Mo' Better Blues (soundtrack)

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Music from Mo' Better Blues
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Soundtrack album to Mo' Better Blues by
ReleasedJuly 31, 1990
Studio
Genre Jazz
Length37:35
Label Columbia
Producer
Spike Lee film soundtracks chronology
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Music from Mo' Better Blues
(1990)
Music from the Movie "Jungle Fever"
(1991)
Branford Marsalis albums chronology
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(1990)
Music From "Mo' Better Blues"
(1990)
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
(1991)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Harlem Blues" (featuring Cynda Williams) William Christopher Handy Raymond Jones4:50
2."Say Hey" Branford Marsalis Delfeayo Marsalis 3:18
3."Knocked Out the Box"B. MarsalisDelfeayo Marsalis1:35
4."Again, Never" William James Edwards Lee III Bill Lee 3:54
5."Mo' Better Blues"Lee IIIBill Lee3:39
6."Pop Top 40" (featuring Denzel Washington and Wesley Snipes)
Delfeayo Marsalis5:40
7."Beneath the Underdog"B. MarsalisDelfeayo Marsalis5:07
8."Jazz Thing" (featuring Gang Starr)4:50
9."Harlem Blues (Acapulco Version)" (featuring Cynda Williams)HandyRaymond Jones4:48
Total length:37:35

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 63
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [8] 21
US Traditional Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [9] 1

References

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  5. Fitzgerald, Trent (August 5, 2018). "20 Great Hip-Hop/Jazz Albums of the '90s". The Boombox . Retrieved April 3, 2021.
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  7. "Terence Blanchard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  8. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: Week of October 20, 1990". Billboard . Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  9. "Traditional Jazz Albums Chart: Week of October 27, 1990". Billboard . Retrieved April 3, 2021.