Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1 Explained

Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Various artists
Cover:Empire Tv soundtrack s2 v1.png
Released:November 20, 2015
Label:Columbia
Producer:
Chronology:Empire soundtrack
Prev Year:2015
Next Year:2016

Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1 is the second soundtrack album by the cast of the musical drama television series Empire which airs on Fox. The album includes songs that featured during the second season of the show. It was released on November 20, 2015.[1]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200,[2] selling 22,000 copies in the first week. As of April 2016, the album has sold 114,000 copies in the US.[3]

Critical response

AllMusic gave the album a score of three out of five, commenting that "much like the show itself, the quality of songs has become somewhat uneven" and that the album's standout track is "Boom Boom Boom Boom".[4] Entertainment Focus gave the album four out of five stars, based on the deluxe version of the album. They felt that eight bonus tracks were the best on the album.[5]

Personnel

Executive music producer

Soundtrack album producers

Music supervisor

Executive in charge of music for 20th Century Fox Television

Executive in charge of music for Columbia

Music coordinator

Music production for Fox

Music production liaison

Soundtrack coordination

Periscope Studio manager

Mastered by

Art direction and design

Executive producers

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[6] 171
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 74
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)1

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 23
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[9] 5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Empire Cast – Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1: Amazon.com: Music. Amazon.com.
  2. Web site: The Billboard 200 . Billboard . December 12, 2015.
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160413040511/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases. April 13, 2016 . Upcoming Releases . Hits Daily Double . HITS Digital Ventures .
  4. Web site: Empire: Season 2, Vol. 1 [Original Soundtrack] - Empire Cast]. AllMusic.
  5. Web site: Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1 album review. Entertainment Focus.
  6. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 32, 2016). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. August 17, 2016.
  7. Web site: Empire - Season 2 - Volume 1 - OST. Official Charts Company.
  8. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016. Billboard. July 4, 2020.
  9. Web site: Soundtracks – Year-End 2016. Billboard. July 4, 2020.