WYCLEF JEAN
THE CARNIVAL
Featuring Refugee Allstars
1997
Ruffhouse Records / Columbia Records (USA)
CD
№ CK 67974

Tracks:

1. Intro / Court / Clef / Intro (3:15). *
   (Skit / Interlude)
2. Apocalypse (3:49). **
3. Guantanamera (4:30). ***
   Featuring Celia Cruz and Jeni Fujita
4. Pablo Diablo (0:39).
   (Interlude)
   Featuring Crazy Sam and Talent
5. Bubblegoose (3:49).
   Featuring Melky Sedeck
6. Prelude To «To All The Girls» (0:30). ****
   (Interlude)
7. To All The Girls (4:17). *****
8. Down Lo Ho (1:13).
   (Interlude)
   Featuring Talent and Will
9. Anything Can Happen (4:36).
10. Gone Till November (3:27).
11. Words Of Wisdom (0:45).
   (Interlude)
12. Year Of The Dragon (4:07). ******
   Featuring Lauryn Hill
13. Sang Fézi (4:02). *******
   Featuring Lauryn Hill
14. Fresh Interlude (1:45).
15. Mona Lisa (4:30).
   Featuring The Neville Brothers
16. Street Jeopardy (3:57).
   Featuring John Forte and R.O.C.
17. Killer M.C. (0:32).
   (Interlude)
   Featuring Pras
18. We Trying To Stay Alive (3:11). ********
   Featuring John Forte and Pras
19. Gunpowder (4:24).
   Featuring Lauryn Hill
20. Closing Arguments (1:35).
   (Interlude / Skit)
   Featuring Talent and Will
21. Enter The Carnival (0:24).
   (Interlude)
22. Jaspora (4:03).
23. Yelé (5:24).
   Featuring Lauryn Hill and Joel Servilus
24. Carnival (5:24).
   Featuring Sweet Mickey &
   Jacob Desvarieux & Jocelyn Berouard of Kassav′

«Apocalypse», «Gone Till November», «Mona Lisa», «Gunpowder», «Jaspora», «Yelé» written by N. Jean, «Guantanamera» by J. Marti, P. Seeger, J. Orbun, J. Diaz, N. Jean, L. Hill, J. Duplessis, «Bubblegoose» by N. Jean and S. Remi, «To All The Girls» by N. Jean, M. White, A. McKay, P. Bailey, A. Hammond, H. David, G. O′Brien, S. Robinson, M. Wright, H. Jackson, and B. Leibrand, «Anything Can Happen« and «Carnival» by N. Jean and J. Duplessis, «Year Of The Dragon» by N. Jean, L. Hill, J. Duplessis, and G. Summers, «Sang Fézi» by N. Jean and A. Price, «Street Jeopardy» by N. Jean, J. Forte and J. Duplessis, «We Trying To Stay Alive» by B. Gibb, R. Gibb, M. Gibb, N. Jean, S. Michel, and J. Forte.

* Contains elements from «Soul Makossa» written by Manu Dibango (Editions Musicales Fantasia) and performed by Afrique (Music Disc).
** Contains elements from «Concerto For One Voice» written by Christian Langlade (Editions Musicales Fantasia) and performed by Saint Preux (Music Disc).
*** Contains elements from «Guantanamera» written by J. Marti, P. Seeger, J. Orbun, J. Diaz (Fall River Music, Inc.) and performed by Celia Cruz (Warner Bros. Records Inc.); contains replayed elements from «Penny For Your Thoughts» written by Kenny Nolan (Delicious Apple Music / Fun City Music / Purple Records Dist. Corp. / Kenny Nolan Publishing).
**** Contains elements from «Only A Fool» performed by Sparrow Meets The Dragon (Spalee Records).
***** Contains elements from «Sunshine» written by M. White, A. McKay, P. Bailey (EMI April Music Inc.) and performed by Earth, Wind & Fire; contains resung elements from «To All The Girls I Loved Before» written by A. Hammond and H. David (EMI April Music Inc. / Casa David Music); «Captain Of My Heart» written by Maloo & Haug (Z Music / Almo Music Corp.); «Rappers Delight» written by G. O′Brien, S. Robinson, M. Wright, H. Jackson, and B. Leibrand (Sugar Hill Music).
****** Contains elements from «Voices In My Head» written by G. Summers (Blue Turtle Music).
******* Contains replayed elements from «House Of Rising Sun» written by A. Price (EMI-Al Gallico Music, Inc. / Prowse Music Publishing).
******** Contains elements from «Stayin′ Alive» written by B. Gibb, R. Gibb, M. Gibb (Gibb Brothers Music / Careers-BMG Music Publishing) and performed by Bee Gees (PolyGram International Ltd.). Also contains resung elements from «Top Billin» written K. Robinson and N. Robinson (Music Corp. Of America, Inc. / First Priority Music).

