Greatest Hits (Will Smith album)
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Greatest Hits is the fourth compilation album released by Will Smith
. The album was released in November 2002, and was his last release on Columbia Records
. "Greatest Hits" is also the first compilation to bring together music from Smith's solo career and early work with DJ Jazzy Jeff
.
Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
. The album was released in November 2002, and was his last release on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. "Greatest Hits" is also the first compilation to bring together music from Smith's solo career and early work with DJ Jazzy Jeff
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Jeffrey Allen Townes , also known as DJ Jazzy Jeff or simply Jazz, is an American hip hop, R&B record producer, turntablist and actor. He is best known for his early career with Will Smith as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince...
.
Track listing
- "Girls Ain't Nothing But TroubleGirls Ain't Nothing but Trouble"Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" is the debut single by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, from their 1987 debut album Rock the House. The music is built around a sample from the theme tune of the 1960s television series I Dream of Jeannie. It was featured in the 8th episode of The Fresh Prince...
" [1988 Extended Remix] (W. Smith, J. Townes) - 4:49 - "Parents Just Don't UnderstandParents Just Don't Understand"Parents Just Don't Understand" is the second single from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's second studio album, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989, one of only two songs to ever do so before the award was discontinued in 1991. It peaked at...
" [Single Version] (W.Smith, J.Townes, P. Harris) - 5:15 - "A Nightmare On My StreetNightmare on My Street"A Nightmare on My Street" is the third single from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's second studio album, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper. The song became a crossover hit in the US, reaching #15 on the Hot 100. The song was released as a single in early 1988...
" [Single Version] (W. Smith, J.Townes, P. Harris) - 4:58 - "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air" [Theme] (W.Smith, J.Townes) - 2:55
- "Summertime" (Taylor, Mickens, Bell, Brown, Westfield, Thomas, Smith) - 4:29
- "Just Cruisin'Just Cruisin'"Just Cruisin" is a single by Will Smith that appeared on Men in Black: The Album and the UK release of his debut album, Big Willie Style.-History:...
'" (W.Smith, N.Jones, K.Stover) – 3:59 - "1,000 Kisses" [Radio Edit] (Vandross, Smith, Jada, Olivier, Barnes, McClain) – 3:50
- "Men in BlackMen in Black (song)"Men in Black" is a song by Will Smith from the movie Men in Black, in which he also starred. The song plays during the movie's closing credits...
" (Smith, Rushen, McFadden, Washington) – 3:47 - "Gettin' Jiggy Wit ItGettin' Jiggy Wit It"Gettin' Jiggy wit It" is a single by Will Smith from his album Big Willie Style. Released in early 1998 and co-written by Nas, it was Smith's first hit produced by Poke & Tone, who replaced his long-time partner Jazzy Jeff, though the record-scratching techniques of Jazzy Jeff can be heard in the...
" (Smith, Barnes, Edwards, Rogers, Robinson) – 3:48 - "MiamiMiami (Will Smith song)"Miami" is a 1998 single from Will Smith's debut solo album Big Willie Style. It samples The Whispers' 1980 hit "And the Beat Goes On". The song charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the UK charts. It won an MTV VMA Best Male Video award. The video features an early...
" (Smith, Toby, Barnes, Shelby, Shockley, Sylvers) – 3:17 - "Freakin' It" (Smith, Sawyer, McLeod, Edwards, Barnes, Bennett) – 3:59
- "Will 2K" (Headon, Jones, Mellor, Robinson, Smith, Bennett, Henson, Hailey) – 3:54
- "Wild Wild West" (Wonder, Smith, Fusari, DeWese) – 4:05
- "Nod Ya Head" [The Remix] (Smith, Sparks, Bennett, Feemster) – 3:45
- "Just the Two of UsJust the Two of Us (Will Smith song)"Just the Two of Us" is the fourth single from Will Smith's first solo album, Big Willie Style. The rap song was inspired by Bill Withers' and Grover Washington, Jr.'s love song of the same title; Smith's version samples and incorporates lyrics from the original. Instead of love between a couple,...
" (Smith, Withers, Salter, MacDonald) – 5:15