The Nutty Professor (soundtrack)

The Nutty Professor soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1996 Universal Pictures comedy film, The Nutty Professor. It was released the same year through Def Jam Recordings, which was distributed by PolyGram Records and contained hip hop and R&B music. The album fared well on the Billboard charts, peaking at #8 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and featured several charting singles: "Ain't Nobody" by Monica featuring Treach of Naughty By Nature, "I Like" by Montell Jordan featuring Slick Rick, "Ain't No Nigga" by Jay-Z featuring Foxy Brown "Touch Me, Tease Me" by Case featuring Mary J. Blige and Foxy Brown and "Last Night" by Az Yet all made it to the charts with "Last Night" making it to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The two tracks "Come Around" by Dos of Soul and "My Crew Can't Go For That" by Trigger tha Gambler featuring D.V. Alias Khrist and Smoothe da Hustler.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Los Angeles Times[2]
The Nutty Professor
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedJune 4, 1996
Recorded1995–1996
GenreHip hop, R&B
Length55:13
LabelDef Jam, PolyGram
ProducerKenny Kornegay, James Earl Jones, DR Period, Dallas Austin, DJ Daryl, Babyface, Mark Rooney, Warren G, Big Jaz, Rashad Smith, DeVante Swing
Nutty Professor soundtracks chronology
The Nutty Professor
(1996)		 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
(2000)
Singles from The Nutty Professor
  1. "Ain't No N***a"
    Released: March 26, 1996
  2. "Ain't Nobody"
    Released: May 21, 1996
  3. "I Like"
    Released: June 11, 1996
  4. "Last Night"
    Released: February 13, 1996
  5. "Touch Me, Tease Me"
    Released: April 30, 1996

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Touch Me, Tease Me" (Case featuring Mary J. Blige and Foxy Brown)Mary J. Blige, Foxy Brown, Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay, Charles Wood Woodward, Darrel "88" Young, Daryl YoungKenny Kornegay, Darrel Young3:53
2."I Like" (Montell Jordan featuring Slick Rick)Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey, JordanDerick "D Man" McElveen, James Earl Jones4;43
3."My Crew Can't Go For That" (Trigger tha Gambler featuring D.V. Alias Khrist and Smoothe da Hustler)S. Allen, D. Hall, Curtis Mayfield, John Oates, D. Pittman, D. Smith, T. Smith 3:49
4."Ain't Nobody" (Monica featuring Treach of Naughty By Nature)Dallas Austin, Anthony Criss, Dale Ossman WarrenDallas Austin4:47
5."Pillow" (Richie Rich, D'wayne Wiggins and Rame Royal)Richard Serrell, R. Simmons, D'Wayne Wiggins, Raphael Wiggins 4:51
6."Last Night" (Az Yet)E. Anderson, Keith Andes, Kenneth EdmondsBabyface, Mervyn Warren4:28
7."Come Around" (Dos of Soul)M. Morales 3:56
8."We Want Yo Hands Up" (Warren G featuring Malik)Larry Blackmon, L. Edwards, Nathan Leftenant 3:44
9."Ain't No Nigga" (Jay-Z featuring Foxy Brown)J.T. Burks, Shawn Carter, Dennis Lambert, Inga Marchand, A. Moon, T. ThomasBig Jaz4:27
10."Breaker 1, Breaker 2" (Def Squad)Keith Murray, R. Noble, Erick Sermon 3:22
11."Doin' It Again" (LL Cool J)Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, Johnathon J. Jeczalik, Gary LanganRashad "Ringo" Smith4:00
12."Nasty Immigrants" (12 O'Clock featuring Raekwon)Corey Woods4th Disciple4:00
13."Love You Down" (Da Bassment)Melvin Riley, Donald Earle DeGrate, Jr.DeVante Swing5:04

Charts

Weekly
Chart (1996) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart[3] 10
United Kingdom R&B Albums Chart[4] 7
United States Albums Chart[5] 8
United States R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart[6] 1

Year-end
Chart (1996) Position
United States Albums Chart[7] 74
United States R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart[8] 18

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,020,000[10]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also
  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1996 (U.S.)

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r236237
  2. Coker, Cheo Hodari (June 9, 1996). "The Nutty Professor soundtrack". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Soundtrack – Nutty Professor". New Zealand Albums Chart. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  4. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. October 13–19, 1996. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. "Soundtrack Chart History". Billboard 200. p. 25. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  6. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. June 29, 1996. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  7. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  8. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  9. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – The Nutty Professor". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  10. Basham, David (7 February 2002). "Got Charts?". Mtv. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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