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Dangerous Minds (soundtrack)

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Released
  
July 11, 1995

Length
  
53:53

Movie
  
Dangerous Minds

Recorded
  
1994–1995

Release date
  
11 July 1995

Label
  
MCA Soundtracks

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Producer
  
Jerry Bruckheimer (exec.), DeVante Swing (exec.), Don Simpson (exec.), Bass Mechanics, Claudio Cueni, Dalvin DeGrate, Cyrus Esteban, Evil Dee, Trevor Horn, Pimp C, Michael J. Powell, Doug Rasheed, Chris Stokes, Timbaland

Nominations
  
Juno Award for International Album of the Year

Genres
  
Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B, Hip hop soul

Similar
  
Gangsta's Paradise, I Am LV, Ragga Killa Show, The Return of the Gangsta, It Takes a Thief

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.

Contents

The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 chart in 1995. By December 1995, it was certified triple platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales 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. The album was certified platinum in September 1995 and triple platinum by December of the same year.

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."

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.

  • 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
  • Songs

    Gangsta's ParadiseCoolio - LV4:01
    CuriosityAaron Hall4:03
    Havin' ThangsBig Mike4:45

    References

    Dangerous Minds (soundtrack) Wikipedia