Paid in Full: The Platinum Edition

~ Release by Eric B. & Rakim (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1: The Album
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1I Ain’t No Joke
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Ain’t No Joke
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
3.853:54
2Eric B. Is on the Cut
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Eric B. Is on the Cut
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
33:51
3My Melody
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
remixer:
Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1986)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
My Melody
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
36:50
4I Know You Got Soul
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
I Know You Got Soul by Bobby Byrd
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 386)
recording of:
I Know You Got Soul
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
3.54:45
5Move the Crowd
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Move the Crowd
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
43:47
6Paid in Full
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Ashley’s Roachclip by The Soul Searchers and Change the Beat (French Rap) by Beside
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 132)
recording of:
Paid in Full
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
4.53:49
7As the Rhyme Goes On
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Funky President (People It’s Bad) by James Brown, Hold It Now, Hit It by Beastie Boys, I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby by Barry White and His Orchestra (bass guitar) and Love's Theme by Fausto Papetti (membranophone)
recording of:
As the Rhyme Goes On
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
2.754:00
8Chinese Arithmetic
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Chinese Arithmetic
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
34:08
9Eric B. Is President
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric Barrier and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
remixer:
Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1986)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Eric B. Is President by Eric B. & Rakim
recording of:
Eric B. Is President
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
lyrics quoted on:
Got My Mind Made Up
36:19
10Extended Beat
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Extended Beat
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
43:50
CD 2: The Remixes
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1Paid in Full (Seven Minutes of Madness: The Coldcut remix)
engineer:
Raine Shine
turntable [scratching]:
Matt Black (British DJ and one half of Coldcut) and DJ Cell
remixer:
Coldcut (Matt Black & Jonathan More)
samples:
I Know You Got Soul by Eric B. & Rakim, Im Nin'alu by Ofra Haza and Train Sequence by [unknown]
recording of:
Paid in Full (Coldcut remix)
lyricist:
Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
writer:
Louis Eric Barrier and William Michael Griffin Jr. (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
is based on:
Paid in Full
part of:
American Psycho
Eric B. & Rakim4.57:13
2I Know You Got Soul (The Richie Rich mega mix)
engineer:
PJ Dynamix
remixer:
Richie Rich (80s-90s UK DJ/producer)
Eric B. & Rakim4:57
3Move the Crowd (The Wild Bunch remix)
remixer:
The Wild Bunch (80s hip hop collective from Bristol, members formed Massive Attack)
Eric B. & Rakim4:27
4Paid in Full (Derek B’s Urban Respray)
remixer:
Derek B
recording of:
Paid in Full
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
Eric B. & Rakim5:15
5As the Rhyme Goes On (Pumpin’ the Turbo: Chad Jay in Effect)
remixer:
Chad Jay
Eric B. & Rakim6:10
6Move the Crowd (The Democratic 3 beatmix)
Eric B. & Rakim feat. DJ Slack7:12
7I Know You Got Soul (a cappella)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1987)
partial recording of:
I Know You Got Soul
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
Eric B. & Rakim4:46
8I Know You Got Soul (dub)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1987)
partial recording of:
I Know You Got Soul
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
Eric B. & Rakim4:49
9Eric B. Is President (dub)
remixer:
Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew) and MC Shan (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
Eric B. & Rakim4:07
10My Melody (dub)
instrumental recording of:
My Melody
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., american rapper)
Eric B. & Rakim6:29