New Jack City (soundtrack)
Music from the Motion Picture New Jack City is the original soundtrack to Mario Van Peebles' 1991 film New Jack City. It was released by Giant Records through Reprise Records, and distributed by Warner Bros. Records. The soundtrack consists of eleven original songs, most of which were performed by chart-topping R&B and hip-hop artists of the time. The music is heavily influenced by the New Jack Swing genre of R&B. Prominent artists and producers of this sound 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 (Black Is a Force)," performed by F.S. Effect.
| New Jack City | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | March 5, 1991 |
| Recorded | Various dates |
| Studio | Unique Recording Studios, New York City[1] |
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| Length | 48:42 |
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| Singles from New Jack City | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
| Robert Christgau | A–[3] |
The soundtrack reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for eight weeks, and No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The single "I'm Dreamin'," performed by Christopher Williams, and "For the Love of Money/Living for the City," performed by Troop, LeVert, and Queen Latifah, reached No. 1 and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, respectively.
The Troop/LeVert/Queen Latifah song was a medley of The O'Jays' "For the Love of Money" and Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City" (The O'Jays' lead singer is Eddie Levert, the father of two members of the group LeVert).
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)" | Tracy Lauren Marrow, Low Profile | Ice-T | 4:25 |
| 2. | "I'm Dreamin'" | Stanley Brown, B. Durell Edwards | Christopher Williams | 5:02 |
| 3. | "New Jack City" | Aaron Hall, Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle | Guy | 3:30 |
| 4. | "I'm Still Waiting" | H. Randall Davis | Johnny Gill | 3:58 |
| 5. | "(There You Go) Tellin' Me No Again" | Keith Sweat, Bobby Wooten | Keith Sweat | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Facts of Life" | Carl McIntosh, T. Jacobs, Danny Madden, Keith Nicholas | Danny Madden | 4:13 |
| 7. | "For the Love of Money / Living for the City" | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Anthony Jackson, Stevie Wonder | Troop and LeVert featuring Queen Latifah | 5:45 |
| 8. | "I Wanna Sex You Up" | Elliot Straite | Color Me Badd | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Lyrics 2 the Rhythm" | Joseph Saddler, Tyrone Armstrong, Ray Smith, Teena Marie, Tamara Hutchinson | Essence | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Get It Together (Black Is A Force)" | Amery Ware, Al B. Sure!, Joseph Brim | F.S. Effect | 4:24 |
| 11. | "In the Dust" | Chris Wong Wong, Mark Ross, Luther Campbell, Michael McCray, Rodney Terry | 2 Live Crew | 3:54 |
Personnel
- Doug McHenry — executive producer
- George Jackson — executive producer
- Benny Medina — executive producer
- Cassandra Mills — executive producer
- Teddy Riley — producer, arranger
- Bernard Belle - producer
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 2 |
| US Billboard R&B Albums | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Title | US Pop |
US R&B |
UK |
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| 1991 | "Facts of Life" | — | 91 | — |
| "For the Love of Money"/"Living for the City" | — | 12 | — | |
| "I'm Dreamin'" | 89 | 1 | — | |
| "I Wanna Sex You Up" | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| "I'm Still Waiting" | — | 27 | — | |
| "New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)" | 67 | 49 | — |
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1991 (U.S.)
References
- https://www.facebook.com/UniqueRecordingStudios/photos/a.649655181769411/649656388435957/?type=3&theater
- McDonald, Steven. "New Jack City [Original Soundtrack]". Allmusic. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- Christgau, Robert (July 30, 1991). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
External links
New Jack City (Music From The Motion Picture) at Discogs (list of releases)