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Boyz II Men

Motownphilly

1991 · via A Tribe Called Quest

Boyz II Men’s 1991 recording of “Motownphilly” is the earliest release on file. Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris and Shawn Stockman are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Vadé (released 2017) and Cicada (released 2007), among 16 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. A Tribe Called Quest’s “Give Me” (1998) carries this song’s writers on its credit.

Boyz II Men – Motownphilly
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The credits on "Give Me" list the four writers of "Motownphilly," so a Tribe track carries the paperwork of a Boyz II Men song. Play them back to back and listen for where one runs into the other.

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Credited writers: Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris and Shawn Stockman.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1991.

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A Tribe Called Quest’s “Give Me” (1998) carries this song’s writers on its credit, the mark of a cleared sample or an interpolation.

Other recordings on file · first release year

16 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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