J Dilla discography

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J Dilla

The following list catalogs song-writing, musician and production credits for James Yancey, also known as Jay Dee and J Dilla. Yancey began his career as the producer for Detroit hip hop group, Slum Village, and as a member of the production trio The Ummah, before launching a solo career in the early 2000s. After a stint on MCA Records, the vast majority of Yancey's work, both as an artist and strictly as a producer, was released on smaller independent labels, most notably Stones Throw Records and BBE Records.

Albums & EP:s

Release Date	Album	Artist	Chart positions
			The Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	Independent Albums	Top Rap Albums
1997	Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1)	Slum Village	-	-	-	-
June 13, 2000	Fantastic, Vol. 2	Slum Village	-	-	-	-
2000	Best Kept Secret	Slum Village	-	-	-	-
February 27, 2001	Welcome 2 Detroit	Jay Dee aka J Dilla	-	-	-	-
2002	Vol. 1: Unreleased	Jay Dee	-	-	-	-
2003	Vol. 2: Vintage	Jay Dee	-	-	-	-
February 2003	Ruff Draft	Jay Dee	112	44	9	23
October 7, 2003	Champion Sound	Jaylib	-	92	22	-
February 7, 2006	Donuts	J Dilla Jay Dee	-	-	21	-
August 26, 2006	The Shining	J Dilla	103	35	9	-
June 26, 2007	Jay Love Japan	Jay Dee	-	-	-	-
August 21, 2007	Jay Deelicious: The Delicious Vinyl Years	Jay Dee	-	-	-	-
June 2, 2009	Jay Stay Paid	J Dilla	96	33	-	15
2009	Dillatroit	J Dilla	-	-	-	-
June 12, 2012	Rebirth of Detroit	J Dilla	-	-	-	-
February 5, 2013	The Lost Scrolls Vol. 1	J Dilla	-	-	-	-
2013	Lost Tapes Reels	J Dilla	-	-	-	-
May 6, 2014	Give Em What They Want EP	J Dilla	-	-	-	-
TBA	The Diary	J Dilla	-	-	-	-

Production credits

Year	Artist	Release	Tracks Produced	Additional producer / notes
1993	1st Down	No Place To Go VLS	"No Place To Go"
	T.H.I.Q.U.E.	Sweet One VLS	"Sweet One"
1994	Da Enna C	Throw Ya Hands in the Air VLS	"NOW"
	Da Enna C	True To Rap EP	"True To Rap remix", "Pack Da House"
1995	1st Down	A Day wit the Homiez VLS	Entire Single + Entire 2002 CD Re-Issue with Bonus Tracks
	5 Elementz	The Album That Time Forgot LP	"Whutchawant", "Feed Back", "Rockshows", "Party Groove", "Janet Jacme", "E.G.O.", "Don't Stop", "Searchin'" (Released in 1998)
	Little Indian	One Little Indian VLS	"One Little Indian (Jaydee's *hit Remix)"
	Poe	Hello LP	"Fingertips"	R.J. Rice, Lionel Cole
	The Pharcyde	Labcabincalifornia LP	"Runnin'", "Bullshit", "Splatittorium", "Somethin' That Means Somethin'", "Drop", "Y?"	Bootie Brown ("Y?")
