New Jack City (soundtrack)

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New Jack City
New Jack City cover
Soundtrack by Various Artists
Released March 5, 1991
Recorded Various dates
Genre R&B/New jack swing
Length 48:42
Label Giant Records
Producer(s) Doug McHenry
George Jackson
Benny Medina
Cassandra Mills
Teddy Riley
Stock & Waterman
Professional reviews

New Jack City is the original soundtrack to the 1991 film New Jack City. The soundtrack consists of eleven original singles performed by chart-topping R&B and hip-hop artist of the time. The music is heavily influenced by the New jack swing genre of R&B. Prominent artists and producers of the New jack swing era contributed to the soundtrack, including Guy with Teddy Riley, Keith Sweat, Color Me Badd, and Johnny Gill; Al B. Sure! produced the track "Get it Together", performed by F.S. Effect.

The soundtrack reached #1 on Billboard's "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" charts, and #2 on "The Billboard 200". The single "I'm Dreaming" performed by Christopher Williams and "For the Love of Money" performed by Troop, Levert, and Queen Latifah, reached #1 and #12 on Bilboards "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles" respectively.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "New Jack Hustler" — Ice T – 4:44
  2. "I'm Dreaming" — Christopher Williams – 5:03
  3. "New Jack City" — Guy – 3:29
  4. "I'm Still Waiting" — Johnny Gill ( – 3:58
  5. "(There You Go) Tellin' Me No Again" — Keith Sweat – 5:03
  6. "Facts of Life" — Danny Madden – 4:13
  7. "For the Love of Money/Living for the City" — Troop, Levert, Queen Latifah – 5:45
  8. "I Wanna Sex You Up" — Color Me Badd – 4:03
  9. "Lyrics 2 the Rhythm" — Essence – 4:06
  10. "Get it Together (Black is a Force)" — FS Effect – 4:24
  11. "In the Dust" — 2 Live Crew – 3:54
  12. "Word is Out" - Kylie Minogue - 3:34 (Produced by Stock & Waterman)

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[edit] Charts

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

1991          New Jack City             The Billboard 200          No. 2 
1991          New Jack City             Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums     No. 1

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - single

1991          Facts of Life             Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles    No. 91 
1991          For the Love of Money/
                Living for the City     Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles    No. 12
1991          I'm Dreaming              Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles    No. 1
1991          I'm Dreaming              The Billboard Hot 100      No. 89
1991          I'm Still Waiting         Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles    No. 27
1991          New Jack Hustler          Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles    No. 49
1991          New Jack Hustler          The Billboard Hot 100      No. 67
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