| Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1 | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | November 20, 2015 | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
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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]
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]
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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Born to Love U" (Jussie Smollett) |
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| 3:35 |
| 2. | "Snitch Bitch" (Terrence Howard and Petey Pablo) |
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| 3:48 |
| 3. | "Hourglass" (V. Bozeman) |
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| 3:45 |
| 4. | "Get No Better (2.0)" (Serayah) |
| TroyBoi | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Bout 2 Blow" (Yazz and Timbaland) |
| Timbaland | 3:01 |
| 6. | "No Doubt About It" (Jussie Smollett and Pitbull) |
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| 4:45 |
| 7. | "Ain't About the Money" (Jussie Smollett and Yazz) |
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| 3:12 |
| 8. | "Never Love Again" (Jussie Smollett) |
| Ne-Yo | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Runnin'" (Yazz, Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro and Yani Marin) |
| J.R. Rotem | 2:56 |
| 10. | "Boom Boom Boom Boom" (Terrence Howard and Bre-Z) |
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| 3:37 |
| 11. | "Heavy" (Jussie Smollett) |
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| 2:57 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Ready to Go" (Pepsi Version) (Jussie Smollett) |
| 2:26 | |
| 13. | "Powerful" (Jussie Smollett and Alicia Keys) |
| 4:00 | |
| 14. | "Battle Cry" (Jussie Smollett) |
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| 4:09 |
| 15. | "Dynasty" (Yazz and Timbaland) |
| 2:47 | |
| 16. | "Mimosa" (Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro and Yani Marin) |
| 3:27 | |
| 17. | "Do Something With It" (Serayah) |
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| 2:26 |
| 18. | "You Broke Love" (Jussie Smollett) | 3:56 | ||
| 19. | "Same Song" (Bre-Z) |
| 3:57 |
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American singer Alicia Keys has released nine studio albums, eight live albums, one remix album, six reissue albums, three extended plays, seven box sets, 47 singles as lead artist, and six promotional singles. Throughout her career, Keys has sold over 65 million records worldwide. According to Recording Industry Association of America, Keys is the top certified female R&B artist of the millennium, with 20 million certified albums and 38 million certified digital singles in the United States. Billboard ranked her as the second top female artist of the 2000s decade, fourth top R&B/hip-Hop female artist of the 2010s decade and the 60th Greatest Artist of all time.
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