Sunset Park (soundtrack)
Sunset Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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Soundtrack album by various artists | |
Released | April 23, 1996 |
Recorded | 1994–96 |
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Length | 57:47 |
Label | Elektra |
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Sunset Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to Steve Gomer's 1996 film Sunset Park. It was released on April 23, 1996 through EastWest Records America/Elektra Music Group.
Recording sessions took place at Can-Am Studios, at Larrabee Studio and at Americayan Recording Studio in Los Angeles, at 36 Chambers Studio, at The Hit Factory, at Giant Recording Studio and at D&D Studios in New York, at Undercity Studios in Hackensack, at KrossWire Studio in Atlanta, at The Junk Yard in Orlando, and at Doorway Studios in Dallas.
Production was handled by Alan Fouse, Bass Mechanics, Bryce Wilson, Carl Roland, Charles Jordan, Darren Lighty, Daz Dillinger, Easy Mo Bee, Jermaine Dupri, Livio Harris, Miles Goodman, Mobb Deep, RZA, Sergio, Tony Pizarro, and KayGee who also served as executive soundtrack album producer along with Merlin Bobb, Queen Latifah, Sha-Kim and Sylvia Rhone.
In addition to Latifah, it features contributions from 2Pac, 69 Boyz, Aaliyah, Adina Howard, Big Mike, Ghostface Killah, Groove Theory, Junior M.A.F.I.A., MC Lyte, Mobb Deep, Onyx, Quad City DJ's, Raekwon, Spank D, Tha Dogg Pound, Xscape and Miles Goodman.
The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. On June 18, 1996, it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2] In 2012 Complex magazine listed the album #8 on its 'The 25 Best Hip-Hop Movie Soundtracks Of All Time'.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "High 'Til I Die" (performed by 2Pac) | Tony Pizarro | 4:07 | |
2. | "Motherless Child" (performed by Ghostface Killah and Raekwon) | RZA | 4:48 | |
3. | "Just Doggin'" (performed by Tha Dogg Pound) | Dat Nigga Daz | 4:39 | |
4. | "Back at You" (performed by Mobb Deep) | Mobb Deep | 3:43 | |
5. | "Are You Ready" (performed by Aaliyah) | Renee Neufville | 4:07 | |
6. | "It's Alright" (performed by Groove Theory) |
| Bryce Wilson | 4:05 |
7. | "Elements I'm Among" (performed by Queen Latifah) | Dana Owens | Easy Mo Bee | 4:32 |
8. | "Keep On, Keepin' On" (performed by MC Lyte and Xscape) | Jermaine Dupri | 4:35 | |
9. | "Hoop N Yo Face" (performed by 69 Boyz and Quad City DJ's) |
| Bass Mechanics and Phat Albert Productions | 4:50 |
10. | "For the Funk" (performed by Adina Howard and Spank D) |
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| 4:05 |
11. | "We Don't Need It" (performed by Junior M.A.F.I.A.) |
| 4:19 | |
12. | "All Uv It" (performed by Big Mike) |
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| 3:07 |
13. | "Thangz Changed" (performed by Onyx) | 3:59 | ||
14. | "Shorty's Game" (performed by Miles Goodman) | Miles Goodman | Miles Goodman | 2:51 |
Total length: | 57:47 |
- Notes
- Tracks 5, 6 and 12 did not appear in the film.
- Sample credits
- Track 2 contains elements from traditional song "Motherless Child" and "Into Something (Can't Shake Loose)" written by James Shaw and Earl Randle as both performed by O. V. Wright
- Track 4 embodies portions of "The Look of Love" written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David as performed by Isaac Hayes
- Track 5 contains samples from "Movin' In The Right Direction" written and performed by Steve Parks
- Track 8 contains replayed portion of "Liberian Girl" written by Michael Jackson
- Track 10 contains elements from "One Nation Under A Groove" written by George Clinton, Garry Shider and Walter Morrison
- Track 12 contains samples from "Heads Ain't Redee" written by Barrett Powell, Jack McNair, Darrell Yates, Sean Price, James Bush, Tekomin Williams, Kenyatta Blake and Gil Evans, and performed by Black Moon & Smif 'n Wessun, "One More Chance" written by Sean Combs, Christopher Wallace, Carl Thompson and the Bluez Brothers and performed by the Notorious B.I.G., "The Loc Is On His Own" written by James Savage, Nathaniel Motley and George Clinton, and performed by Jayo Felony
Personnel
- Anita Camarata – executive music producer, management
- Dana Owens – executive soundtrack album producer
- Kier Lamont Gist – executive soundtrack album producer
- Merlin Bobb-Willis – executive soundtrack album producer
- Sylvia Rhone – executive soundtrack album producer
- Shakim Compere – executive soundtrack album producer
- Dedra N. Tate – co-executive soundtrack album producer, management
- Mary Kusnier – project coordinator, management
- Shirley Bell – music supervisor, management
- Rosa Menkes – design
- Aaron Seawood – management
- Abigail Adams – management
- Alan Voss – management
- Anne Kristoff – management
- Annette Chaparro – management
- Aurora Montes De Oca – management
- Beth Patterson – management
- Billy Allrich – management
- Brian Cohen – management
- Carolyn Tracey – management
- Darryl "Latee" French – management
- Donna Johns – management
- Gary Casson – management
- Greg Robinson – management
- Greg Thompson – management
- Jade Robledo – management
- Karen Mason – management
- Kevin Weekes – management
- Lauren Spencer – management
- Lisa West – management
- Mae Attaway – management
- Michael "Blue" Williams – management
- Monya Vanderpool – management
- Morshia Ellis – management
- Paul Compere – management
- Rene McLean – management
- Richard Nash – management
- Rick A. Brown – management
- Rita Owens – management
- Sandra Cordoba – management
- Sonia Ives – management
- Steve Heldt – management
- Steve Kleinberg – management
- Jacque L. Shirley – legal advice & counsel
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[2] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sunset Park - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Sunset Park". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Barone, Matt (November 1, 2020). "The 25 Best Hip-Hop Movie Soundtracks Of All Time". Complex. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "Soundtrack Sunset Park Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "Soundtrack Sunset Park Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
External links
- Sunset Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) at Discogs (list of releases)