Down to Earth (soundtrack)
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Down to Earth is the soundtrack to the 2001 film, Down to Earth
. It was released on February 20, 2001 through Sony Music Entertainment
and consisted of a blend of hip hop and contemporary R&B. The soundtrack was a minor success, peaking at 71 on the Billboard 200
and 34 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
, and spawned two single: Ruff Endz's
"Someone to Love You
" which peaked at 49 on the Billboard Hot 100
and Monica's "Just Another Girl
" which peaked at 64 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Down to Earth (2001 film)
Down to Earth is a 2001 comedy film directed by Chris and Paul Weitz. It is the third film adaptation based on Harry Segall's stageplay Heaven Can Wait, preceded by Here Comes Mr. Jordan and Heaven Can Wait . The film stars Chris Rock as Lance Barton, a comedian who is killed before his time on...
. It was released on February 20, 2001 through Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
and consisted of a blend of hip hop and contemporary R&B. The soundtrack was a minor success, peaking at 71 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and 34 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
, and spawned two single: Ruff Endz's
Ruff Endz
Ruff Endz is an American R&B duo, consisting of members David "Davinch" Chance and Dante "Chi" Jordan from Baltimore, Maryland. They are best known for their hit songs "No More" and "Someone to Love You". Originally part of a quartet, the two left the group in 1994 to form the duo.-Biography:They...
"Someone to Love You
Someone to Love You
Someone To Love You is the second studio album by Ruff Endz. It peaked at #27 U.S. Billboard 200 and #8 Top R&B/Hip Hop albums. The Lead single Someone to Love You was released to Mainstream Urban, Rhythmic and Urban AC radio February 11, 2002 and was a huge success for the R&B duo...
" which peaked at 49 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and Monica's "Just Another Girl
Just Another Girl
"Just Another Girl" is a song by American singer Monica, written by Carsten Lindberg, Lindy Robbins, Damon Sharpe, and Joachim Svare with production by Ric Wake for the soundtrack of the 2001 motion picture Down to Earth. It is included on the third album by Monica, "All Eyez on Me", as a bonus...
" which peaked at 64 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
- "Glitches"- 4:5 (The RootsThe RootsThe Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
& Amel LarrieuxAmel LarrieuxAmel Larrieux is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Larrieux rose to fame in the mid 1990s as a founding member of the duo Groove Theory along with Bryce Wilson. After leaving the group in 1999, she released her debut solo album Infinite Possibilities the following year on...
) - "Just Another Girl"- 3:23 (Monica)
- "Can You Tell It's Me"- 4:00 (GinuwineGinuwineElgin Baylor Lumpkin , better known by his stage name Ginuwine is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Signed to Epic Records since the mid-1990s, Ginuwine had released a number of multi-platinum and platinum-selling albums and singles, becoming one of R&B's top artists during the late 1990's...
) - "What If I Was White"- 3:37 (Sticky Fingaz & EminemEminemMarshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
) - "Never Let Go"- 3:45 (3LW3LW3LW was an American hip hop soul and R&B girl group that enjoyed a number of modest hits during the early 2000s. Its founding members were Naturi Naughton, Adrienne Bailon, and Kiely Williams. Jessica Benson later replaced Naughton after she left the group in 2002...
) - "Ruff Ryders' AnthemRuff Ryders' Anthem"Ruff Ryders' Anthem" is the fourth and final single by DMX from his debut studio album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. It ranks at #79 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. In the U.S. it peaked at #94 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Production:...
"- 3:34 (DMXDMX (rapper)Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...
) - "Someone to Love You"- 5:35 (Ruff EndzRuff EndzRuff Endz is an American R&B duo, consisting of members David "Davinch" Chance and Dante "Chi" Jordan from Baltimore, Maryland. They are best known for their hit songs "No More" and "Someone to Love You". Originally part of a quartet, the two left the group in 1994 to form the duo.-Biography:They...
) - "Gin and JuiceGin and Juice"Gin and Juice" is the second single by rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg from his debut album Doggystyle. A top 10 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, peaking at number eight, "Gin and Juice" was nominated for the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance...
"- 3:41 (Snoop Doggy DoggSnoop DoggCalvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
) - "With You"- 4:20 (Son by FourSon By FourSon by Four is a salsa music group from Puerto Rico, well-known for their English U.S. pop hit "Purest of Pain ". The group is signed to Sony Music Entertainment....
) - "I Think I Like You"- 3:22 (Jordan Brown)
- "Up Against the Wall"- 3:46 (Layzie BoneLayzie BoneLayzie Bone is rapper and hip-hop artist known primarily for being a member of the group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. He has also has gone by the names L-Burna and The #1 Assassin. He is the younger brother of fellow group member Flesh-N-Bone...
) - "Dreamed You"- 3:50 (Jagged EdgeJagged Edge (band)Jagged Edge is an American R&B group, with the lead singers, Brandon & Brian, born in Hartford, CT on October 13, 1975, Kyle Norman of Decatur, GA born on February 26,1976 and Richard Wingo of College Park, GA born on September 3, 1975. Wingo was a late addition to the group, added after Kandi...
) - "One Time"- 3:59 (Jill ScottJill ScottJill Scott is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter, poet, and actress. In 2007, Scott made her cinematic debut in the films Hounddog and in Tyler Perry's feature film, Why Did I Get Married? That year, her third studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3, was released on...
& Eric RobersonEric RobersonEric Roberson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter from Rahway, New Jersey, United States. He is sometimes referred to simply as Erro....
) - "Angel"- 3:36 (Kelly RowlandKelly RowlandKelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
) - "Thug Music Play On"- 3:35 (Bone Thugs-n-HarmonyBone Thugs-n-HarmonyBone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip-Hop/R'n'B band from Cleveland, Ohio formed in 1991. It originally consisted of rappers Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone...
) - "Everything Is Everything"- 3:57 (Lauryn HillLauryn HillLauryn Noelle Hill is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.Early in her career, she established her reputation as a member of the Fugees. In 1998, she launched her solo career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album, The Miseducation of...
)