A Low Down Dirty Shame (soundtrack)

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A Low Down Dirty Shame (soundtrack)
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Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 8, 1994
Recorded1993–1994
Length74:45
Label Jive
Hollywood
Producer
Singles from A Low Down Dirty Shame
  1. "Down 4 Whateva"
    Released: October 12, 1994
  2. "Get the Girl, Grab the Money and Run"
    Released: October 24, 1994
  3. "I Can Go Deep"
    Released: October 24, 1994
  4. "Shame"
    Released: November 7, 1994
  5. "Turn It Up"
    Released: December 17, 1994

The A Low Down Dirty Shame Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the 1994 film A Low Down Dirty Shame . The album was released in 1994 on Jive Records and Hollywood Records.

Contents

The soundtrack peaked at 70 on the Billboard 200 chart. By March 1995, it was certified gold in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States.

Release and reception

The album peaked at number seventy on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the fourteenth spot on the R&B albums chart. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic, while noting that the entire album was well-produced, stated that "there is a noticeable lack of memorable material, leaving the record as nothing but a pleasant genre exercise." [1] Critic David Browne in an Entertainment Weekly article graded it a "B−", calling most of the soundtrack "more workmanlike than inspired," like the song "Later On" by Casual. However, Browne praised the Zhané remake of the 1970s disco song "Shame" (originally sung by Evelyn "Champagne" King) and R. Kelly's contributions to the album as the soundtrack's positives. [2]

Billboard 's Larry Flick said the single release of "Get the Girl, Grab the Money, and Run" "stirs up some troublesome soul", but called its B-side, two different versions of "Later On", "the real gem". [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Down 4 Whateva"Larry Campbell; Nellee Hooper; Simon Law; Onnie Ponder; Beresford Romeo; LaTeece Wallace; Caron WheelerNuttin' Nyce4:52
2."Shame / Zhane's: Shame"John H. Fitch Jr.; Reuben Cross Zhané 4:16
3."I Can Go Deep"Thomas Evans Silk 4:48
4."Homie, Lover, Friend (Lookin' for My Homie Mix)"Robert Kelly R. Kelly 4:43
5."Turn It Up"James Harris III; Terry Lewis; Raja-Neé; Ronald Isley; Rudolph Isley; Marvin Isley; O'Kelly Isley; Ernie Isley; Chris JasperRaja Nee4:01
6."Stroke You Up (Remix)"Robert Kelly Changing Faces 4:33
7."The Thing I Like"Robert Kelly Aaliyah 3:24
8."Gotta Get Yo' Groove On"Tevin Campbell; James Harris III; Terry Lewis Tevin Campbell 4:30
9."Birthday Girl"Larry Campbell Hi-Five 3:38
10."Get the Girl, Grab the Money and Run"Adam Carter; Opio Lindsey; Tajai Massey; Damani Thompson Souls of Mischief 3:54
11."Cray-Z"Roderick Roachford; Joseph A. Jones; Lennox Maturine; Lyvio R. Gay Fu-Schnickens 5:10
12."Later On"John Owens; Toure Duncan; David Rubinson; Herbie Hancock; Allee Willis Casual 3:06
13."How's That"Keith Murray; Erick Sermon; Reggie Noble Erick Sermon and Redman 3:07
14."Let's Organize" (feat. Q-Tip)Lawrence Baskerville; Ajb; Gmoney Organized Konfusion 4:20
15."Ghetto Style"Craig Simpkins; Juanita Carter Smooth 4:33
16."Front, Back and Side to Side"Bernard Freeman; Chad Butler; Freddie Southwell; Eric Wright; Andre Young; O'Shea Jackson UGK 4:34
17."In Front of the Kids"Duane LeeExtra Prolific2:42
18."U Rong 4 That"Gregory Hutchinson; Kevyn CarterMz. Kilo4:34
Total length:74:45

Chart history

Album

Chart (1994) [4] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 70
U.S. R&B Albums 14

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions [5]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Dance Music/Club Play Singles 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
1994"Down 4 Whateva"92—3843———
"Get the Girl, Grab the Money and Run"——23—50——
"I Can Go Deep"71——22———
"Shame"2846612—938
"Turn It Up"---31—--

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic. [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( A Low Down Dirty Shame > Review )))". Allmusic . Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  2. ↑ Browne, David (December 16, 1994). "EW takes a look at 1994's movie soundtracks". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ Flick, Larry (November 19, 1994). "Souls of Mischief "Get the Girl, Grab the Money, and Run"". Billboard . p. 57.
  4. ↑ "allmusic ((( A Low Down Dirty Shame > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  5. ↑ "allmusic ((( A Low Down Dirty Shame > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  6. ↑ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – A Low Down Dirty Shame". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  7. ↑ "allmusic ((( A Low Down Dirty Shame > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
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