Jason's Lyric is the original soundtrack to the 1994 film

1994 in film

1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...

 Jason's Lyric

Jason's Lyric

Jason's Lyric is a 1994 romantic drama film, written by Bobby Smith, Jr., and directed by Doug McHenry. The film marks the directorial debut of McHenry, who co-produced the film with George Jackson...

. Released in the fall of 1994, it topped the Top R&B Albums chart and was a Top 20 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...

 ranking album. It spawned three singles: "If You Think You're Lonely Now," a cover of the Bobby Womack

Bobby Womack

Robert Dwayne "Bobby" Womack is an American singer-songwriter and musician. An active recording artist since the early 1960s where he started his career as the lead singer of his family musical group The Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career has spanned more than 40...

 hit by Jodeci

Jodeci

Jodeci is an American band, whose repertoire includes R&B, soul music, and new jack swing. The group consists of two pairs of brothers from Hampton, Virginia and Charlotte, North Carolina: Cedric & Joel Hailey and Donald & Dalvin DeGrate, all respectively known by their stage names: K-Ci & Jojo,...

 lead singer K-Ci

K-Ci and JoJo

K-Ci & JoJo are an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and Joel "JoJo" Hailey , Natives of Monroe, North Carolina, they were also members of the chart-topping R&B group Jodeci with the DeGrate brothers—Donald and Dalvin.-On their own:K-Ci and JoJo's first sign of...

, "Crazy Love" by Brian McKnight

Brian McKnight

Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....

 and "U Will Know," a major collaboration from male R&B singers comprising Black Men United

Black Men United

Black Men United was a collaboration of many African American male R&B, hip hop and soul music artists. The sole song "U Will Know", written by a young D'Angelo, was released in 1994. It was featured in the movie Jason's Lyric and on the movie's soundtrack.-Artists involved:Many artists...

 (BMU), written by future Neosoul artist D'Angelo

D'Angelo

Michael Eugene Archer , better known by his stage name D'Angelo, is an American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is known for his production and songwriting talents as much as for his vocal abilities, and often draws comparisons to his influences,...

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Track listing

1. "U Will Know" — Black Men United
   Black Men United
   Black Men United was a collaboration of many African American male R&B, hip hop and soul music artists. The sole song "U Will Know", written by a young D'Angelo, was released in 1994. It was featured in the movie Jason's Lyric and on the movie's soundtrack.-Artists involved:Many artists...
   
   * – 4:00
2. "Forget I Was a 'G'" — Whitehead Brothers
   Whitehead Brothers
   The Whitehead Brothers are an American R&B duo from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, made up of two brothers, Kenny Whitehead and Johnny Whitehead. They are the sons of the R&B songwriter, John Whitehead, who was one half of another musical duo, McFadden & Whitehead....
   
     – 3:56
3. "Candy Man" — LL Cool J
   LL Cool J
   James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
   
     – 3:57
4. "If Trouble Was Money" — Mint Condition
   Mint Condition
   Mint Condition is an R&B band from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Formed in the late 1980s, its original members were lead singer Stokley Williams, bassist Ricky Kinchen, guitarist Homer O'Dell, pianist Larry Waddell, keyboardist Keri Lewis, and keyboardist/saxophonist Jeffrey Allen...
   
     – 3:51
5. "Just Like My Papa" — Tony! Toni! Toné!
   Tony! Toni! Toné!
   Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American Soul/R&B group from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s. During the band's heyday, it was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy...
   
     – 3:43
6. "If You Think You're Lonely Now" — K-Ci  – 3:56
7. "Rodeo Style" — Jamecia  – 4:23
8. "Up and Down" — J. Quest  – 4:01
9. "Walk Away" — Da 5 Footaz  – 3:42
10. "Love Is the Key" — LSD – 4:04
11. "No More Love" — DRS
    DRS (band)
    DRS was an Rhythm and blues band from Sacramento, California. Their biggest success was through the 1993 Capitol Records album Gangsta Lean , which peaked at #34 on the Billboard Top 200 and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Charts in the U.S. on the strength of the hit single, "Gangsta Lean"...
    
      – 4:11
12. "Crazy Love" — Brian McKnight
    Brian McKnight
    Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
    
      – 4:02
13. "That's How It Is" — Ahmad
    Ahmad (rapper)
    Ahmad Ali Lewis, who was born October 12, 1975 , in Los Angeles, California, is an American emcee. Credited simply as Ahmad, he is best known for the 1994 single "Back in the Day," a nostalgic song that became a signifier for nostalgia in hip-hop culture.Ahmad is also a member of the Christian hip...
    
