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Over the course of the period covered here, 1991-2012, R.
Kelly produced a varied and substantial back catalog -- one that can't be neatly summarized in two discs.
Even if The Essential R.
Kelly played it straight and included only his solo Top 20 R&B singles, it wouldn't be more representative.
Since Kelly's work is so broad, ranging from traditional soul and adult contemporary to outlandish contemporary R&B, one would be better off assembling her/his own set of favorites on a track-by-track basis.
This does provide an adequate sampling of Kelly's best work, including "She's Got That Vibe," "Bump N' Grind," "Ignition," "Step in the Name of Love," and "Feelin' Single." Its track list is significantly different compared to that of The World's Greatest, released in the U.K.
in 2011, yet both sets are of roughly equal value.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She's Got That Vibe [Radio Edit]Barry Hankerson, R. Kelly | R. Kelly, Public Announcement | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Honey Love [Radio Fade]R. Kelly | R. Kelly, Public Announcement | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ) [Video Mix]Tyrone Blatcher, Marshall Jefferson, R. Kelly | R. Kelly, Public Announcement | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Bump N' GrindR. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Your Body's Callin'R. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | You Remind Me of SomethingR. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)R. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) [Radio Edit]R. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | I Believe I Can Fly [Radio Edit]R. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Be CarefulR. Kelly | R. Kelly, Sparkle | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time [Radio Edit]R. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | I WishR. Kelly | R. Kelly, Jessica Janis, Amber Morrow, Joseph Morrow, Leah Robinson, Matthew Robinson, Rachel Robinson | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Feelin' on Yo BootyR. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | The World's Greatest [Radio Edit]R. Kelly | R. Kelly, The Soul Children, Walt Whitman | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Thoia ThoingR. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | HotelKasseem Dean, Bernard Edwards, R. Kelly, Barry Reese, Nile Rodgers | R. Kelly, Cassidy | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Happy People [Radio Edit]R. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1)R. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | Same GirlR. Kelly, Lil Ronnie, J. Smith | R. Kelly, Usher | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | Number OneRaphael Hamilton, Roy Hamilton, Keri Hilson, R. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 21 | When a Woman LovesR. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 | Love Letter [Radio Edit]R. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 23 | Feelin' SingleR. Kelly, Dorrell Mays | R. Kelly | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 | U Saved MeR. Kelly | R. Kelly | Play | 06:13 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 25 | Ignition (Remix) | R. Kelly | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 26 | When a Woman's Fed Up (Radio Version) | R. Kelly | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 27 | Sex Me, Pt. I (Radio Edit) | R. Kelly | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 28 | I'm Your Angel | R. Kelly | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 29 | Lovin You Tonight (Amended Version) | Notorious B.I.G., R. Kelly | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 30 | Step in the Name of Love (Remix - Radio Edit) | R. Kelly | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 31 | Wonderful (Radio Edit) | Ja Rule, R. Kelly, Ashanti | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 32 | I'm a Flirt Remix (Radio Version) | R. Kelly, T.I., T-Pain | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 142 mins | 327 MB | |||||
