How good is TLC? So good that they survive the tragic, early death of a key member -- Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was killed in a car accident during the recording of 3D -- with grace and style, turning out a record that sits comfortably next to their modern classics, Crazysexycool and FanMail.
Perhaps surviving members Chilli and T-Boz spend a little too much time in the lyrics paying tribute to their colleague, but it's easy to glide past that and just concentrate on the strong songwriting and stylish production.
Like their previous albums, the particulars don't matter as much as the overall impression.
No member of TLC has an astounding voice, but their skills are exploited to the hilt, since the material not only suits them, it's melodic, memorable, and grows in stature with each play.
Best of all, the production plays to the strength of the song, balancing the group's character and abilities with the hooks and character of the song.
Perhaps 3D doesn't blaze trails like their other albums, but it never plays it safe and it always satisfies, and it's one of the best modern soul albums of 2002.
A bittersweet triumph, perhaps, but it's better to go out on a positive note.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3D (Intro)Dallas Austin | TLC | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 2 | QuickieDallas Austin, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Tionne Watkins | TLC | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Girl TalkKandi Burruss, Edmund "Butter" Clement, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Tionne Watkins | TLC | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | TurntableLaShawn Daniels, Fred "Uncle Freddie" Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Tomi Martin, Daniel Moore, Tionne Watkins | TLC | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | In Your Arms TonightPharrell Williams | TLC | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Over MeRodney Jerkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Daniel Moore, Kenisha Pratt | TLC | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | Hands UpBabyface, Daryl Simmons | TLC | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | DamagedDallas Austin, Tionne Watkins | TLC | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | Dirty DirtyMissy Elliott, Timothy Mosley | TLC | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | So So DumbBobby Ozuna, Raphael Saadiq, Glenn Standridge, Tionne Watkins | TLC | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | Good LoveKandi Burruss, Edmund "Butter" Clement | TLC | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 12 | Hey Hey Hey HeyKandi Burruss, Rodney Jerkins, Tionne Watkins | TLC | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 13 | Give It to Me While It's HotPat Brown, Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Ray Murray, Marvin "Chanz" Parkman, Rico Wade | TLC | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 49 mins | 113 MB | |||||
| 49 mins | 353 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedric Anderson | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Guy Aroch | Photography |
| 3 | Sharliss Asbury | Project Manager, Vocals |
| 4 | Sharliss Ashbury | Project Manager, Vocals |
| 5 | Dallas Austin | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 6 | Babyface | Composer, Drum Programming, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer |
| 7 | Carlos "El Loco" Bedoya | Engineer |
| 8 | Sigurdur "Siggy" Birkis | Drums |
| 9 | Paul Boutin | Engineer |
| 10 | Leslie Brathwaite | Engineer |
| 11 | Gerry "The Gov" Brown | Mixing |
| 12 | Pat Brown | Composer |
| 13 | Kandi Burruss | Composer |
| 14 | Josh Butler | Engineer |
| 15 | Jasper Cameron | Vocals |
| 16 | Chilli | Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Edmund "Butter" Clement | Composer |
| 18 | Andrew Coleman | Engineer |
| 19 | LaShawn Daniels | Composer |
| 20 | Kevin KD Davis | Mixing |
| 21 | Marie Davis | Hair Stylist |
| 22 | Sean Davis | Engineer |
| 23 | DJ Ruckus | Scratching |
| 24 | Jimmy Douglas | Mixing |
| 25 | Missy Elliott | Composer, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 26 | Marqueze Etheridge | Composer |
| 27 | Steve Fisher | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 28 | John Frye | Engineer |
| 29 | Morgan Garcia | Engineer |
| 30 | Brian Garten | Engineer |
| 31 | Mark "Exit" Goodchild | Engineer |
| 32 | Doug Harms | Assistant Engineer |
| 33 | Shelby Hodgen | Project Manager |
| 34 | John Horesco IV | Mixing Assistant |
| 35 | Jean-Marie Horvat | Mixing |
| 36 | Chad Hugo | Instrumentation |
| 37 | Eddie Hustle | Instrumentation, Producer |
| 38 | Tavia Ivey | Vocals (Background) |
| 39 | Seb Janiak | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 40 | Fred "Uncle Freddie" Jerkins III | Composer |
| 41 | Rodney Jerkins | Composer, Drum Overdubs, Instrumentation, Introduction, Mixing, Producer, Vocal Producer, Vocals |
| 42 | Marde Johnson | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 43 | Debra Killings | Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 44 | Tom Knight | Drums |
| 45 | Tim Lauber | Assistant Engineer |
| 46 | Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | Composer, Producer, Rap |
| 47 | Carlton Lynn | Engineer, Pro-Tools |
| 48 | Fabian Marasciullo | Engineer |
| 49 | Tomi Martin | Composer, Guitar |
| 50 | Victor McCoy | Assistant Engineer |
| 51 | Julieanne Mijares | Stylist |
| 52 | Daniel Moore | Composer |
| 53 | Timothy Mosley | Composer |
| 54 | Ray Murray | Composer |
| 55 | Neptune | Producer |
| 56 | Danny ODonough | Guitar |
| 57 | Organized Noize | Arranger, Drum Programming, Producer, Programming |
| 58 | Bobby Ozuna | Composer |
| 59 | Marvin "Chanz" Parkman | Composer |
| 60 | Dion Peters | Mixing Assistant |
| 61 | Mark Pitts | A&R, Vocals (Background) |
| 62 | Herb Powers | Mastering |
| 63 | Kenisha Pratt | Composer |
| 64 | Tony Reyes | Guitar |
| 65 | Tim Roberts | Mixing Assistant |
| 66 | Raphael Saadiq | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Producer |
| 67 | Jeffrey Schulz | Art Direction, Design |
| 68 | Anette Sharvit | Production Coordination |
| 69 | Rick Sheppard | Engineer |
| 70 | Shorty B. | Bass |
| 71 | Daryl Simmons | Composer, Producer |
| 72 | Christine Sirois | Assistant Engineer |
| 73 | Rob Skipworth | Assistant Tracking Engineer |
| 74 | Ivy Skoff | Production Coordination |
| 75 | Glenn Standridge | Composer |
| 76 | Paul Starr | Make-Up |
| 77 | Phil Tan | Mixing |
| 78 | John Tanksely | Mixing Assistant |
| 79 | Craig "Niteman" Taylor | Assistant Engineer |
| 80 | Timbaland | Mixing, Producer |
| 81 | TLC | Primary Artist |
| 82 | Rico Wade | Composer |
| 83 | Tionne Watkins | Composer |
| 84 | Pharrell Williams | Composer, Instrumentation |
| 85 | Theresa Wilson | A&R |
| 86 | Colin Wolfe | Bass |
| 87 | Kelvin Wooten | Keyboards |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |