Dangerous Minds (soundtrack)
1995 soundtrack album by various artists
Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack to John N. Smith 's 1995 film Dangerous Minds , composed primarily of hip hop and R&B music. It was released on July 11, 1995 through MCA Soundtracks.
Production was handled by Cyrus Esteban, Franky J, Mr. Dalvin , Chris Stokes , Claudio Cueni, Doug Rasheed, Evil Dee , Michael J. Powell , Pimp C , The Bass Mechanics, Tre Black, Trevor Horn , and DeVante Swing , who also served as executive producer together with Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer .
It features contributions from Rappin' 4-Tay , Static Major , 24-K, Aaron Hall , Big Mike , Craig Mack , Coolio , DeVante Swing, IMx , L.V. , Mr. Dalvin, Sista, Tre Black, Wendy & Lisa .
In the United States, the soundtrack peaked atop the Billboard 200 albums and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. On December 22, 1995, it was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America , for shipments exceeding 3,000,000 copies in the US alone.
Track listing
Sample credits
Personnel
Artis "Coolio " Ivey, Jr. – performer (track 1)
Larry "L.V. " Sanders – performer (track 1)
Aaron Hall – performer (track 2)
Michael "Big Mike " Barnett – performer (track 3)
Anthony "Rappin' 4-Tay " Forté – performer (tracks: 4, 10)
Dalvin "Mr. Dalvin " DeGrate – performer (track 5) , producer (tracks: 2, 5)
Stephen "Static Major " Garrett – performer (tracks: 5, 11)
Tre Black – performer & producer (track 6)
24-K – performer (track 7)
Immature – performer (track 8)
Sista – performer (track 9)
Craig Mack – performer (track 9)
Donald "DeVante Swing " DeGrate, Jr. – performer & producer (track 11) , executive producer
Wendy Melvoin – performer (track 12)
Lisa Coleman – performer (track 12)
Doug Rasheed – producer (track 1)
Chad "Pimp C " Butler – producer (track 3)
Frank "Franky J" Hudson, Jr. – producer (tracks: 4, 10)
Cyrus Esteban – producer (tracks: 4, 10)
Michael J. Powell – producer (track 6)
Johnny "Jay Ski" McGowan – producer (track 7)
Van "Thrill Da Playa" Bryant – producer (track 7)
Chris Stokes – producer (track 8)
Claudio Cueni – producer (track 8)
Ewart C. "DJ Evil Dee" Dewgarde – producer (track 9)
Timothy "Timbaland " Mosley – additional producer (track 5)
Brian Kinkead – engineering (track 2)
Gerhard P. Joost II – engineering (track 11)
Ross Donaldson – engineering (track 11)
Trevor Horn – producer (track 12)
Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
Don Simpson – executive producer
Jerry Bruckheimer – executive producer
Vartan Kurjian – art direction
Wilson Design Group – design
Linda R. Chen – photography
Robert Reives – A&R
Bill Green – coordinator
Kevin Breen – coordinator
Lesley Allery – coordinator
Sylvia Krask – coordinator
Todd Homme – coordinator
Christine Edwards – coordinator
Sheryl Konigsberg – coordinator
Karyl "Kap" Laws – coordinator
Kathy Nelson – supervisor
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
See also
References
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^ Ehrlich, Dimitri (September 8, 1995). "Music Review: 'Dangerous Minds Soundtrack' " . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved August 22, 2019 – via Wayback Machine .
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^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 5 October 2019 .
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^ "Canadian album certifications – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds" . Music Canada . Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
^ "Germany: Movie Synergy Moves Units" . Billboard . Vol. 108, no. 47. November 23, 1996. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved August 18, 2021 .
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Soundtrack – Dangerous Minds" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved August 18, 2021 .
^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1996 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved August 18, 2021 .
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