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Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tawatha Agee | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | "Dee" Deleatrice Alexander | Choir/Chorus |
| 3 | Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander | Engineer |
| 4 | Timmy Allen | Additional Production, Programming |
| 5 | Ashanti | Featured Artist |
| 6 | Jonathan Azu | Management |
| 7 | Jason Bacher | Assistant Engineer |
| 8 | Percy Bady | Director, Keyboards |
| 9 | Chuck Bailey | Engineer |
| 10 | S. Barnes | Composer |
| 11 | Steve Bearsley | Assistant, Engineer, Programming |
| 12 | Rick Behrens | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Davis Bennett | Viola |
| 14 | Bigg Makk | Bass, Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 15 | Tony Black | Engineer, Programming |
| 16 | Tyrone Blatcher | Composer |
| 17 | Theola Borden | Publicity |
| 18 | Jim Bottari | Assistant |
| 19 | Jeff Bova | Keyboard Programming |
| 20 | Robert Bowker | Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Jimmy Bralower | Drum Programming |
| 22 | Gretchen Brennison | Project Director |
| 23 | Chris Brickley | Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Programming |
| 24 | Troy Bright | Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Jordan Bromley | Legal Counsel |
| 26 | Chris Brooke | Assistant Engineer |
| 27 | Bobby Broom | Guitar |
| 28 | Glen Brown | Assistant |
| 29 | Milwaukee "Protools King" Buck | Engineer |
| 30 | Bob Cadway | Engineer |
| 31 | Brian Callicha | Assistant Engineer |
| 32 | Greg Calvert | Assistant |
| 33 | Coran Capshaw | Management |
| 34 | Elliot Carter | Engineer |
| 35 | Lafayette Carthon | Conductor, Keyboards, Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Cassidy | Primary Artist |
| 37 | Dru Castro | Engineer |
| 38 | Jeff Chestek | Horn Engineer, String Engineer |
| 39 | Eliza Cho | Violin |
| 40 | Pete Christensen | Assistant Engineer |
| 41 | Cody Cichowski | Assistant |
| 42 | Mike Cimicata | Project Director |
| 43 | Michael Clark | Vocal Producer |
| 44 | Joan Collaso | Choir/Chorus |
| 45 | Dennis Collins | Vocals (Background) |
| 46 | Sean Combs | Composer, Mixing, Producer |
| 47 | James Cooper | Celli |
| 48 | Carl Cox, Jr. | Sax (Tenor) |
| 49 | Lane Craven | Engineer |
| 50 | Eric Custer | Legal Counsel |
| 51 | Kasseem Dean | Composer |
| 52 | Nathan Dean | Assistant Engineer |
| 53 | Céline Dion | Primary Artist |
| 54 | DJ Wayne Williams | A&R |
| 55 | Bill Douglass | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 56 | Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro | Mixing |
| 57 | Rodney East | Keyboards |
| 58 | Bernard Edwards | Composer |
| 59 | Jeff Edwards | Engineer |
| 60 | Bill Esses | Mixing |
| 61 | Felicia Coleman Evans | Choir/Chorus |
| 62 | Sonya Feank | Choir/Chorus |
| 63 | Joey Fernandez | Engineer |
| 64 | Ghislaine Fleischmann | Violin |
| 65 | Tony Flores | Assistant |
| 66 | Kristen Foster | Publicity |
| 67 | Matt Fowler | Editing |
| 68 | Trey Fratt | Assistant Engineer |
| 69 | Yvonne Gage | Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background) |
| 70 | Andy Gallas | Assistant, Engineer, Programming |
| 71 | Abel Garibaldi | Assistant, Engineer, Mixing, Programming |
| 72 | Humberto Gatica | Engineer, Mixing |
