New Jack City (soundtrack)
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New Jack City is the original soundtrack to the 1991 film
New Jack City
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 the New Jack Swing era 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," performed by F.S. Effect.
The soundtrack reached #1 on Billboard's "Top R&B Albums" chart eight weeks, and #2 on "The Billboard 200." The single "I'm Dreaming" performed by Christopher Williams, and "For the Love of Money/Living for the City" performed by Troop, LeVert, and Queen Latifah, reached #1 and #12 on Billboard's "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles" 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).
1991 New Jack City The Billboard 200 No. 2
1991 New Jack City Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 1
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - single
1991 Facts of Life Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No. 91
1991 For the Love of Money/
Living for the City Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No. 12
1991 I'm Dreaming Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No. 1
1991 I'm Dreaming The Billboard Hot 100 No. 89
1991 I'm Still Waiting Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No. 27
1991 New Jack Hustler Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No. 49
1991 New Jack Hustler The Billboard Hot 100 No. 67
1991 in film
The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York* Terminator 2: Judgment Day, became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.*November...
New Jack City
New Jack City
New Jack City is a 1991 crime film starring Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Mario Van Peebles, Judd Nelson, and Chris Rock. Snipes stars as Nino Brown, a rising drug dealer and crime lord in New York City during the crack epidemic...
released by Giant Records through Reprise Records
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...
and distributed by Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
. The soundtrack consists of eleven original songs, most of which were performed by chart-topping R&B and hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artists of the time. The music is heavily influenced by the New Jack Swing
New jack swing
New jack swing or swingbeat is a fusion genre spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle which became extremely popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s. Its influence, along with hip-hop, seeped into pop culture and was the definitive sound of the inventive Black New York club scene...
genre of R&B. Prominent artists and producers of the New Jack Swing era contributed to the soundtrack, including Guy with Teddy Riley, 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:...
, Color Me Badd
Color Me Badd
Color Me Badd was an R&B vocal group that was formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. The original members of the group were Bryan Abrams ; Mark Calderon ; Sam Watters and Kevin Thornton...
, and Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...
; Al B. Sure!
Al B. Sure!
Albert Jason Brown III is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He grew up in Leonia, New Jersey and Mount Vernon, New York. During the late 1980s under the stage name Al B...
produced the track "Get It Together," performed by F.S. Effect.
The soundtrack reached #1 on Billboard's "Top R&B Albums" chart eight weeks, and #2 on "The Billboard 200." The single "I'm Dreaming" performed by Christopher Williams, and "For the Love of Money/Living for the City" performed by Troop, LeVert, and Queen Latifah, reached #1 and #12 on Billboard's "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles" chart, respectively.
The Troop/LeVert/Queen Latifah song was a medley of The O'Jays
The O'Jays
The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1963 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert , Walter Williams , William Powell , Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. The O'Jays were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005...
' "For the Love of Money
For the Love of Money
"For the Love of Money" is a soul/funk song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Anthony Jackson; and recorded by Philadelphia soul group The O'Jays for the album Ship Ahoy. Produced by Gamble and Huff for Philadelphia International Records, "For the Love of Money" was issued as a single in...
" and Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
's "Living for the City
Living for the City
"Living for the City" is a 1973 hit single by Stevie Wonder for the Tamla label, from his Innervisions album. Reaching #8 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and #1 on the R&B chart, the record is driven by a slow bass synth groove that manages to exude a certain amount of tension, an appropriate...
" (The O'Jays' lead singer is Eddie Levert
Eddie Levert
Edward "Eddie" Levert is an American singer, and is the lead vocalist of the soul/funk/R&B vocal group, The O'Jays.Levert was born in Bessemer, Alabama, but was raised in Canton, Ohio. While attending high school, he met buddies Walter Williams, Bill Isles, Bobby Massey, and William Powell...
, the father of two members of the group LeVert).
Track listing
- "New Jack HustlerNew Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)"New Jack Hustler " is a 1991 single by Ice-T, from the New Jack City soundtrack album. The song later appeared on the O.G. Original Gangster album.-Track listing:#"New Jack Hustler" #"New Jack Hustler"...
" (Ice-TICE-T* Ice-T, an American rapper and actor* ICE T , a tilting model of the German InterCityExpress series of high-speed trains...
) 4:44 - "I'm Dreamin'I'm Dreamin'"I'm Dreamin" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Christopher Williams. It appeared over the end credits the film New Jack City and featured on the soundtrack of the same...
