ARTIST: Wyclef Jean TITLE: Greatest Hits LABEL: Sony GENRE: Hip-Hop GRABBER: EAC (Secure Mode) ENCODER: Lame 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new QUALITY: 171 Kbps Avg / 44.1 KHz / Joint Stereo PLAYTIME: 0h 54min 50sec total SIZE: 67.35MB RELEASE DATE: 10-07-2003 RIP DATE: 06-21-2007 Track List ---------- 01. Ghetto Religion (Feat. R. Kelly) 3:33 02. Hey Girl (Feat. Papa Don) 3:30 03. We Trying To Stay Alive (Feat. John 3:11 Forte & Pras) 04. It Doesn't Matter (Feat. The Rock & 3:56 Melky Sedeck) 05. Anything Can Happen 4:34 06. 911 (Feat. Mary J. Blige) 4:19 07. Two Wrongs (Feat. Claudette Ortiz) 3:50 08. Gone Till November 3:27 09. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 4:02 10. Diallo (Feat. Youssou N'Dour) 7:22 11. Something About Mary 5:19 12. Wish You Were Here 4:06 13. Gone Till November (Feat. Canibus) 3:41 (The Makin' Runs Remix) Release Notes: Much to his credit, Wyclef Jean is more of a producer in the vein of classic R&B and soul producers than he is in alignment with many of his contemporaries. Where most hip-hop and R&B producers are just focused on making a beat or making the hook as catchy as possible, Wyclef has a vision beyond that with his production style as well as his endeavors as a solo artist. This attention to detail and broad scope of music styles has been evident since his early years as a key member (if not the key member) of the Fugees. In a genre where formulas and playing it safe are the norm, Wyclef is a mad scientist taking constant risks and fusing elements of almost every genre imaginable into an amazing signature sound. And although not every experiment can be deemed a success (his cover versions of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" and a duet with Kenny Rogers revisiting "The Gambler" immediately come to mind), Wyclef's production skills on his worst day are still better than many producers' finest hour. Greatest Hits covers three solo albums over a period of six years. While the argument can be made that such a short span of time might warrant a greatest-hits compilation a bit premature, Wyclef has enough quality tracks to justify one -- especially if you are just looking to own his most well-known hits. From his commercial successes on the pop chart ("We Trying to Stay Alive" with fellow ex-Fugee Pras and the classic "Gone Till November") to some of his lesser known hits that only made an impact on the R&B charts, every single one of his finest solo moments is contained here. Die-hard fans will already own many, if not all, of these tracks, but those just getting warmed up to Wyclef's style will find Greatest Hits to be an essential primer. Group News ---------- We're looking for: -Rippers With Unreleased Music, New Promo, Pre-Retails or Mixtapes. -Peeps with albums 2003 and older for Internal VBR ripping and archiving. -100+Mbit EU/AS Sites/HQ For Affil. If you have any of the above, feel free to contact us. You know how... We're here to bring you nice tunes to jam along to, whether it's current year or not, covering all genres and languages. We also release VBR internals for albums that have never been ripped in VBR before for optimal quality. Quality over Quantity is our motto. In this jungle and maze of groups, we are trying to be a unique crew and bring back the fun into this. Shouts to all the groups who put out quality releases and our affils for having us.