''Safe + Sound'' is the third album by rapper/producer

DJ Quik David Marvin Blake (born January 18, 1970), better known by his stage names DJ Quik or Da Quiksta, is an American rapper and producer, known for his production in the G-funk style of West Coast hip-hop. Blake has collaborated with Snoop Dogg, ...

. It was released on February 21, 1995, on

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. It peaked at number 14 on the ''Billboard'' 200 on March 11, 1995, number 1 on the

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chart the same date, and was certified Gold by the

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on July 11, 1995. The album was executive-produced by

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. The album featured the singles "Safe + Sound" and "Summer Breeze". A music video was produced for "Safe + Sound".

Track listing

* signifies an additional producer.

Personnel

Credits for ''Safe + Sound'' adapted from

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. * George Archie - Composer, Drums, Instrumental, Liner Notes, Multi Instruments, Producer, Background Vocals * Del Atkins - Bass * Robert Bacon - Bass, Composer, Guitar, Producer * Darius Barnett - Composer *

Larry Blackmon Larry Ernest Blackmon (born May 24, 1956) is an American vocalist and musician who gained acclaim as the lead singer and founder frontman of the funk and R&B band Cameo. Musical career Starting the band "East Coast", Blackmon formed the "N ...

- Composer * David Blake - Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Drums, Instrumental, Multi Instruments, Strings, Synthesizer, Talk Box * Courtney Branch - Producer * Byron Byrd - Composer *

Warryn Campbell Warryn Stafford Campbell, Jr. (born August 21, 1975) is an American record producer. He has worked with a number of gospel, hip hop and R&B artists. Campbell originally got his start as a session musician and producer under the tutelage of DJ Q ...

- Electric Piano, Strings * Crystal Cerrano - Vocals, Background Vocals * George Clinton - Composer * Kenneth Crouch - Piano, Electric Piano * Alex Al - Bass * Dave Foreman - Guitar * LaSalle Gabriel - Guitar * Reggie Green - Piano, Background Vocals * Charles Greene - Flute, Saxophone * J. J. Jackson - Composer * Tracy Kendrick - Producer *

- Executive Producer * Dionne Knighton - Vocals * K. McCord - Composer * Marvin McDaniel - Guitar * Kelton McDonald - Vocals * Rebecca Meek - Art Direction, Design *

Garry Shider Garry Marshall Shider (July 24, 1953 – June 16, 2010) was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen ...

- Vocals * Norma Vega - Background Vocals * Crawford Wilkerson - Vocals *

Bernie Worrell George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll ...

- Piano

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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