      – 3:57
14. "First Round Draft Pick" — Twinz
    Twinz
    The Twinz are a hip hop duo from Long Beach, California, consisting of twin brothers Deon "Trip Locc" Williams and Dewayne "Wayniac" Williams. After working with Warren G on his debut album Regulate...G Funk Era, the Twinz released their own debut album Conversation in 1995...
    
    , Warren G
    Warren G
    Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...
    
      – 4:01
15. "Brothers and Sistas" — Jayo Felony
    Jayo Felony
    James Savage, better known by his stage name, Jayo Felony is a rapper from southeast San Diego, California. He is known for being the first San Diego rapper to be signed to a major label...
    
      – 3:52
16. "This City Needs Help" — Buddy Guy
    Buddy Guy
    George "Buddy" Guy is an American blues and jazz guitarist and singer. He is a critically acclaimed artist who has established himself as a pioneer of the Chicago blues sound, and has served as an influence to some of the most notable musicians of his generation...
    
      – 2:50
17. "Nigga Sings the Blues" — Spice 1
    Spice 1
    Robert L. Green, Jr., better known by his stage name Spice 1, is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He has consistently been releasing solo and group albums since 1992. Spice 1 was ranked number 56 in The Source magazine's Top 115 Hip-Hop Artists from 1988–2003...
    
      – 3:19
18. "Jesse James" — Scarface
    Scarface (rapper)
    Brad Terrence Jordan , better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper, and recording artist from Houston, Texas and a member of the Geto Boys. He is originally from South Park, Houston.-Life and career:...
    
      – 3:51
19. "Love Is Still Enough" — Sovory – 3:55
20. "Many Rivers to Cross" — Oleta Adams
    Oleta Adams
    Oleta Adams is an American soul, jazz, and gospel singer and pianist.-Biography:Adams was born the daughter of a preacher and was raised with gospel music. In her youth her family moved to Yakima, Washington, which is sometimes shown as her place of birth.Before gaining her opportunity to perform,...
    
      – 4:03

* included Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz

Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...

, Tevin Campbell

Tevin Campbell

Tevin Jermod Campbell is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actor. He scored a string of R&B chart hits as a teenager in the early to mid-1990s.-Music career:...

, Gerald Levert

Gerald Levert

Gerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...

, El DeBarge

El DeBarge

Eldra Patrick "El" DeBarge is an American R&B/pop falsetto singer and was the focal point and lead singer of the family group DeBarge throughout the early to mid-1980s....

, Usher

Usher (entertainer)

Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...

, R. Kelly

R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...

, Brian McKnight

Brian McKnight

Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....

, Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...

, Melvin Edmonds

After 7

After 7 is an R&B group founded in 1988 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and Keith Mitchell. The Edmonds brothers are the siblings of popular pop and R&B singer-songwriter-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds"...

, Keith Sweat

Keith Sweat

Keith Sweat is an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality and a major contributor to the new jack swing era.-Music career:...

, Raphael Saadiq

Raphael Saadiq

Raphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Saadiq has been a standard bearer for "old school" R&B since his early days as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! He also produced songs of such artists as TLC, Joss Stone, D'Angelo, Mary J...

, Christopher Williams

Christopher Williams (singer)

Christopher Williams is an American R&B singer and actor.-Music career:...

, Joe

Joe (singer)

Joseph Lewis Thomas , usually credited simply as Joe, is an American R&B singer and record producer.-Early life:Joe is a native of Cuthbert, Georgia and later moved to Opelika, Alabama. The son of two preachers, Joe spent much time in church singing, playing guitar, and even directing the choir...

, and D'Angelo

D'Angelo

Michael Eugene Archer , better known by his stage name D'Angelo, is an American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is known for his production and songwriting talents as much as for his vocal abilities, and often draws comparisons to his influences,...

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Charts

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

1994 Jason's Lyric The Billboard 200 No. 17
1994 Jason's Lyric Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 1

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - single

1994 If You Think You're Lonely Now Rhythmic Top 40 No. 12
1994 U Will Know Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No.5
1994 U Will Know The Billboard Hot 100 No. 28
1995 Crazy Love Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No. 10
1995 Crazy Love The Billboard Hot 100 No. 45
1995 If You Think You're Lonely Now Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No. 11
1995 If You Think You're Lonely Now Rhythmic Top 40 No. 8
1995 If You Think You're Lonely Now The Billboard Hot 100 No. 17
1995 U Will Know Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No. 11
1995 U Will Know The Billboard Hot 100 No. 41