'wayne Wiggins, Raphael Wiggins
Rap [Dancehall Rap] – General Grant
Written-By – Carl Wheeler, D'wayne Wiggins, Raphael Wiggins
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4:33 |
| 3 | My Ex-Girlfriend
Horns – The Fat Lip Horns
Trumpet – Bill Ortiz
Woodwind – Norbert Stachel
Written-By – D'wayne Wiggins, Raphael Wiggins, Timothy Christian Riley
Horns – The Fat Lip Horns
Trumpet – Bill Ortiz
Woodwind – Norbert Stachel
Written-By – D'wayne Wiggins, Raphael Wiggins, Timothy Christian Riley
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4:53 |
| 4 | Tell Me Mama
Horns – The Fat Lip Horns
Trumpet – Bill Ortiz
Woodwind – Norbert Stachel
Written-By – Raphael Wiggins, Timothy Christian Riley, Z'Ann
Horns – The Fat Lip Horns
Trumpet – Bill Ortiz
Woodwind – Norbert Stachel
Written-By – Raphael Wiggins, Timothy Christian Riley, Z'Ann
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4:17 |
| 5 | Leavin'
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Benjamin F. Wright, Jr.
Programmed By [Programmer] – James Reece, Phase 5 (7)
Programmed By [Programming], Sounds [Ghetto Sounds], Scratches – L.A. Jay 1
Written-By – John T. Smith, Raphael Wiggins
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Benjamin F. Wright, Jr.
Programmed By [Programmer] – James Reece, Phase 5 (7)
Programmed By [Programming], Sounds [Ghetto Sounds], Scratches – L.A. Jay 1
Written-By – John T. Smith, Raphael Wiggins
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5:16 |
| 6 | Slow Wine
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Benjamin F. Wright, Jr.
Programmed By [Programmer] – Maurice Stewart
Written-By – D'wayne Wiggins, The Whole Nine
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Benjamin F. Wright, Jr.
Programmed By [Programmer] – Maurice Stewart
Written-By – D'wayne Wiggins, The Whole Nine
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4:49 |
| 7 | (Lay Your Head On My) Pillow
Steel Guitar – Peter Corant
Written-By – D'wayne Wiggins, Raphael Wiggins, Timothy Christian Riley
Steel Guitar – Peter Corant
Written-By – D'wayne Wiggins, Raphael Wiggins, Timothy Christian Riley
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6:12 |
| 8 | I Couldn't Keep It To Myself
Programmed By [Programming] – Ali (50)
Written-By – Raphael Wiggins
Programmed By [Programming] – Ali (50)
Written-By – Raphael Wiggins
|
5:20 |
| 9 | Gangsta Groove
Saxophone – Gerald Albright
Trombone – Reggie Young (2)
Trumpet – Ray Brown (2)
Written-By – D'wayne Wiggins, John T. Smith, Raphael Wiggins
Saxophone – Gerald Albright
Trombone – Reggie Young (2)
Trumpet – Ray Brown (2)
Written-By – D'wayne Wiggins, John T. Smith, Raphael Wiggins
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5:03 |
| 10 | Tonyies! In The Wrong Key
Programmed By [Programming] – Ali (50)
Written-By – Raphael Wiggins, Timothy Christian Riley
Programmed By [Programming] – Ali (50)
Written-By – Raphael Wiggins, Timothy Christian Riley
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4:05 |
| 11 |
Dance Hall
Rap [Dancehall Rap] – General Grant
Written-By – Curtis Grant (2), D'wayne Wiggins
Rap [Dancehall Rap] – General Grant
Written-By – Curtis Grant (2), D'wayne Wiggins
|
4:26 |
| 12 | Times Square 2:30 A.M. (Segue) | 0:33 |
| 13 | Fun
Programmed By [Programming], Sounds [Ghetto Sounds], Scratches – L.A. Jay 1
Trumpet, Soloist [Solo Trumpet] – Jon Williams (4)
Written-By – Carl Wheeler, D'wayne Wiggins, Raphael Wiggins, Timothy Christian Riley
Programmed By [Programming], Sounds [Ghetto Sounds], Scratches – L.A. Jay 1
Trumpet, Soloist [Solo Trumpet] – Jon Williams (4)
Written-By – Carl Wheeler, D'wayne Wiggins, Raphael Wiggins, Timothy Christian Riley
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5:16 |
| 14 | Anniversary
Acoustic Guitar – Nick Marach
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Clare Fischer
Written-By – Carl Wheeler, Raphael Wiggins
Acoustic Guitar – Nick Marach
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Clare Fischer
Written-By – Carl Wheeler, Raphael Wiggins
|
9:24 |
| 15 | Castleers
Trumpet, Soloist [Solo Trumpet] – Bill Ortiz
Written-By – Carl Wheeler, Raphael Wiggins
Trumpet, Soloist [Solo Trumpet] – Bill Ortiz
Written-By – Carl Wheeler, Raphael Wiggins
|
1:19 |
- Artwork [Art], Design – The B Company
- Bass, Bass [Synth Bass], Keyboards, Drum Programming [Drum Programs] – Raphael
- Coordinator [Production Coordination] – Mark Sullivan (7)
- Drums [Live Drums], Keyboards, Drum Programming [Drum Programs], Horns [Synth Horns] – Timothy Christian Riley
- Executive-Producer – Ed Eckstine
- Guitar, Bass, Drum Programming [Drum Programs] – D'wayne Wiggins
- Guitar, Double Bass [Upright Bass] – John T. "Jubu" Smith
- Keyboards – Carl "The Rev" Wheeler
- Management – Left Bank Management
- Mastered By – Herbie "The Pump" Powers
- Mixed By – Bob Power (tracks: 10), Gerry E. Brown (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 9, 12 to 15), Ken Kessie (tracks: 3, 11)
- Other [Costume Design] – Kelle Kutsugeras
- Photography By – Enrique Badulescu
- Producer – Tony Toni Toné
- Programmed By [Programmer] – Danny-O, Kirt Shearer, Pizo The Beat Fixer, Terry T
- Recorded By – Aaron Rudden, Andy Grassi, Anthony Jefferies, Bill Malina, Brian Carrigan, Craig Long, Dave Jahnsen, Gerry E. Brown, Joe Capers, John Affoon*, Ken Van Druten, Kirt Shearer, Mike Scapelli, Neal Perry, Sean Pollard
- Violin, Soloist [Solo Violin] – Charles Veal, Jr.
