Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack to the 1995 film Dangerous Minds. The album was released in 1995 on MCA Records.
The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 chart in 1995. By December 1995, it was certified triple platinum by the RIAA, for shipments exceeding 3,000,000 copies in the United States.
Release and reception
The album reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the second spot on the R&B albums chart.[1] The album was certified platinum in September 1995 and triple platinum by December of the same year.[2]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called the soundtrack "an expertly-crafted urban R&B/hip-hop collection, featuring stellar production and songwriting from a number of the best and most popular artists of 1995."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gangsta's Paradise" (feat. L.V.) | Coolio | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Curiosity" | Aaron Hall | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Havin Thangs" | Big Mike | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Problems" | Rappin' 4-Tay | 3:30 |
| 5. | "True O.G." (feat. Static) | Mr. Dalvin | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Put Ya Back Into It" | Tre Black | 5:42 |
| 7. | "Don't Go There" | 24-K | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Feel the Funk" | Immature | 4:44 |
| 9. | "It's Alright" (feat. Craig Mack) | Sista (Missy Elliott) | 5:12 |
| 10. | "A Message for Your Mind" | Rappin' 4-Tay | 5:00 |
| 11. | "Gin & Juice" (feat. Static) | DeVante Swing | 5:08 |
| 12. | "This Is the Life" | Wendy & Lisa | 4:39 |
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[4]
- composing – Berry Gordy Jr., Frank Hudson, Alphonso Mizell, Deke Richards, Danger Jay
- executive production – Jerry Bruckheimer, DeVante Swing, Don Simpson
- lyricist(s) – Aaron Hall
- mastering – Herb Powers
- music supervisor – Kathy Nelson
- performer(s) – 24K, Big Mike, Tre Black, Coolio, Craig Mack, DeVante Swing, Aaron Hall, Immature, L.V., Danger Jay, Rappin' 4-Tay, Sista, Static, Wendy & Lisa
- production – Bass Mechanics, Claudio Cueni, Dalvin DeGrate, Cyrus Esteban, Evil Dee, Danger Jay, Trevor Horn, Pimp C, Michael J. Powell, Doug Rasheed, Chris Stokes, Timbaland
- soundtrack coordination – Lesley Allery, Kevin Breen, Christine Edwards, Bill Green, Todd Homme, Sylvia Krask
Chart positions
Album
| Chart (1995)[1] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 1 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[5][6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | U.S. Hot Rap Singles | U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 | U.S. Top 40 Mainstream | ||
| 1995 | "Gangsta's Paradise"[7] | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| "Feel the Funk"[8] | 46 | — | 15 | — | 26 | — | |
| "Curiosity" | — | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[10] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[11] | 4× Platinum | 400,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[13] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
| * Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Dangerous Minds > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - September 10, 2010 : Search Results - Dangerous Minds". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( Dangerous Minds > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Dangerous Minds > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Dangerous Minds > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Dangerous Minds (Clean) > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Gangsta's Paradise > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ "allmusic ((( We Got It > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ "1995 - Aria Albums Charts". Aria Charts. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds". Music Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 940. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 5, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
External links
- Dangerous Minds at AllMusic
- Dangerous Minds at Discogs