New Jack City (soundtrack)
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| New Jack City | ||
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| 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 |
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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
- "New Jack Hustler" — Ice T – 4:44
- "I'm Dreamin'" — Christopher Williams – 5:03
- "New Jack City" — Guy – 3:29
- "I'm Still Waiting" — Johnny Gill – 3:58
- "(There You Go) Tellin' Me No Again" — Keith Sweat – 5:03
- "Facts of Life" — Danny Madden – 4:13
- "For the Love of Money/Living for the City" — Troop, Levert, Queen Latifah – 5:45
- "I Wanna Sex You Up" — Color Me Badd – 4:03
- "Lyrics 2 the Rhythm" — Essence – 4:06
- "Get it Together (Black is a Force)" — FS Effect – 4:24
- "In the Dust" — 2 Live Crew – 3:54
[edit] Credits
- Doug McHenry — Executive Producer
- George Jackson — Executive Producer
- Benny Medina — Executive Producer
- Cassandra Mills — Executive Producer
- Teddy Riley — Producer, Arranger
[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
