Wyclef Jean – Greatest Hits / Sony Urban Music Audio CD 2003 / 513533 2
UPC 5099751353324
Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, released on October 7, 2003. Released just a month prior to his fourth studio album, The Preacher's Son, Greatest Hits contains singles taken from Jean's first three studio albums: The Carnival, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book and Masquerade, as well as other fan-favourite tracks from those albums, alongside two-newly recorded tracks: "Ghetto Religion", a collaboration with R. Kelly, and "Hey Girl". The album also contains "No Woman, No Cry", a track taken from The Fugees' second studio album, The Score. Notably, Greatest Hits would be Jean's last release on Columbia Records until Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant in 2007.
A deluxe edition of the album, released in the UK and Australia, contains a bonus disc with remixes of some of Wyclef's biggest hits, including collaborations with Canibus, R. Kelly, Xzibit, King Yellowman and Beenie Man. Although no singles were officially released from the album, "Ghetto Religion" was serviced as a US-radio only airplay single in September 2003. Notably, "Pussycat", which samples the original by Tom Jones, is the only single from the first three albums to omitted from the tracklisting. The US edition of the album removes a number of notable singles, and shortens the tracklisting by four tracks. "Diallo" and "Something About Mary" from The Ecleftic are included on this version.
Label: |
Sony Urban Music – 513533 2
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Format: |
CD, Compilation
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Country: |
Europe |
Released:
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2003 |
Genre: |
Hip Hop, Rock |
Style: |
RnB/Swing, Ragga HipHop, Soft Rock, Conscious |
Tracklist:
1
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Wyclef Jean– |
Ghetto Religion
Engineer [Assisted By] – John Pirretti, Michelle Fox, N'Doffene M'Bodji
Mixed By – Serge "Sergical" Tsai*
Producer [Additional] – Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis*, Wyclef Jean
Producer, Featuring – R. Kelly
Recorded By – EDR, Serge "Sergical" Tsai*
Written-By – R. Kelly
Written-By [Additional Music] – J. "Wonder" Duplessis*, W. Jean*
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3:34
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2 |
Wyclef Jean– |
We Trying To Stay Alive
Co-producer – Jerry "Te Bass" Duplessis*
Engineer [Assistant] – Alex Olsson, Brian Dozoretz, Jay Nicholas, Mike Roach, Rawle Gittens, Storm Jefferson
Featuring – John Forte, Pras Michel
Mixed By, Recorded By – Warren Riker
Producer – Prakazrel "Pras"*, Wyclef*
Written-By – B. Gibb, R. Gibb, M. Gibb*
Written-By [Additional Lyrics] – J. Forte*, S.P. Michel*, N.W. Jean*
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3:14
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3 |
Wyclef Jean– |
Perfect Gentlemam
Featuring – Hope (5)
Written-By – Hope Harris*, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean
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4:12
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4 |
Wyclef Jean– |
911
Arranged By [Background] – Mary Brown
Backing Vocals – MB²
Co-producer – Sedeck
Engineer [Recording] – Andy Grassi, Michael McCoy
Featuring – Mary J. Blige
Mixed By – Andy Grassi
Producer – Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis*, Wyclef Jean
Written-By – J. Duplessis*, K. Cadet*, M. Brown*, W. Jean*
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4:21
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5 |
Wyclef Jean– |
Gone Till November
Arranged By [Orchestra] – Sonny Kompanek
Co-producer – Jerry "Te Bass" Duplessis*
Engineer [Assistant] – Alex Olsson, Brian Dozoretz, Jay Nicholas, Mike Roach, Rawle Gittens, Storm Jefferson
Featuring – Canibus
Guitar – Wyclef*
Mixed By, Recorded By – Warren Riker
Producer – Wyclef Jean
Strings – The New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Written-By – W. Jean*
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3:33
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6 |
Wyclef Jean– |