1996	5-Elementz	Yester Years EP	Intire EP
	A Tribe Called Quest	Beats, Rhymes and Life LP	"1nce Again", "Get a Hold", "Keeping It Moving", "Stressed Out", "Word Play"	The Ummah
	Busta Rhymes	The Coming LP	"Keep It Movin'", "Still Shining"	The Ummah
	Busta Rhymes	Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check CDM	"Woo-Hah!! (The Jay-Dee Bounce Remix)", "Woo-Hah!! (The Jay-Dee Other Shit Remix)"	The Ummah
	Busta Rhymes	It's a Party VLS	"It's a Party (The Ummah Remix)", "Ill Vibe (The Ummah Remix)"	The Ummah
	De La Soul	Stakes Is High LP	"Stakes Is High"	De La Soul
	De La Soul	Itzsoweezee (HOT) CDS	"Stakes Is High (Remix)"
	Keith Murray	Enigma LP	"Dangerous Ground"	The Ummah
	Keith Murray	The Rhyme VLS	"The Rhyme (Slum Village Street Mix)"	The Ummah
	Natives of da Underground	Whatcha Gonna Do For Me VLS	"Pack da Hous", "Brothas Juss Don't Know"	The Ummah
	Mad Skillz	From Where??? LP	"It's Goin' Down", "The Jam"
	The Pharcyde	Drop VLS	"Runnin' (Jay Dee Remix)"
	The Pharcyde	Runnin' CDS	"Runnin' (Jay Dee Extended Mix)", "Runnin' (Smooth Mix)"
	The Pharcyde	She Said CDS	"She Said (Remix)"
	The Katz	Come Fly With Me Cass	"Funny", "I Dream For You", "Happy Dayz"
	Trüz	True Dawgs Cass	"True Dawgs (Radio Edit)", "True Dawgs (Street)", "Routes To Hell"
	Proof	Anywhere EP	"Vibe Session (Part 1)"
	Slum Village	Fantastic Vol. 1 LP	Entire Album + 2005 Official Release with Bonus Tracks
	Various Artists	Detroit Hip Hop Volume 1	Proof - "Da Science"
	Various Artists	NFL Jams	AZ, Ray Buchanan, Scott Galbraith & Zhané - "When the Cheering Stops", Phife Dawg & Rodney Hampton - "Game Day"	The Ummah
1997	2Pac	R U Still Down? (Remember Me)	"Do for Love"
	A Tribe Called Quest	Jam EP	"Get a Hold", "Mardi Gras at Midnight"	The Ummah
	The Brand New Heavies	Sometimes CDS	"Sometimes (Ummah Remix)"	The Ummah
	Busta Rhymes	When Disaster Strikes... LP	"So Hardcore"	The Ummah
	Crustation	Purple CDS	"Purple (A Tribe Called Quest Edit)", "Purple (A Tribe Called Quest Mix)"	The Ummah
	Janet Jackson	Got 'Til It's Gone CDS	"Got 'Til It's Gone (Ummah Jay Dee Revenge Mix)"	The Ummah
	Jay Dee	Jay Dee Unreleased EP	Entire EP
	Somethin' for the People	All I Do 12"	"All I Do (Jay Dee's *hit Mix)"	The Ummah
1998	A Tribe Called Quest	The Love Movement LP	"4 Moms", "Against The World", "Busta's Lament", "Da Booty", "Find a Way", "His Name Is Mutty Ranks", "Start It Up", "Steppin' It Up"	The Ummah, Bay-Lloyd ("Busta's Lament")
	Bizarre	Attack of the Weirdos EP	"Butterfly"
	Funkmaster Flex	The Mix Tape Volume III	"That Shit"	The Ummah
	Mood	Snake Backs VLS	"Secrets of the Sand (Remix)"	The Ummah
	N'Dea Davenport	Bullshittin' CDS,	"Bullshittin' (Remix)"
	The Lone Ranger	It's Yours VLS	"The Consequences"	The Ummah
1999	5 Ela	5-E Pt. 3 LP	"You Ain't Fresh", "Ain't No Love"
	Brand New Heavies	Saturday Night CDS	"Saturday Night (Jay Dee Remix)"	The Ummah
	Heavy D	Heavy LP	"Listen"	Jay Dee & Q-Tip
	Nine Yards	Always Find a Way CDS	"Always Find a Way (Jay Dee Remix)"
	Phife Dawg	Bend Ova VLS	Entire Single	The Ummah
	Q-Tip	Amplified LP	"Wait Up", "Higher", "Moving with U", "Breathe & Stop", "Let's Ride", "Things U Do", "All In", "Go Hard", "Virvant Thing", "End of Time", "Do It, Be It, See It"	Jay Dee & Q-Tip