| 73 | Ayana George | Vocals (Background) |
| 74 | Stephen George | Engineer, Mixing, Programming, Vocal Producer |
| 75 | Serban Ghenea | Mixing |
| 76 | Larry Gold | Conductor, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements |
| 77 | Jason Goldstein | Engineer |
| 78 | Irv Gotti | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 79 | Diva Gray | Vocals (Background) |
| 80 | Don Hachey | Assistant Engineer |
| 81 | Raphael Hamilton | Composer, Producer |
| 82 | Roy Hamilton | Composer |
| 83 | Roy "Royalty" Hamilton | Producer |
| 84 | John Hanes | Engineer, Pro-Tools |
| 85 | Barry Hankerson | Composer |
| 86 | Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. | Composer |
| 87 | Brisha Hemby | Make-Up |
| 88 | Keith Henderson | Guitar |
| 89 | Keri Hilson | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 90 | Jeremy Holiday | Compilation Producer |
| 91 | Loris Holland | Conductor, Hammond B3, Keyboards, Vocals (Background) |
| 92 | Hart Hollman | Leader |
| 93 | Hart Hollman & The Motown Romance Orchestra | Orchestra |
| 94 | Bill Hornibrook | Guitar |
| 95 | Ernie Isley | Featured Artist, Guitar |
| 96 | Ronald Isley | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 97 | Stevie J | Instrumentation |
| 98 | Ja Rule | Composer, Executive Producer, Primary Artist |
| 99 | Nancey Jackson | Vocals (Background) |
| 100 | Jessica Janis | Primary Artist |
| 101 | Marshall Jefferson | Composer |
| 102 | Mark Johnson | Assistant Engineer |
| 103 | Daron Jones | Composer, Instrumentation, Producer |
| 104 | Steve Jones | Engineer |
| 105 | Latasha Jordon | Vocals (Background) |
| 106 | Gerard Julian | Assistant Engineer |
| 107 | Bruce Kelly | Vocals (Background) |
| 108 | R. Kelly | Arranger, Composer, Drum Arrangements, Featured Artist, Horn Arrangements, Instrumentation, Keyboards, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer, Programming, Remixing, String Arrangements, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 109 | Jimi Kendrix | Producer |
| 110 | Jonathan Kim | Viola |
| 111 | Olga Konopelsky | Violin |
| 112 | Greg Landfair | Guitar |
| 113 | Jeffrey Lane | Assistant Engineer |
| 114 | Mark Larson | Art Direction |
| 115 | James Lee | Assistant, Engineer |
| 116 | Leonard Part Sixx | Assistant Engineer |
| 117 | Lil Ronnie | Composer, Producer |
| 118 | I. Lorenzo | Composer |
| 119 | Lisa Lougheed | Vocals (Background) |
| 120 | Ron Lowe | Assistant, Mixing Assistant |
| 121 | The Luv Club Choir | Vocals (Background) |
| 122 | Donnie Lyle | Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Bass) |
| 123 | Paul Mabin | Choir/Chorus |
| 124 | Laurence Marks | Legal Counsel |
| 125 | Tony Maserati | Mixing |
| 126 | Tara Master | Project Director |
| 127 | Rob Mathes | Arranger, Conductor |
| 128 | Curtis Mayfield | Composer |
| 129 | Dorrell Mays | Composer |
| 130 | Luigi Mazzochi | Violin |
| 131 | Doug McBride | Assistant |
| 132 | Derrel McDavid | Management |
| 133 | Paulette McWilliams | Vocals (Background) |
| 134 | Jeff Meeks | Assistant, Engineer, Programming |
| 135 | Ian Mereness | Engineer, Mixing, Programming |
| 136 | Mr. Lee | Drum Programming, Programming |
| 137 | Jason Mlodzinski | Assistant, Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer |
| 138 | Robert Moe | Vocals (Background) |
| 139 | Peter Mokran | Engineer, Mixing, Programming, Remix Engineer |
| 140 | Jesús Morales | Celli |
| 141 | Amber Morrow | Primary Artist |
| 142 | Jeffrey Morrow | Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background) |
| 143 | Joseph Morrow | Primary Artist |
| 144 | S. Moss | Composer |
| 145 | Motown Romance String Orchestra | Orchestra, Strings |
| 146 | Keith Murphy | Liner Notes |
