- Worldwide Underground
Infobox Album
Name = Worldwide Underground
Type = EP
Artist =Erykah Badu
Released =September 16 ,2003
Recorded = 2003
Genre =Underground hip hop , R&B,Neo soul
Length = 54:21
Label = Motown
Producer =Dead Prez ,Freakquency Raphael Saadiq
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7sq2g40ztv5z link]
Last album = "Mama's Gun "
(2000)
This album = Worldwide Underground
(2003)
Next album = "New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) "
(2008)"Worldwide Underground" is an EP by American
nu soul /hip hop singer Erykah Badu , released in 2003 (see2003 in music ).Track listing
# "World Keeps Turnin' (Intro)" (Erykah Badu) – 1:39
# "Bump It" (Badu, A. Maggett, James Poyser, B.R. Smith) – 8:49
# "Back in the Day (Puff)" (Badu, Maggett, Poyser, Smith) – 4:46
# "I Want You" (Badu, Maggett, Poyser, Smith) – 10:53
# "Woo" (Badu, R.C. Williams) – 3:14
# "The Grind" (Badu,Dead Prez ) – 2:49
# "Danger" (Badu, Poyser, Smith, Williams) – 5:49
# "Think Twice" (Badu,Donald Byrd ) – 3:02
# "Love of My Life Worldwide (featuringQueen Latifah ,Bahamadia &Angie Stone )" (Badu,Bahamadia ,Queen Latifah ,Angie Stone ) – 5:26
# "World Keeps Turnin' (Outro)" (Badu) – 4:01
# "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip hop) (featuring Common)" (Saadiq, Badu, Lynn, Poyser, Ozuna) (UK and Japan Bonus Track) - 3:50
# "Hollywood" (UK and Japan Bonus Track) - (5:32)Personnel
* Erykah Badu -
vocals , background vocals
* Jazz Bell - background vocals
* Sam Bell - background vocals
* China Black - background vocals
* Tisha Creer - background vocals
* Doc Gibbs - percussion
* Alfredo Gray - background vocals
* Roy Hargrove -trumpet , vocals
* Dwayne Kerr -flute
*Lenny Kravitz -electric guitar
* Bray Lon Lacy - bass, clapping
* Robert Pack - background vocals
* A. Pérez - background vocals
* James Poyser - keyboard, group member
* Rashad Smith - group member
* Stic Man - vocals
* Karen Wheeler - vocals
* R.C. Williams - keyboard
* Eevin Wright - clapping
* Zap Mama - vocalsProduction
* Producers:
Dead Prez , Freakquency,Raphael Saadiq
* Executive producers: Erykah Badu, Kedar Massenburg, James Poyser, Rashad Smith, Tom Soares, R.C. Williams
* Engineer: Tom Soares
* Assistant engineers: Shinobu Mitsuoka, Tim Olmstead
* Mixing: Leslie Brathwaite, Tom Soares, Brian Stanley
* Mastering: Robert Wechsler
* Creative director: Sandy Brummels
* Programming: James Poyser
* Drum programming: Erykah Badu, Dead Prez, Rashad Smith
* Arranger: Erykah Badu
* Art direction: Erykah Badu, Kenny J. Gravillis
* Drawing: Erykah Badu
* Photography: Marc Baptiste
* Make-up: Melanie Harris
* Stylist: Carlton Jones
* Vocal Coaching: Erykah Badu, Lis Lewis, David AngersteinCharts
Album
Billboard (North America)
ingles
Billboard (North America)
Notes
The European and Japanese versions of this EP feature two bonus tracks:
* "Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)"
* "Hollywood" (described as "UK Exclusive track" on the European version. The track was however previously available on the "Bamboozled" soundtrack album (2000) and then included on the single release of 'Didn't Cha Know')
* "Danger" was released as a single in Europe and contained a remix by Afreex
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