Love & Basketball (soundtrack)

Love & Basketball is the original soundtrack to the 2000 film, Love & Basketball. It was released on April 18, 2000 through New Line Records and mostly consisted of contemporary R&B, with some hip hop. The soundtrack was a minor success, peaking at 45 on the Billboard 200, 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and 9 on the Top Soundtracks.

Track listing

1. "I'll Go" — Donell Jones – 4:01
2. "It Takes Two" — Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – 5:01
3. "Dance Tonight" — Lucy Pearl – 3:50
4. "Complete Beloved" — Black Eyed Peas – 4:19
5. "I Like" — Guy – 4:48
6. "Lyte as a Rock" — MC Lyte – 3:32
7. "Holding Back the Years" — Angie Stone – 6:37
8. "Love and Happiness" — Al Green – 5:01
9. "Soul Sista" — Bilal – 4:20
10. "Sweet Thing" — Rufus & Chaka Khan – 3:16
11. "I Want to Be Your Man" — Zapp & Roger – 4:09
12. "Fool of Me" — Me'Shell NdegeOcello – 3:30

Credits

• Will Adams — Arranger, Producer, Engineer
• Terence Blanchard — Composer
• Bernie Grundman — Mastering
• Kim Hill — Vocals (bckgr)
• Steve "Silk" Hurley — Arranger, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• James Lassiter — Executive Soundtrack Producer
• Pilar McCurry — Executive Soundtrack Producer
• James Mtume — Vocal Pmjoljroducer
• Ali Shaheed Muhammad — Producer
• Mitch Rotter — Soundtrack Executive Producer
• Raphael Saadiq — Producer, String Arrangements
• Angie Stone — Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arrangement

Miscellanea

The tracks Our Destiny performed by Hinda Hicks, This Woman's Work by Maxwell, and I Go To Work by Kool Moe Dee, which feature prominently in the movie, do not appear on the soundtrack. This Woman's Work by Maxwell is a cover of the song of the same name by Kate Bush.

Charts

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

2000          Love & Basketball         Billboard 200              No. 45
2000          Love & Basketball         Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums     No. 15
2000          Love & Basketball         Top Independent Albums     No. 9

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - single

2000          Dance Tonight             Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs      No. 5