| 147 | Fahim Najm | Composer |
| 148 | Nas | Featured Artist |
| 149 | Lori Holton Nash | Choir/Chorus |
| 150 | Kendell Nesbitt | Keyboards |
| 151 | Axel Niehaus | Mixing |
| 152 | Megan Nimerosky | Assistant |
| 153 | Jake Ninan | Assistant Engineer |
| 154 | The Notorious B.I.G. | Primary Artist |
| 155 | Chiquita Oden | Grooming |
| 156 | J. Olivier | Composer |
| 157 | Juan Ortiz | Assistant |
| 158 | Anthony Palazzole | Assistant |
| 159 | Anthony Patterson | Assistant |
| 160 | Teddy Penderazdoun | Engineer |
| 161 | Joe Pererra | Engineer |
| 162 | Lauren Pilot | Choir/Chorus |
| 163 | Poke | Producer |
| 164 | Herb Powers | Mastering |
| 165 | Public Announcement | Primary Artist |
| 166 | Anthony Ransom | Vocals (Background) |
| 167 | Ari Raskin | Vocal Engineer |
| 168 | Barry Reese | Composer |
| 169 | Cathy Richardson | Vocals (Background) |
| 170 | Paul Riser | Conductor, Horn Arrangements, Orchestration, String Arrangements, Strings |
| 171 | Montez Roberts | Assistant |
| 172 | Tim Roberts | Assistant, Mixing Assistant |
| 173 | Carl Robinson | Engineer, Horn Engineer, String Engineer |
| 174 | Leah Robinson | Primary Artist |
| 175 | Matthew Robinson | Primary Artist |
| 176 | Rachel Robinson | Primary Artist |
| 177 | Robin Robinson | Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background) |
| 178 | Stevie Robinson | Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background) |
| 179 | Nile Rodgers | Composer |
| 180 | April Rommet | Stylist |
| 181 | Carlos Rubio | Violin |
| 182 | Johnny Rutledge | Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background) |
| 183 | Darren Salmieri | A&R |
| 184 | Michael Schlesinger | Engineer |
| 185 | Phil Seaford | Assistant Engineer |
| 186 | Keith Sengbusch | Editing |
| 187 | Josh Shapera | Engineer |
| 188 | Siete | Guitar |
| 189 | Simbryt Whittington | Choir/Chorus |
| 190 | Steve Skinner | Drum Programming, Keyboards |
| 191 | Jim Slattery | Keyboards |
| 192 | J. Smith | Composer |
| 193 | K. Smith | Composer |
| 194 | The Soul Children | Primary Artist |
| 195 | Sparkle | Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 196 | Jason Stasium | Assistant Engineer |
| 197 | James "Scrappy" Stassen | Engineer |
| 198 | Randee St. Nicholas | Back Cover Photo, Cover Photo |
| 199 | Strings | Rap |
| 200 | Ryan Supple | Assistant |
| 201 | Swizz Beatz | Producer |
| 202 | T-Pain | Featured Artist |
| 203 | T.I. | Featured Artist |
| 204 | Allan "Byrd" Tatum | Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 205 | Stefon Taylor | Assistant |
| 206 | Gregory Teperman | Violin |
| 207 | Chris Theis | Mixing |
| 208 | Devin B. Thompson | Choir/Chorus |
| 209 | Fonzi Thornton | Vocals (Background) |
| 210 | Tom Thumb | Vocal Producer |
| 211 | UB Tirado | Assistant Engineer |
| 212 | Tone | Producer, Rap |
| 213 | Rich Travali | Engineer |
| 214 | Chris Trevett | Engineer, Mixing |
| 215 | Steve Tripak | Trombone |
| 216 | Rob Trow | Vocals (Background) |
| 217 | Usher | Primary Artist |
| 218 | Jeff Vereb | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Engineer |
| 219 | Christopher Wallace | Composer |
| 220 | Joan Walton | Vocals (Background) |
| 221 | Spencer Washington | Vocals (Background) |
| 222 | Bobby West | Keyboards |
| 223 | Nathan Wheeler | Assistant, Engineer |
| 224 | Walt Whitman | Primary Artist |
| 225 | Cheryl Wilson | Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background) |
| 226 | Doug Wilson | Engineer |
| 227 | Mario Winans | Drum Programming |
| 228 | Elizabeth Withers | Vocals (Background) |
| 229 | Stan Wood | Engineer, Programming |
| 230 | Daniel Wright | Trumpet |
| 231 | Jordan Yospe | Legal Counsel |
| 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. |