Dangerous Minds (soundtrack)

Dangerous Minds:
Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released July 11, 1995
Recorded 1994–1995
Genre Hip hop, R&B, hip hop soul
Length 53:53
Label MCA
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer (exec.), DeVante Swing (exec.), Don Simpson (exec.), Bass Mechanics, Claudio Cueni, Dalvin DeGrate, Cyrus Esteban, Evil Dee, Trevor Horn, Pimp C, Michael J. Powell, Doug Rasheed, Chris Stokes, Timbaland
Singles from Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture
  1. "Gangsta's Paradise"
    Released: August 8, 1995
  2. "Feel the Funk"
    Released: September 22, 1995
  3. "Curiosity"
    Released: October 31, 1995
  4. "Gin & Juice"
    Released: January 23, 1996

Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack to the 1995 film Dangerous Minds. The album was released in 1995 on MCA Records.

The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 chart in 1995. By December 1995, it was certified triple platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 3,000,000 copies in the United States.

Release and reception

The album reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the second spot on the R&B albums chart.[1] The album was certified platinum in September 1995 and triple platinum by December of the same year.[2]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called the soundtrack "an expertly-crafted urban R&B/hip-hop collection, featuring stellar production and songwriting from a number of the best and most popular artists of 1995."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Gangsta's Paradise" (feat. L.V.)Coolio4:00
2."Curiosity"Aaron Hall4:02
3."Havin Thangs"Big Mike4:45
4."Problems"Rappin' 4-Tay3:30
5."True O.G." (feat. Static)Mr. Dalvin3:40
6."Put Ya Back Into It"Tre Black5:42
7."Don't Go There"24-K3:31
8."Feel the Funk"Immature4:44
9."It's Alright" (feat. Craig Mack)Sista5:12
10."A Message for Your Mind"Rappin' 4-Tay5:00
11."Gin & Juice" (feat. Static)DeVante Swing5:08
12."This Is the Life"Wendy & Lisa4:39

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[4]

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1995)[1] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. R&B Albums 2

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[5][6]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks U.S. Hot Rap Singles U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 U.S. Top 40 Mainstream
1995 "Gangsta's Paradise"[7] 1 2 1 2 17
"Feel the Funk"[8] 46 15 26
"Curiosity" 20 36
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

See also

Notes

Preceded by
Cracked Rear View by Hootie & the Blowfish
Billboard 200 number-one album
September 2, 1995 - September 29, 1995
Succeeded by
Cracked Rear View by Hootie & the Blowfish
Preceded by
Daydream by Mariah Carey
Australian ARIA Charts number-one album
October 22, 1995 - November 4, 1995
Succeeded by
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins
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