O.P.P. (song)
"O.P.P." is a song by American hip hop group Naughty by Nature, released in August 1991 by Tommy Boy as the lead single from the group's self-titled second album (1991). It was one of the first rap songs to become a pop hit when it reached No. 6 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and No. 35 on the UK Singles Chart. Rodd Houston and Marcus Raboy directed the music video for the song. Its declaration, "Down wit' O.P.P." was a popular catchphrase in the US in the early 1990s.
The song was a hugely successful single; "Spin" magazine named it one of the greatest singles of the 1990s, offering a brief verdict with the rhetorical question, "Ever wonder where Puffy came from?" It also made some media outlets' lists of one of the best rap songs of all time: including "The Source", VH1 (No. 22), and "Rolling Stone" (No. 80). The song was also ranked No. 20 in VH1's "40 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of the '90s" in 2012 and No. 96 in "Billboard" magazine's "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time" in 2023.
Content.
The song samples Melvin Bliss' "Synthetic Substitution" and The Jackson 5's "ABC". Its lyrics concern sexual infidelity, with "O.P.P." standing for "other people's pussy" and "other people's penis". Treach told in an interview with "New York Times", "'O.P.P.' is about crazy messing with other people's girls. Everybody knows about that, girls messing, guys messing, you know the bit. It goes on, so everybody could relate, the fellas and the girls, and it's got a hook for the party and everybody can crazy groove to it."
Critical reception.
Upon the single release, Larry Flick from "Billboard" remarked that here, the act drops samples of the Jackson Five's "ABC" onto "a rousing hip-hop beat-base. Anthemic rhymes are icing on the cake. Have a taste." James Bernard from "Entertainment Weekly" described it as "a sly, body-rocking tune with a melodic pop hook and plenty of cute double entendres". Dennis Hunt from "Los Angeles Times" viewed it as a "lively, lewd hit single", "which is cleverly constructed on the framework of the Jackson 5’s bubble-gum soul classic". David Bennun from "Melody Maker" called it "a genitally-fixated rap on the joys of infidelity". A reviewer from "Music & Media" felt "It's further proof of the new direction in rap heading more towards a normal pop song. The combination of the piano hook and the female backup makes this funky rhyme memorable."
Peter Watrous from "New York Times" wrote, "There are a couple of signs that "O.P.P.", an old-fashioned cheating song by Naughty by Nature [...] is shaping up as one of the summer's hits on local streets. The first indication is the sound of "O.P.P" coming from the back of Jeeps; the second is that bootleg T-shirts advertising the band—Trech (Trech Criss), Vin Rock (Vinnie Brown) and Kay Gee (Keir Gist) -- are being sold all over lower Manhattan." Johnny Lee from "Smash Hits" declared the song as "everso jumpy". Scott Poulson-Bryant from "Spin" said, "I'm definitely down with "O.P.P."—you will be too."
Retrospective response.
German rock and pop culture magazine "Spex" included "O.P.P." in their "The Best Singles of the Century" list in 1999. In a 2021 retrospective review, Jesse Ducker from Albumism said about the song, "It's one of the most light-hearted songs about infidelity this side of Clarence Carter's "Back Door Santa", as Treach gleefully lists the virtues of engaging in sexual congress with someone else's girl." Stanton Swihart of AllMusic felt it's "a song that somehow managed the trick of being both audaciously catchy and subversively coy at the same time." He added, "Its irrepressible appeal was so widespread, in fact, that it played just as well to the hardcore heads in the hood as it did to the hip-hop dabblers in the suburbs." Jean Rosenbluth from Los Angeles Times stated, "The fabulously wicked chant "O.P.P." masterfully captured hip-hop's silly side even better than that genre's prime exponent, Digital Underground." In October 2023, "Billboard" magazine ranked it number 96 in their "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time", saying, "Three decades later, all it takes is the opening piano plinks to remind even the most conservative ‘90s kid that deep down, damn skippy, they’re still a card-carrying member." Same year, "Time Out" ranked "O.P.P." number 60 in their "The 100 Best Party Songs Ever Made".
Music video.
A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Rodd Houston and Marcus Raboy. It begins with a man removing his wedding ring and dropping it. The group raps at a club behind a fence and people dance behind them. The video was later made available on Naughty by Nature's official YouTube channel in 2010, and had generated more than 19 million views as of January 2023.
Charts.
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In popular culture.
The song has been used as a soundtrack to various films as well as television series, including the TV sitcoms "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and "The Office", and the films "La Haine", "Jarhead", and "Up in the Air". In the film "", the song was parodied as 'Down With G.O.D'. In the video game "Minecraft", the phrase "Down with O.P.P.!" was used as a splash text which appeared on the game's menu screen. The splash was added on February 7, 2010 in Java Edition version Indev 20100207-1 but was later removed in version 1.16 Release Candidate 1 on June 18, 2020. The song was also featured in .
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Naughty by Nature (album)
Naughty by Nature is the second album from Naughty by Nature, released on September 3, 1991, by Tommy Boy Records. The album was recorded through November 1990 to August 1991. It was a critical and commercial success, having been certified platinum on February 6, 1992, thanks in large part to the hit single, "O.P.P.," which reached #6 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1991.
Additional singles released from the album were "Everything's Gonna Be All Right" and "Uptown Anthem," both of which were minor hits on the "Billboard" charts.
Reception.
Stanton Swihart of AllMusic claims that "O.P.P." was the most "contagious crossover radio smash in the autumn of 1991." In addition, Swihart considers "Naughty by Nature" to be "both a pop and a rap classic," as well as a "must-have album for fans of East Coast rap."
Samples.
"Yoke the Joker"
"Wickedest Man Alive"
"O.P.P."
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
"Let the Ho's Go"
"Every Day All Day"
"Guard Your Grill"
"Pin the Tail on the Donkey"
"1, 2, 3"
"Rhyme'll Shine On"
"Thankx for Sleepwalking"
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Naughty by Nature
American hip hop trio
Naughty by Nature is an American hip hop group formed in East Orange, New Jersey in 1986, consisting of Treach (Anthony Criss), Vin Rock (Vincent Brown), and DJ Kay Gee (born Keir Lamont Gist).
History.
1980s.
Treach formed Naughty by Nature with Vin Rock and DJ Kay Gee in 1986 as The New Style in East Orange, New Jersey, where they attended the same high school. The group first appeared on the music scene in 1989, releasing an album called "Independent Leaders", and the album generated the minor hit "Scuffin' Those Knees". After the release of their first album, the group was mentored by fellow New Jersey native Queen Latifah, and subsequently changed their name. Queen Latifah introduced them to her label Tommy Boy Records and her management company.
1990s.
