Sunset Park (soundtrack) explained

Sunset Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	various artists
Cover:	SunsetPark-Soundtrack.jpg
Released:	April 23, 1996
Recorded:	1994–96
Label:	Elektra

Sunset Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to Steve Gomer's 1996 film Sunset Park. It was released on April 23, 1996 through EastWest Records America/Elektra Music Group.

Recording sessions took place at Can-Am Studios, at Larrabee Studio and at Americayan Recording Studio in Los Angeles, at 36 Chambers Studio, at The Hit Factory, at Giant Recording Studio and at D&D Studios in New York, at Undercity Studios in Hackensack, at KrossWire Studio in Atlanta, at The Junk Yard in Orlando, and at Doorway Studios in Dallas.

Production was handled by Alan Fouse, Bass Mechanics, Bryce Wilson, Carl Roland, Charles Jordan, Darren Lighty, Daz Dillinger, Easy Mo Bee, Jermaine Dupri, Livio Harris, Miles Goodman, Mobb Deep, RZA, Sergio, Tony Pizarro, and KayGee who also served as executive soundtrack album producer along with Merlin Bobb, Queen Latifah, Sha-Kim and Sylvia Rhone.

In addition to Latifah, it features contributions from 2Pac, 69 Boyz, Aaliyah, Adina Howard, Big Mike, Ghostface Killah, Groove Theory, Junior M.A.F.I.A., MC Lyte, Mobb Deep, Onyx, Quad City DJ's, Raekwon, Spank D, Tha Dogg Pound, Xscape and Miles Goodman.

The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. On June 18, 1996, it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. In 2012 Complex magazine listed the album #8 on its 'The 25 Best Hip-Hop Movie Soundtracks Of All Time'.^[1]

Track listing

Notes

• Tracks 5, 6 and 12 did not appear in the film.

Sample credits

• Track 2 contains elements from traditional song "Motherless Child" and "Into Something (Can't Shake Loose)" written by James Shaw and Earl Randle as both performed by O. V. Wright
• Track 4 embodies portions of "The Look of Love" written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David as performed by Isaac Hayes
• Track 5 contains samples from "Movin' In The Right Direction" written and performed by Steve Parks
• Track 8 contains replayed portion of "Liberian Girl" written by Michael Jackson
• Track 10 contains elements from "One Nation Under A Groove" written by George Clinton, Garry Shider and Walter Morrison
• Track 12 contains samples from "Heads Ain't Redee" written by Barrett Powell, Jack McNair, Darrell Yates, Sean Price, James Bush, Tekomin Williams, Kenyatta Blake and Gil Evans, and performed by Black Moon & Smif 'n Wessun, "One More Chance" written by Sean Combs, Christopher Wallace, Carl Thompson and the Bluez Brothers and performed by the Notorious B.I.G., "The Loc Is On His Own" written by James Savage, Nathaniel Motley and George Clinton, and performed by Jayo Felony

Personnel

• Anita Camarata – executive music producer, management
• Dana Owens – executive soundtrack album producer
• Kier Lamont Gist – executive soundtrack album producer
• Merlin Bobb-Willis – executive soundtrack album producer
• Sylvia Rhone – executive soundtrack album producer
• Shakim Compere – executive soundtrack album producer
• Dedra N. Tate – co-executive soundtrack album producer, management
• Mary Kusnier – project coordinator, management
• Shirley Bell – music supervisor, management
• Rosa Menkes – design
• Aaron Seawood – management
• Abigail Adams – management
• Alan Voss – management
• Anne Kristoff – management
• Annette Chaparro – management
• Aurora Montes De Oca – management
• Beth Patterson – management
• Billy Allrich – management
• Brian Cohen – management
• Carolyn Tracey – management
• Darryl "Latee" French – management
• Donna Johns – management
• Gary Casson – management
• Greg Robinson – management
• Greg Thompson – management
• Jade Robledo – management
• Karen Mason – management
• Kevin Weekes – management
• Lauren Spencer – management
• Lisa West – management
• Mae Attaway – management
• Michael "Blue" Williams – management
• Monya Vanderpool – management
• Morshia Ellis – management
• Paul Compere – management
• Rene McLean – management
• Richard Nash – management
• Rick A. Brown – management
• Rita Owens – management
• Sandra Cordoba – management
• Sonia Ives – management
• Steve Heldt – management
• Steve Kleinberg – management
• Jacque L. Shirley – legal advice & counsel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	115
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	29

See also

• List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1996

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barone. Matt. November 1, 2020. The 25 Best Hip-Hop Movie Soundtracks Of All Time. June 8, 2020. Complex. en.
2. News: Soundtrack Sunset Park Chart History. Billboard 200. June 8, 2020.
3. News: Soundtrack Sunset Park Chart History. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. June 8, 2020.
4. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996. Billboard. May 8, 2021.
5. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996. Billboard. May 8, 2021.