R&B: From Doo Wop to Hip Hop (1999)

About this title: To commemorate the end of the century, Sony Music assembled the gargantuan 26-disc box set Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century. The title was imposing, as was the idea behind it -- to chronicle the life of the oldest record label in the music industry. To be clear, Sony Music has not existed for 100 years, but the heart of its catalog, Columbia Records, was founded early in the 20th century. Sony acquired Columbia and its various subsidiaries in the late '80s, purchasing one of the richest catalogs in pop history, as the box set proves again and again. Sony realized that most ... read more

Tracks:

1. My Baby's Gone [Ricks/Sanford]
2. It Rocks! It Rolls! It Swings! [Hill/Trenier]
3. My Story [Willis]
4. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On [David/Williams]
5. I Put a Spell on You [Hawkins]
6. Don't Let Go [Stone]
7. This Bitter Earth [Otis]
8. My Ship Is Coming In [Brooks]
9. Everyday People [Stewart]
10. It's Your Thing [Isley/Isley/Isley]
11. Back Stabbers [Huff/McFadden/White]
12. Me and Mrs. Jones [Gamble/Gilbert/Huff]
13. Lovin' You [Riperton/Rudolph]
14. That's the Way of the World [Stepney/White/White]
15. Wake up Everybody, Pt. 1 [Carstarphen/Whitehe]
16. Kiss and Say Goodbye [Lovett]
17. Disco Lady [Scales/Vance/Davis]
18. Enjoy Yourself [Gamble/Huff]
19. Best of My Love [McKay/White]
20. Got to Be Real [Lynn/Paich/Foster]
21. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough [Jackson]
22. Sexual Healing [Gaye/Brown/Ritz]
23. Never Too Much [Vandross]
24. Juicy Fruit [Mtume]
25. Lovergirl [Marie]
26. I Wonder If I Take You Home [Full Force]
27. I Can't Live Without My Radio [Smith/Rubin]
28. Bring the Noise [Anthrax/D./Sadler]
29. Baby Come to Me [Cohen/Walden]
30. Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) [Clivilles/Williams]
31. Jump [Dupri]
32. Just Kickin' It [Dupri/Seal]
33. For the Cool in You [Babyface/Simmon]
34. Fantasy [Belew/Carey/Frantz/]
35. Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) [Muszel/Shur]
36. The World Is Yours [Phillips/Jones]
37. Tha Crossroads [Cowan/Henderson/How]
38. Fu-Gee-La [Jean/Michel/Hill/Mc]
39. Pony [Lumpkin/Mosley/Garr]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.