Naughty by Nature's first hit was "O.P.P.", which sampled the Jackson 5's hit "ABC" and was released in 1991 on their self-titled album "Naughty by Nature". The track peaked at #6 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and was named one of the top 100 rap singles of all time in 1998 by "The Source" magazine, and being ranked the 20th best single of the 1990s by "Spin" magazine. The album generated another hit with a reworking of Bob Marley's "No Woman No Cry" called "Everything's Gonna Be All Right" (the track was also called "Ghetto Bastard" on some explicit releases). That song detailed the experiences of Treach growing up in poverty, and now rising up to live a better life. Powered by the success of that song and "O.P.P.", their self-titled album went platinum.
Fellow New Jersey native Tony D accused Naughty by Nature of stealing a sample from his album "Music Makes You Move" and using it on "O.P.P." The matter was settled out of court. Naughty by Nature scored a hit with the track "Uptown Anthem" from the soundtrack to the 1992 film "Juice", in which Treach had a cameo appearance. Treach began to pursue an acting career after befriending Tupac Shakur on the set of "Juice", and Naughty by Nature appeared in the 1993 film "The Meteor Man" as a street gang. After Shakur's murder in 1996, Treach recorded a tribute song titled "Mourn You Til I Join You".
Later, the group had multiple hits from its third and fourth albums, called "19 Naughty III" and "Poverty's Paradise" respectively. Both albums reached the #1 spot on the R&B/Hip-Hop Charts. "Hip Hop Hooray" was a success from the album "19 Naughty III". Its video was directed by Spike Lee and featured cameos by Queen Latifah, Eazy-E, Run-D.M.C., and Da Youngstas. "Poverty's Paradise" won the Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Rap Album, becoming the first album to win this award. It also spawned a hit song in "Feel Me Flow" which peaked at No. 17 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
They produced a remix of the Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song "Scream" in 1995.
In the mid-1990s, Naughty by Nature started their own music imprint, Illtown Records, and in 1995 released an album from their protégés the Rottin Razkals.
In 1999, the group released its fifth album, titled "". The album was fairly successful, being certified Gold by the RIAA, and spawned the hit "Jamboree" that peaked at #10 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
2000–2012.
After the release of "Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury", a dispute regarding finances developed between Kay Gee and Treach. Treach blamed Kay Gee for squandering the group's finances. Due to these disagreements DJ Kay Gee decided to leave Naughty by Nature in late 2000. He started to develop his own record label Divine Mill. In 2001, the group released a song 'Here Comes The Money' that has constantly been used as the entrance theme for Shane McMahon in WWE. The remainder of the group, Treach and Vin Rock, released an album in 2002 called "IIcons". Due to Kay Gee's absence, the group used a variety of different producers including Da Beatminerz. The album, however, received a lukewarm reception from the public. In 2002, the group disbanded.
In May 2006, Kay Gee reunited with Treach and rejoined Naughty by Nature at a concert at B.B. King's nightclub. In April 2010 they released the single "Get to Know Me Better", featuring rapper Pitbull, while the B-side of the single was called "I Gotta Lotta". Later in 2010 they released the group's first mixtape, "". In 2011 the three worked on their long-delayed seventh group album, and it finally saw release. Titled "Anthem Inc.", it came out December 13, 2011. It featured brand new material as well as re-recordings of the group's past hits.
On June 11, 2011, Naughty by Nature became the first hip-hop group to perform at Fenway Park. They performed "Hip Hop Hooray" as part of the mega boyband NKOTBSB's concert.
In March 2012, following the release of a documentary on fellow New Jersey–based hip hop group Sugar Hill Gang, Naughty by Nature performed in Asbury Park, NJ at the Garden State film festival.
2013 - present: breakup and reconciliation.
In May 2013, frontman Treach shocked fans when he revealed that Vin Rock had been "fired" from the group after failing to put in the same amount of energy as himself and DJ Kay Gee. At the time, Treach said he and Vinnie had not been on speaking terms for around two years.
In April 2015, Treach said he and Vinnie had resolved their issues, but now their relationship was strictly "business". "You got teammates, sometimes, that's on the same team, they may not feel each other. At the end of the day, you going out to win. That's what we doing", Treach said. Although the two were cordial, he said another Naughty by Nature album was unlikely.
In January 2016, in celebration of their 25th anniversary, Naughty by Nature posted the video for their song "God Is Us" from "Anthem Inc." to their YouTube channel.
On May 2, 2019, the Mixtape Tour commenced in Cincinnati, Ohio. Performers included Naughty by Nature, Salt-N-Pepa, Debbie Gibson, and Tiffany, with New Kids on the Block being billed as the headline performers.
Awards and nominations.
Grammy Awards
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American Music Awards
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Nature's Finest
Nature's Finest: Naughty by Nature's Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album from Naughty by Nature, released on March 9, 1999, by Tommy Boy Records. The compilation contains songs from the group's second, third and fourth albums that they released while with Tommy Boy, as well as four songs from the soundtracks to "Juice", "Poetic Justice", "Nothing to Lose" and "Ride". It peaked at #92 on "Billboard"'s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
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Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Naughty by Nature song)
1991 single by Naughty by Nature
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" is the second single released in November 1991 from American hip hop group Naughty by Nature's self-titled second album (1991). The song is titled "Ghetto Bastard" on uncensored versions of the eponymous album. While not as successful as their previous single, "O.P.P.", "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" managed to make it to 53 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and 9 on the Hot Rap Singles. The song would later appear on both of the group's compilation albums, 1999's "Nature's Finest: Naughty by Nature's Greatest Hits" and 2003's "Greatest Hits: Naughty's Nicest". It was rerecorded for the 2011 release, "Anthem Inc."
The song's chorus is derived from Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry".
Critical reception.
Larry Flick from "Billboard" wrote, "Follow-up to platinum single "O.P.P." is not as light and fluffy, though it will establish rap act as lyricists to be reckoned with. Story lines about surviving fatherless homes seem to be all the rage at the moment. Here, topic is handled with an intelligent and optimistic hand." "New Musical Express" said, "Here they hook up to the jamdown sound of Bob Marley and the Wailers' classic of yore and impregnate it with their own special blend of ghetto wisdom. A subtle and welcome switch from the usual Uzi-toting brag that many rappers prefer to spout and a clear indication that rap has still got a lot to say." A reviewer from "Music & Media" noted that here, the "talented rap crew" had replaced the reggae beat of the Marley song with a modern dance groove, complimenting it as "easy programmable."
Retrospective response.
Jesse Ducker from Albumism said in his 2021 retrospective review of the "Naughty by Nature" album, that "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" is "the stronger and more incisive recording [than its predecessor]." He described it as "unremittingly bleak", adding, "I can think of few songs that are better at presenting a first-person account of despair and poverty." Jean Rosenbluth from "Los Angeles Times" wrote that in the "bittersweet" song, the group delivered "an astonishingly powerful song (melody and all)" that is second in life-in-the-ghetto resonance only to the Geto Boys' "Mind Playing Tricks on Me".
Music video.