	The Roots	Things Fall Apart LP	"Dynamite!"	Grand Wizzards
	The Roots	You Got Me CDS	"New Year's @ Jay Dee"	Grand Wizzards
	Zooco	Grow-Mellow-Flow LP	"Butterfly"
2000	Brand New Heavies	Trunk Funk Classics: 1991-2000	"Sometimes (Remix)", "Saturday Nite (Remix)"
	Busta Rhymes	Anarchy LP	"Enjoy Da Ride", "Live It Up", "Show Me What You Got"
	Common	Like Water for Chocolate LP	"Time Travelin' (A Tribute To Fela)", "Heat", "Dooinit", "The Light", "Funky For You", "The Questions", "Time Travelin' Reprise", "A Film Called (Pimp)", "Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World)", "Thelonius", "Payback Is A Grandmother"	Soulquarians ("Time Travellin"), James Poyser ("Funky For You", "The Questions")
	D12	The Undergound E.P. EP	"Cock, Aim, Squeeze"
	D'Angelo	Voodoo LP	"Feel Like Makin' Love"
	De La Soul	AOI: Mosaic Thump LP	"Thru Ya City"
	Erykah Badu	Mama's Gun LP	"Didn't Cha Know?", "My Life", "Cleva", "Kiss Me On My Neck"	Soulquarians
	Frank-N-Dank	Everybody Get Up VLS	Entire Single
	Frank-N-Dank	Me and My Man VLS	Entire Single
	Guru	Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul LP	"Certified" (featuring Bilal)
	Innerzone Orchestra	People Make the World Go Round VLS	"People Make the World Go Round (J-88 Mix)"
	J-88	Best Kept Secret EP	"From Detroit With Love (Intro)", "Look of Love, Pt. 1", "Get It Together", "Stupid Lies", "Things You Do", "Keep It On", "Look of Love, Pt. 2"
	Jay Dee	Fuck the Police VLS	Entire Single
	Phat Kat	Dedication to the Suckers VLS	Entire Single + Entire 2002 CD Re-Issue with Bonus Tracks
	Phife Dawg	Ventilation: Da LP LP	"Bend Ova", "4 Horsemen"
	Que D	Quite Delicious VLS	Entire Single
	Slum Village	Fantastic, Vol. 2 LP	Entire Album	D'Angelo ("Tell Me"), Pete Rock ("Once Upon a Time")
	Slum Village	Fall in Love (Remix) VLS	Entire Single
	Spacek	Eve CDS	"Eve (Jay Dee Mix)"
	Toshinobu Kubota	Nothing But Your Love CDS	"Nothing But Your Love (Jay Dee Remix)
	Various Artists	Definition of Ill	Phife Dawg - "Ya Heard Me?"
	Various Artists	Bamboozled OST	Common & Erykah Badu - "In the Light Remix (For U)"
	Various Artists	The Hurricane OST	Black Star - "Little Brother"
	Various Artists	Lyricist Lounge 2	Royce da 5'9" - "Let's Grow"
2001	Bahamadia	BB Queen LP	"One-4-Teen (Funky for You)" (Limited Pressings Only)
	Bilal	1st Born Second LP	"Reminisce"
	Busta Rhymes	Genesis LP	"Genesis", "Make It Hurt"
	Chino XL	I Told You So LP	"Don't Say a Word", "How It Goes"
	De La Soul	AOI: Bionix LP	"Peer Pressure"
	Jay Dee	Welcome 2 Detroit LP	Entire Album	Karriem Riggins ("The Clapper")
	Lucy Pearl	Without You VLS	"Without You (Jay Dee Remix)
	Mos Def	Can U C the Pride in the Panther VLS	"Can U C the Pride in the Panther? (Remix)"
	Que D	Still Bangin' VLS	"In Yo Face"
2002	Big Tone	The Party Crasher VLS	"The Party Crasher (J Dilla Mix)"
	Busta Rhymes	It Ain't Safe No More LP	"It Ain't Safe No More", "What Up", "Turn Me Up Some"
	Common	Electric Circus LP	"Soul Power", "Aquarius", "Electric Wire Hustler Flower", "New Wave", "Star *69 (PS With Love)", "Between Me, You & Liberation", "I Am Music"	Soulquarians
	DJ Jazzy Jeff	The Magnificent EP	"Are U Ready?"
