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  • Artist: TLC
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: February 03, 2004
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Released a little over a year after TLC's final posthumous 3D, Now and Forever: The Hits is a superb 19-track compilation of the trio's heyday as the greatest girl group of the '90s. With the exception of the minor hits "I'm Good at Being Bad," "Dear Lie," and the holiday single "Sleigh Ride," every one of their hit singles is here, including such decade-defining songs as "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg," "Creep," "Waterfalls," "No Scrubs" (presented in its "Rap Version"), and "Unpretty," presented in a roughly chronological order. TLC had expertly crafted albums, especially in CrazySexyCool and FanMail, but their highlights always appeared on singles, and when they're collected together as they are here, it's not only an excellent career summary, it's an addictive listen. [Now and Forever was also released with a bonus DVD that contained the videos for their five biggest hits: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg," "Waterfalls," "Creep," "No Scrubs," and "Unpretty."] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg Dallas Austin, Robert "Kool" Bell, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Richard Westfield, Claydes E.X. Smith, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes TLC (4:08)
What About Your Friends Dallas Austin, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes TLC (4:04)
Hat 2 da Back Dallas Austin, Kevin Wales, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes TLC (4:07)
Get It Up Prince TLC (4:14)
Baby-Baby-Baby Daryl Simmons, Langdon Reid TLC (3:58)
Creep Dallas Austin TLC (4:26)
Red Light Special TLC (4:37)
Waterfalls Organized Noize, Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes TLC (4:18)
Diggin' On You TLC (4:14)
Kick Your Game Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Jr., Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes TLC (4:14)
Silly Ho Dallas Austin TLC (4:16)
No Scrubs [Rap Version] Kandi Burruss, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, Kevin "Shekspere" Briggs TLC (3:38)
Unpretty Dallas Austin, Tionne Watkins TLC (4:00)
Come Get Some Craig Love, Kandi Burruss, Tionne Watkins, Jonathan Smith, Sean Paul Joseph TLC, Lil Jon, Sean Paul (4:19)
Girl Talk Kandi Burruss, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Edmund "Butter" Clement, Tionne Watkins TLC (3:36)
Damaged Dallas Austin, Tionne Watkins TLC (3:52)
Whoop De Woo [#] Dallas Austin, Kandi Burruss, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes TLC (3:52)
In Your Arms Tonight Pharrell Williams TLC (4:30)
Turntable Daniel Moore, Rodney Jerkins, Tomi Martin, LaShawn Daniels, Tionne Watkins, Fred "Uncle Freddie" Jerkins III TLC (3:24)

Credits

Babyface (Producer), TLC (Executive Producer), Dallas Austin (Arranger), Dallas Austin (Producer), Jermaine Dupri (Producer), Jermaine Dupri (Remixing), John Frye (Engineer), John Frye (Mixing), Organized Noize (Producer), Herb Powers (Mastering), Manuel Seal, Jr. (Producer), Daryl Simmons (Producer), Rodney Jerkins (Producer), Rodney Jerkins (Vocal Producer), Michael Lavine (Photography), Arnold Turner (Photography), Craig Love (Guitar), Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith (Producer), Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith (Mixing), Shahid Ali (Illustrations), Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (Rap), Sheryl Nields (Photography), Dah Len (Photography), Delicia Hassan (Production Coordination), Courtney Walter (Art Direction), Courtney Walter (Design), Kevin "Shekspere" Briggs (Producer), Cyptron (Producer), Sam Thomas (Engineer), Jack Chuck (Cover Photo)
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Now & Forever: The Hits
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Greatest hits by TLC
Released September 30, 2003 (Japan)
November 24, 2003 (UK)
June 21, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded 1991–2003
Genre R&B/Pop/Rap
Length 77:57
Label Arista
Producer Darkchild,Dallas Austin, Babyface, L.A. Reid, Jermaine Dupri, Lil' Jon, The Neptunes
Professional reviews
TLC chronology
3D
(2002)		 Now & Forever
(2005)		 Crazy Sexy Hits: The Very Best of TLC
(2007)

Now and Forever: The Hits is the first internationalcompilation album by American R&B/pop girl group TLC. Via with Arista Records, it was released on September 30, 2003, in most of Japan, November 24, 2003 in the United Kingdom and with a late release on June 21, (see 2005 in music) in North America.

The album comprises nearly all of their singles released between the years of 1991 and 2003, compiling all there albums Ooooooohhh.... On the TLC Tip (1992), CrazySexyCool (1994), FanMail (1999) and 3D (2002), as well as soundtracks to films such as Poetic Justice (1993). Most of the tracks on this album are radio edits inorder to fit all the songs on one disc. While featuring new material, the greatest hits disc contains rare track such as a 2003 production and featured-track from Lil Jon "Come Get Some (TLC song)" which as featured Sean Paul of YoungBloodZ, and an exclusive censored version of the song "Whoop De Woo" (a leftover from "3D" (2002) and a digital download of "I Bet", which featured winner O'so Krispie from their UPN reality television "R U the Girl".

The album debuted to number 53 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart in its opening week with about 26,000 copies sold. However, the album did well in Latin America, peaking in Mexican International album charts at #3 and was certified Gold in late 2004 (50,000 sold). The album has sold over 600,000 copies worldwide.[1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (7" Mix) - 4:08
  2. "What About Your Friends" (Radio Edit w/Rap) - 4:04
  3. "Hat 2 Da Back" (Radio Mix) - 4:07
  4. "Get It Up" (Radio Edit) - 4:14
  5. "Baby-Baby-Baby" (Radio Edit) - 3:58
  6. "Creep" - 4:26
  7. "Red Light Special" (Radio Edit) - 4:37
  8. "Waterfalls" (Single Edit) - 4:18
  9. "Diggin' On You" - 4:14
  10. "Kick Your Game" - 4:14
  11. "Silly Ho" (Clean Version) - 4:15
  12. "No Scrubs" (Main Mix with Rap Dirty Version) - 3:39
  13. "Unpretty" (Radio Version) - 4:00
  14. "Come Get Some" (featuring Lil' Jon & Sean P of Youngbloodz) - 4:19
  15. "Girl Talk" (New Mix) - 3:35
  16. "Damaged" (Acoustic Version) - 3:52
  17. "Whoop De Woo"* - 3:52
  18. "In Your Arms Tonight" (New Mix) - 4:29
  19. "Turntable" - 3:24
  20. "I Bet" (featuring O'so Krispie)^ - 3:23

Japanese Edition bonus CD

  1. "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Dallas Dirt Mix)
  2. "What About Your Friends" (Extended Remix)
  3. "Creep" (Jermaine's Jeep Mix)
  4. "Red Light Special" (Gerald Hall's Remix)
  5. "Waterfalls" (ONP Remix)
  6. "Diggin' On You" (LA's Live Remix)
  7. "Unpretty" (Don't Look Any Further Remix)

*Previously Unreleased

Personnel

Charts and certification

  • These are the peak positions and certifications from chart providers.
Chart (1998) Provider Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart RIANZ 33
UK Albums Chart BPI 86
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 53
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 77

See also

References

  1. ^ http://fanofmusic.free.fr/BestSellers.php?Act=TLC


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