Guantanamera
Featuring – Celia Cruz, Jeni Fujita, Lauryn Hill, Refugee Allstars*
Written-By – J. Diaz*, J. Marti*, J. Orbun*, P. Seeger*
Written-By [Additional Lyrics] – J. Duplessis*, L. Hill*, N. Jean*
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4:33
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7 |
Wyclef Jean– |
Hey Girl
Engineer [Assisted By] – Chris Coon, Eric Wolf*, Scott Kammerer
Featuring – Ayesha (3), Papa Don (3)
Mixed By – EDR, Serge "Sergical" Tsai*
Producer – Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis*, Shea Taylor, Wyclef Jean
Recorded By – Kevin Myers, Serge "Sergical" Tsai*
Written-By – D. Patterson, J. Duplessis*, S. Taylor*, W. Jean*
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3:32
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8 |
Wyclef Jean– |
It Doesn't Matter
Co-producer – Sedeck
Engineer [Recording] – Andy Grassi, Glen Marchese
Featuring – Melky Sedeck, The Rock™*
Horns – Robert Aaron
Mixed By – Andy Grassi
Producer – Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis*, Wyclef Jean
Written-By – A. Long*, W. Danoff*, D. Child*, J. Duplessis*, J. Denver*, R. Walters*, R. Rosa*, T. Danoff*, W. Jean*
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3:59
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9 |
Wyclef Jean– |
Anything Can Happen
Bass, Co-producer – Jerry "Te Bass" Duplessis*
Engineer [Assistant] – Alex Olsson, Brian Dozoretz, Jay Nicholas, Mike Roach, Rawle Gittens, Storm Jefferson
Mixed By, Recorded By – Warren Riker
Producer – Wyclef*
Written-By – J. Duplessis*, N. Jean*
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4:37
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10 |
Wyclef Jean– |
Thug Angels
Featuring – Small World (3)
Written-By – Jerry Duplessis, Sheldon Bullock, Wyclef Jean
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6:38
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11 |
Wyclef Jean– |
Gunpowder
Featuring – Refugee Camp All Stars
Written-By – N. Jean*
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4:27
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12 |
Wyclef Jean– |
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Backing Vocals – Governor
Bass – Jerry "Wonder"*
Guitar, Keyboards – Wyclef Jean
Mixed By – Andy Grassi
Producer – Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis*, Wyclef Jean
Recorded By – Serge "Sergical" Tsai*
Written-By – B. Dylan*
Written-By [Additional Lyrics] – W. Jean*
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4:04
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13 |
Wyclef Jean– |
Runaway
Featuring – Earth, Wind & Fire, The Product G&B
Written-By – Jerry Duplessis, Maurice White, Wyclef Jean
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4:58
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14 |
Wyclef Jean– |
Wish You Were Here
Co-producer – Sedeck
Guitar, Mixed By, Recorded By – Andy Grassi
Producer – Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis*, Wyclef Jean
Written-By – D. Gilmour*, R. Waters*
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4:07
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15 |
Wyclef Jean– |
To All The Girls
Featuring – Refugee Allstars*
Written-By – A. McKay*, A. Hammond*, B. Leibrand*, F. Haug, G. O'Brien*, H. David*, H. Jackson*, K. Malod, M. White*, M. Wright*, P. Bailey*, S. Robinson*, N. Jean*
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4:21
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16 |
Wyclef Jean– |
Two Wrongs
Bass – Jerry "Wonder"*
Co-producer, Strings – Cory Rooney
Engineer [Additional Overdubs] – Andy Grassi, Peter Wade*
Featuring – Claudette Ortiz
Guitar – Wyclef Jean
Keyboards – Teflon
Mixed By – Andy Grassi
Producer – Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis*, Wyclef Jean
Recorded By – Kevin Myers, Serge "Sergical" Tsai*
Written-By – J. Duplessis*, W. Jean*
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3:51
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17 |
The Fugees– |
No Woman, No Cry
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- Art Direction – Ellen To
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Kwaku Alston