The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1
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The R. In R&B Collection, Vol. 1 was the first compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 released by R&B superstar R. Kelly
R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...

 celebrating his 11-year career which saw him go from the lead singer of the new jack swing
New jack swing
New jack swing or swingbeat is a fusion genre spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle which became extremely popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s. Its influence, along with hip-hop, seeped into pop culture and was the definitive sound of the inventive Black New York club scene...

 group, Public Announcement, to becoming the leader of contemporary R&B throughout the 1990s and today. The album featured 15 greatest hits dating back to 1992 and three newer songs, including the hit "Thoia Thoing
Thoia Thoing
"Thoia Thoing" is an R&B single by R. Kelly from his 2003 album The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1. It peaked at #6 R&B and #13 pop.-Remixes:...

". In addition, eight of ten singles on the compilation were number-one R&B hits ("I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)" are not featured here; likewise both #1 pop singles "Bump n' Grind" and "I'm Your Angel" are featured here.

U.S. edition

All songs were written, produced, and arranged by R. Kelly himself. (except tracks "Fiesta (Remix)", "Ghetto Religion", "Your Body's Callin'", "Home Alone")
  1. "Bump n' Grind
    Bump n' Grind
    "Bump n' Grind" is a song written, produced and performed by R&B musician R. Kelly. It was the second single released from his first solo album 12 Play in 1994. The track became a number one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , and it also spent twelve weeks at number one on the U.S...

    " (R. Kelly)
  2. "Your Body's Callin'
    Your Body's Callin'
    "Your Body's Callin" is a 1994 single by R. Kelly from his album 12 Play. Kelly also released a remix as a b-side to the single featuring his protege Aaliyah called the "Your Body's Calling His N Hers Mix". Norman Brown covers the song in 1996 in his album Better Days Ahead...

    " (additional production by Timmy Allen) (R. Kelly)
  3. "Sex Me
    Sex Me
    "Sex Me" is the first solo single released by R&B singer R. Kelly, released as the first single from his solo debut album, 12 Play. The single became Kelly's first solo success reaching number two on the R&B charts and reaching number twenty on the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100....

    " (R. Kelly)
  4. "You Remind Me of Something
    You Remind Me of Something
    "You Remind Me of Something" is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer R. Kelly. As the lead single from his self-titled album, the hit song was the fourth song from Kelly to reach number-one on the US R&B chart where it stayed for a week, and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100...

    " (R. Kelly)
  5. "Ignition" (R. Kelly)
  6. "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
    Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
    "Down Low " is an R&B song about infidelity, released as a single by R. Kelly and featuring The Isley Brothers, on his self-titled album, in 1996...

    " (R. Kelly)
  7. "When A Woman's Fed Up
    When A Woman's Fed Up
    "When a Woman's Fed Up" is an R&B song by R. Kelly from his 1998 double album, R. The song reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. The video, directed by Kelly, features Kelly's protege Sparkle as the woman who's fed up...

    " (R. Kelly)
  8. "Step in the Name of Love
    Step in the Name of Love
    "Step in the Name of Love" is the title of a hit song by R&B singer R. Kelly. Taken from the 2003 album Chocolate Factory, the song became the tenth single from Kelly to reach #1 on the R&B chart, particularly on the strength of the song's remix. It also peaked at number nine on the pop charts...

     (Remix)" (R. Kelly)
  9. "Thoia Thoing
    Thoia Thoing
    "Thoia Thoing" is an R&B single by R. Kelly from his 2003 album The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1. It peaked at #6 R&B and #13 pop.-Remixes:...

    " (R. Kelly)
  10. "Touched A Dream" (R. Kelly)
  11. "Fiesta (Remix)" (featuring Jay-Z
    Jay-Z
    Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

     and Boo & Gotti) (produced by Poke & Tone and Precision) (R. Kelly)
  12. "I Wish
    I Wish
    I Wish may refer to:* "I Wish" , 2000* "I Wish" , 2009* "I Wish" , 2000* "I Wish" , 2000* "I Wish" , 1994* "I Wish" , 1995...