A music video was produced to promote the single, featuring the band rapping as they walk on sidewalks throughout the inner city. While hanging out they chase away a drug dealer and scare him with a machete. The video was later published on Tommy Boy Records' official YouTube channel in June 2018. It has amassed more than 2.8 million views as of October 2021.

It's On
"It's On" is a song by American hip hop trio Naughty by Nature, released on June 8, 1993 by Tommy Boy as the second single from the trio's third album, "19 Naughty III" (1993). The song was produced and written by the three members of the group, and found decent success on the US "Billboard" charts, making it to number 74 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 48 on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It samples jazz artist Donald Byrd's "French Spice", for which he received writing credits. The official remix was produced by the production duo The Beatnuts and featured on the B-side of the single.
Critical reception.
In a retrospective review, Jesse Ducker from Albumism stated that the song "is a musical change of pace, as Treach and Vinnie rhyme over a horn-heavy loop from Donald Byrd's 'French Spice'." Upon the single release, Larry Flick from "Billboard" described it as "another wildly infectious, fist-waving anthem that combines rapid-fire rhymes and live, butt-shaking beats." He added, "Chanted chorus could open deserved doors at top 40 formats, though track is hard enough to keep that all-important street cred in check." Andrew Smith from "Melody Maker" wrote, "Naughty by Nature specialize in cultivating a groove, and there are a few funky ones on show here, though I could do without the gun on the cover." Andy Beevers from "Music Week" felt that "this hard-hitting rap track will appeal to established fans but appears to lack the crossover appeal of 'OPP' or 'Hip Hip Hooray'." Dele Fadele from "NME" opined that it "lacks bite, seeming inconsequential in the face of the floor-filling, arms-waving 'Hip Hop Hooray'." Touré from "Rolling Stone" named it a "strong" single.
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Naughty by Nature discography
American hip hop group Naughty by Nature have released seven studio albums, two compilation albums and eighteen singles.
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Poverty's Paradise
Poverty's Paradise is the fourth album from Naughty by Nature, released on May 30, 1995, as their final album under Tommy Boy Records. It peaked at number three on the "Billboard" 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. A single released from the album, "Feel Me Flow", achieved major success, peaking at number 17 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, two other singles "Craziest" and "Clap Yo Hands", achieved minor success, the former peaking at number 51 on the Hot 100.
At the 37th Annual Grammy Awards, "Poverty's Paradise" won the award for Best Rap Album, which was a new category that year.
Critical reception.
James Bernard of "Entertainment Weekly" praised both Treach and Vinnie for their commanding presence throughout the track listing and felt the record was prime for summer replays, saying "Dominated by rollicking bass lines, chant-along choruses, and the catchy, tight rhyme schemes that are Naughty’s trademark, "Poverty" is tailor-made for low driving on the beach." AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that "[F]or their third album, Naughty By Nature do little to truly change their style. Some of the beats are little slower and funkier, some of the rhymes are more dexterous, some of the rhythms are a little more complex -- yet nothing distinguishes "Poverty's Paradise" from the group's two previous, and superior, records." Martin Johnson of the "Chicago Tribune" said about the album: "Yes, there are many radio-friendly anthemic numbers that could make a nifty summer soundtrack, but the real strength of this record is its consistency; there are no weak spots. Most tracks roll by with New Jersey-styled funk and rollicking rhymes from Treach and Kay Gee, whose lyrics depict the 'hood without romanticizing it." Cheo H. Coker, writing for "Rolling Stone", gave note of the record following the same formula as the group's previous efforts: "a few party-starting tracks ("Clap Yo Hands," "Craziest"), some social commentary ("Chain Remains," "Holding Fort") and a barrage of lyrical fury ("Klickcow, Klicow," "Respect Due")", but said that it retains their "sheer funkability" thanks to the "production stylistics" of Kay Gee's work, Vinnie's "improved rhyme skills," and Treach remaining consistent in his vocal conviction, saying "there's emotional substance behind the flashy verbal pyrotechnics."
Track listing.
Sample credits
Album chart positions.
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Good Nature (Youthmovies album)
Good Nature is an album by the Oxford-based post-rock band Youthmovies. It was released on 17 March 2008, on Drowned in Sound. It was the band's only album.
Critical reception.
BBC Music wrote: "Strikingly original and refreshingly capricious in style, the Oxford five-piece have crafted something that, while far from immediate, demands attention and admiration." "The Independent" called the album "a refreshingly innovative and bloody-minded record that frequently surprises, especially when [the band] really cut loose."
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Written on Ya Kitten
"Written on Ya Kitten" is the third and final single released from American hip hop trio Naughty by Nature's third album, "19 Naughty III" (1993). The single was released in September 1993 by Tommy Boy and is produced by Naughty by Nature and QD III. It was the least successful of the three singles released from the album, only making it to 93 and 88 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and "Cash Box" Top 100. It also peaked at number 53 on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The song was later featured on ' and '.
Critical reception.
Larry Flick from "Billboard" wrote that the single "oozes with all the double-entendres that the title suggests. Luckily, this trio is smart enough to keep things from going beyond cute'n'cheeky wordplay. Sure, it would be nice to see NBN spend its considerable lyrical and melodic talent on more meaty fare, but harmless track does have the charm (not to mention a killer hook) to become a guilty pleasure." Ralph Tee from "Music Week"'s "RM" Dance Update noted that "far less frantic than usual, Naughty By Nature return with this suggestive kitty ditty".
Single track listing.
A-Side
B-Side
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Craziest
"Craziest" is the second single released from Naughty by Nature's fourth album, "Poverty's Paradise". The song was a mild success on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, peaking at 51 and 27 on the charts respectively, but it became Naughty by Nature's fourth top 10 single on the Hot Rap Singles, peaking at 5 on that chart. The video was directed by Hype Williams.
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19 Naughty III
19 Naughty III is the third album from Naughty by Nature, released on February 23, 1993, through Tommy Boy Records. Recording sessions took place at Unique Recording Studios, Soundtrack Studios and Electric Lady Studios in New York City from February 1992 to January 1993. Three singles were released from the album, the group's second top 10 hit, "Hip Hop Hooray," as well as the minor hits "It's On" and "Written on Ya Kitten." Production was handled entirely by group member Kay Gee himself, with additional production from S.I.D. Reynolds. It includes guest appearances from Heavy D, Queen Latifah, Freddie Foxxx and Rottin Razkals.
Reception.
The album did well commercially and critically, with 4-star ratings from AllMusic and "Rolling Stone" and platinum certification from the RIAA. AllMusic stated in its review that the album ranked "as Naughty by Nature's second straight triumph."
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Holiday (Naughty by Nature song)
1999 song by Naughty by Nature
"Holiday" is the fourth and final single released from American hip hop trio Naughty by Nature's fifth album, "". The song is built entirely around a dramatically slowed down sample of Change's 1980 number-one US dance hit "A Lover's Holiday". The song was released in October 1999 and was the final release that Naughty by Nature released during their short-lived tenure at Arista Records.
