New Jack City (soundtrack)
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | ||
| Released | March 5, 1991 | |
| Recorded | Various dates | |
| Genre | Contemporary R&B, hip hop, new jack swing | |
| Length | 48:42 | |
| Label | Giant/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer | Various Artists | |
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| Robert Christgau | A– |
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 No. 1 on Billboard's "Top R&B Albums" chart eight weeks, and No. 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 No. 1 and No. 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).
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - single
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