	Frank-N-Dank	Off Ya Chest VLS	Entire Single
	Frank-N-Dank	Push EP	Entire Single
	Jay Dee	Vol. 1: Unreleased	Entire Compilation
	Frank-N-Dank	Push / "Okay" VLS	"Push", "Okay"
	Que D	Que D Limited Edition CD	"Supa Shit", "Kilo", "Cash Flow", "Michele", "Rock Box", "Don't Stop", "In Yo Face"
	Slum Village	Trinity (Past, Present and Future) LP	"Hoes", "Let's", "One"
	Talib Kweli	Quality LP	"Where Do We Go?", "Stand to the Side"
	Various Artists	2 Thousand And One	Bahamadia - One-4-Teen (Funky For You) (Jay Dee's Remix)
	Various Artists	Lyricist Lounge: West Coast	Chino XL & Saafir - "How It Goes"
	Various Artists	Stones Throw White Label #1	Jaylib - "The Message"	Jaylib
2003	ASD	Wer Hätte Das Gedacht? LP	"Komm Schon"
	ASD	Hey Du EP	"Wenn Ihr Fühlt..."
	Common	Come Close Remix (Closer) CDS	"Come Close Remix (Closer)"
	Daft Punk	Daft Club	"Aerodynamic (Slum Village Remix)"
	De La Soul	Shoomp CDS	Entire Single
	Frank-N-Dank	Ma Dukes VLS	Entire Single
	Frank-N-Dank	48 Hrs LP	Entire Album (Shelved But Widely Bootlegged)
	Jay Dee	Ruff Draft EP	Entire EP & Entire 2007 CD Re-Issue with Bonus Tracks
	Jay Dee	Vol. 2: Vintage"	Entire Compilation
	Jaylib	Champion Sound" LP	"L.A. to Detroit", "Nowadayz, "The Red", "Raw Shit", "The Heist", "React", "Strip Club", "The Exclusive", "Starz" + "Raw Addict" & "Pills" (Deluxe Edition / Limited Edition UK)	Jaylib
	Jaylib	Raw Addict VLS	Entire Single	Jaylib
	Royce da 5'9"	Build and Destroy" MIX	"Life Goes On"
	Subtitle	Greatest Hit$$ MIX	"Mark Luv Mixtape Song"
	T-Love	Long Way Back" LP	"When You're Older (Ode To The Pickaninny)", "Who Smoked Sunshine?", "Long Way Back", "Chiquita"	Ron E. ("Long Way Back")
	Vivian Green	Fanatic VLS	"Fanatic (Jay Dee Mix)"
2004	Amp Fiddler	I Believe in You CDS	"I Believe in You (Jaylib Mix)"
	Amp Fiddler	Waltz of a Ghetto Fly LP	"Intro", "You Play Me", "Waltz of a Ghetto Fly"	Amp Fiddler ("You Play Me")
	Consequence	Take 'Em to the Cleaners MIX	"The Consequences"
	De La Soul	The Grind Date LP	"Verbal Clap", "Much More" + "Shoomp" (Limited Edition)
	DJ Cam	Liquid Hip Hop LP	"Love Junkee (J Dilla Remix)"
	eLZhi	Witness My Growth: The Mixtape '97-'04 MIX	"Days and Nights", "Concrete Eyes", "Love It Here", "Look at My Friends"
	Frank-N-Dank	Xtended Play Version 3.13 LP	"Okay", "Let's Go", "M.C.A. (Music Cemetery of America)"
	Oh No	The Disrupt LP	"Move"
	Phat Kat	The Undeniable LP	"Dedication 2004", "Destiny", "Big Booties"	B.R. Gunna "Big Booties"
	Proof	I Miss the Hip Hop Shop LP	"Bring It 2 Me"
	Prozack Turner	Death, Taxes and Prozack LP	"Leisure Rules"
	Slum Village	Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit) LP	"Do You"
	Various Artists	The House Shoes Collection Vol. 1: I Got Next MIX	Jay Dee - "Beej N Dem (Atomic Dog Remix)", Dabrye - "Game Over", Slum Village - "World Full of Sadness"	Dabrye ("Game Over")
	Various Artists	Blue Note Revisited	Brother Jack McDuff - Oblighetto (J Dilla Remix)
	Various Artists	Stones Throw 100 EP	Jaylib - "Popshit"	Jaylib
2005	Common	Be LP	"Love Is...", "It's Your World"
	Copywrite	Cruise Control Mixtape Vol. 1 MIX	"Clap!", "That's a Wrap", "Alright"
	Dabrye	Two/Three LP	"Game Over (Remix)"	Dabrye
	Dwight Trible & The Life Force Trio	Love Is the Answer LP	"Antiquity"
	Jay Dee	V.3 Instrumentals	Entire Compilation
	Lawless Element	Soundvision: In Stereo LP	"The Shining"	Young R.J.
