Legacy’s long-running Playlist series rolls on with another batch of titles to be released tomorrow, April 14.  This wave of titles in the budget line range from rock to R&B to rap, and span from the late 1960s right up to the 2000s.  As per the standard with this series, each entry is fourteen tracks and generally has some harder-to-find edits and track choices than are generally found on budget compilations.  Following a description of each title kindly provided by our friend and founder Mike Duquette, you’ll find complete track listings and discographical information:

• Playlist: The Very Best of Ben Folds Five– explores the complete history of the beloved ‘90s alt-pop trio, including tracks from all four of their studio albums and rare live cuts, including vintage radio and television performances that have never been compiled before (Sessions At West 54th, Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night, Live at The World Café).
• Playlist: The Very Best of James Brown– this single-disc summary of The Godfather of Soul’s tenure on Volcano Records features tracks from his Live At The Apollo 1995 plus “Living in America,” “How Do You Stop” and remixes by Full Force. Also includes a rare extended mix of “Gimme Your Love,” Aretha Franklin’s duet with Brown, remixed by Prince.
• Playlist: The Very Best of Jagged Edge– revisit the Atlanta R&B group’s greatest hits of the ‘90s and ‘00s, including “Let’s Get Married,” “Promise,” “Where Da Party At” and “Walked Outta Heaven.” Includes three rare single-only remixes.
• Playlist: The Very Best of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince– 25 years after Will Smith took a trip to Bel-Air and became a megastar in the process, here’s a sample of the Philadelphia rap duo’s greatest hits! Includes a rare live version of “Brand New Funk” making its CD debut, as well as a U.K.-only remix of latter-day outtake “Lovely Daze.” This set is co-produced by our own Mike Duquette!
• Playlist: The Very Best of Santana– this new collection is a single-disc summary of Santana’s genre-defying  40+ year career, including tracks from his albums on Columbia (“Black Magic Woman,” “Evil Ways”) and Arista (“Smooth,” “The Game of Love”).

Ben Folds Five, Playlist: The Very Best of Ben Folds Five (Epic/Legacy, 2015) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. )

1. Philosophy
2. Brick
3. Underground (Live)
4. Kate (Live)
5. Song for the Dumped
6. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head (Live)
7. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces
8. Army
9. Don’t Change Your Plans (Live)
10. Video Killed the Radio Star
11. Battle of Who Could Care Less (Live)
12. Tell Me What I Did
13. Do It Anyway
14. Jackson Cannery (Live)

Track 1 from Ben Folds Five (Passenger/Caroline PSR 9501-2, 1995)
Tracks 2, 5, 7 from Whatever and Ever Amen (550 Music BK 67762, 1997)
Track 3 from The Complete Sessions at West 54^th (Epic DVD 54039, 2001) (Previously Unreleased on CD)
Track 4 from Y-100 Sonic Sessions Volume 2 (Epic, 1998)
Track 6 from Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night (N2K 10008, 1998)
Track 8 from The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Mesner (550 Music BK 69808. 1999)
Track 9 from Live at the Word Café, Volume 10 (Epic WC0010L, 2000)
Track 10 from What Ever and Ever Amen: Expanded Edition (Epic EK 86062, 2005)
Tracks 11-12 from The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective (Epic/Legacy 88697 92683-2, 2011)
Track 13 from The Sound of the Life of the Mind (ImAVeePee Records/Sony 88725 46411-2, 2012)
Track 14 from Ben Folds Five Live (ImAVeePee Records/Sony 88883 72430-2, 2013)

James Brown, Playlist: The Very Best of James Brown (Scotti Bros./Legacy, 2015) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

1. Unity (Part 1) - Afrika Bambaataa & The Godfather of Soul James Brown
2. Living in America (Single Version)
3. Cold Sweat (Part 1) (Live at the Apollo)
4. Try Me (Live at the Apollo)
5. How Do You Stop (Single Version)
6. Real (F.F. Hyped-Up Mix)
7. Make it Funky (Live at the Apollo)
8. I Got You (I Feel Good) (Live at the Apollo)
9. Gravity (Single Version)
10. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag (Live at the Apollo)
11. Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine (Live at the Apollo)
12. Get on the Good Foot (Live at the Apollo)
13. Static (Full Force Remix)
14. Gimme Your Love (Extended Remix – Purple Mix) (Aretha Franklin and James Brown)