    " (R. Kelly)
  13. "Ghetto Religion" (featuring Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

    ) (additional production by Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

     and Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis) (R. Kelly, W. Jean
    Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

    , J. Duplessis)
  14. "Honey Love" (R. Kelly)
  15. "She's Got That Vibe" R. Kelly and Public Announcement
    Public Announcement
    Public Announcement is an R&B and hip hop group, which was formed in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois, originally backing singer R. Kelly on his first album.-1990-1994: Born Into The 90's:...

     (R. Kelly, B. Hankerson
    Barry Hankerson
    Barry Hankerson is an American record producer and manager who founded and runs Blackground Records. He was once a television producer and a politician in Detroit, Michigan. He managed and produced The Winans and produced Ron Milner's play Don't Get God Started in 1988.At one time Hankerson was...

    )
  16. "The World's Greatest" (R. Kelly)
  17. "I'm Your Angel
    I'm Your Angel
    "I'm Your Angel" is a duet by Céline Dion and R. Kelly from Dion's These Are Special Times album and Kelly's R. album. It was released on November 9, 1998. The song was written and produced by R. Kelly. The single was very successful, reaching number 1 in the United States and was certified...

    " (Vocal Duet with Celine Dion
    Celine Dion
    Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

    ) (R. Kelly)
  18. "I Believe I Can Fly
    I Believe I Can Fly
    "I Believe I Can Fly" is a 1996 song by R&B singer R. Kelly. The song was written, produced and performed by Kelly and was featured on the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam. The song later appeared on Kelly's 1998 album R.....

    " (R. Kelly)

CD 1
  1. "Bump & Grind
    Bump n' Grind
    "Bump n' Grind" is a song written, produced and performed by R&B musician R. Kelly. It was the second single released from his first solo album 12 Play in 1994. The track became a number one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , and it also spent twelve weeks at number one on the U.S...

    " (R. Kelly)
  2. "Your Body's Callin'
    Your Body's Callin'
    "Your Body's Callin" is a 1994 single by R. Kelly from his album 12 Play. Kelly also released a remix as a b-side to the single featuring his protege Aaliyah called the "Your Body's Calling His N Hers Mix". Norman Brown covers the song in 1996 in his album Better Days Ahead...

    " (additional production by Timmy Allen) (R. Kelly)
  3. "Sex Me (Part 1)
    Sex Me
    "Sex Me" is the first solo single released by R&B singer R. Kelly, released as the first single from his solo debut album, 12 Play. The single became Kelly's first solo success reaching number two on the R&B charts and reaching number twenty on the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100....

    " (R. Kelly)
  4. "Gotham City" (R. Kelly)
  5. "Ignition" (R. Kelly)
  6. "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
    Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
    "Down Low " is an R&B song about infidelity, released as a single by R. Kelly and featuring The Isley Brothers, on his self-titled album, in 1996...

    " (R. Kelly)
  7. "When A Woman's Fed Up
    When A Woman's Fed Up
    "When a Woman's Fed Up" is an R&B song by R. Kelly from his 1998 double album, R. The song reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. The video, directed by Kelly, features Kelly's protege Sparkle as the woman who's fed up...

    " (R. Kelly)
  8. "Thoia Thoing
    Thoia Thoing
    "Thoia Thoing" is an R&B single by R. Kelly from his 2003 album The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1. It peaked at #6 R&B and #13 pop.-Remixes:...

    " (R. Kelly)
  9. "Touched a Dream" (R. Kelly)
  10. "I Wish
    I Wish (R. Kelly song)
    "I Wish" is an R&B song recorded by R. Kelly for the album TP-2.com. It was released as the album's first single. It spent three weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number fourteen on the US pop chart...

    " (R. Kelly)
  11. "Ghetto Religion" (featuring Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

    ) (additional production by Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

     and Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis) (R. Kelly, W. Jean
    Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

    , J. Duplessis)
  12. "The Storm Is Over Now" (R. Kelly)
  13. "She's Got That Vibe" R. Kelly and Public Announcement
    Public Announcement
    Public Announcement is an R&B and hip hop group, which was formed in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois, originally backing singer R. Kelly on his first album.-1990-1994: Born Into The 90's:...

