My copy of the Japanese version of "In and Out of Love" just arrived. This version has two bonus tracks. They are "Freak" featuring Diddy and "Ooh La La" featuring G. Dep. It's interesting to me how they went with the no rap version of "Freak" (Babs had appeared on the original single version), but stuck with the rap version of "Ooh La La". Neither rapper remains with the label.
The Japanese booklet notes that "Freak" was produced by Chris Henderson, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Stevie J while "Ooh La La" was produced by Ryan Leslie and co-produced by Richard "Younglord" Frierson.
Update: Here are the full credits as requested by Luke
in the comments.
"Freak"
Written by Chris Henderson, Steven Jordan, Sean Combs, Th. Baldursson, M. Bjoeklund, J. Kurduletsch
Published by Gifted Source Music adm. by EMI April (ASCAP), Danger Boy Music (BMI), Justin Combs Publishing adm. by EMI April (ASCAP), Salsoul Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Chris Henderson, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Stevie J
"Ooh La La"
Written by Ryan Leslie, Richard Frierson, David Haulsey.
Published by Mottola Music Inc. d/b/a Aspen Songs/Next Selection Music (ASCAP), Illbrook Publishing Administered by Spirit Music (ASCAP)
Produced by Ryan Leslie for NextSelection
Co-produced by Richard "Younglord" Frierson
Additional production by David Haulsey
Bad Boy is now servicing Cheri Dennis' "Pretend", indicating that it could be her next single. The track is now in our audio player.
Bleu Magazine has an interview with Cheri Dennis.
How is it working with Diddy? On "Making The Band", let's just say he doesn't make himself out to be the easiest guy to work with. I'm sure he never made you walk to Brooklyn to get cheesecake, but is he really the hard-nosed guy we see on MTV or is he a big softie once you get to know him?
He’s not the easiest person to work with, but at the end of the day he’s very focused and very driven. That can be a little intense at times and that can be misconstrued into making him look like not the nicest person. But when there’s a job to do and you’re in control of a million different things, being nice is not always the objective, getting the job done is the objective. He is a very intense guy and for television it’s amped up a lot. It’s television and they’re seeking ratings and a lot of those situations could seem a little crazy because you have to try to fit them into that hour or that thirty minutes, or however long Making The Band is. At the end of the day there’s a job to be done, somebody’s gotta be the overseer and he is it.
The walking for cheesecake was just a metaphor. It’s like what will you sacrifice in order to attain this dream that you want? It don’t come easy for everybody and here it is just being presented to you. Here you have the opportunity of a lifetime that people have scraped and struggled for for years and now this opportunity has just fallen into your lap. What are you willing to sacrifice for it? I never walked for cheesecake but had I been asked to do it. I probably would have done it too because that’s how bad I want it. That’s how bad I wanna be a superstar and that’s how bad I want my music out there. So in that respect I don’t think he did it to be mean. Walking a few miles to go grab cheesecake for somebody who’s about to give you the opportunity of a lifetime is a small price to pay for all the blessings that come with this job.
Black Voices has a pictorial focusing on the style of Cheri Dennis.