	M.E.D.	Push Comes to Shove LP	"Push", "So Real"
	Moka Only	Dirty Jazz LP	"Franks and Beans", "One Time"
	Moka Only	The Desired Effect LP	"One Time (The Re-Up Version)"
	Slum Village	Prequel to a Classic MIX	"It'z Your World", "Who Are We?"	Young R.J. ("It'z Your World")
	Dwele	Some Kinda... LP	"Keep On" (featuring Slum Village)
	Steve Spacek	Space Shift LP	"Dollar"
	Talib Kweli	Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD MIX	"Roll Off Me"
	Various Artists	NBA 2K6: The Tracks	Common - "The Movement"
2006	A.G.	Get Dirty Radio LP	"Hip Hop Quotable"
	Busta Rhymes	The Big Bang LP	"You Can't Hold the Torch"
	Four Tet	Remixes (Four Tet album)	"As Serious as Your Life (Jay Dee Remix)"
	Ghostface Killah	Fishscale LP	"Beauty Jackson"*, "Whip You with a Strap"*
	J Dilla	Donuts* LP	Entire Album*
	J Dilla	Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks	Entire EP* with Bonus Track
	J Dilla	The Shining LP	Entire Posthumous Album	Karriem Riggins, Madlib ("Baby")
	Oh No	Turn That Shit Up MIX	"Move", "Pandemonium"* "Loudah"
	The Roots	Game Theory LP	"Dilltastic Vol Won(derful)", "Can't Stop This"*	The Roots
	The Visionaries	We Are the Ones (We Have Been Waiting For) LP	"All Right"
	Various Artists	Hand 2 Hand MIX	"This That Heat"*
	Various Artists	Chrome Children	Guilty Simpson - "Clap Your Hands", Jaylib - "Take It Back", J Dilla - "Nothing Like This"
2007	Busta Rhymes	Dillagence MIX	"Words from Ma Dukes", "Takin' What's Mine", "Step Up", "The Conversation", "Code of the Streets", "Lightworks"*, "How We Roll", "Best That Ever Did It", "Psycho", "The Range", "Not Right Now", "The Other Side of the Road", "Who Tryin' to Kill You?", "High", "Dillagence Outro"
	Chaundon	Ambitions as a Writer MIX	"Strap"*, "Fuck Ya Damn Beats"*
	Common	Finding Forever LP	"So Far to Go"*
	Copywrite	The Jerk V0 MIX	"Best Seller", "Waiting to Inhale"
	Eric Roberson	...Left	"Pretty Girl"	James Poyser & J Dilla
	Ghostface Killah	Hidden Darts: Special Edition	"Murda Goons"*
	Guilty Simpson	Man's World VLS	"Man's World"
	Guilty Simpson	Stray Bullets MIX	"La La", "Man's World"
	Illa J	Illa J EP	"Me & My Brother"
	Jay Dee	Jaydeelicious: Delicious Vinyl Years	Entire Compilation
	J Dilla	Jay Love Japan EP	Entire EP
	Phat Kat	Carte Blanche LP	"Nasty Ain't It", "My Old Label", "Cold Steel", "Game Time", "Don’t Nobody Care About Us"
	Various Artists	B-Ball Zombie War	Guilty Simpson - "Make It Fast", Madlib - "The Wigflip"", Quasimoto - Hydrant Game (Jaylib Remix)
2008	Akrobatik	Absolute Value LP	"Put Ya Stamp on It"
	Big Pooh	Rapper's Deight LP	"Respect It"*, "Plastic Cups"*
	DillaGhostDoom	Sniperlite 12"	"Sniper Elite"*, "Murda Goons"*, "Sniperlite (Bonus Mix)"*
	Guilty Simpson	Ode to the Ghetto LP	"I Must Love You"
	Illa J	Yancey Boys LP	Entire Album	Illa J & Mike Floss
	Q-Tip	The Renaissance LP	"Move", "Feva" (UK Bonus Track)
	Royce da 5'9"	Lost and Found MIX	"Snatchies"
2009	Doom	Born Like This LP	"Gazillion Ear", "Lightworks"*
	Dynas	The Apartment LP	"The Apartment"
	Finale	A Pipe Dream and a Promise LP	"Heat"
	Guilty Simpson	Stress VLS	Entire Single
	J Dilla	Dillanthology 1	Entire Compilation
	J Dilla	Dillanthology 2	Entire Compilation
	J Dilla	Dillanthology 3	Entire Compilation
	Mos Def	The Ecstatic LP	"History"
	Raekwon	Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II LP	"House of Flying Daggers", "Ason Jones", "10 Bricks"
	Skyzoo	The Power of Words MIX	"Alphabet Soup"
2010	J Dilla	Donut Shop EP	Entire Collection
	Erykah Badu	New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) LP	"Love"
	Slum Village	Villa Manifesto LP	"Lock It Down", "We'll Show You"