     (R. Kelly, B. Hankerson
    Barry Hankerson
    Barry Hankerson is an American record producer and manager who founded and runs Blackground Records. He was once a television producer and a politician in Detroit, Michigan. He managed and produced The Winans and produced Ron Milner's play Don't Get God Started in 1988.At one time Hankerson was...

    )
  14. "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" (R. Kelly)
  15. "The World's Greatest" (R. Kelly)
  16. "I'm Your Angel
    I'm Your Angel
    "I'm Your Angel" is a duet by Céline Dion and R. Kelly from Dion's These Are Special Times album and Kelly's R. album. It was released on November 9, 1998. The song was written and produced by R. Kelly. The single was very successful, reaching number 1 in the United States and was certified...

    " (Vocal Duet with Celine Dion
    Celine Dion
    Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

    ) (R. Kelly)
  17. "I Believe I Can Fly
    I Believe I Can Fly
    "I Believe I Can Fly" is a 1996 song by R&B singer R. Kelly. The song was written, produced and performed by Kelly and was featured on the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam. The song later appeared on Kelly's 1998 album R.....

    " (R. Kelly)
  18. "Home Alone" (featuring Keith Murray
    Keith Murray (rapper)
    Keith Murray is an American rapper and a member of the rap trio Def Squad, which includes fellow rappers Redman and Erick Sermon.-Music career:...

    ) (produced and arranged by G-One) (R. Kelly, K. Price
    Kelly Price
    Kelly Price is an American R&B and soul singer, formerly on the Def Soul label.-Life and music career:Kelly Cherelle Price was born in Queens, New York. She was first discovered by Mariah Carey in February 1992 and subsequently introduced to Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola...

    , K. Murray
    Keith Murray (rapper)
    Keith Murray is an American rapper and a member of the rap trio Def Squad, which includes fellow rappers Redman and Erick Sermon.-Music career:...

    )

CD 2
  1. "Bump & Grind
    Bump n' Grind
    "Bump n' Grind" is a song written, produced and performed by R&B musician R. Kelly. It was the second single released from his first solo album 12 Play in 1994. The track became a number one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , and it also spent twelve weeks at number one on the U.S...

     (Old School Mix)" (R. Kelly)
  2. "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
    Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
    "Down Low " is an R&B song about infidelity, released as a single by R. Kelly and featuring The Isley Brothers, on his self-titled album, in 1996...

     (Live To Regret It Mix)" (R. Kelly)
  3. "I Can't Sleep baby (Can I) [Remix]" (R. Kelly)
  4. "Gotham City" (Remix) (R. Kelly)
  5. "If I Could Turn Back The Hands of Time" (R. Kelly)

CD 1

  1. "Ignition (Remix)
    Ignition (Remix)
    "Ignition " is a song written and produced by American R&B singer R. Kelly from his 2003 album Chocolate Factory. The song was also featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 comedy/romance film, Love Don't Cost a Thing. It is viewed as one of his signature songs and has been very popular in the United...

    " (R. Kelly)
  2. "Your Body's Callin'" (additional production by Timmy Allen) (R. Kelly)
  3. "I Believe I Can Fly
    I Believe I Can Fly
    "I Believe I Can Fly" is a 1996 song by R&B singer R. Kelly. The song was written, produced and performed by Kelly and was featured on the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam. The song later appeared on Kelly's 1998 album R.....

    " (R. Kelly)
  4. "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" (R. Kelly)
  5. "Bump & Grind
    Bump n' Grind
    "Bump n' Grind" is a song written, produced and performed by R&B musician R. Kelly. It was the second single released from his first solo album 12 Play in 1994. The track became a number one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , and it also spent twelve weeks at number one on the U.S...

    " (R. Kelly)
  6. "She's Got That Vibe" R. Kelly and Public Announcement
    Public Announcement
    Public Announcement is an R&B and hip hop group, which was formed in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois, originally backing singer R. Kelly on his first album.-1990-1994: Born Into The 90's:...

