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Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, also Buddy Holly (Weezer), Say It Ain’t So (Weezer) and Cruel Summer (Taylor Swift)
Mixed by Tom Soares, also Good Vibrations (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch), Window Seat and … & On
Engineered by Tom Soares, also Da Rockwilder (Method Man & Redman), Didn’t Cha Know and Window Seat
Written by Roy Ayers, also Everybody Loves the Sunshine (Roy Ayers Ubiquity), Description of a Fool (A Tribe Called Quest) and Sweet Tears (Nuyorican Soul)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
606 other songs on fono were recorded at Electric Lady Studios, by Taylor Swift and Billy Cobham and others
Tom Soares engineered 3 of Erykah Badu’s top 10 songs
2 other songs on fono were recorded at Recording Plant, by Beyoncé and others
Erykah Badu wrote 68 songs on fono
Credits
All 21 credits
- Written by
- Edwin Birdsong, Erykah Badu, Roy Ayers and William Allen
- Produced by
- Edwin Birdsong, Erykah Badu, Mike Chav, Roy Ayers and William Allen
- Performed by
- Erykah Badu and RAMP
- Engineered by
- James Green, Jerry Soloman, Mike Chav, Ron Johnsen and Tom Soares
- Mixed by
- Mike Chav and Tom Soares
- Recorded at
- Electric Lady Studios and Recording Plant
- Written by
- Edwin Birdsong, Erykah Badu, Roy Ayers and William Allen
- Produced by
- Edwin Birdsong, Erykah Badu, Mike Chav, Roy Ayers and William Allen
- Performed by
- Erykah Badu and RAMP
- Engineered by
- James Green, Jerry Soloman, Mike Chav, Ron Johnsen and Tom Soares
- Mixed by
- Mike Chav and Tom Soares
- Recorded at
- Electric Lady Studios and Recording Plant
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same mixer: Tom Soares
Same engineer: Tom Soares
Same writer: Roy Ayers
Same producer: Roy Ayers
Same studio: Electric Lady Studios
Same release: New Amerykah, Part One (4th World War)
Same mixer: Tom Soares
Same engineer: Tom Soares
Versions, samples and covers
- SamplesThe American Promise
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was performed by Erykah Badu
Amerykahn Promise was performed by Erykah Badu
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2MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was performed by RAMP
3MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise samples The American Promise
Amerykahn Promise samples The American Promise
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was produced by Edwin Birdsong
Amerykahn Promise was produced by Edwin Birdsong
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was produced by Erykah Badu
Amerykahn Promise was produced by Erykah Badu
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was produced by Mike Chav
Amerykahn Promise was produced by Mike Chav
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was produced by Roy Ayers
Amerykahn Promise was produced by Roy Ayers
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8MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was produced by William Allen
Amerykahn Promise was produced by William Allen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was written by Edwin Birdsong
Amerykahn Promise was written by Edwin Birdsong
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was written by Erykah Badu
Amerykahn Promise was written by Erykah Badu
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was written by Roy Ayers
Amerykahn Promise was written by Roy Ayers
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12MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was written by William Allen
Amerykahn Promise was written by William Allen
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13MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise is part of the release New Amerykah, Part One (4th World War)
Amerykahn Promise is part of the release New Amerykah, Part One (4th World War)
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14MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was recorded at Electric Lady Studios
Amerykahn Promise was recorded at Electric Lady Studios
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15MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was recorded at Recording Plant
Amerykahn Promise was recorded at Recording Plant
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was engineered by James Green
Amerykahn Promise was engineered by James Green
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was engineered by Jerry Soloman
Amerykahn Promise was engineered by Jerry Soloman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was engineered by Mike Chav
Amerykahn Promise was engineered by Mike Chav
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was engineered by Ron Johnsen
Amerykahn Promise was engineered by Ron Johnsen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was engineered by Tom Soares
Amerykahn Promise was engineered by Tom Soares
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
21MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was mixed by Mike Chav
Amerykahn Promise was mixed by Mike Chav
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
22MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was mixed by Tom Soares
Amerykahn Promise was mixed by Tom Soares
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23MusicBrainz Amerykahn Promise was released on 2008-02-26
Amerykahn Promise was released on 2008-02-26
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