" (Christopher WilliamsChristopher Williams (singer)Christopher Williams is an American R&B singer and actor.-Music career:...
) 5:03 - "New Jack City" (GuyGuy (band)Guy are a hip hop, R&B and soul band most closely associated with the new jack swing style of the 1980s and 1990s.-Origins :Guy was formed in Harlem, New York in 1987 by R&B singer-songwriters Aaron Hall, young musician/record producer Teddy Riley and Timmy Gatling...
) 3:29 - "I'm Still Waiting" (Johnny GillJohnny GillJohnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...
) 3:58 - "(There You Go) Tellin' Me No Again" (Keith SweatKeith SweatKeith 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:...
) 5:03 - "Facts of Life" (Danny MaddenDanny MaddenDanny Madden is an American R&B singer, who was signed to Giant Records in the 1990s. He scored his only chart hit with the single "Facts of Life," which peaked at number #91 on the US Billboard R&B chart. It reached #72 in the UK Singles Chart. It was featured on the New Jack City soundtrack. His...
) – 4:13 - "For the Love of MoneyFor the Love of Money"For the Love of Money" is a soul/funk song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Anthony Jackson; and recorded by Philadelphia soul group The O'Jays for the album Ship Ahoy. Produced by Gamble and Huff for Philadelphia International Records, "For the Love of Money" was issued as a single in...
/Living for the CityLiving for the City"Living for the City" is a 1973 hit single by Stevie Wonder for the Tamla label, from his Innervisions album. Reaching #8 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and #1 on the R&B chart, the record is driven by a slow bass synth groove that manages to exude a certain amount of tension, an appropriate...
" (Troop and LeVertLeVertLeVert is a R&B/pop music singing group, formed in Ohio in 1984, comprising Sean and Gerald Levert, the sons of O'Jays founder Eddie Levert, as well as Marc Gordon.-Biography:The group released their first single, "I'm Still", for Harry Coombes' Tempre label...
featuring Queen LatifahQueen LatifahDana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, and actress. Her work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy...
) 5:45 - "I Wanna Sex You UpI Wanna Sex You Up"I Wanna Sex You Up" is a hit single for R&B group Color Me Badd in 1991, released as the first single from their debut album C.M.B.. It achieved a huge success in the U.S., UK and New Zealand, where it reached #1 on the charts. It spent four weeks at No...
" (Color Me BaddColor Me BaddColor Me Badd was an R&B vocal group that was formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. The original members of the group were Bryan Abrams ; Mark Calderon ; Sam Watters and Kevin Thornton...
) 4:03 - "Lyrics 2 the Rhythm" (Essence) 4:06
- "Get It Together (Black Is a Force)" (F.S. Effect) 4:24
- "In the Dust" (2 Live Crew2 Live Crew2 Live Crew was a hip hop group from Miami, Florida. They caused considerable controversy with the sexual themes in their work, particularly on their 1989 album As Nasty As They Wanna Be.- Early career :...
) 3:54
Credits
- Doug McHenryDoug McHenryDoug McHenry is an American film director and producer.He graduated from Stanford University in 1973 with a degree in Economics, and from Harvard University with a degree in law and business administration....
— Executive Producer - George JacksonGeorge Jackson (film director/producer)George Jackson was a film director and producer. Jackson was born and raised in Harlem, New York and graduated from Fordham Prep in Bronx, NY and Harvard College in Cambridge, MA...
— Executive Producer - Benny MedinaBenny MedinaBenny Medina is the CEO of The Medina Company and son of legendary Jazz drummer Ahmad "Benny" Medina. He has worked in the music business as a producer, talent manager and record executive...
— Executive Producer - Cassandra Mills — Executive Producer
- Teddy RileyTeddy Riley (new jack swing)Edward Theodore Riley , professionally known as Teddy Riley, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, keyboardist, and record producer credited with the creation of New Jack Swing. Through his production work with Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Doug E. Fresh, Today, Keith Sweat, Heavy D., Jane...
— Producer, Arranger
Charts
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album1991 New Jack City The Billboard 200 No. 2
1991 New Jack City Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 1
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - single
1991 Facts of Life Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No. 91
1991 For the Love of Money/
Living for the City Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No. 12
1991 I'm Dreaming Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No. 1
1991 I'm Dreaming The Billboard Hot 100 No. 89
1991 I'm Still Waiting Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No. 27
1991 New Jack Hustler Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles No. 49
1991 New Jack Hustler The Billboard Hot 100 No. 67