"Holiday" narrowly missed the US "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, instead making it to number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles listing. Worldwide, the single reached number six on Canada's "RPM" Dance chart, number eight in Australia, and number 50 in France.
Track listings.
Australian and European CD single
French CD and 12-inch single
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Naughty Naughty (album)
Naughty Naughty is the third studio album by American singer Sinitta. It was released in 1995 only in Asia in its limited edition. The album contains pop covers of songs from the 1960s to the early 1980s.
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Naughty's Nicest
Naughty's Nicest is a compilation album released by Rhino Entertainment containing the greatest hits of hip hop group Naughty by Nature.
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Naughty or Nice (album)
Naughty or Nice is a Christmas album, as well as the third and final studio album by American girl group 3LW, released in 2002. The album was recorded without Naturi Naughton who had recently left the group.
The album features nine original songs with Christmas-themed lyrics and a cover of the Christmas classic "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas". Adrienne Bailon and Kiely Williams would later re-record the song with Sabrina Bryan as the Cheetah Girls for the 2007 compilation, "Disney Channel Holiday".
Despite being a Christmas album, some of the songs on "Naughty or Nice" feature more mature content similar to that of "A Girl Can Mack", and the album is largely hip-hop influenced. The mature content and hip-hop sound of the album would heavily contrast the R&B and pop sound of 3LW's debut album. Bailon and Williams would later go on to record as The Cheetah Girls.
Released just weeks after "A Girl Can Mack", "Naughty or Nice" did not chart.
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Anthem Inc. (album)
Anthem Inc. is the seventh studio album by American hip-hop trio Naughty by Nature. It was released in December 2011 via Illtown Records and eOne. Produced by the returning member DJ KayGee, Tramp Baby, Brian "BK" Coleman, Rob Lewis, Youngboyz, Adam Miele, A-Rex and Esteban "Cito" Crandle, the album marks Naughty by Nature's reunion and the group's twentieth anniversary. It features guest appearances from Black, DoItAll, Balewa Muhammad, B. Wells, Dueja, Fam, Joe, Kate Nauta, Queen Latifah, Sonny Black, Syleena Johnson and Tah G Ali.
Prior to "Anthem Inc.", in 2010 the trio released an extended play and a single for the song "Flags". Scheduled to be released in Summer 2010, the release date was postponed to it was postponed to November 15, 2011 due to label politics. The album's tracklist and cover art were revealed in October 2011.
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Of Good Nature
American indie rock-reggae band
Of Good Nature (OGN) is an American band based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Their music blends foundations of many different genres including alternative, funk, pop, soul, and reggae.
History.
Formation (2011).
Founding members Cam Brown (guitar, vocals), Joey Vachon (drums, percussion), and Chris Andrews (bass) performed regularly around the Charlotte area and quickly grew a following. Writing and recording original music, the trio released their first full-length album "Just Add Water", which won IndieVille TV's Reggae Album of the Year.
Band Name and Lineup Changes (2012–2014).
In early 2012, Brandon Hucks (trombone) was introduced to the founding members while playing in his own band Queen City Dub. After many shared stages and impromptu sit-ins, Hucks officially joined Of Good Nature, performing first at Shamrock Fest Washington, D.C. In 2014, Jon Reed (bass) joined Of Good Nature as the new bass guitarist.
"Life Worth Livin’" (2015).
The band's second album, "Life Worth Livin’", was released in 2015 and debuted at No. 5 on the iTunes Top Reggae Album Chart. Recorded at Ocean Studios in Charleston, South Carolina, this album features songs "Misled", "Tag Line Hook", and the title track, "Life Worth Livin’".
2016–2017.
After releasing Life Worth Livin’ the band toured extensively to promote the album. In 2016, current drummer David Hamilton, Jr. joined, and Vachon transitioned to percussion. OGN was invited to play the inaugural Reggae Rise Up Florida as part of their Artist Discovery Series in March 2017. That June the band released their first stand-alone single, "Sit Around", featuring Zach Fowler of Sun-Dried Vibes, produced/mixed by Ted Bowne (Passafire). Also in 2017, OGN was selected via fan voting to join Train's Sail Across the Sun Cruise. This led to invites on the next two cruises, in 2018 and 2020.
"Timeless" (2019).
In 2018 OGN spent time at White Star Sound Studios in Charlottesville, VA, recording their third full-length album, "Timeless". This led to four singles that year ("Take Me Anywhere", "Feels Right", "Easy Way Out", and "Good Life"), followed by "Listen" in February 2019 two weeks before the album was released. Timeless debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Reggae Album Chart and at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Reggae Album Chart, and was mixed and mastered by Danny Kalb (Beck, Ben Harper).
"Everything Turns Gold" (2020).
The band released its fourth studio album, "Everything Turns Gold", in May of 2020, featuring the singles "You Were Just Here", "Fade", and "New World". The majority of the album was recorded at White Star Sound with producer Danny Kalb. "You Were Just Here" and "It's Our Time" were recorded at Passafarm Studios and produced/mixed by Ted Bowne. Discovery Channel selected to license the entire album for use on all twenty of its networks.
"Cover EP" (2021).
Of Good Nature's "Cover EP" was released in July 2021. It is a compilation of the band's favorite covers, including "Lovely Day", the Bill Withers classic featuring Adrian Crutchfield on saxophone and Elise Testone on backing vocals, "Valerie" (by The Zutons, iconicized by the late Amy Winehouse) and "Aeroplane" (Red Hot Chili Peppers). These were recorded/engineered by Sergio Rios at Killion Sound in North Hollywood, California. Also on the EP, Bob Marley classic "Is This Love" was self-produced and engineered by Of Good Nature in Charlotte, NC. The band released an in-studio music video for "Is This Love" and animated lyric videos for "Lovely Day" and "Valerie". OGN toured heavily in support of the album, performing as direct support for Michael Franti and Spearhead on fifteen dates across both coasts, as well as on his cruise, Soulshine at Sea. In the fall, OGN went on the road for three weeks supporting Passafire, as well as playing numerous dates with Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime.
Tour history.
Of Good Nature has also shared the stage with headliners like Slightly Stoopid, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Niko Moon, Dirty Heads, Train, Sublime with Rome, Natasha Beddingfield, Gym Class Heroes, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Arrested Development, Dropkick Murphys, Matt Nathanson, Keller Williams, Matisyahu, Blues Traveler, Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime, Common Kings, George Porter Jr, Passafire, The Movement, Tribal Seeds, and many others.
