Boomerang (soundtrack) | ||
---|---|---|
Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||
Released | June 30, 1992 | |
Recorded | March - May 1992 | |
Genre | R&B, new jack swing, soul, hip hop, hip hop soul | |
Length | 55:24 | |
Label | LaFace | |
Producer |
L.A. Reid (exec.), A Tribe Called Quest, Dallas Austin, Babyface, Buster, P.M. Dawn, Randy Ran, Shavoni, Daryl Simmons, Kenny Vaughan |
|
Singles from Boomerang (soundtrack) | ||
|
Professional ratings | |
---|---|
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Entertainment Weekly | A |
L.A. Reid (exec.), A Tribe Called Quest, Dallas Austin, Babyface, Buster, P.M. Dawn, Randy Ran, Shavoni, Daryl Simmons, Kenny Vaughan
The Boomerang soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the 1992 film Boomerang. The album was released June 30, 1992 on LaFace Records.
The soundtrack peaked at four on the Billboard 200 chart in 1992. By April 1995, it was certified triple platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 3,000,000 copies in the United States.
The album peaked at four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the top spot on the R&B Albums chart. The album was certified gold in August 1992 and eventually reached triple-platinum status by April 1995.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said in his review that the soundtrack was "actually better than the film itself," and stated that "most of the album is first-rate contemporary urban soul, hip-hop, and new jack swing."
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Information taken from Allmusic.