| Thisisme Then: The Best of Common | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | November 27, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1997 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Relativity/Legacy | |||
| Producer | No I.D. (Immenslope) James Poyser The Beatnuts The Roots Ynot 2. pc. DRK Spike Rebel | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10)[1] |
| PopMatters | (5/10)[2] |
| RapReviews | (8/10)[3] |
Thisisme Then: The Best of Common is acompilation album by rapperCommon, released November 27, 2007 onRelativity Records. It covers material from his early rap years, spanning 1992 to 1997, and contains singles from Common's first three albums as well as "High Expectations" from theSoul in the Hole soundtrack. The album's title is borrowed from the song "Thisisme", a track that was originally featured onResurrection and that is featured onThisisme Then. It was released onLP on January 8, 2008, six weeks after theCD release.
This album excludes his more recent material made during his membership inSoulquarians and his work with Jay Dee, later known asJ Dilla.
| # | Title | Length | Performer(s) | Producer(s) | Writers | Notes |
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| 1 | "Take It EZ" | 4:10 | Common Lenny Underwood(keyboards) Tony Orbach(saxophone) | 2 pc. DRK | Lonnie Lynn |
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| 2 | "Breaker 1/9" | 4:03 | Common | Immenslope | Lonnie Lynn O'Kelly Isley Chris Jasper Marvin Isley Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley |
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| 3 | "Soul by the Pound" | 4:21 | Common | Immenslope | Lonnie Lynn |
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| 4 | "Charms Alarm" | 4:31 | Common | Immenslope | Lonnie Lynn |
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| 5 | "Heidi Hoe" | 4:31 | Common | The Beatnuts | Lonnie Lynn | |
| 6 | "I Used to Love H.E.R." | 4:40 | Common | No I.D. | Lonnie Lynn |
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| 7 | "Book of Life" | 5:06 | Common | No I.D. | Lonnie Lynn |
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| 8 | "Resurrection" | 3:48 | Common | No I.D. | Lonnie Lynn |
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| 9 | "Thisisme" | 4:55 | Common | No I.D. | Lonnie Lynn |
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| 10 | "Retrospect for Life" | 5:24 | Common Lauryn Hill Vere Isaacs(bass) | James Poyser No I.D. | Lonnie Lynn James Poyser Ernest Wilson Stevie Wonder Syreeta Wright |
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| 11 | "Reminding Me (Of Sef)" | 4:56 | Common Chantay Savage Spike Rebel(keyboards) | Ynot | Lonnie Lynn Anthony Craig Larry Brownee Gus Redmond Lowrell Simon Fred Simon |
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| 12 | "All Night Long" | 5:48 | Common Erykah Badu | The Roots | Lonnie Lynn James Poyser Ahmir Thompson E. Wright |
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| 13 | "G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)" | 4:48 | Common Cee Lo Green | No I.D. Spike Rebel | Lonnie Lynn Thomas Burton Cornell Newbill Ernest Wilson | |
| 14 | "Stolen Moments, Pt. 3" | 2:32 | Common Q-Tip | No I.D. | Lonnie Lynn Ernest Wilson |
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| 15 | "High Expectations" | 6:47 | Common | No I.D. | Lonnie Lynn Ernest Wilson Jerry Ragovoy Aaron Schroeder |
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| 16 | "Communism" | 2:20 | Common | No I.D. | No I.D. |
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| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| U.S.BillboardTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 62 |
| U.S.Billboard Top Rap Albums | 23 |
| U.S.BillboardIndependent Albums | 34 |
