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.
| Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | August 11, 1995 |
| Recorded | 1994–1995 |
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| Length | 53:53 |
| Label | MCA |
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| Singles from Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture | |
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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 |
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| 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
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (1995) | Position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] | 30 |
| US Billboard 200[17] | 17 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] | 22 |
| Chart (1996) | Position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] | 33 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[20][21] | |||||
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| 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"[22] | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| "Feel the Funk"[23] | 46 | — | 15 | — | 26 | — | |
| "Curiosity" - Aaron Hall | — | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[24] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[25] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[26] | 4× Platinum | 400,000^ |
| France | — | 210,000[27] |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[29] | Gold | 50,000* |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[31] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||