The Greatest Hits (Juvenile album)

The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Juvenile
Released	October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)
Recorded	1996–2003
Studio	Cash Money Studios (New Orleans, LA) Studio Center (Miami, FL) Circle House Studios (Miami, FL)
Genre	Southern hip hop gangsta rap bounce
Length	1:18:16
Label	Cash Money Universal
Producer	Mannie Fresh Dani Kartel
Juvenile chronology
The Beginning of the End... (2004) The Greatest Hits (2004) Reality Check (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	5/10[2]
RapReviews	5/10[3]

The Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American rapper Juvenile. It was released on October 19, 2004 via Cash Money/Universal Records. Recording sessions took place at Cash Money Studios in New Orleans, Studio Center and Circle House Studios in Miami. Production was handled by Mannie Fresh and Dani Kartel, with Baby and Slim serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from the Cash Money Millionaires, Papa Reu, Soulja Slim, Wyclef Jean and Ying Yang Twins. The album peaked at number 31 on the Billboard 200, number 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 5 on the Top Rap Albums in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro - Big Tymers"	Bryan Williams Byron Thomas	Mannie Fresh	2:12
2.	"Slow Motion" (featuring Soulja Slim)	Terius Gray James Tapp Daniel Castillo	Dani Kartel	4:08
3.	"Ha"	Gray Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:52
4.	"Back That Azz Up" (featuring Mannie Fresh and Lil' Wayne)	Gray Thomas Dwayne Carter	Mannie Fresh	4:25
5.	"Set It Off"	Gray Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:17
6.	"In My Life" (featuring Mannie Fresh)	Gray Thomas	Mannie Fresh	5:45
7.	"Slow Motion RMX" (featuring Wyclef Jean and Ying-Yang Twins)	Gray Wyclef Jean Eric Jackson D'eongelo Holmes Castillo	Dani Kartel	4:08
8.	"Back That Thing Up" (featuring Mannie Fresh and Lil' Wayne)	Gray Thomas Carter	Mannie Fresh	4:33
9.	"Bounce Back" (featuring Birdman)	Gray Thomas Larry Blackmon	Mannie Fresh	4:13
10.	"U Understand"	Gray Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:19
11.	"Mamma Got Ass"	Gray Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:27
12.	"400 Degreez"	Gray Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:09
13.	"I Got That Fire" (featuring Mannie Fresh)	Gray Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:28
14.	"Juvenile on Fire"	Gray Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:57
15.	"Rich Niggaz" (featuring Turk, Lil' Wayne and Papa Reu)	Gray Tab Virgil Carter Reuben Nero Thomas	Mannie Fresh	5:03
16.	"Never Had Shit" (featuring Big Tymers, B.G. and Turk)	Gray Williams Thomas Christopher Dorsey Virgil	Mannie Fresh	4:13
17.	"Lil Boyz" (featuring Big Tymers and Lil' Wayne)	Gray Williams Thomas Carter	Mannie Fresh	4:12
18.	"Follow Me Now"	Gray Thomas Ernest Anthony Puente Jr.	Mannie Fresh	3:55
Total length:				1:18:16

Sample credits

• Track 9 contains elements from "Why Have I Lost You" written by Larry Blackmon and performed by Cameo.
• Track 18 contains an interpolation of "Oye Cómo Va" written by Tito Puente.

Notes

• Tracks 1, 3, 4, 12, 14, 15 and 18 are taken from 400 Degreez (1998)
• Tracks 10, 13, 16 and 17 are taken from Tha G-Code (1999)
• Tracks 5 and 11 are taken from Project English (2001)
• Tracks 2, 6 and 9 are taken from Juve the Great (2003)

Personnel

• Terius "Juvenile" Gray — vocals (tracks: 2-18), mixing (tracks: 2, 7)
• Bryan "Baby"/"Birdman" Williams — vocals (tracks: 1, 9, 16, 17), executive producer
• Byron "Mannie Fresh" Thomas — vocals (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 8, 13, 16, 17), keyboards (tracks: 10, 11, 13, 16, 17), producer (tracks: 1, 3-6, 8-18), recording (tracks: 1, 3-5, 8, 12-15, 18), mixing (tracks: 1, 3-5, 8, 10-18), engineering (tracks: 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17)
• James "Soulja Slim" Tapp Jr. — vocals (track 2)
• Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter — vocals (tracks: 4, 8, 15, 17)
• Wyclef Jean — vocals (track 7)
• Eric "Kaine" Jackson — vocals (track 7)
• D'eongelo "D-Roc" Holmes — vocals (track 7)
• Tab "Turk" Virgil Jr. — vocals (tracks: 15, 16)
• Reuben "Papa Reu" Nero — vocals (track 15)
• Christopher "B.G." Dorsey — vocals (track 16)
• Corey "Funky Fingers" Stoot — guitar (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 12, 14, 15, 18), bass (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 12, 14, 15, 18)
• Terrence "Barewolf" Williams — keyboards (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 12, 14, 15, 18), keyboards assistant (tracks: 10, 13, 16, 17)
• Rick Marcel — lead bass (tracks: 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17)
• Daniel "Dani Kartel" Castillo — producer (tracks: 2, 7)
• Dave Junco — recording & mixing (tracks: 2, 7)
• Ray Seay — mixing & engineering (tracks: 5, )
• Abebe Lewis — recording (track 6)
• Brian Stanley — mixing (tracks: 6, 9)
• Ryan Evans — recording assistant (track 6)
• Adrian Santalla — recording (track 9)
• Jason Nieves — recording assistant (track 9)
• Ronald "Slim" Williams — executive producer
• Joe Spix — art direction, design
• Sandy Brummels — creative director
• Russel Neblett — A&R

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	31
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5]	9
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[6]	5

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "The Greatest Hits - Juvenile | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
2. "Juvenile: The Greatest Hits, PopMatters". PopMatters. January 31, 2005. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
3. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 26, 2004). "Juvenile :: The Greatest Hits – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
4. "Juvenile Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
5. "Juvenile Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
6. "Juvenile Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

External links

• Juvenile – The Greatest Hits at Discogs (list of releases)