1996 soundtrack album by various artists
Sunset Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Released April 23, 1996 Recorded 1994–96 Studio Can-Am Studios (Los Angeles , CA) 36 Chambers Studio (Staten Island , NY) Larrabee Studio (Los Angeles, CA) Undercity Studios (Hackensack, NJ ) The Hit Factory (New York ) Giant Recording Studio (New York, NY) KrossWire Studio (Atlanta , GA) The Junk Yard (Orlando, FL ) Americayan Recording Studio (N. Hollywood, CA ) Doorway Studios (Dallas , TX) D&D Studios (New York, NY) Genre Length 57 :47 Label Elektra Producer
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1]
Sunset Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Steve Gomer 's 1996 film Sunset Park 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 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . On June 18, 1996, it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America .[ 2] Complex [ 3]
Track listing
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 producerKier Lamont Gist – executive soundtrack album producerMerlin Bobb-Willis – executive soundtrack album producer
Sylvia Rhone – executive soundtrack album producerShakim 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 – managementJade 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
Year-end charts
Certifications
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 .
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