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Feel Me Flow
"Feel Me Flow" is a song by American hip hop group Naughty by Nature, released in May 1995 by Tommy Boy Records as a single from their fourth album, "Poverty's Paradise" (1995). The song was the most successful single from the album, peaking at number three on the US "Billboard" Hot Rap Singles chart in mid-June and at number 17 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in mid-July. The sole rapper on the song is Treach. The accompanying music video shows him near a pool and the ocean in the midst of a heat wave, and also shows clips of the winter and people snowboarding. The winter scene was recorded at Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont. The song was later featured in the 2002 film "8 Mile".
Critical reception.
Pan-European magazine "Music & Media" wrote, "Well done naughties! You don't have to check the sample credits. As so much pure swing, the track automatically points to New Orleans soul and its house band the Meters ('Find Your Way')." Ted Kessler from "NME" commented, "Treach and co return with a song as hardy and sure-footed as 'Hip Hop Hooray', another call-and-response hip-hop anthem that should ensure Naughty by Nature are not handed the key to that most overcrowded of pop's resting places: the home of the one-hit hip-hop wonder. They're not saying much here, other than they're still here and still fab, but they do it with an elegant East Coast swagger that's intended on the memory as soon as the first chorus has faded out. A hit, Cap'n!"
Another "NME" editor, Iestyn George, complimented the song as "a fresh call and response excursion from the Paul Heaton-endorsed East Coast rap crew, featuring the Radio Edit's neat jazzy keyboard loop and a funky bass-line for that smooth summer hit quotient, plus a brace of monstrous subterranean versions for blasting out loud whilst cruising around the 'hood in yo' mutha's Vauxhall Nova."
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Freak of Nature
2001 studio album by Anastacia
Freak of Nature is the second studio album by American singer Anastacia, released on November 23, 2001, by Epic Records and Daylight Records. The album was primarily produced by Ric Wake, Sam Watters, and Louis Biancaniello, with additional production from Richie Jones.
With the worldwide success of its singles, particularly "Paid My Dues", "One Day in Your Life" and bonus track "Boom" (the 2002 FIFA World Cup official song), and a extensive promotional album tour, "Freak of Nature" topped the charts in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, while reaching number four in the United Kingdom and the top ten of multiple other countries across Europe and Oceania. The album has sold seven million copies worldwide.
Release.
For the US edition of the album, three tracks from the album were remixed ("One Day in Your Life", "You'll Never Be Alone", and "Don't Stop (Doin' It)"). A new track, "I Thought I Told You That", a collaboration with Faith Evans, was also included on the US album. A collectors edition of the album was released in Europe in November 2002, featuring a bonus disc containing "I Thought I Told You That", a cover version of the Disney song "Someday My Prince Will Come", and "Boom" (which served as the 2002 FIFA World Cup official song), as well as three remixes and two live recordings.
Critical reception.
AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis found that "Freak of Nature" "continues with the late-'80s bombastic funk/soul/pop revival ushered in by her debut, "Not That Kind", but this time there's a few more ballads in the mix [...] Reminiscent of Taylor Dayne at times, Anastacia successfully avoids the sophomore slump by delivering an album full of raw emotion, power, and musicality which manages to improve upon its predecessor." "Entertainment Weekly" noted that "Anastacia is really about R&B – in the Patti LaBelle-meets-Deborah Cox mode. Her second CD, "Freak of Nature", is bombastic and overproduced, but Anastacia has major-league pipes, solid rhythm, and an ear for the commercial hook."
Aidin Vaziri from "Rolling Stone" wrote that "Freak of Nature" "is pure polish. With producer Rick Wake overseeing a majority of the cuts, the songs are tempered with as much plucky R&B; passion as they are cold hard dollar signs. Anastacia eases off the pummeling power ballads that made up most of her debut, but there are still moments of sheer overkill." Similarly, Yahoo! Music's James Salmon Overall cited the album as "highly polished, well-penned pop album that is given a much-needed edge by a performer whose voice should be bottled and donated to scientific research." He felt that "Anastacia does manage to vary both tempo and mood with considerable skill. Just when you think she's about to grind to an insipid halt she snaps out of it with good old fashioned pop rants against the male species."
"Slant Magazine"'s Sal Cinquemani fel that "Freak of Nature" "steers clear of the power ballads that weighed down her debut. Though the album’s highlight is the summery, midtempo "Overdue Goodbye," Anastacia should keep the sloppy slow numbers to a minimum and, like a good bombastic diva-in-training, keep her eye on the dancefloor." In a negative review, "Entertainment.ie" wrote: "Anastacia's choice of material is consistently weak, largely built around 80's style power ballads that make her sound like a poor man's Tina Turner. Only on a handful of heavy, dramatic funk tracks is she allowed to really show what she can do. "Freak of Nature" is not without its merits as a pop album, but its title flatters itself." "NME"'s Louis Pattison called the album an "inauspicious follow-up" and a "relic of pop days gone by".
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Feels Good (Don't Worry Bout a Thing)
"Feels Good (Don't Worry Bout a Thing)" is the only single released from Naughty by Nature's sixth album, "IIcons". It was released on April 30, 2002, and featured R&B group 3LW. The single found success, making it to six Billboard charts, including 53 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. This was Naughty by Nature's only single to not feature DJ Kay Gee on production, instead the production was handled by the remaining members, Treach and Vin Rock.
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Nature Boy
1948 song by eden ahbez, sung by Nat King Cole
"Nature Boy" is a song first recorded by American jazz singer Nat King Cole. It was released on March 29, 1948, as a single by Capitol Records, and later appeared on the 1961 album "The Nat King Cole Story". It was written by eden ahbez as a tribute to Bill Pester, who practiced the "Naturmensch" and "Lebensreform" philosophies adopted by Ahbez. The lyrics of the song relate to a 1940s Los Angeles–based group called "Nature Boys", a subculture of proto-hippies of which Ahbez was a member.
"Nature Boy" was released during the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) ban of 1948. It reached the top of the "Billboard" music charts and sold over a million copies, helping to establish Cole's solo career, and introducing him to the white music market. "Nature Boy" was the subject of lawsuits, with Yiddish composer Herman Yablokoff claiming that it was plagiarized from his song "" (, "Be Still My Heart"). Eventually, Ahbez and Yablokoff settled out of court. In 1999, the song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award.
Following Cole's success, rival record companies released cover versions of "Nature Boy" by other artists including Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan, which were also successful. It ultimately became a pop and jazz standard, with many artists interpreting the song, including Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, who recorded it for their collaborative album "Cheek to Cheek" (2014). It was also used in numerous films like "The Boy with Green Hair" (1948), "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999) and the 2001 musical "Moulin Rouge!", for which singer David Bowie recorded a version.
Background and development.
In 1941, a 33-year-old George McGrew arrived in Los Angeles and began playing piano in the Eutropheon, a small health food store and raw food restaurant on Laurel Canyon Boulevard. The café was owned by John and Vera Richter, who followed a (nature person) and (life reform) philosophy influenced by the (Wandering Bird) movement in Germany. Their followers, known as "Nature Boys", wore long hair and beards and ate only raw fruits and vegetables. McGrew adopted the philosophy and chose the name "eden ahbez", writing and spelling his name with lower-case letters. It was there, while living in a cave near Palm Springs, that ahbez wrote "Nature Boy". Partly autobiographical, the song was a tribute to his mentor Bill Pester, who had originally introduced him to and ".
