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Coolio
Gangsta's Paradise
Album US 1995 on Tommy Boy label
Hip-Hop/Rap (Gangsta)
Issued with a 8-page booklet. Printed on backcover: ℗ 1995 Tommy Boy Music, Inc. © 1995 Tommy Boy Music, Inc. Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe. Printed on booklet: Track 2: Produced for Redwood Entertainment, courtesy of Neighborhood Records • Pub: T-Boy Music / Boo Daddy Publishing/ Doowder Music/ (ASCAP)/ Orul Ceks Music (BMI) Track 3: Pub: T-Boy Music/ Boo Daddy Publishing/ Jobete Music Co., Inc./ Black Bull Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/ T-Girl Music/ Large Variety Music/ Madcastle Productionz/ Polygram Music Publishing (BMI) • Contains a sample from "Pastime Paradise". Jobete Music Co., Inc./ Black Bull Music, Inc. (ASCAP). Used courtesy of Motown Records, by agreement with Polygram Special Markets, a division of Polygram Group Distribution, Inc. Track 4: Produced for Wino Funk Music • Pub: T-Boy Music/ Boo Daddy Publishing (ASCAP)/ Wino Funk Music/ Second Decade Music (admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) (BMI) • Contains an interpolation from "Too Hot". Second Decade music (admin. by Warner -Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) (BMI). J. T. Taylor From Kool & The Gang appears courtesy of Curb/ Legend. Track 5: Produced for Redwood Entertainment, courtesy of Neighborhood Records • Pub: T-Boy Music/ Boo Daddy Publishing/ Doowder Music/ Bertam Music Co/ Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP) • Contains an interpolation from "Cruisin". Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP). Track 6: Produced for Bark 9 Productions • Pub: T-Box Music/ Boo Daddy Publishing/ Maurice Thompson Music/ Leek Rat Pub./ P.S. Productions (ASCAP)/ Zomba Songs, Inc./ E-40 Publishing admin. by Zomba Songs, Inc./ Al Jamatt 9 Music/ PMP Music Publishing (BMI) • E-40 courtesy of Sic Wid' It/ Jive Records Track 7: Produced for Jams R Us and for Poison Ivey Music • Pub: T-Boy Music/ Boo Daddy (ASCAP)/ Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. (BMI) • Contains elements from "Thighs High (Grip Your Hips More)". Tom Brown Publishing Inc./ Roaring Fork Music (admin. by Music Corporation of America, Inc.) (BMI). Used courtesy of Arista Records. "Wikka Wrap" (SEAR). Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. (BMI). Used courtesy of Sam Records. Track 8: Produced for Straight Ahead Entertainment and for Jams R Us Productions • Pub: T-Boy Music/ Boo Daddy Publishing (ASCAP)/ Jams R Us Productions/ Straight Ahead Entertainment/ Mijac Music (admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) (BMI) • Contains an interpolation from "You Caught Me Smiling". Mijac Music (admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) (BMI). Track 10: Produced for Straight Ahead Entertainment and for Jams R Us Productions • Pub: T-Boy Music/ Boo Daddy Publishing (ASCAP)/ Jams R Us Productions/ Straight Ahead Entertainment (BMI) • Contains an interpolation from "Saturday Night". Art Mann Music (admin. by Zomba Songs, Inc.) Track 11: Produced for Oji Music • Pub: T-Boy Music/ Boo Daddy Publishing/ Oji Music/ Maverick Music, Inc./ Bovina Music, Inc./ EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP) • Contains an Interpolation from "Make Me Say It Again Girl". Bovina Music, Inc./ EMI-April Music, Inc. (ASCAP). Track 12: Produced for Deyon Davis Music • Pub: T-Boy Music/ Boo Daddy Publishing (ASCAP)/ Deyon Davis Music (BMI) Track 13: Produced for Oji Music • Pub: T-Boy Music/ Boo Daddy Publishing (ASCAP)/ Oji Music/ Maverick Music, Inc./ Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) • Contains an interpolation from "Me & Mrs. Jones". Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) Track 14: Produced for Oji Music • Pub: T-Boy Music/ Boo Daddy Publishing (ASCAP)/ Oji Music/ Maverick Music, Inc. (BMI) Track 16: Produced for Wino Funk Music • Pub: T-Boy Music/ Boo Daddy Publishing/ Far Out Music, Inc./ Polygram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)/ Wino Funk Music/ Milwaukee Music, Inc./ Songs of Polygram International, Inc. (BMI) • Contains an interpolation from "Magic Night". Milwaukee Music, Inc./ Songs of Polygram International, Inc. (BMI)/ Far Out Music, Inc./ Polygram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) Track 17: Produced for Wino Funk Music • Pub: T-Boy Music/ Boo Daddy Publishing/ Lek Ratt Music/ Fat Jizzy/ PS Productions/ Basspipe Music (ASCAP)/ Wino Funk Music/ Opul Ceks Music/ Hancock Music (BMI) • Contains an interpolation from "Chameleon". Hancock Music (BMI) Fan club info Coolio fan club 11 Loraine St, # 5B Brooklyn, NY 11231 Special thanks to: Crowbar family, Wino, J.T. Taylor, Spoon, "D.Dog", Jonathan Sullivan, Shawn Stang, 40 Thevz, Lil' Shorte, T.Y.T.E., Malika, Tameiko, Ras Kass, E-40, Rated R, L.V., M.A.A.D. Circle, Naughty by Nature, Power Move Management, Paul Stewart, Colin Sutton, Tony Abner, Lindsay Wineberg, Carol Lusk, The Whole, Tommy Boy collective, and everyone i forgot. Recorded at Echo Sounds Track 4, 16, 17: Recorded at Studio 56 and Echo Sound Sample clearance services: [...] at Music Resources, Inc. Managemant: Power Move Management / Paul Stewart PO Box 1127 Los Angeles, CA 90078 Crowbar Management 8489 West 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90048 Coolio would like to thank those down with the c Printed on CD: ℗ 1995 Tommy Boy Music, Inc. © 1995 Tommy Boy Music, Inc. Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe
Musicians
 | Coolio bvoc, *1963 US album by |
 | Music Resources, Inc. , management, sample clearance sevice |
 | Nancie Stern management, sample clearance sevice |
 | Troy "Talkbox" Mason , vocals, additional vocals |
| Chris Fletcher , guitar |
| Roy Pennon , bass, keyboards, keyboard, keyboards, bass |
| Christopher Hamabe , programmed by, programming, keyboards, keyboard, written by |
| Devon Davis , programmed by, programming, keyboards, keyboard, written by |
 | LV voc, *1957 US featuring |
 | Stevie Wonder syn, *1950 US performer, performed by, written by, written by, contains a sample from "pastime paradise" |
 | Stan Jones g, guitar, guitar, bass |
 | George Brown dr, *1949 US written by, contains an interpolation from "too hot" |
 | Malika , vocals, additional vocals |
 | Marvin Tarplin g, 1941-2011 US written by, contains an interpolation from "cruisin" |
 | Smokey Robinson bvoc, *1940 US written by, contains an interpolation from "cruisin" |
 | 40 Thevz , US featuring |
 | E-40 voc, *1967 US featuring |
 | Kam , *1970 US featuring |
 | The Evasions , GB performer, performed by |
 | Tom Browne tr, *1954 US performer, performed by, written by, contains elements from "thighs high (grip your hips more)" |
 | Dave Grusin p, syn, *1934 US written by, contains elements from "thighs high (grip your hips more)" |
 | Sekou Bunch b, US written by, contains elements from "thighs high (grip your hips more)" |
 | Toni Smith voc, written by, contains elements from "thighs high (grip your hips more)" |
 | Dominic Aldridge , US instruments, all instruments by, written by |
 | James Carter , instruments, all instruments by, written by |
 | Sylvester Stewart key, h, *1943 US written by, contains an interpolation from "you caught me smile" |
 | J.B. Weaver, Jr. , written by, contains an interpolation from "saturday night" |
 | Andrew Gouche b, US bass |
 | Darrell Crooks g, guitar |
 | Chris Jasper , *1951 US written by, contains an interpolation from "make me say it again girl" |
 | Ernie Isley g, *1952 US written by, contains an interpolation from "make me say it again girl" |
 | O'Kelly Isley voc, 1937-1986 US written by, contains an interpolation from "make me say it again girl" |
 | Ronald Isley voc, *1941 US written by, contains an interpolation from "make me say it again girl" |
 | Rudolph Isley voc, *1939 US written by, contains an interpolation from "make me say it again girl" |
 | Charles Anderson , bass |
| Eric Park , guitar |
| Frank Cannon , keyboards |
 | Rated R , US vocals, additional vocals |
| Jeremy Monroe , lead vocals |
 | Cary Gilbert , 1942-1993 US written by, contains an interpolation from "me & mrs. jones" |
 | Kenneth Gamble voc, *1943 US written by, contains an interpolation from "me & mrs. jones" |
 | Leon Huff ep, *1943 US written by, contains an interpolation from "me & mrs. jones" |
| Brian James , guitar |
 | Capucine Jackson , vocals, additional vocals |
