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Formats and Editions
1. Take It Ez
2. Breaker 1/9
3. Soul by the Pound
4. Charms Alarm
5. Heidi Hoe
6. I Used to Love H.E.R.
7. Book of Life
8. Resurrection
9. Thisisme
10. Retrospect For Life
11. Remidning Me (Of Sef)
12. All Night Long
13. G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)
14. Stoplen Moments Pt.III
15. High Expectations
More Info:
Common's early works (before his 1999 major label signing) were the first three albums he recorded for (then) indie label Relativity Records: Can I Borrow A Dollar? (1992, for Combat, distributed by Relativity), Resurrection (1994, on Relativity's Ruthless imprint), and One Day It'll All Make Sense (1997, for Relativity proper). All six chart singles from those albums, plus a baker's dozen critically chosen album tracks (including a contribution to the Soul In The Hole movie soundtrack) are gathered on thisisme then: the best of common, the first compilation of his career.Reviews:
''Thisisme Then: The Best of Common'' is a compilation album by rapper Common, released November 27, 2007 on Relativity Records. It covers material from his early rap years, spanning 1992 to 1997, and contains singles from Common's first three albums as well as "High Expectations" from the ''Soul in the Hole'' soundtrack. The album's title is borrowed from the song "Thisisme", a track that was originally featured on ''Resurrection'' and that is featured on ''Thisisme Then''. It was released on LP on January 8, 2008, six weeks after the CD release.
This album excludes his more recent material made during his membership in Soulquarians and his work with Jay Dee, later known as J Dilla. - Wikipedia
“Sometimes the most telling aspects of an artist’s career are their early works,” writes Leah Rose, Music Editor, XXL, *Lip Service* Shade 45/Sirius, “the ambitious and sometimes rough attempts that show the world who they are and who they are about to become.”Common’s early works (before his 1999 major label signing) were the first three albums he recorded for (then) indie label Relativity Records: Can I Borrow A Dollar? (1992, for Combat, distributed by Relativity), Resurrection (1994, on Relativity’s Ruthless imprint), and One Day It’ll All Make Sense (1997, for Relativity proper). All six chart singles from those albums, plus a baker’s dozen critically chosen album tracks (including a contribution to the Soul In The Hole movie soundtrack) are gathered on thisisme then: the best of common, the first compilation of his career.
thisisme then: the best of common includes guest appearances by Lauryn Hill (“Retrospect For Life”), Chantay Savage (“Reminding Me ”), Erykah Badu (“All Night Long”), Cee-Lo Green pre-Gnarls Barkley (“G.O.D. ”), and Q-Tip (Intro/Outro on “Stolen Moments Pt. III”) – Q-Tip being Common’s partner in a new supergroup, the Standard. All five of those selections originated on the 1997 album One Day It’ll All Make Sense.
Adding to the compilation are four CD extra bonus video tracks: for “Take It EZ” (Common’s first Rap chart single, from Can I Borrow A Dollar?); “I Used To Love H.E.R.” (from Resurrection); and “Retrospect For Life” (featuring Lauryn Hill) and “Invocation” (both from One Day It’ll All Make Sense).
