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2003 album by TLC
Now & Forever: The Hits Released September 30, 2003 Recorded 1991–2003 Length 77 :44 Label Arista Producer
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1]
Now & Forever: The Hits is the first greatest hits album by American girl group TLC . It was released by Arista Records on September 30, 2003, in Japan, on November 24, 2003, in the United Kingdom and on June 21, 2005, in North America.
The album comprises nearly all of their singles (excluding "Hands Up " and "Dear Lie ") released between 1991 and 2003. Most of the tracks on the album are radio edits in order to fit all of the songs into one disc. The album contains tracks such as a 2003 production "Come Get Some ", which featured Lil Jon and Sean Paul of YoungBloodz , and "Whoop De Woo", a leftover track from the 3D recording sessions. In September 2005, the album was reissued digitally to include "I Bet", the single which featured winner O'so Krispie from TLC's UPN reality television series R U the Girl .[ 2]
The album debuted to number 53 on the Billboard 200 , selling approximately 26,000 copies in its first. It briefly reentered the Billboard 200 at number 169 in November 2013 following the premiere of the group's biopic CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story on VH1 .
Standard edition Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg " (U.S. 7" edit, from Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip , 1992) Austin 4:08 2. "What About Your Friends " (radio edit w/ rap, from Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip , 1992) Austin 4:04 3. "Hat 2 da Back " (album version edit, from Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip , 1992) Austin 4:07 4. "Get It Up " (radio mix, from Poetic Justice: Music from the Motion Picture , 1993) Prince 4:14 5. "Baby-Baby-Baby " (radio edit, from Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip , 1992) 3:58 6. "Creep " (from CrazySexyCool , 1994) Austin Austin 4:26 7. "Red Light Special " (radio edit, from CrazySexyCool , 1994) Babyface Babyface 4:37 8. "Waterfalls " (single edit, from CrazySexyCool , 1994) Organized Noize 4:18 9. "Diggin' on You " (from CrazySexyCool , 1994) Babyface Babyface 4:14 10. "Kick Your Game " (from CrazySexyCool , 1994) 4:14 11. "Silly Ho " (from FanMail , 1999) Austin Cyptron 4:15 12. "No Scrubs " (rap version, from FanMail , 1999) Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs 3:38 13. "Unpretty " (radio version, from FanMail , 1999) Austin 4:00 14. "Come Get Some " (featuring Lil Jon and Sean Paul of YoungbloodZ , previously unreleased, 2003) Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith 4:19 15. "Girl Talk " (alternate mix, from 3D , 2002) Edmund Clement Burruss Lopes Anita McCloud Watkins Eddie Hustle 3:35 16. "Damaged " (alternate mix, from 3D , 2002) Austin 3:52 17. "Whoop De Woo" (previously unreleased, 2002) Austin 3:52 18. "In Your Arms Tonight" (from 3D , 2002) Pharrell Williams The Neptunes 4:29 19. "Turntable" (from 3D , 2002) R. Jerkins 3:24 Total length: 77:44
2005 digital reissue bonus track[ 2] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 20. "I Bet " (featuring O'so Krispie, previously unreleased, 2005) Coleman 3:21 Total length: 81:05
Japanese edition bonus disc[ 4] [ 5] Title 1. "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Dallas dirt mix) 5:33 2. "What About Your Friends" (extended remix featuring Outkast ) 5:58 3. "Creep" (Jermaine's jeep mix) 5:13 4. "Red Light Special" (Gerald Hall's remix) 5:13 5. "Waterfalls" (ONP remix) 4:38 6. "Diggin' on You" (LA's live remix) 4:41 7. "Unpretty" (Don't Look Any Further remix) 4:25
^[a] signifies a co-producer
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Now & Forever: The Hits .[ 6]
Dallas Austin – production (tracks 1–4, 6, 13, 16, 17)
Tim & Bob – production (track 4)
L.A. Reid – production (track 5) ; executive production
Babyface – production (tracks 5, 7, 9)
Daryl Simmons – production (track 5)
Organized Noize – production (track 8)
Jermaine Dupri – production, remix (track 10)
Manuel Seal – co-production (track 10)
Cyptron – production (track 11)
Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs – production (track 12)
Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith – production, mixing (track 14)
Mark "Exit" Goodchild – recording (track 14)
John Frye – recording, mixing (track 14)
Sam Thomas – recording (track 14)
Delicia Hassan – production coordination (track 14)
Eddie Hustle – production (track 15)
The Neptunes – production (track 18)
Rodney Jerkins – production, vocal production (track 19)
TLC – executive production
Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
Now & Forever: The Video Hits [ edit ]
Now & Forever: The Video Hits Released December 10, 2003 Recorded 1992–2002 Label Arista Director
UK cover
Now & Forever: The Video Hits is a music video compilation containing TLC's music videos from 1992 to 2002. It was released on DVD in Japan in 2003 and in Australia in 2004 by Arista Records with the same track listing, cover and inside booklet. The compilation was eventually released on August 20, 2007, in the United Kingdom to coincide with the release of the group's second compilation album, Crazy Sexy Hits: The Very Best of TLC .
Behind-the-scenes footage
Photo gallery
Dolby Digital 5.1 Sound
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