 | P.S. Pookie voc, vocals, additional vocals |
 | Artie Butler p, org, *1942 US written by, contains an interpolation from "magic night" |
 | Jerry Goldstein voc, *1940 US written by, contains an interpolation from "magic night" |
| Leek Ratt , vocals, additional vocals |
 | Ras Kass , *1973 US vocals, additional vocals |
 | Shorty , vocals, additional vocals |
 | WC voc, *1970 US vocals, additional vocals |
 | Herbie Hancock p, *1940 US written by, contains an interpolation from "chameleon" |
Producers
| Bob Morse engineer, engineered by, mixed by |
| Mark Nathan engineer, engineered by, mixed by |
| Patrick MacDougall engineer, engineered by |
| Albee executive-producer, executive producers |
| Coolio executive-producer, executive producers, producer, produced by |
| Paul Stewart executive-producer, executive producers, management |
| Wino executive-producer, executive producers, mixed by |
| Crowbar Management management |
| Power Move Management management |
| Michael Miller photography by |
| 40 Thevz backing vocals, background vocals |
| Christopher Hamabe producer, produced by |
| Devon Davis producer, produced by |
| LV backing vocals, background vocals |
| Trinna Simmons backing vocals, background vocals |
| Kevin Davis mixed by |
| Doug Rasheed producer, produced by |
| J.T. Taylor backing vocals, background vocals |
| Bryan Dobbs producer, produced by |
| Shaunna D. backing vocals, background vocals |
| Rob Chiarelli mixed by |
| Jay Williams producer, produced by |
| Maurice Thompson producer, produced by |
| James Carter producer, produced by |
| Poison Ivey producer, produced by |
| Baby G backing vocals, background vocals |
| Reece Carter co-producer, co-produced by |
| Dominic Aldridge producer, produced by |
| Danny Taylor co-producer, co-produced by |
| Lashann Dendy backing vocals, background vocals |
| Oji Pierce mixed by, producer, produced by |
| Deyon Davis producer, produced by |
| Will Wheaton backing vocals, background vocals |
| Clyde "Spoony" Colen producer, produced by |
Composers
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | That's How It Is | Coolio | 1:00 | |
| 2 | | Geto Highlites | Coolio | Artis Ivey, Christopher Hamabe, Devon Davis, Johnta Austin | 4:59 |
| 3 | | Gangsta's Paradise | Coolio | Artis Ivey, Doug Rasheed, Larry Sanders, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder | 4:00 |
| 4 | Too Hot | Coolio | Artis Ivey, Bryan Dobbs, George Brown, George Brown | 3:40 | |
| 5 | Cruisin' | Coolio | Artis Ivey, Christopher Hamabe, Devon Davis, Marika Bradford, Marvin Tarplin, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Smokey Robinson | 4:34 | |
| 6 | Exercise Yo' Game | Coolio | Artis Ivey, Earl Stevens, Jay Williams, Malieek Straughter, Maurice Thompson | 4:49 | |
| 7 | Sumpin' New | Coolio | Adrian Sear, Artis Ivey, Dave Grusin, Sekou Bunch, Tom Browne, Toni Smith | 3:33 | |
| 8 | Smilin' | Coolio | Artis Ivey, Dominic Aldridge, James Carter, Sylvester Stewart, Sylvester Stewart | 4:07 | |
| 9 | Fucc Coolio | Coolio | 0:50 | ||
| 10 | Kinda High Kinda Drunk | Coolio | Artis Ivey, Dominic Aldridge, James Carter, J.B. Weaver, Jr. | 3:44 | |
| 11 | For My Sistas | Coolio | Artis Ivey, Chris Jasper, Ernie Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Oji Pierce, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper, Ernie Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley | 4:26 | |
| 12 | Is This Me? | Coolio | Artis Ivey, Deyon Davis | 4:23 | |
| 13 | A Thing Goin' On | Coolio | Artis Ivey, Cary Gilbert, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Oji Pierce, Cary Gilbert, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | 4:45 | |
| 14 | Bright As The Sun | Coolio | Artis Ivey, Oji Pierce | 4:47 | |
| 15 | Recoup This | Coolio | 1:21 | ||
| 16 | The Revolution | Coolio | Artie Butler, Artis Ivey, Bryan Dobbs, Jerry Goldstein, Artie Butler, Jerry Goldstein | 3:48 | |
| 17 | Get Up Get Down | Coolio | Artis Ivey, Bennie Maupin, Bryan Dobbs, Henry Straughter, Herbie Hancock, John Austin, Letice Petty, Malieek Straughter, Marika Bradford, Paul Jackson, Wallace Roney, William Calhoun, Herbie Hancock | 5:32 |
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