The Absolute Greatest Hits

## Listen

**The Absolute Greatest Hits** is the first compilation album, tenth release, and second posthumous release by the solo artist Wayman Tisdale, based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

## Content

"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now", "Ready to Hang", and "Cruisin'" originally appeared on the 2004 album *Hang Time*. "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" was first performed by McFadden & Whitehead.

"Get Down on It", "Way Up", and "Conversation Piece" originally appeared on the 2006 album *Way Up!*. "Get Down on It" was first performed by Kool & the Gang.

"Rebound", "One on One", "Throwin' It Down", and "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" originally appeared on the 2008 album *Rebound*. "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" was first performed by Barry White.

"Let's Ride" and "Sunshine" originally appeared on the 2010 album *The Fonk Record*.

## Track listing

All songs written by Wayman Tisdale except where noted.

1. "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" — 4:07
2. "Ready to Hang" — 4:00
3. "Cruisin'" — 4:31
4. "Get Down on It" — 4:18
5. "Way Up" — 4:06
6. "Conversation Piece" — 5:03
7. "Rebound" — 4:21
8. "One on One" — 4:14
9. "Throwin' It Down" — 3:53
10. "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" — 4:49
11. "Let's Ride" — 4:09
12. "Sunshine" — 5:58

## Personnel

Wayman Tisdale
* Wayman Tisdale — Vocals, Bass, Additional Instruments (Tracks: 11-12)

Additional Musicians
* Betsy Rukard — Vocals (Track: 1)
* Jason Atkins — Vocals (Track: 1)
* Marvin Craft — Vocals (Track: 1)
* Shauna Chanda — Vocals (Track: 1)
* Yvonne Brown — Vocals (Track: 1)
* Wayne Patterson — Hi-Hat (Track: 1)
* Alex Evans — Bass (Track: 2)
* Dave Forman — Guitar (Tracks: 2-3)
* Jeff Byrd — Percussion (Tracks: 2-3)
* James Varner — Drum Programming (Tracks: 2-3)
* Donald Hayes — Saxophone (Track: 2)
* Alex Alessondroni — Strings (Track: 2)
* Bob James — Keyboard (Track: 6)
* Soup Bone — Guitar (Track: 7)
* Arthur Thompson — Percussion (Track: 7, 12); Drums (Track: 12)
* Jerry Compare — Piano (Track: 7)
* Michael A. Todd — Additional Instruments (Track: 7)
* Dave Koz — Saxophone (Track: 7)
* Ricky Peterson — Hammond Organ (Track: 8)
* Mel Brown — Bass (Tracks: 1, 8-10)
* Frank Selman — Guitar (Tracks: 1, 8-10)
* Darren Rahn — Saxophone, Keyboard, Drum Programming (Tracks: 1, 8-10); String Programming (Track: 1); Rhodes (Tracks: 8-10); Flute (Track: 10)
* Jason Rahn — Trumpet, Flugelhorn (Tracks: 1, 8-9)
* Toby Keith — Vocals (Track: 10)
* Peter Gunder — String Programming (Track: 10)
* George Duke — Synthesizer (Track: 11)
* Donald Hayes — Horns (Track: 11)
* Joey Summerfield — Horns (Track: 11-12)
* Sennie Martin — Horns (Track: 11-12)
* Odell Ross — Guitar (Tracks: 11-12)
* Perry Hardin — Guitar (Tracks: 11-12)
* Brian Jones — Organ (Tracks: 11-12)
* Derek Allen — Additional Instruments (Tracks 11-12)
* Doug Lovelace — Synthesizer (Tracks: 11-12)
* J.R. Swinga — Vocoder (Tracks: 11-12)

Production
* Wayman Lawrence Tisdale — Co-Producer, Arrangement (Tracks 11-12)
* Jerry Cohen — Co-Writer (Track: 1)
* Gene McFadden — Co-Writer (Track: 1)
* John Whitehead — Co-Writer (Track: 1)
* James Varner — Co-Writer (Track: 2); Producer, Keyboard Arrangement (Track: 2-3)
* Marvin Tarplin — Co-Writer (Track: 3)
* William Robinson, Jr. — Co-Writer (Track: 3)
* Ronald Nathan Bell — Co-Writer (Track: 4)
* Claydes Charles Smith — Co-Writer (Track: 4)
* George Melvin Brown — Co-Writer (Track: 4)
* James Taylor — Co-Writer (Track: 4)
* Robert Spike Mickens — Co-Writer (Track: 4)
* Robert Earl Bell — Co-Writer (Track: 4)
* Eumir Deodato — Co-Writer (Track: 4)
* Steve Hall — Mastering (Tracks: 4-6)
* Dave Rideau — Mixing (Track: 4-6)
* Michael A. Todd — Producer, Writer (Track: 7)
* Darren Rahn — Producer (Tracks: 1, 8-10); Horn Arrangement, Co-Writer (Tracks: 8-9)
* Barry White — Writer (Track: 10)
* Derek Allen — Co-Producer (Tracks: 11-12)
* Arthur Thompson — Co-Producer (Track: 12)
* Troy Baldwin — Mastering (Tracks: 11-12)
* Brian Porter — Mixing, Engineering (Tracks: 11-12)
* Antjuan Robinson — Engineering (Tracks: 11-12)
* Danny Green — Engineering (Tracks: 11-12)
* John Paris — Engineering (Tracks: 11-12)

## External Links

* Amazon
* Spotify