Track 1 from Tommy Boy single TB-847, 1984
Track 2 from Scotti Bros. single ZS4 05682, 1985
Tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 from Live at the Apollo 1995 (Scotti Bros. 72392 75480-2, 1995)
Track 5 from Scotti Bros. single ZS4 06568, 1986
Track 6 from Scotti Bros. 12” single 4Z9 07805, 1988
Track 9 from Scotti Bros. single ZS4 06275, 1986
Track 13 from Scott Bros. 12” single 4Z9 07863, 1988
Track 14 from Arista 12” single AD1-9855, 1989

Jagged Edge, Playlist: The Very Best of Jagged Edge (Columbia/Legacy, 2015) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

1. Let’s Get Married
2. Promise
3. Where the Party (featuring Nelly)
4. The Way that You Talk (featuring Da Brat & JD)
5. I Got it 2 (Featuring Nas)
6. Walked Outta Heaven
7. I Gotta Be
8. He Can’t Love U
9. Good Luck Charm
10. Goodbye
11. You Hurt Me
12. Walked Outta Heaven (Majiq Remix)
13. What It’s Like (ReMarqable Remix featuring Jermaine Dupri)
14. Let’s Get Married (ReMarqable Remix featuring Run-DMC)

Tracks 1, 2, 8, from J.E. Heartbreak (So So Def CK 69862, 1999)
Tracks 3, 10 from Jagged Little Thrill (So So Def CK 85646, 2001)
Tracks 4, 7 from A Jagged Era (So So Def CK 68181, 1997)
Track 5 from So So Def single 44-79739, 2002
Track 6 from Hard (So So Def CK 87017, 2003)
Track 9 from Jagged Edge (Sony Urban/Columbia/581 Records 82796-93616-2, 2006)
Track 11 from Jagged Little Thrill Japanese Edition (So So Def/Sony SRCS-2497, 2001)
Track 12 from Columbia single 44-76862, 2003
Track 13 from Columbia single 44-76696, 2004
Track 14 from So So Def single 44K 79437, 1999

DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, Playlist: The Very Best of DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince (Sony/ Legacy, 2015) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

1. Girls Ain’t Nothin’ But Trouble (Original Version)
2. A Touch of Jazz
3. Parents Just Don’t Understand (Single Edit)
4. A Nightmare on My Street (Single Version)
5. Brand New Funk (Live at Nassau Coliseum)
6. I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson (Radio Mix)
7. The Groove (Jazzy’s Groove) (Radio Version featuring Grove Washington Jr.)
8. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Theme from NBC’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
9. Summertime
10. Ring My Bell (Mr. Lee’s Radio Mix)
11. The Things That U Do (Hula Radio Remix)
12. Boom! Shake the Room
13. I’m Looking for the One (To Be With Me) (Video Version)
14. Lovely Daze (T.L.A.C. Remix)

Tracks 1-2 from Rock the House (Jive 1026-1-J, 1987) (Track 1 previously unreleased on CD)
Track 3 from Jive single 1099-7-J, 1988
Track 4 from Jive single 1124-7-J, 1988
Track 5 from Jive promotional single 1146-1-JDCD, 1988 (previously unreleased on CD)
Track 6 from Jive single 1282-7-J, 1989
Track 7 from Jive 12” single 1313-JD, 1990
Track 8 from Greatest Hits (Jive 01241-41640-2, 1998)
Track 9 from Homebase (Jive 1392-1-J, 1991)
Track 10 from Jive CD single 01241-42023-2, 1991
Track 11 from Jive 12” single 01241-42037, 1991
Track 12 from Code Red (Jive 01241-41189-2, 1993)
Track 13 from Jive 12” single 01241-42182-2, 1993
Track 14 from Jive UK CD single 0518902, 1998

Santana, Playlist: The Very Best of Santana (Columbia/Arista/Legacy, 2015) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

1. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
2. Oye Como Va
3. Jingo
4. Evil Ways
5. Everything’s Coming Our Way
6. No One to Depend On
7. Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile)
8. Everybody’s Everything
9. Smooth (featuring Rob Thomas)
10. Maria, Maria (featuring the Product G & B)
11. The Game of Love (featuring Michelle Branch)
12. Yo Soy La Luz (featuring Wayne Shorter & Cindy Blackman Santana)
13. Samba Pa Ti
14. Soul Sacrifice

Tracks 1, 2, 13 from Abraxas (Columbia KC 30130, 1970)
Tracks 3, 4, 14 from Santana (Columbia CS 9781, 1969)
Tracks 5, 6, 8 from Santana III (Columbia KC 30595, 1971)
Track 7 from Amigos (Columbia PC 33576, 1976)
Tracks 9, 10 from Supernatural (Arista 07822 19080-2, 1999)
Track 11 from Shaman (Arista 07822 14737-2, 2002)
Track 12 from Corazon (RCA/Sony Music Latin 88843 03751-2, 2014)