In 1947, at the prompting of Cowboy Jack Patton and Johnny Mercer, ahbez approached Nat King Cole's manager backstage at the Lincoln Theater in Los Angeles, handed him a tattered copy of "Nature Boy", and asked him to show it to Cole. However, his pleas were ignored and a disappointed ahbez left the sheet music of "Nature Boy" with Cole's valet, Otis Pollard. From him, Cole learned of the song and loved it. Cole began playing "Nature Boy" for live audiences, and received much acclaim. Irving Berlin, who was present during one of the performances, offered to buy the track from Cole, but Cole decided to record it himself. He needed permission from ahbez, however, before releasing it as a single, but he was unable to find the songwriter since ahbez had disappeared without providing any contact details. After ahbez was discovered living under the Hollywood Sign, Cole got his permission.
Recording and composition.
Cole's recording, which took place on August 22, 1947, featured an orchestra conducted by Frank De Vol—the in-house arranger of Capitol Records. He used strings and flute as instrumentation in the song, to capture the "enchanting" vibe of the track. The first two measures of the song's melody parallel the melody of the second movement in composer Antonín Dvořák's "Piano Quintet No. 2" (1887). Written as a pop ballad, "Nature Boy" follows an "A,B" format, with the primary three notes descending on a minor triad above the pickup note. An ascending line over the diminished ii chord returns to the initial minor triad. The harmonic structure makes frequent use of the standard ii–V–I progression in the key of D minor. The second 4-bar section featured a chromatic descending line based on the lowering of the tonic (Dm–Dmmaj7–Dm7–Dm6). The same descending line then continues through Gm6–Dm, then finally ending with a whole-step down to the G in the chord Em7♭5.
Instrumentalist Chris Tyle noted that the lyrics are a musical self-portrait of ahbez, with the lines like "There was a boy, A very strange, enchanted boy, They say he wandered very far, Very far, over land and sea". But he believed that it was the song's last line that made it the most poignant: "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, Is just to love and be loved in return". Various interpretations of the line are given by academics, with the eponymous nature boy being a child, advising on love and relationship, or an adult hippie talking about his journey and inner-love. According to author Jeffery P. Dennis, the song presented a homo-romantic theme, with the eponymous nature boy visiting Cole on a "magic day" and explaining that "the greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return". Author Raymond Knapp described the track as a "mystically charged vagabond song" whose lyrics evoked an intense sense of loss and haplessness, with the final line delivering a universal truth, described by Knapp as "indestructible" and "salvaged somehow from the perilous journey of life".
According to Joe Romersa, an engineer/drummer in Los Angeles, to whom ahbez bequeathed master tapes, photos, and final works, ahbez wanted a correction made to the lyrics saying "To be loved in return, is too much of a deal, and there's no deal in love.", and that instead it should read "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved, just to love, and be loved." Romersa has stated that, because these lyrics did not fit with the original ending melody, ahbez re-wrote it.
Release and reception.
In 1948, a second "Petrillo ban" on music recording was enforced by American Federation of Musicians (AFM) in response to the Taft–Hartley Act. Capitol Records, desperate to release recorded material to help sustain profitability during the strike, released "Nature Boy" as a single on March 29, 1948, with catalog number 15054. Crestview Music, which owned the publishing rights to Cole's songs, sold the rights for "Nature Boy" to Burke-Van Heusen, who acted as distributor and selling agent. The record debuted on the "Billboard" pop charts of April 16, 1948, and stayed there for 15 weeks, ultimately peaking at number one. It also reached a peak of number two on the R&B charts. "Nature Boy" went on to sell a million copies in 1948 and "Billboard" DJs listed it as the greatest record of the year, with the song accumulating a total of 743 points.
The 1940s American music market was divided by race, and for a black artist to cross over to mainstream pop music was difficult. Author Krin Gabbard noted in his book, "Jammin' at the Margins: Jazz and the American Cinema", that Cole had to wear white makeup while filming for the performance of the song. Although he had come into prominence in 1940 as a leader of the jazz trio named King Cole Trio, it was with "Nature Boy" that he received widespread recognition, and it was his rendition that appealed to the white audience.
Cole would later use the success of the song to disband the trio in order to pursue a solo recording career. He once described "Nature Boy" as one of his favorite recordings. The success of the song allowed ahbez to accumulate about US$20,000 ($ in 2024 dollars) in royalties. However, "Billboard" reported that ahbez kept only 50% of the royalty for himself, and distributed the rest among people who had helped bring the song into the limelight. About 25% was shared with Mrs. Loraine Tatum for helping him with the lyrics, and the rest with Pollard, for bringing the song to Cole's notice. Basil R.T Mumma, a pianist in Chicago made important contributions to the song as well.
"Nature Boy" has received wide acclaim from critics and contemporary reviewers. Author Ted Gioia noted in his book, "", that all the musicians "who had created the golden age of American popular song had their quirks and idiosyncrasies, but eden ahbez demands pride and place as the most eccentric of them all". He added that, along with promoting the hippie culture, with "Nature Boy", ahbez and Cole were able to introduce a new era for black artists in white popular music. In his book, "Sinatra! the Song is You: A Singer's Art", author Will Friedwald complimented Cole's version, saying that it had been the "startingly fresh" combination of the singer's vocals along with the string section, which had made "Nature Boy" a hit. Stephen Cook from AllMusic said that the song transformed Cole into "one of the most famous and beloved pop singing stars of the postwar years". "Billboard" noted that such was the popularity of the song that audiences would only stay in theaters to see Cole perform "Nature Boy", and leave once he finished. A 1975 poll by the magazine listed it as the "Greatest All-Round Record" as well as the "Favorite Pop Recording" of the previous years. In 1999, the song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame, a special Grammy Award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance". Novelist Steve Erickson in "Los Angeles" magazine gave a detailed positive review of the song:
"Nature Boy" is so otherworldly in its melody and lyric that any number of interpretations over the decades, from Nat Cole's to Alex Chilton's, have never been able to make it ordinary. It sounds like something that, from the minute it was written, existed out of time and place—all thousand and one Arabian Nights compressed into two and a half minutes as mediated by a cracked Mojave Debussy slugging down the last of the absinthe from his canteen.
