Juice (soundtrack)

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Juice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Juice OST.jpg
Soundtrack album to Juice by
various artists
ReleasedDecember 31, 1991 (1991-12-31)
Recorded1991
Genre
Length54:38
Label
Producer
Singles from Juice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Uptown Anthem"
    Released: January 22, 1992
  2. "Juice (Know the Ledge)"
    Released: February 15, 1992
  3. "Don't Be Afraid"
    Released: February 1992
  4. "Is It Good to You"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly A [2]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
RapReviews8.5/10 [5]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-neither.png [6]
The Source 4/5 [7]

Juice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to Ernest Dickerson's 1992 crime film Juice . It was released on December 31, 1991, through SOUL/MCA Records and consists mainly of hip-hop and R&B music. [8]

Contents

The album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. On March 4, 1992, the soundtrack was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 units in the US alone.

The soundtrack spawned four charted singles: "Uptown Anthem", "Juice (Know the Ledge)", "Don't Be Afraid" and "Is It Good to You".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Uptown Anthem" (performed by Naughty by Nature)
 Naughty by Nature 3:04
2."Juice (Know the Ledge)" (performed by Eric B. & Rakim) William Griffin Rakim 4:01
3."Is It Good to You" (performed by Teddy Riley & Tammy Lucas)
 Teddy Riley 4:17
4."Sex, Money & Murder" (performed by M.C. Pooh) Lawrence Thomas Ant Banks 2:50
5."Nuff' Respect" (performed by Big Daddy Kane)
2:58
6."So You Want to Be a Gangster" (performed by Too $hort) Todd Shaw Ant Banks4:06
7."It's Going Down" (performed by EPMD)
  • EPMD
  • Mr. Bozack (co.)
4:13
8."Don't Be Afraid" (performed by Aaron Hall)
  • Hank Shocklee
  • Gary G-Wiz
5:19
9."He's Gamin' On Ya'" (performed by Salt-N-Pepa) Hurby Azor Hurby Luv Bug 3:35
10."Shoot 'Em Up" (performed by Cypress Hill)
 DJ Muggs 3:39
11."Flipside" (performed by Juvenile Committee)Ricky TaylorDemetrius Shipp4:24
12."What Could Be Better Bitch" (performed by Son of Bazerk)
3:01
13."Does Your Man Know About Me" (performed by Rahiem)
  • Guy Williams
  • Roosevelt Simmons
  • Michael Bryant
  • Rough Daddy Smooth & The Players
  • Tony "Champagne" Silvester (co.)
5:11
14."People Get Ready (Remix)" (performed by The Brand New Heavies)
  • Jan Kincaid
  • Andrew Levy
  • Simon Bartholomew
  • Lascelles Gordon
  • James Wellman
  • N'Dea Davenport
The Brand New Heavies 4:00
Total length:54:38
Other songs

The following songs can be heard in the film, but did not appear in its soundtrack:

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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