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You can't help but respect Will Smith for continuing to make Will Smith albums -- street cred be damned -- and maintaining a semi-frequent release schedule, despite his more lucrative and demanding movie career. More than ever, despite all the hits he has racked up since the late '80s, it seems like Smith is an actor who happens to record every now and then, rather than a rapper who acts or even an actor/rapper. His previous album, 2002's Born to Reign, fell short of gold-level sales by some distance. That disappointment, combined with some blows he has taken from harder rappers and radio personalities, has made him a little bitter. This is one of the factors that makes Lost and Found the least party-oriented album Smith has made, despite a generous supply of the lighthearted, humorous songs you're accustomed to hearing from him. On "I Wish I Made That," he jokes about adopting more of a street persona in order to gain some respect ("Just ig'nant, attackin', actin' rough/I mean, then, will I be black enough?"), knowing full well that he'll always be thought of as, well, Will Smith. Smacks are dealt to a hypocritical (but not hypothetical) born-again Christian, as well as pretty much any larger than life MC riding high on the charts. "Tell Me Why" -- in the vein of Jadakiss' "Why," only far more dramatic, with Mary J. Blige on board to expected good effect -- is the most sobering song he has written, expressing how difficult it can be to explain the ugly aspects of the world to a child. Some of the playful songs are as joyously boisterous and willfully corny as anything in Smith's past, making Lost and Found an entertaining and thoughtful album for young kids and their parents to listen to and talk about.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Larry Gold, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Harris, ComposerLyricist - Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Troy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Pete Novak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Townes, ComposerLyricist - DJ Jazzy Jeff, Producer - Jukebox, Unknown, Other - Drop City Yacht Club, Producer, Co-Producer - Treezah, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Donnie Scantz, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Bridges, ComposerLyricist - Jamal Jones, ComposerLyricist - Mike Hartnett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Polow Da Don, Producer - Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pete Novak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jorge Maciel, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - O.Banga, Unknown, Other - Treezah, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lennie Bennett, ComposerLyricist - Kwamé Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pete Novak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan Margerum, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - O.Banga, Unknown, Other
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Troy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Drop City Yacht Club, Producer - Treezah, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Troy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Ed Cortes, ComposerLyricist - Antonio Pinto, ComposerLyricist - Drop City Yacht Club, Producer - Treezah, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lennie Bennett, ComposerLyricist - Larry Gold, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Troy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Pete Novak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Donnie Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Drop City Yacht Club, Producer - O.Banga, Unknown, Other - Treezah, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Gold, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tye tribbett, Choir - Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Troy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Pete Novak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary J. Blige, FeaturedArtist - Armique Wyche, ComposerLyricist - G.A., Choir - O. Banga, Producer - Brian Golder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - O.Banga, Unknown, Other - Jae Staxx, Producer - Troy "Treezah" Johnson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Will Smith, MainArtist - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Drop City Yacht Club, Producer - Treezah, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Troy "Treezah" Johnson, Unknown, Other - JYP The "Asian Soul", Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Calvin Broadus, ComposerLyricist - T. Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Snoop Dogg, FeaturedArtist - R. Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pete Novak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Jazzy Jeff, Unknown, Other - O Rambert, ComposerLyricist - L. Bennett, ComposerLyricist - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Drop City Yacht Club, Producer - O. Banga, Producer - O.Banga, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Treezah, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Troy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Pete Novak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Jazzy Jeff, Unknown, Other - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Drop City Yacht Club, Producer - O.Banga, Unknown, Other - Treezah, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andre Merritt, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - George Archie, ComposerLyricist - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pete Novak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Raphael Saadiq, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - G-1, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - O.Banga, Unknown, Other
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Troy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Drop City Yacht Club, Producer - Treezah, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Troy "Treezah" Johnson, Unknown, Other - Kelli Price, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
E. Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Raymond Grant, ComposerLyricist - Richard Grant, ComposerLyricist - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pete Novak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J. Tizol, ComposerLyricist - Dylan Margerum, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - O Rambert, ComposerLyricist - L. Bennett, ComposerLyricist - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Twinz, Producer - Treezah, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James "Jay" Mellow Clarke, Bass, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
E. Gold, ComposerLyricist - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Willow, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Terrence Lovelace, ComposerLyricist - E. Okon, ComposerLyricist - Treezah, Producer, Additional Producer - Troy "Treezah" Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hotrunner T.L., Producer
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lennie Bennett, ComposerLyricist - Kwamé Holland, ComposerLyricist - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pete Novak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Thicke, FeaturedArtist - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - O. Banga, Producer - Co-P, Producer - Treezah, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DJ Kool, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - T. LOVELACE, ComposerLyricist - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pete Novak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M. Edwards, ComposerLyricist - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Treezah, Producer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hotrunner, Producer - Mike Hype, Producer
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tony Dofat, Producer, Unknown, Other - DJ Kool, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - T. Dofat, ComposerLyricist - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pete Novak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - L. Bennett, ComposerLyricist - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - O. Banga, Producer
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lennie Bennett, ComposerLyricist - Kwamé Holland, ComposerLyricist - Elephant Man, FeaturedArtist - Will Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pete Novak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - O. Banga, Producer - Co-P, Producer - Treezah, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
You can't help but respect Will Smith for continuing to make Will Smith albums -- street cred be damned -- and maintaining a semi-frequent release schedule, despite his more lucrative and demanding movie career. More than ever, despite all the hits he has racked up since the late '80s, it seems like Smith is an actor who happens to record every now and then, rather than a rapper who acts or even an actor/rapper. His previous album, 2002's Born to Reign, fell short of gold-level sales by some distance. That disappointment, combined with some blows he has taken from harder rappers and radio personalities, has made him a little bitter. This is one of the factors that makes Lost and Found the least party-oriented album Smith has made, despite a generous supply of the lighthearted, humorous songs you're accustomed to hearing from him. On "I Wish I Made That," he jokes about adopting more of a street persona in order to gain some respect ("Just ig'nant, attackin', actin' rough/I mean, then, will I be black enough?"), knowing full well that he'll always be thought of as, well, Will Smith. Smacks are dealt to a hypocritical (but not hypothetical) born-again Christian, as well as pretty much any larger than life MC riding high on the charts. "Tell Me Why" -- in the vein of Jadakiss' "Why," only far more dramatic, with Mary J. Blige on board to expected good effect -- is the most sobering song he has written, expressing how difficult it can be to explain the ugly aspects of the world to a child. Some of the playful songs are as joyously boisterous and willfully corny as anything in Smith's past, making Lost and Found an entertaining and thoughtful album for young kids and their parents to listen to and talk about.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:43
- Main artists: Will Smith
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Overbrook - Interscope
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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