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 Doug McHenry
George Jackson
Benny Medina
Cassandra Mills
Teddy Riley
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.

The Troop/Levert/Queen Latifah song was a medley featuring cover versions of Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City", and The O'Jays' "For the Love of Money" (The O'Jays lead singer is Eddie Levert, the father of two members of the group Levert).

[edit] Track listing

  1. "New Jack Hustler" — Ice T – 4:44
  2. "I'm Dreamin'" — 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

[edit] Credits

[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