Cool as Ice (soundtrack)

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Cool as Ice
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Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedOctober 8, 1991
Recorded1991
Genre
Length45:20
Label SBK Records
Producer
Vanilla Ice chronology
Extremely Live
(1991)
Cool as Ice
(1991)
Mind Blowin'
(1994)
Singles from Cool as Ice
  1. "Gonna Catch You"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Cool as Ice (Everybody Get Loose)"
    Released: September 24, 1991
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Cool as Ice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to David Kellogg's 1991 film Cool as Ice . It was released on October 8, 1991, via SBK Records. Production was handled by Gail "Sky" King and Chris Cuben-Tatum. It features contributions from the film star Vanilla Ice, alongside Derek B, Lonnie Gordon, Naomi Campbell, Partners in Kryme, Rozalla and Stanley Clarke among others.

Contents

The album peaked at number 89 on the Billboard 200. The album and film follows on after the worldwide success of To the Extreme .

The song "I Want U 2 Know" by American singer Denise Lopez was not on the official soundtrack album, although the track was one of the main themes of the film, played during the Kristin Minter scenes. The song is a power pop ballad, which was released originally in 1990 and later obtained moderate airplay during 1991 and the first half of 1992 in the United States, due to its exposure in the film.

The title track was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Original Song, but lost to "Addams Groove" by MC Hammer from The Addams Family .

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cool as Ice (Everybody Get Loose)" (performed by Vanilla Ice and Naomi Campbell)
Gail "Sky" King 5:31
2."Gonna Catch You" (performed by Lonnie Gordon)
  • Daniele Davoli
  • Mirko Limoni
  • Valerio Semplici
Black Box 3:45
3."You've Got to Look Up" (performed by Derek B) Derek Boland  5:40
4."Love 2 Love U" (performed by Partners in Kryme and Debbe Cole)
 3:42
5."The People's Choice" (performed by Vanilla Ice)
Gail "Sky" King 4:09
6."Never Wanna Be Without You" (performed by Vanilla Ice)
  • Van Winkle
  • King
  • Moore
Gail "Sky" King 3:37
7."Forever" (performed by D'New and Temple)Christopher Cuben-TatumChris Cuben-Tatum4:39
8."Faith" (performed by Rozalla)
  • Nigel Swanston
  • Tim Cox
 3:56
9."Drop That Zero" (performed by Stanley Clarke) Stanley Clarke  5:13
10."Get Wit' It" (performed by Vanilla Ice)
  • Van Winkle
  • King
  • Moore
Gail "Sky" King 5:08
Total length:45:40

Other songs

The following songs did appear in the film, but were not included in the soundtrack album: [2]

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 89

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References

  1. "Cool as Ice - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  2. "Cool as Ice (1991) - IMDb". IMDb . Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  3. "Soundtrack Cold As Ice Chart History". Billboard 200 . Retrieved April 15, 2020.