Friday, July 25, 2014

"Elephunk" by The Black Eyed Peas (2003, will.i.am music/A&M/Interscope)

"Elephunk" album cover
             After a modest success of their first two albums, Black Eyed Peas began work on their third album, and in 2001 they were transferred to Interscope sublabel A&M Records.  They were rebranded as The Black Eyed Peas in 2002, and Stacy Ferguson joined the group as Fergie.  On June 16, 2003, their lead single and first single as a quartet, "Where Is the Love?" was released, followed by, "Elephunk" later that month.  On September 7, 2003, "Shut Up" was released as the second single, and on January 12, 2004, "Hey Mama" was released as the third single.  On June 22, 2004, "Let's Get It Started" was released as the fourth and final single.

"Shut Up" single cover
"Where Is the Love?" single cover
"Hey Mama" single cover
"Let's Get It Started" single cover

 
TRACK LISTING:
  1. "Hands Up" (William Adams, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez, George Pajon Jr., Michael Fratantuno, Jean Baptiste, Billy May)
  2. "Labor Day (It's a Holiday)" (Adams, Pineda, Thomas van Musser, James Brown, Phelps Catfish Collins, Williams Earl Collins, John Griggs, Clayton Gunnells, Darrel Jamison, Robert McCullough, Clyde Stubblefield, Frank Clifford Waddy)
  3. "Let's Get Retarded" (Adams, Gomez, Pineda, Terence Yoshiaka, Fratantuno, Pajon Jr.)
  4. "Hey Mama" (Adams, Anthony Henry)
  5. "Shut Up" (Adams, Gomez, Pajon Jr.)
  6. "Smells Like Funk" (Adams, Pineda, Fratantuno, Pajon Jr.)
  7. "Latin Girls" (Adams, Pineda, Gomez, Pajon Jr., Debi Nova)
  8. "Sexy" (Adams, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes)
  9. "Fly Away" (Stacy Ferguson, Adams, Ray Brady)
  10. "The Boogie That Be" (Adams, John Stephens, van Musser)
  11. "The Apl Song" (Adams, Pineda)
  12. "Anxiety (feat. Papa Roach)" (Adams, Pineda, Papa Roach)
  13. "Where Is the Love? (feat. Justin Timberlake)" (Adams, Timberlake, Gomez, Pineda, Printz Board, Fratantuno, Pajon Jr.)

Sunday, July 6, 2014

"Lost Change" by will.i.am (2001, will.i.am music/Atlantic)

After modest success of Black Eyed Peas' first two albums, will.i.am recorded his debut solo album.  Interscope Records however refused to release it, and instead he licensed the album to Atlantic Records.  With no single promotion, "Lost Change" was released on October 2, 2001.


TRACK LISTING:


  1. "Ev Rebahdee (feat. Planet Asia)" (William Adams, Jason Green, Johnny Curtis)
  2. "Lay Me Down (feat. Terry Dexter)" (Adams, Terry Dexter, Curtis, Koliyah White, Printz Board)
  3. "Possessions" (Adams, George Pajon, Jr., Michael Angelo Batio)
  4. "Thai Arrive" (Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio)
  5. "If You Didn't Know (feat. Mike Myers) (Adams, Pajon, Jr., Mike Myers, Tim Orindgreff, Board)
  6. "Money (feat. The Horn Dogs,

Thursday, April 25, 2013

"Bridging the Gap" by The Black Eyed Peas (2000, will.i.am music/Interscope)

"Bridging the Gap" album cover
 
             After the modest success of their 1998 debut album, "Behind The Front", Black Eyed Peas began work on their follow-up release.  On September 26, 2000, "Bridging the Gap" was released and the first official single, "Weekends" was released on October 3, 2000.  On February 26, 2001, "Request + Line" was released as the second and final single.


"Weekends" single cover
"Request + Line" single cover



 














TRACK LISTING:
  1. "BEP Empire" (C. Martin, Black Eyed Peas)
  2. "Weekends (feat. Esthero)" (Tony Butler, Sylvester Stewart, Black Eyed Peas)
  3. "Get Original (feat. Chali2na)" (William Adams, Allan Pineda, George Pajon Jr., Chali2na, Clifford Smith, Aldane Browne)
  4. "Hot (feat. Kim Hill)" (Adams, Pineda)
  5. "Cali to New York (feat. De La Soul)" (Adams, Kelvin Mercer, Dave Jolicoeur, Daisey Age Pajon Jr.)
  6. "Lil' Lil'" (Adams, Pineda, Pajon Jr., Michael Fratantuno)
  7. "On My Own (feat. Les Nubian & Mos Def)" (Adams, Pineda, Kim Hill, Helene Faussart, Celia Faussart, Dante Smith)
  8. "Release" (Black Eyed Peas)
  9. "Bridging the Gaps" (Adams, Pineda, Pajon Jr., John Collins, Bill Withers)
  10. "Go Go" (Adams, Pineda, Fratantuno, Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaata, Robert Allen, Ellis Williams, Ralf Rutter, Emil Schultz)
  11. "Rap Song (feat. Wyclef Jean)" (Black Eyed Peas, Wyclef Jean, James Brown, Charles Bobbit, Bob Byrd)
  12. "Bringing It Back" (Adams, Pineda)
  13. "Tell Your Mama Come" (Black Eyed Peas, Pajon Jr.)
  14. "Request + Line (feat. Macy Gray)" (Adams, Pineda, Fratantuno, Pajon Jr., Rhett Lawrence, Natalie Hinds)

"Oxygen" by Wild Orchid (1998, RCA)

"Oxygen" album cover
             After the modest performance of their self-titled debut album, Wild Orchid immediately began work on their follow-up.  On August 18, 1998, "Be Mine" was released as the only single off of, "Oxygen" released on September 29, 1998.  After a scrapped attempt at a comeback in 2001, Wild Orchid was dropped by RCA, and at that point Stacy Ferguson left the group, eventually joining The Black Eyed Peas as Fergie.

