Ahmad Ahmad .[ 1] Giant /Reprise Records . It was produced by Redfoo , Brian C. Walls, Maurice Thompson, and Ahmad, who also served as executive producer with Cassandra Mills and Lloyd Winston. The album produced two singles: "Back in the Day " and "You Gotta Be".
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Freak" Brian C. Walls Ahmad (co. ) 5:06 2. "Back in the Day " 5:18 3. "Touch the Ceiling" 3:54 4. "The Jones'" 4:24 5. "Can I Party?" Maurice Thompson Ahmad (co. ) 3:47 6. "You Gotta Be..." 4:26 7. "We Want the Funk" 4:52 8. "The Palladium" 4:49 9. "Homeboys First" 3:51 10. "Ordinary People" 3:53 11. "Back in the Day" (Remix) 5:07 12. "Back in the Day" (Jeep Mix) 5:15 Total length: 54:42
Sample credits Track 2 contains a portion of the composition "Let's Do It Again" written by Curtis Mayfield .
Track 3 contains samples from "Get Up to Get Down", written by Randy Muller, as performed by Brass Construction , and "The Funkiest", written by Lawrence Muggerud , Leor Dimant and Jason Vasquez , as performed by Funkdoobiest .
Track 5 contains samples from "Let's Take It to the Stage " and "Flashlight " as performed by Parliament , and "The Humpty Dance " as performed by Digital Underground .
Track 6 contains samples from "Paid in Full " as performed by Eric B. & Rakim .
Track 10 contains samples from "Do You Remember When" as performed by the Crusaders .
Tracks 11 and 12 contain samples from "Love T.K.O. ", written by Cecil Womack , Linda Womack and Eddie "Gip" Noble, as performed by Teddy Pendergrass .
Ahmad Lewis – vocals, producer (track 7) , co-producer (tracks: 1-6, 8-10) , re-mixing (tracks: 11, 12) , arranger, executive producer, sleeve notesBrenda Lee Eager – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 10) Cynthia Bass – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 4, 7)
Della Miles – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 4, 7)
Roger Troutman – backing vocals (tracks: 4, 7) David Elliot – backing vocals (track 10)
Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones – guitar (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 10-12) , bass (track 5)
Michael Angelo Saulsberry – strings & horns (tracks: 11, 12)
Brian C. Walls – producer (track 1)
Stefan Kendal "Redfoo " Gordy – producer (tracks: 2-4, 6-10) , sleeve notes
Maurice Thompson – producer (track 5) , re-mixing (tracks: 11, 12)
Winston Johnson – recording (tracks: 1, 2, 4-8, 10) , mixing (tracks: 1-10)
Richard "Segal" Huredia – recording (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 9)
Nazeeh Islam – recording assistant (tracks: 1-10)
Brian "Big Bass " Gardner – mastering
Cassandra Mills – executive producer
Lloyd Winston – executive producer
Gregory Gilmer – art direction
Amy Guip – photography
Dave Jacobson – A&R
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