Greatest Hits

Performer: Tony! Toni! Toné!
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Tony Toni Tone: Raphael Saadiq, D'Wayne Wiggins, Timothy Christian Riley (vocals). Additional personnel: AMG (rap vocals); Quik, G-One (various instruments); Rob "Fonska" Bacon (guitar). Producers include: Tony Toni Tone, Babyface, Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy, Quik. Engineers include: Gerry Brown, Quik, Danny Alonso. Personnel: Robert Bacon (guitar); Quik (keyboards). Audio Mixers: Gerry Brown ; Ken Kessie; Bill Malina. Illustrator: Monica Stewart. Photographers: Bonnie Lewis; Enrique Badulescu; William Claxton. Unknown Contributor Roles: D'Wayne Wiggins; Timothy Christian Riley; Raphael Saadiq. From the party anthems, to braggadocio-filled street cuts, to the expertly crafted ballads, these 15 well-chosen cuts offer a nice career retrospective of Oakland's Tony Toni Tone through the trio's exceptional 1996 release, HOUSE OF MUSIC. Included are the classic party cuts "If I Had No Loot," "The Blues," and "Feels Good." Songs like "Let's Get Down" and "My Ex-Girlfiend" demonstrate the group's seamless appropriation of hip-hop. Also included is the trio's most identifiable track, "It Never Rains (In Southern California)." No Tony Toni Tone hits package would be complete without the million-dollar ballads, songs like "Anniversary" and "What Ever You Want," which served as the sonic backdrops for countless bedroom rendezvous throughout the late '80s and early '90s.

Entertainment Weekly (12/12/97, p.91) - "...Their blend of contemporary grooves and retro-vintage soul paved the way for soul stirrers like D'Angelo and Maxwell....TTT pays homage to everyone from Sly Stone to Al Green, yet they imbue their sunshiny funk with a distinctive whimsy..." - Rating: A-

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