"Be Mine" single cover
TRACK LISTING:
  1. "Be Mine" (Dave Deviller, Sean Hosein, Wild Orchid)
  2. "You're No Good (But I Like It)" (Clint Ballard, Jr.)
  3. "Come as You Are" (Rudy Perez)
  4. "Declaration" (Manual Seal, Jr.)
  5. "Wasted Love" (Sylvia Bennett-Smith, Wild Orchid)
  6. "Our Lips Are Sealed" (Terry Hall, Jane Wiedlin)
  7. "Tic Toc" (John Carter, Todd Chapman, Wild Orchid)
  8. "Holding On" (Full Force, Wild Orchid)
  9. "Take You Higher" (Ron Fair, Parental Advisory, Wild Orchid)
  10. "Make It Easy for Me" (Christopher Bolden, Wild Orchid)
  11. "You & Me" (Bennett-Smith, Wild Orchid)
  12. "In My Room" (Bobby Sandstrom, Wild Orchid)

"Behind the Front" by The Black Eyed Peas (1998, will.i.am music/Interscope)

"Behind the Front" album cover
             In 1987, William Adams (will.i.am), Allan Pineda (apl.de.ap) and Dante Santiago formed Atban Klann, however Will's stage name at the time was Will 1X.  In 1992, they signed with Ruthless Records and despite delays released, "Puddles of H2O" as their debut single in 1994.  In 1995, their debut album, "Grass Roots" was cancelled and they were dropped from Ruthless; at that point Santiago left the group.  However not long after, new friend Jaime Gomez (Taboo) joined the group, and Will 1X changed his stage name to will.i.am alongside the group's name changing to Black Eyed Pods.  In 1997, they changed it again to Black Eyed Peas upon signing with Interscope Records, and the founding of will.i.am music group. 
             On June 30, 1998, they released their debut album, "Behind the Front" and on November 9, 1998 they released, "Joints & Jam" as the first official single off of the album.  On April 6, 1999, the second and final single, "Karma" was released.


"Joints & Jam" single cover
"Karma" single cover
 

TRACK LISTING:
  1. "Fallin' Up" (Kevin Feyen, Brian Lapin, Black Eyed Peas)
  2. "Clap Your Hands" (Z. Modeliste, A. Neville, L. Nocentelli, G. Porter, Black Eyed Peas)
  3. "Joints & Jam" (Paul Poli, G. Phillinganes, B. Gibb, T. Smith, Black Eyed Peas)
  4. "The Way U Make Me Feel" (C. Guaico, Kim Hill, William Adams)
  5. "Movement" (Fratantuno, T. Yoshiaka, Feyen, Lapin, Black Eyed Peas)
  6. "Karma" (N. Harrison, Debbie Harry, Adams, Allan Pineda)
  7. "Be Free" (T. Stahl, J. Goldberg, Adams, Pineda)
  8. "Say Goodbye" (M. Oliver, Feyen, Lapin, Black Eyed Peas)
  9. "Duet" (S.K. Gordy, Lapin, Feyen, Black Eyed Peas)
  10. "Communication" (Adams, Pineda, Fratantuno, Feyen, Yoshiaka)
  11. "What It Is" (T. Browne, Smith, Fratantuno, Adams, Pineda)
  12. "Que Dices?" (Feyen, Lapin, Black Eyed Peas)
  13. "A8" (Feyen, Fratantuno, Black Eyed Peas)
  14. "Love Won't Wait" (Adams, Pineda, Feyen, Lapin, Macy Gray)
  15. "Head Bobs" (Feyen, Lapin, Black Eyed Peas)
  16. "Positivity" (Feyen, Lapin, Fratantuno, Black Eyed Peas)

"Wild Orchid" by Wild Orchid (1997, RCA)



               "Wild Orchid" album cover

              In 1990, four young friends Heather Holyoak, Stefanie Ridel, Stacy Ferguson (Fergie) and Renee Sands formed girl group NRG.  In 1991, Holyoak dropped out of the group to pursue college and was replaced by Micki Duran, and in 1992, they changed their name to Wild Orchid.  In 1994, Duran left the group shortly before they were signed to RCA Records. 

             On September 3, 1996, "At Night I Pray" was released as the lead single, and on January 7, 1997, "Talk to Me" followed as their second single.  The self-titled debut album was released on March 23, 1997, and included the third and final single, "Supernatural" released on August 5, 1997.


"At Night I Pray" single cover


"Talk to Me" single cover
"Supernatural" single cover
 
 TRACK LISTING:
  1. "At Night I Pray" (Micki Duran, Bobby Sandstrom, Wild Orchid)
  2. "Supernatural" (Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Wild Orchid)
  3. "I Won't Play the Fool" (Sylvia Bennett-Smith)
  4. "Talk to Me" (Antonina Armato, Junior Vasquez)
  5. "The River" (Bennett-Smith)
  6. "You Don't Own Me" (Ron Fair, Wild Orchid, Matthew Wilder)
  7. "My Tambourine" (Sandstrom, Wild Orchid)
  8. "Follow Me" (Bennett-Smith, Wild Orchid)
  9. "He's Alright" (Fabian Cook, Fair, Sandstrom, Wild Orchid)
  10. "Love Will Wait" (Clif Magness, Wild Orchid)
  11. "Life" (Fair, Stefanie Ridel)