Ultimate Aaliyah

by Aaliyah

Overview

Ultimate Aaliyah was released in the U.K., but it has a lot to offer U.S. fans of any degree, especially if they have a region-free DVD player. Between the two audio discs in the set -- the first is a greatest hits, the second is a helpful grab-bag set -- all but three of Aaliyah's chart entries are included ("Age Ain't Nothing But a Number," "I Refuse," and "Come Over" are missing), and a DVD contains an hour-long documentary that features interviews and promo clips. Disc two contains the remainder of her tracks from the Romeo Must Die soundtrack as well as material from the Timbaland and Timbaland & Magoo albums she guested on. As of 2005, this was the most thorough Aaliyah best-of available, since 2002's I Care 4 U was split between past hits and new material. From the delightful "Back and Forth" through the all-too-sobering "Miss You," Ultimate Aaliyah adequately represents the shortened career of a tremendous talent who benefited from some of the best songwriting and production work by Timbaland, Missy Elliott, and R. Kelly. Casual fans will get most of the hits; collectors will be pleased to plug some gaps and get the documentary as a bonus. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	10/08/2021
Label:	BLACKGROUND RECORDS
UPC:	0194690430510

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Aaliyah   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Magoo   Primary Artist
Missy Elliott   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Static Major   Primary Artist
Wyclef Jean   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Timbaland   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
DMX   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Static   Primary Artist
Slick Rick   Rap,Featured Artist
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion
"Ready" Freddie Washington   Bass
Tann Simmons   Vocals
Daryl Simmons   Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic)
Tann   Vocals (Background)
Ronnie Garrett   Bass,Double Bass
Dante Nolan   Guitar (Bass)
Nisan Stewart   Drums
Freddie Washington   Bass
Fred Washington   Double Bass
Sick Rick   Rap

Technical Credits

Gary LeMel   Executive in Charge of Music
J-Dub   Creative Input
Halsey Quemere   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Slick Rick   Composer,Vocal Ad-Libs
Senator Jimmy D   Engineer
Teddy Bishop   Composer,Producer
Attitude   Composer
Steve Penny   Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Bernie Worrell   Composer
Bernie Grundman   Engineer,Mastering
Ken "Duro" Ifill   Mixing
Bootsy Collins   Composer
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Carl Hampton   Composer
Ernie Isley   Composer
Homer Banks   Composer
Johnny "Guitar" Watson   Composer
Johnta Austin   Composer
Lil Rob   Producer
Rob Chiarelli   Mixing
Ronald Isley   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Ben Garrison   Engineer,Mixing
Ted Bishop   Composer,Producer
Bump & Flex   Mixing,Producer
Robert Mays   Composer,Composer
Michael Haughton   Producer,Executive Producer
Todd Wachsmuth   Studio Assistant
Sick Rick   Vocal Ad-Libs
Drew Coleman   Studio Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Jomo Hankerson   Producer,Music Supervisor,Executive Producer
Budda   Creative Input
Eric Seats   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Devon Kirkpatrick   Studio Assistant
R. Kelly   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Philippe Wynne   Composer
Rudolph Isley   Composer
Marvin Isley   Composer
Rapture Stewart   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
O'Kelly Isley   Composer
Flent Coleman   Executive Producer
Ian Boxill   Engineer
Craig Kallman   Engineer,Producer,Executive Producer
Missy Elliott   Composer,Producer,Vocal Ad-Libs,Vocal Arrangement
George Clinton   Composer
Daryl Simmons   Producer,Drum Programming
Aaliyah   Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Executive Producer
Wyclef Jean   Composer
Diane Warren   Composer
Thom "TK" Kidd   Mixing,Engineer
Timothy Mosley   Composer,Engineer
Timbaland   Mixing,Producer,Vocal Ad-Libs,Creative Input,Executive Producer
Mr. Lee   Mixing
Michael Fuller   Mastering
DMX   Composer
Heather Hankerson   Project Supervisor
Rapture   Producer
Irv Gotti   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Kevin Hicks   Composer,Producer
W.O. Collins   Composer
Joe "Bledsoe" Brown   Studio Assistant
Jimmy Henchmen   Associate Producer
Timothy "Attitude" Clayton   Composer
Robert Kelly   Composer
Joe Brown   Studio Assistant
Rob "Lil Rob" Mays   Producer
Benjamin Bush   Composer
Jonta Austin   Composer
Stephen Garrett   Composer
Melissa Elliott   Arranger,Composer
Lawrence Manchester   Studio Assistant
Chris Jasper   Composer
Barry Hankerson   Producer,Music Supervisor,Executive Producer
Earl Simmons   Composer
Garry Shider   Composer
Vincent Herbert   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Jazze Pha   Composer
Peter Mokran   Mixing,Engineer
Jim Caruana   Studio Assistant
Jimmy Douglass   Mixing,Engineer
Demacio Castellon   Engineer
Glen Marchese   Engineer
Donnie Scantz   Composer,Producer
Ivy Skoff   Production Coordination
Acar S. Key   Mixing,Engineer
Sebastian Monk   Editing
David Spradley   Composer
Carlton Batts   Engineer,Mastering
Craig King   Producer,Vocal Arrangement
Doug Frank   Executive in Charge of Music
Chuck Nice   Engineer
Melvin Barcliff   Composer