The Beginning (Black Eyed Peas album)

The Beginning is the sixth studio album by American hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas. The album was released on November 26, 2010 by Interscope. The album was titled to be a prequel to the groups fifth album The E.N.D. (2009). It is the groups last album to feature Fergie as she left in 2017 to focus on her solo career.
Track listings
Notes
signifies a co-producer
"The Time (Dirty Bit)" interpolates "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," originally performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing.
"Light Up the Night" contains a sample of "Children's Story" by Slick Rick.
"Fashion Beats" contains a sample of "My Forbidden Lover" by Chic.
"Love You Long Time" contains a sample of "Give It Up" by KC and the Sunshine Band.
Personnel
Credits for The Beginning adapted from Allmusic.
Stacy Ferguson - vocals, composer
William Adams - vocals, art direction, bass, composer, drum programming, engineer, executive producer, Fender Rhodes, logo design, Moog bass, producer, synthesizer
DJ Ammo - drum programming, Moog bass, producer, synthesizer
Michelle Bishop - violin
Davis Barnett - viola
Larry Gold - conductor, string arrangements
Jaime Gomez (Taboo)- vocals, composer
David Guetta - composer, drum programming, producer, synthesizer
Keith Harris - composer, Fender Rhodes, grand piano, piano, synthesizer
Alain Whyte - guitar
Josh Lopez - guitar
Caleb Speir - bass
Giorgio Tuinfort - composer, drum programming, producer, synthesizer
Ghislaine Fleischmann - violin
Ruth Frazier - viola
Olga Konopelsky - violin
Tom Kraines - cello
Emma Kummrow - violin
Tamae Lee - violin
Erica Miller - violin
Charles Parker - violin
Gregory Teperman - violin
Jennie Lorenzo - cello
Deborah Mannis - Gardner - sample clearance
Allan Pineda - vocals, composer
Joshua Alvarez - composer
Eddie Axley - logo design
Jean Baptiste - composer
Chris Bellman - mastering
Jennifer Bowling - marketing coordinator
John DeNicola - composer
Dennis Dennehy - publicity
William Derella - management
Dylan Dresdow - mixing
Bernard Edwards - composer
Julie Frost - composer
Free School - producer
Sylvia Gordon - composer
Julie Hovsepian - product manager
Tomoko Itoki - marketing
Neil Jacobson - A&R
Rodney Jerkins - composer
Thomas Brown - composer
Justin Franks (DJ Frank E) - producer
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins - producer
Andy Kalyvas - mastering assistant
Damien Leroy - composer
Jonathan Levine - booking
Donald Markowitz - composer
Michael McHenry - composer
Polo Molina - management
Huan Nghiem - art direction
Padraic 'Padlock' Kerin - engineer, production coordination
Franke Previte - composer
Brenda Reynoso - publicity
Nile Rodgers - composer
Dante Santiago - A&R
Stephen Shadowen - composer
James Durkin - recording assistant
Pasha Shapiro - art direction
Hillary Siskind - publicity
David Sonenberg - management
Anthony Taglianetti - mixing assistant
Scott Thomas - booking
Andrew Van Meter - producer
Jorge Velasco - mixing assistant
Ricky Walters - composer
Ernst Weber - art direction
Ianthe Zevos - creation
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Chart procession and succession
Release history
References
2010 albums
Black Eyed Peas albums
Hip hop albums
Electronic dance music albums