Yiddish theatre composer Herman Yablokoff claimed in his biography, "Memoirs of the Yiddish Stage", that the melody to "Nature Boy" was plagiarized from his song "Shvayg mayn harts" ("Hush My Heart"), which he wrote for his play "Papirosn" (1935). When met with a lawsuit in 1951 for the plagiarization, ahbez first proclaimed his innocence, and telephoned Yablokoff to explain that he "had heard the melody as if angels were singing it... in the California mountains. He offered me $10,000 to withdraw the suit. I said that the money was not important, but I wanted him to admit that the song was "geganvet" [stolen]; and if he heard angels, they must have bought a copy of my song." Eventually ahbez's lawyers offered to have an out-of-court settlement, offering $25,000 ($ in 2024 dollars) to Yablokoff, which he accepted. Freidwald remarked that "it struck no one as ironic that a song with message of love and peace should come to symbolize how cutthroat the pop music business was becoming".
Other versions.
The success of "Nature Boy" soon led to the release of a number of cover versions of the track. However, due to the AFM ban, other record companies could not release full versions with strings, only a cappella tracks. Following Cole's version of "Nature Boy", the Dick Haymes recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24439. The record first appeared on the "Billboard" charts on June 4, 1948, and peaked at number 11.
Frank Sinatra also recorded a musicianless version, which was his only recording during the ban. Sinatra's version of "Nature Boy" replaced the string sounds of the original recording with a choir conducted by Jeff Alexander, which, according to Friedwald, made the song sound like a Gregorian chant. The recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38210. It debuted on the "Billboard" charts on May 28, 1948, and peaked at number seven. Sinatra later performed the song on the radio show, "Your Hit Parade", accompanied by a choir and orchestral arrangement. RCA Records planned to release versions by singers Perry Como and Bing Crosby, but they were subsequently cancelled due to the ban. Musicraft Records released Sarah Vaughan's a cappella version on April 8, 1948. It was a commercial success, selling 20,000 copies on the first day and peaking at number 11 on the "Billboard" chart. A parody named "Serutan Yob" was recorded by The Unnatural Seven, an offshoot of Red Ingle and his Natural Seven that did not include Ingle due to the 1948 AFM recording ban. "Serutan Yob" featured vocals from Karen Tedder and Los Angeles DJ Jim Hawthorne. It was released by Capitol with catalog number 15210, reached the "Billboard" charts on October 1, 1948, and stayed there for a total of four weeks, peaking at number 24.
In 1955, Miles Davis recorded the song with Charles Mingus as bassist. The recording for the song was filled with tension due to an ongoing conflict between Davis and Mingus, resulting in a charged version of the song. They were assisted by Teddy Charles on vibraphone and Elvin Jones on drums. Another version was recorded by singer Bobby Darin, released in 1961 reaching number 14 in Canada and number 24 on the UK singles chart. A psychedelic rock version was recorded in 1965 by 1960s San Francisco rock band The Great Society, with lead vocals from singer Grace Slick, released on their 1968 post-breakup album "How it Was". Same year, Marvin Gaye recorded and released his version on the Cole tribute album, "A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole". In 1969, Gandalf recorded a cover version released on their eponymous album.
A version by George Benson reached number 26 in the UK singles chart in 1977 and in 1983 soul band Central Line reached number 21.
Peggy Lee's version of "Nature Boy" was recorded in 1948, but released in 1995 as part of the compilation album, "Why Don't You Do Right? Peggy Lee, 1947–1948". Johnny Hartman made a 1972 recording that was included on Blue Note's 1995 album "For Trane". Abbey Lincoln recorded a version of the song for her 1995 album "A Turtle's Dream". Howard Reich from the "Chicago Tribune" was impressed with the cover saying that "the mood of reverie and awe [that Lincoln] expresses in 'Nature Boy' epitomize this album's haunting appeal."
Natalie Cole, the daughter of Nat "King" Cole, paid tribute to her father by recording her version of "Nature Boy" for inclusion on an entire album of songs that had been, according to Alex Henderson from AllMusic, "major hits for him in the 1940s and early '50s." That album, Natalie Cole's "Unforgettable... with Love", won several Grammy Awards in 1991 including Record of the Year and Album of the Year at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards.
Celine Dion performed the song as part of her "A New Day..." concert at Caesars Palace. The song appeared on her 2002 studio album, "A New Day Has Come", and on her 2004 live album, "A New Day... Live in Las Vegas". Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic said that the decision to include "Nature Boy" in "A New Day Has Come" was inspired by the song's appearance in Baz Luhrmann's musical, "Moulin Rouge!" (2001). With "Billboard", Dion expressed her feelings while recording the track: "This is the one I had the most kick out of in the studio. I could hear the pedal of the piano and the touch of the keys while I was singing. We were following each other, this is the real thing. This was such my pleasure." Initially strings and other instrumentation were added in post-production, but were later removed to maintain the simplicity of Cole's version.
Aaron Neville's interpretation of the track was released in 2003 on his jazz standard album, titled "Nature Boy: The Jazz Album". That year in December, Harry Connick, Jr. released a holiday themed rendition of "Nature Boy", on his holiday album, "Harry for the Holidays". On the tenth season of "American Idol", contestant Casey Abrams presented a jazz version of the song, which was received with a standing ovation from the audience, but faced criticism from the media for the "strange" musical arrangements.
Rick Astley covered this song for his sixth studio album "Portrait" in 2005. Unfortunately, Astley and Sony BMG were unhappy with the result so the album was poorly promoted, yet it managed to reach No 26 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2010, Allison Williams, then mostly known as the daughter of Brian Williams, performed a mashup of Nature Boy set to RJD2's "A Beautiful Mine", the theme song for the television series "Mad Men". Norwegian singer Aurora performed an acoustic version of the song during a live session in May 2015. Her cover was later included as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of her debut album "All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend", released in 2016.
Sofia Hoffmann recorded her interpretation for "Nature Boy" on her second studio album "Rebirth" which was released in 2022. The song was produced by Grammy Award winning American pianist, arranger and producer John Beasley.
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga version.
After recording the jazz standard "The Lady Is a Tramp", American singer Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga began working on a collaborative jazz album, titled "Cheek to Cheek". The recording took place over a year in New York City, and featured jazz musicians associated with both artists. Bennett's quartet was present, including Mike Renzi, Gray Sargent, Harold Jones and Marshall Wood as well as pianist Tom Lanier. Along with Evans, jazz trumpeter Brian Newman, a long-time friend and colleague of Gaga, played on the album with his New York City based jazz quintet. Tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano and flutist Paul Horn were also enlisted as musicians. The songs were handpicked by Bennett and Gaga; they selected tracks from the Great American Songbook including "Nature Boy". It features instrumentation from flutes and drums, and has an orchestral arrangement. According to Kory Grow of "Rolling Stone", Gaga sings in a Liza Minnelli inspired voice with a breathy range, followed by Bennett complimenting her with the story of meeting the titular character.