Wyclef Jean: rap, guitar, keyboards.
Celia Cruz: vocals.
Melky Sedeck: vocals.
Jeni Fujita: vocals.
Funkmaster Flex: scratches.
Jerry «Te Bass» Duplessis: bass.
Lauryn Hill: rap, vocals.
Crazy Sam: voice.
Talent: voice.
Melky Sedeck: vocals.
Will: voice.
DJ Skribble: scratches.
The Neville Brothers: vocals.
John Forte: rap.
R.O.C. (Rugged Out Come): rap.
Pras: rap.
Joel Servilus: back vocals.
Sweet Mickey: vocals.
Jacob Desvarieux of Kassav′: vocals.
Jocelyn Berouard of Kassav′: vocals.
Produced by Wyclef Jean and Prakazrel «Pras» Michel for R.C.E., Salaam Remi.
Co-produced by Jerry «Te Bass» Duplessis and Wyclef Jean for R.C.E.
Recorded by Warren Riker at Guillame Tell (Paris), Chung King Studios (NYC), Air Studios (London), Kiss Music (Australia), Booga Basement Studios (NJ), Caribbean Sound Basin (Trinidad), Cruise Control Studios (Amsterdam), in Haiti, Salaam Remi at Palm Tree Studios (NYC).
Symphony («Gone Till November») recorded at Manhattan Center, performed by members of The New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
Orchestra arranger: Sonny Kompanek.
Vocals arranged by Lauryn Hill («Gunpowder»).
Background harmonies on «Gunpowder» by the legendary I Trees (Rita Marley, Marcia Griffith and Judy Mowatt).
Mixed by Warren Riker at Chung King Studios (NYC), Booga Basement Studios (NJ), Guillame Tell (Paris) and River Sound Studios (NYC), Salaam Remi at Palm Tree Studios (NYC).
Assistants: Rawle Gittens, Brian Dozoretz, Jay Nicholas, Storm Jefferson, Mike Roach, Alex Olsson, Paul Epworth, Rudy, Sean Polin, Tony Gonzales.
Additional engineering: Brian Dozoretz.
Executive producer: Wyclef Jean.
Co-Executive producers: Prakazrel «Pras» Michel and Lauryn Hill.
Mastered by Manny Lecuina and Warren Riker at MasterVoice (Conshohocken, PA).
Art direction: Brian.
Photos: Kwaku Alston.
Styling: Esteé Ochoa.
Graphic: Richard White.
Digital imaging: Will Kennedy and Greg Russel.
Ocean photo by Tomas Muscionico at Contact Press Images.
A&R: Matt Jones and Pras.
Sample clearance services: Nancie Stern at Music Resources, Inc.
All tracks published by Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / Editions Musicales Fantasia / Music Disc / Sony / ATV Tunes LLC / Tete San Ko Publishing / Fall River Music, Inc. / Warner Bros. Records Inc. / Warner Special Products Inc. / Delicious Apple Music / Fun City Music / Purple Records Dist. Corp. / Kenny Nolan Publishing / Salaam Remi Music Inc. / EMI April Music Inc. / Spalee Records / Casa David Music / Sugar Hill Music / Z Music / Almo Music Corp. / Blue Turtle Music / EMI-Al Gallico Music, Inc. / Prowse Music Publishing / Gibb Brothers Music / Careers-BMG Music Publishing / PolyGram International Ltd. / Music Corp. Of America, Inc. / First Priority Music.
Manufactured by Columbia Records (New York, NY).