     (R. Kelly, B. Hankerson
    Barry Hankerson
    Barry Hankerson is an American record producer and manager who founded and runs Blackground Records. He was once a television producer and a politician in Detroit, Michigan. He managed and produced The Winans and produced Ron Milner's play Don't Get God Started in 1988.At one time Hankerson was...

    )
  7. "Thank God It's Friday" (R. Kelly)
  8. "Gotham City" (R. Kelly)
  9. "The World's Greatest" (R. Kelly)
  10. "I Wish
    I Wish (R. Kelly song)
    "I Wish" is an R&B song recorded by R. Kelly for the album TP-2.com. It was released as the album's first single. It spent three weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number fourteen on the US pop chart...

    " (R. Kelly)
  11. "Fiesta (Remix)" (featuring Jay-Z
    Jay-Z
    Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

     and Boo & Gotti) (produced by Poke & Tone and Precision) (R. Kelly)
  12. "Home Alone" (featuring Keith Murray
    Keith Murray (rapper)
    Keith Murray is an American rapper and a member of the rap trio Def Squad, which includes fellow rappers Redman and Erick Sermon.-Music career:...

    ) (produced and arranged by G-One) (R. Kelly, K. Price
    Kelly Price
    Kelly Price is an American R&B and soul singer, formerly on the Def Soul label.-Life and music career:Kelly Cherelle Price was born in Queens, New York. She was first discovered by Mariah Carey in February 1992 and subsequently introduced to Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola...

    , K. Murray
    Keith Murray (rapper)
    Keith Murray is an American rapper and a member of the rap trio Def Squad, which includes fellow rappers Redman and Erick Sermon.-Music career:...

    )
  13. "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
    Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
    "Down Low " is an R&B song about infidelity, released as a single by R. Kelly and featuring The Isley Brothers, on his self-titled album, in 1996...

    " (R. Kelly)
  14. "When a Woman's Fed Up" (R. Kelly)
  15. "I'm Your Angel
    I'm Your Angel
    "I'm Your Angel" is a duet by Céline Dion and R. Kelly from Dion's These Are Special Times album and Kelly's R. album. It was released on November 9, 1998. The song was written and produced by R. Kelly. The single was very successful, reaching number 1 in the United States and was certified...

    " (Vocal Duet with Celine Dion
    Celine Dion
    Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

    ) (R. Kelly)
  16. "The Storm Is Over Now" (R. Kelly)

CD 2

  1. "Snake (Remix)" (featuring Cam'Ron
    Cam'ron
    Cameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group....

     & Big Tigger) (R. Kelly, D. Morgan
    Big Tigger
    Darian "Big Tigger" Morgan , also known as Big Tigg; is an American television and radio personality best known as the host of BET's Rap City and 106 & Park.- :...

    )
  2. "Bump & Grind
    Bump n' Grind
    "Bump n' Grind" is a song written, produced and performed by R&B musician R. Kelly. It was the second single released from his first solo album 12 Play in 1994. The track became a number one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , and it also spent twelve weeks at number one on the U.S...

     (Old School Mix)" (R. Kelly)
  3. "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
    Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
    "Down Low " is an R&B song about infidelity, released as a single by R. Kelly and featuring The Isley Brothers, on his self-titled album, in 1996...

     (Live To Regret It Mix) (Blame It On The Mo')" (R. Kelly)
  4. "Step in the Name of Love
    Step in the Name of Love
    "Step in the Name of Love" is the title of a hit song by R&B singer R. Kelly. Taken from the 2003 album Chocolate Factory, the song became the tenth single from Kelly to reach #1 on the R&B chart, particularly on the strength of the song's remix. It also peaked at number nine on the pop charts...

     (Remix)" (R. Kelly)
  5. "Ghetto Religion" (featuring Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

    ) (additional production by Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

     and Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis) (R. Kelly, W. Jean
    Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

    , J. Duplessis)
  6. "Gotham City (Remix)" (R. Kelly)
  7. "Thoia Thoing
    Thoia Thoing
    "Thoia Thoing" is an R&B single by R. Kelly from his 2003 album The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1. It peaked at #6 R&B and #13 pop.-Remixes:...

    " (R. Kelly)
  8. "Touched A Dream" (R. Kelly)
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