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Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, also Buddy Holly (Weezer), Say It Ain’t So (Weezer) and Cruel Summer (Taylor Swift)
Released on Motown, also I Want You Back (The Jacksons), Truly (Lionel Richie) and You Mean More to Me (Lionel Richie)
Mixed by Russell Elevado, also Fallin’ (Alicia Keys), How Come You Don’t Call Me (Alicia Keys) and Lovin’ U (Alicia Keys)
Produced by ?uestlove, also The Seed (2.0) (The Roots), Cinco minutos con vos (Elvis Costello) and Refuse to Be Saved (Elvis Costello)
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
Kedar Massenburg produced 3 of Erykah Badu’s top 10 songs
Tom Soares engineered 3 of Erykah Badu’s top 10 songs
?uestlove wrote 104 songs on fono
Credits
All 25 credits
- Written by
- ?uestlove, Erykah Badu, James Poyser and Pino Palladino
- Produced by
- ?uestlove, Erykah Badu, James Poyser, Kedar Massenburg and Pino Palladino
- Performed by
- ?uestlove, Chinah, Erykah Badu, James Poyser, Jef Lee Johnson, Pino Palladino and YahZarah
- Engineered by
- Jon Adler, Russell Elevado, Steve Mandel and Tom Soares
- Mixed by
- Russell Elevado and Steve Mandel
- Part of
- Mama’s Gun
- Recorded at
- Electric Lady Studios
- Released on
- Motown
- Written by
- ?uestlove, Erykah Badu, James Poyser and Pino Palladino
- Produced by
- ?uestlove, Erykah Badu, James Poyser, Kedar Massenburg and Pino Palladino
- Performed by
- ?uestlove, Chinah, Erykah Badu, James Poyser, Jef Lee Johnson, Pino Palladino and YahZarah
- Engineered by
- Jon Adler, Russell Elevado, Steve Mandel and Tom Soares
- Mixed by
- Russell Elevado and Steve Mandel
- Part of
- Mama’s Gun
- Recorded at
- Electric Lady Studios
- Released on
- Motown
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same mixer: Russell Elevado
Same producer: ?uestlove
Same engineer: Steve Mandel
Same writer: ?uestlove
Same studio: Electric Lady Studios
Same label: Motown
Same mixer: Russell Elevado
Same producer: ?uestlove
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by ?uestlove
Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by ?uestlove
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by Chinah
Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by Chinah
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by Erykah Badu
Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by Erykah Badu
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by James Poyser
Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by James Poyser
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by Jef Lee Johnson
Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by Jef Lee Johnson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by Pino Palladino
Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by Pino Palladino
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by YahZarah
Penitentiary Philosophy was performed by YahZarah
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was produced by ?uestlove
Penitentiary Philosophy was produced by ?uestlove
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was produced by Erykah Badu
Penitentiary Philosophy was produced by Erykah Badu
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was produced by James Poyser
Penitentiary Philosophy was produced by James Poyser
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was produced by Kedar Massenburg
Penitentiary Philosophy was produced by Kedar Massenburg
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was produced by Pino Palladino
Penitentiary Philosophy was produced by Pino Palladino
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was written by ?uestlove
Penitentiary Philosophy was written by ?uestlove
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was written by Erykah Badu
Penitentiary Philosophy was written by Erykah Badu
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was written by James Poyser
Penitentiary Philosophy was written by James Poyser
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was written by Pino Palladino
Penitentiary Philosophy was written by Pino Palladino
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy is part of the release Mama’s Gun
Penitentiary Philosophy is part of the release Mama’s Gun
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was recorded at Electric Lady Studios
Penitentiary Philosophy was recorded at Electric Lady Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Motown is the label of the song Penitentiary Philosophy
Motown is the label of the song Penitentiary Philosophy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was engineered by Jon Adler
Penitentiary Philosophy was engineered by Jon Adler
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
21MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was engineered by Russell Elevado
Penitentiary Philosophy was engineered by Russell Elevado
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
22MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was engineered by Steve Mandel
Penitentiary Philosophy was engineered by Steve Mandel
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
23MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was engineered by Tom Soares
Penitentiary Philosophy was engineered by Tom Soares
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
24MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was mixed by Russell Elevado
Penitentiary Philosophy was mixed by Russell Elevado
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
25MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was mixed by Steve Mandel
Penitentiary Philosophy was mixed by Steve Mandel
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
26MusicBrainz Penitentiary Philosophy was released on 2000-11-21
Penitentiary Philosophy was released on 2000-11-21
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026