Like Water For Chocolate by Common Music Cd Album Like Water for Chocolate is the fourth studio album by American rapper Common, released on March 28, 2000 through MCA Records. It was Common's first major label album and was both a critical and commercial breakthrough, receiving widespread acclaim from major magazine publications and selling 70,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified Gold on August 11, 2000 by the Recording Industry Association of America. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 748,000 copies by March 2005. The video for "The Light" was frequently shown on MTV, adding to Common's exposure. The album also formally marked the formation of the Soulquarians, a collective composed of?uestlove, Jay Dee, keyboardist James Poyser, soul artist D'Angelo and bassist Pino Palladino, among numerous other collaborators. This group of musicians would also be featured on Common's next album, Electric Circus. 1 Time Travelin' (A Tribute To Fela) Congas – Melena Featuring – Femi Kuti, Roy Hargrove, Vinia Mojica Guitar – Jeff Lee Johnson* Keyboards – D'Angelo Lead Vocals – Common Producer – D'Angelo, James Poyser, Jay Dee, ?uestlove*, The Soulquarian's* Trumpet – Roy Hargrove Vocals– Femi Kuti, Vinia Mojica Written-By – Ahmir Thompson*, James Poyser, James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn*, Michael Archer 6:37 2 Heat Lead Vocals – Common, James Yancey Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's* Vocals Scratches – Jay Dee Written-By – Lonnie Lynn* 3:41 3 Cold Blooded Backing Vocals – Black Thought, Rahzel "The Godfather of Noyze"* Claves – D'Angelo Drums, Bass – Featuring – Black Thought, Rahzel, "The Godfather of Noyze"*, Roy Hargrove Handclaps – Black Thought, Common, D'Angelo, James Poyser, ?uestlove*, Roy Hargrove Lead Vocals – Common Producer – D'Angelo, Kelo, ?uestlove*, The Roots, The Soulquarian's* Trumpet – Roy Hargrove Written-By – Ahmir Thompson*, Garry Shider, George Clinton Jr*, Glenn Goins*, Kelo Saunders*, Lonnie Lynn*, Michael Archer , Rahzel Brown*, Tariq Trotter 4:58 4 Dooinit Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's* Scratches – Jay Dee Written-By – James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn* 3:37 5 The Light Keyboards– James Poyser Lead Vocals – Common Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's* Written-By – Bobby Caldwell, Bruce Malament*, James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn*, Norman Harris 4:21 6 Funky For You Featuring, Backing Vocals – Bilal, Jill Scott Lead Vocals – Common Producer – James Poyser, Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's* Vocoder – James Poyser Written-By – Bilal Oliver, James Poyser, James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn* 5:55 7 The Questions Backing Vocals – Monie Love Featuring – Mos Def Lead Vocals – Common Producer – James Poyser, Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's* Written-By – Dante Smith, James Poyser, James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn* 4:09 8 Time Travelin' Reprise Congas – Melena Guitar – Jeff Lee Johnson* Keyboards – D'Angelo Lead Vocals – Common Producer – D'Angelo, James Poyser, Jay Dee, ?uestlove*, The Soulquarian's* Trumpet – Roy Hargrove Vocals – Vinia Mojica Written-By – Ahmir Thompson*, James Poyser, James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn*, Michael Archer 1:33 9 The 6th Sense Featuring, Backing Vocals – Bilal Lead Vocals – Common Producer, Scratches – DJ Premier Written-By – Albert Johnson, Bilal Oliver, C. Martin*, Kejuan Muchita, Lonnie Lynn* 5:19 10 A Film Called (Pimp) Backing Vocals – Bilal Featuring – Bilal, MC Lyte Flute – Antonio Hart Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's* Scratches [Scratches And Cuts] – Mista Sinista Vocals – MC Lyte Written-By – Bilal Oliver, James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn* 6:05 11 Nag Champa (Afrodisiac For The World) Backing Vocals – Jay Dee Guitar – Jeff Lee Johnson* Lead Vocals – Common Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's* Vocals [Additional Vocals], Handclaps – Baatin, T3 Written-By – James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn* 5:10 12 Thelonius Featuring – Slum Village Lead Vocals – Common Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's* Written-By – James Yancey, Lonnie Lynn*, R.L. Altman III*, Titus Glover 4:41 13 Payback Is A Grandmother Lead Vocals – Common Producer – Jay Dee, The Soulquarian's* Scratches [Scratches And Cuts] – Jay Dee, Mista Sinista Written-By – Fred Neslay*, James Brown, James Yancey, John Starks*, Lonnie Lynn* 4:30 14 Geto Heaven Part Two Bass – Pino* Co-producer – D'Angelo, James Poyser, ?uestlove*, The Soulquarian's* Drums – ?uestlove* Flute – Antonio Hart Harp, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Oboe [Obe] – James Poyser Piano – D'Angelo Producer – God Vocals – D'Angelo Written-By – Ahmir Thompson*, Lonnie Lynn*, Michael Archer , Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor, Vernon Smith* 5:18 15 A Song For Assata Drums – ?uestlove* Electric Piano , Bass, Organ – James Poyser Featuring, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Cee-Lo Guitar – Jeff Lee Johnson* Lead Vocals – Common Producer – James Poyser, The Soulquarian's* Strings, Written-By [Strings], Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Larry Gold Written-By – James Poyser, Lonnie Lynn*, Thomas Burton 6:48 16 Pops Rap III... All My Children Bass – Richie Goods Drums – Karriem Riggins Featuring, Lead Vocals – Lonnie "Pops" Lynn* Keyboards – Orin Evans* Producer – Karriem Riggins Trombone – John Paxton Trumpet – Dwight Adams Vibraphone – Stephon Harris* Written-By – A. Scott*, E. Badu*, Karriem Riggins, Lonnie Lynn Sr.* 5:09 cd55-000186-gd All the good CDs we get on bulk used lots , if they are visibly in need of repair we repair them so they should play well, if the cases are cracked or broken we replace them with another case or jewl case, the art work is what we received on the purchase,some may be near perfect some may be front artwork only, some may have been replaced by the previous owner , so we can not guarantee the art work on any used cd. We make every attempt to give our customers the best used cd s possible .