Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2

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Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2
Empire Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 cover.png
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedApril 29, 2016
Genre
Label Columbia
Producer
  • Timbaland
  • J.R. Rotem
  • Ne-Yo
  • Swizz Beatz
  • Mark Murrille
Empire soundtrack chronology
Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1
(2015)
Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2
(2016)
Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 3
(2017)

Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 is the third 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 April 29, 2016. The Soundtrack was Recorded & Mixed at Periscope Post & Audio in Chicago, IL. Mixed By Jason Nuemann, Andrew Twiss, Kevin Davis, Justin Hind, Matt Gubernick, Jim Beanz, & Rodney "Every Ave" Murrille.

Contents

Track listing

Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2– Standard version [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Freedom" (Jussie Smollett)
J.R. Rotem 3:06
2."Crown" (Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro and Yani Marin)
  • Rotem
  • Cunningham
  • Geller
J.R. Rotem3:11
3."Look But Don't Touch" (Serayah)
3:44
4."Shine on Me" (Jussie Smollett and Bre-Z)
3:26
5."All Nite (Yo Gotti Remix)" (Yazz, Serayah, Jamila Velazquez and Yo Gotti)
Murrille [2] 3:46
6."Body Speak" (Serayah)
  • Geller
  • Jessica Karpov
Jordan Palmer2:11
7."Got That Work" (Yazz)MurrilleMurrille3:31
8."Chasing the Sky" (Terrence Howard, Jussie Smollett and Yazz)
  • Washington
  • Smollett
Beanz4:28
9."No Competition" (Yazz and Serayah)
  • Washington
  • Bostwick
  • Megan Thomaston
Beanz3:31
10."Hemingway" (Jussie Smollett)
  • David Michael Ott, Jr.
  • Smollett
Ott3:43
11."My Own Thang" (Jussie Smollett and Bre-Z)
  • Smith
  • Jesse Wilson
  • Jason Lee York
  • Murray
  • Reynell Hay
  • Ne-Yo
  • Corparal
2:52
Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2– Deluxe edition [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Freedom" (Jussie Smollett)3:05
2."Crown" (Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro and Yani Marin)3:11
3."Look But Don’t Touch" (Serayah)3:44
4."Good People" (Jussie Smollett and Yazz)3:22
5."Like My Daddy" (Jussie Smollett)2:26
6."Shine on Me" (Jussie Smollett and Bre-Z)3:25
7."All Nite" (Yazz, Serayah and Jamila Velazquez)2:57
8."Body Speak" (Serayah)2:11
9."Last Night" (Jussie Smollett and Bre-Z)2:04
10."Get It Started" (Jussie Smollett and Kelli Wakili)2:51
11."Got That Work" (Yazz)3:31
12."Good Enough (Negrito Remix)" (Jussie Smollett)3:13
13."Chasing the Sky" (Terrence Howard, Jussie Smollett and Yazz)4:17
14."No Competition" (Yazz and Serayah)3:30
15."Hemingway" (Jussie Smollett)3:43
16."My Own Thang" (Jussie Smollett)2:52
17."Turn Around" (Bre-Z)2:57
18."Fabulous" (DMK)2:53
19."Never Let It Die" (Jussie Smollett and Yazz)2:34
20."All Nite (Yo Gotti Remix)" (Yazz, Serayah, Jamila Velazquez and Yo Gotti)3:45

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