"Nature Boy" was released for streaming on Gaga's Vevo channel from September 16, 2014. Preceding the release, Gaga tweeted about the background of the song, about the death of flutist Horn, as well as about ahbez, saying "This composer was part of a sub-culture of nomadic hippies! We channeled our own Gypsy lives in this performance". Gil Kaufman from MTV News gave a positive review, saying that "This song sounds like what you imagine a smoky jazz club in 1940s New York would feel like." Grow praised it as "sublime", describing the track as a "loungier" version Gaga and Bennett's collaboration. Dave Lewis from HitFix believed that the "magic" of the song really happened once Bennett's vocals were heard, following Gaga's singing and the orchestration. Lewis said that "It's not exactly 'Do What You Want with My Body', but Gaga and Bennett generate a different kind of heat." Caroline Sullivan of "The Guardian" said that the song was "treated with the greatest delicacy". He praised the flute sounds and the contrast between Gaga's "vulnerable" vocals and Bennett's "assured" one. Alexa Camp from "Slant Magazine" gave a negative review, saying that her timbre in "Nature Boy" appeared inconsistent, "shifting from soft and almost pleasant to parodic and comical, often within just a few short bars". "Nature Boy" reached number 22 on the "Billboard" Jazz Digital Songs chart. In Russia, it peaked at number 259 on the official Tophit airplay chart.
Usage in films.
The song was a primary theme of the film score for "The Boy with Green Hair" (1948), for which the original version was used. The producers of the film reportedly paid $10,000 to ahbez for using the song, which was cumulatively more than what the author of the story, Betsy Beaton, was paid. A recording by Kate Ceberano with an orchestral arrangement by Derek Williams was featured in the film "The Crossing" (1990). The tune and lyrics feature prominently in the film "Untamed Heart" (1993), for which Cole's version was used during the closing credits, while a piano version by Roger Williams served as the opener for the film. The song was also played in intermediate scenes featuring the principal cast.
Miles Davis' recording of "Nature Boy" was used in the film "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999). In the book "Music, Movies, Meanings, and Markets: Cinemajazzamatazz", author Morris Holbrook described the song as a "nondiegetic performance", exemplifying the plot development and sexual tension in the scene featuring Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) and Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) playing chess, naked, and later in a bathtub scene. The song is performed at a jazz club in the film "Angel Eyes", (2001). A version recorded by Jon Hassell on trumpet and Ronu Majumdar on flute is featured on the soundtrack. The writing of "Nature Boy" was the theme of a 2000 Canadian TV film of the same title, directed by Kari Skogland. Callum Keith Rennie played ahbez, writing the song for Cole, played by Terence Carson, after falling in love with a woman named Anna Jacobs, portrayed by Tanya Allen.
The song was a central theme in Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge!" "Nature Boy" was initially arranged as a techno song with singer David Bowie's vocals, before being sent to the group Massive Attack, whose remix was used in the film's closing credits. Bowie described the rendition as "slinky and mysterious", adding that Robert "3D" Del Naja from the group had "put together a riveting piece of work", and that Bowie was "totally pleased with the end result". Both Bowie's version and Massive Attack's remix appeared on the soundtrack. The version used in "Moulin Rouge!" was sung by John Leguizamo, as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, during the introductory scenes, as well as by Ewan McGregor's character, Christian. Some of the film's premise was based on the lyrics, in particular the opening lines. The closing lyric, "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return" is used throughout the film. While reviewing "Moulin Rouge!", Erickson noted that "[by] itself, ['Nature Boy'] redeems the wonderful idea behind Luhrmann's flawed but often wonderful movie."
The song was performed by Heleno de Freitas (Rodrigo Santoro) in the film "Heleno" (2012), during a radio interview scene where he asks if he could sing a song for his wife and son. Cole's version was again played at the start of Mike Tyson's one-man show, "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth", directed by Spike Lee that aired on HBO. On December 25, 2016, 20th Century Fox released a teaser trailer for the British-American science-fiction horror film, "", using a cover of "Nature Boy" by singer Aurora, as the background score. It was also used during the title credits of Netflix's "The Andy Warhol Diaries".
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Naughty America
Pornographic film studio
Naughtyamerica.com is an independent pornographic film studio based in San Diego, California.
History.
The company was founded in San Fernando Valley<ref name="sandiegomagazine/new-pornographers">
</ref> in June 2001 by Andreas Hronopoulos,<ref name="avn/56560"></ref> with a small staff under the brand name SoCal Cash and changed its name to Naughty America in March 2004. The date 1776 in its logo refers to the United States Declaration of Independence in which Thomas Jefferson declared the right of “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” La Touraine Inc., a Nevada corporation,<ref name="sandiegouniontribune/naughty-name-lawsuit"></ref> based in San Diego, is the owner of the Trademark/Service Mark "Naughty America".
In December 2005, Naughty America announced the online game "Naughty America: The Game".
In 2008, the company employed over 60 staff members and has released over 70 DVDs. These DVDs are distributed worldwide by Pureplay Media since November 2005. In addition to the DVDs, they also have over 6,900 movies on their site.
The company launched a gay line called "Suite 703" in January 2008.
In October 2008, Naughty America launched an Adobe Air-based application called Naughty America Direct, which was described as "basically an iTunes for porn". It sold individual full-length DRM-free scenes with no subscription. It was shut down shortly thereafter due to the departure of the developer in charge.
In June 2010, Naughty America announced Eddie Arenas as its new Chief Executive Officer and President.
In January 2014, Naughty America began shooting in ultra-high-definition.<ref name="wsj/BL-DGB-31952"></ref>
In January 2016, Naughty America announced adult virtual reality at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.<ref name="fastcompany/90847176"></ref>
Author, "Leopard J. Ferry",<ref name="vyuz/2006/Hillcrest"></ref> a former Naughty America employee, between 2007 and 2009, wrote the novel "Erovinia", based on his employment.<ref name="sdnews/inspiration-for-hillcrest-author"></ref>
Awards.
Naughty America have been nominated for AVN awards on many occasions. In 2008 Naughty America/Pure Play Media won the AVN Best Ethnic-Themed Series (Asian) award for the Asian 1 on 1 series. They also won the 2011 AVN Best Ethnic-Themed Series (Latin) award for the Latin Adultery series.
In 2012, they won the XBIZ Awards for Latin-Themed Series of the Year for 'Latin Adultery' and Studio Site of the Year for NaughtyAmerica.com.
In 2013, they received multiple XBIZ Award nominations including 'Studio of the Year' and 'Vignette Series of the Year' for "My Sister's Hot Friend Vol. 25" and "Tonight's Girlfriend Vol. 7". Additional nominations include 'Vignette Series of the Year' for "My Wife's Hot Friend". They won numerous XBIZ Awards for 'Vignette Series of the Year' and 'New Series of the Year' for "Tonight's Girlfriend", 'Latin-Themed Series of the Year' for "Latin Adultery", and 'Studio Site of the Year'.
In 2014, they received the XBIZ Award in the category of 'Vignette Series of the Year' for "Tonight's Girlfriend."
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