"My Boo" is a song by the musician CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...

, which was released on the Steve Hurley's own record label
in February 2001 as the singer's last single issued on Silk Entertainment, and to date her final collaboration with the producer alone as well.

The single release followed the US Dance success of the Peniston's number two hit Lifetime to Love

Lifetime to Love

"Lifetime to Love" is a 2000 song by the musician CeCe Peniston.The title was originally recorded for a 4 Play Records compilation Circuit Sessions 00.1, which featured overall thirteen dance/house remixes by L.A...

, her first Top 3 entry in the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play
since 1995

The song contained a sample of "The Bottle" by Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron

Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s...

, one of the most important progenitors of rap music (at that time imprisoned for one
to three years following series of drug possession charges as well as his failure to deal with persistent drugs problems, which scored at number fifteen on the US R&B chart.

Six months later, a remixed four track alternation of "My Boo" that featured also mixes from Ron Carroll

Ron Carroll

Ron Carroll is an American DJ, singer, songwriter and producer. He is primarily known in the house music circuit. Carroll has worked with many of house's most famous producers, including E-Smoove, Maurice Joshua and Bob Sinclar. He has also produced, usually with partner Spero Pagos, for other...

 would follow in August. But due to its exclusive release on vinyl,
and non-availability either on various artists CD music compilations, the title became a very hard-to-find item at least in a digital format.

Credits and personnel

• CeCe Peniston
  CeCe Peniston
  CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...
  
   - lead vocal
  Singing
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  , back vocal
  Singing
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  , writer
  Songwriter
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• Steve Hurley - writer
  Songwriter
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  , remix
  Remix
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  , producer
  Record producer
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• Ron Carroll
  Ron Carroll
  Ron Carroll is an American DJ, singer, songwriter and producer. He is primarily known in the house music circuit. Carroll has worked with many of house's most famous producers, including E-Smoove, Maurice Joshua and Bob Sinclar. He has also produced, usually with partner Spero Pagos, for other...
  
   - remix
  Remix
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• DJ Anderson Soares - mix
  Remix
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• Silktone Songs Inc. (ASCAP) - publisher
• Brouhaha Music, - admin by TVT Music Inc.
• contains a sample of "The Bottle" by Gil Scott-Heron
  Gil Scott-Heron
  Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s...
  
  

Track listings

12" Maxi, US, SENT 0006-1

1. "My Boo (The Things You Do)" (12" Version)
2. "My Boo (The Things You Do)" (Acapella)
3. "My Boo (The Things You Do)" (Disco Dub)
4. "My Boo (The Things You Do)" (Demo Version)

12" Maxi, US, SENT 0009-1

1. "My Boo" (Ron Carroll's Body Music Vocal Mix)
2. "My Boo" (Silk's Deep House Dub)
3. "My Boo" (Silk's Deep House Mix)
4. "My Boo" (Ron's Instrumental Edit)