2012	Joey Badass	1999	"Snakes", "Where It'$ At?"
2013	Yancey Boys (Illa J & Frank Nitt)	Sunset Blvd. LP	Entire Album
	Joey Badass	Two Lips 7"	Entire Single
	Talib Kweli	Gravitas LP	"Colors of You"
	MK Asante ft. Maya Angelou	Buck: A Memoir Original Book Soundtrack	"My Victory"
2014	Jaded Incorporated	The Big Knock	"Monster"
	Magnif	The Shining PT.2	Entire Single
	Nas	The Season	Entire Single
2015	Joey Bada$$	B4.Da.$$ LP	"Like Me" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)
	Frank Nitt	Frankie Rothstein LP	"Official Supreme" (featuring Botni Applebum)
	Slum Village	Yes LP	"Intro", "Fantastic/Love Is", "Tear It Down", "Expressive", "Windows", "Yes Yes" (Remix), "Right Back", "Too Much", "What We Have"
	Magnif	The Last	Entire Single

Instrumentalist

Year	Artist	Release	Track(s)	Role(s)
1995	The Pharcyde	Labcabincalifornia LP	"All Live"	Drums
	Poe	Hello LP	"Fingertips"	Drum Programming
2000	D'Angelo	Voodoo LP	Various songs (Uncredited)	Drum Programming, Sampler
	Erykah Badu	Mama's Gun LP	"Booty"	Bass, Drum Programming
2002	Common	Electric Circus LP	"Jimi Was a Rock Star"	Moog Synthesizer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Bass, Drum Programming
2005	Slum Village	Prequel to a Classic MIX	"Who Boy"	Keyboards

Vocal appearances

Year	Artist	Release	Track(s)
1997	Tami Hert	If You Were Mine VLS	"If You Were Mine (Detroit Demolition Mix)"
2000	Common	Like Water for Chocolate LP	"Heat", "Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World)", "Thelonious"
	Que D	Quite Delicious VLS	"Supa Shit""
2001	Bahamadia	BB Queen LP	"One-4-Teen (Funky for You)"
2002	Frank-N-Dank	Off Ya Chest VLS	"Take Dem Clothes Off"
2003	Nottz & Boogie	Best Kept Secret MIX	"Fight Club"
2004	B.R. Gunna	Dirty District: Vol. 2 LP	"Do Your Thang", "Stupid"
	Dabrye	Two/Three	"Game Over"
	DJ Cam	Liquid Hip Hop LP	"Love Junkee (J Dilla Remix)"
	Pete Rock	Soul Survivor II LP	"Niggaz Know"
	Phat Kat	The Undeniable LP	"Door"
	Slum Village	Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit) LP	"Reunion"
	Wale Oyejide	One Day, Everything Changed LP	"There's a War Going On"
2005	Diamond D	The Diamond Mine	"We Gangstas"
	Lawless Element	Soundvision: In Stereo LP	"Love", "Words From Dilla"
	Platinum Pied Pipers	Triple P LP	"Shotgun", "Act Like You Know"
	Platinum Pied Pipers	Ubiquity VLS	"Shotgun (Remix)"
	Sa-Ra	The Second Time Around	"Thrilla"