''Above the Rim – The Soundtrack'' is the official soundtrack to the 1994 film of the same name. The soundtrack, released by Death Row and Interscope Records on March 22, 1994, was executive produced by Suge Knight.
Dr. Dre
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acted as supervising producer on the project.
Six tapes were released for the soundtrack's promotion. The album was able to garner critical praise and obtain commercial success, a feat not easily accomplished for soundtracks in general, and hip hop-based soundtracks in particular. The album shipped over two million copies and won the Soundtrack of the Year award at the
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. The cassette version of the soundtrack contained three bonus tracks that could not fit on the CD due to time constraints: "Pain" by
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(with Stretch), "Mi Monie Rite!" by Lord G, and "Loyal to the Game" by 2Pac,
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from Naughty By Nature, and Riddler. The bonus track, "Pain" was initially rejected for use in the film by Dr. Dre. However, at the request of recording engineer Norman Whitfield Jr., the track was recut and remixed for the film by record producer, Isaias Gamboa. Under Death Row, ''Above the Rim'' soundtrack was the third album under the label to reach number-one on the R&B Albums chart where it stayed for ten nonconsecutive weeks (
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& the Boyz's '' Nuttin' But Love'' interrupted that streak for one week), while it went to second place on the Billboard 200 chart. Track 13 is a sensual remake of Rev. Al Green's classic " I'm Still In Love With You" by R&B recording artist
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Track listing
Bonus material
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Certifications
Personnel
Information taken from
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* Engineers:
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, Tommy D. Daugherty, Greg Geitzenauer, Rob Paustian
* Executive in Charge of Music:
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* Executive Producers: Suge Knight, Kenny Ortíz
* Mixers: Courtney Branch, Craig Burbidge, Rob Chiarelli, Dat Nigga Daz,
DJ Quik
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,
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, Greg Geitzenauer, Tracy Kendrick, Nikke Nikole, Chris Puran, Norman Whitfield Jr.
* Mixing Engineers: Craig Burbidge, Rob Chiarelli
* Music Supervisor: Anita Camarata
* Performers:
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, Nanci Fletcher, O.F.T.B., Paradise,
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, Sweet Sable,
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, Macadoshis
* Producers: 2nd II None, Suamana Swoop Brown, Dat Nigga Daz,
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, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre, Warren G,
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, Tracy Kendrick,
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, Nikke Nikole, O.F.T.B., Darryl Pearson, Chris Puran, Sharon Riley, Carl "Butch" Small, Al B. Sure!,
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* Production Coordinators: Mary (Alm) Kusnier, Kim Brown, Madelyne Woods
* Remixers:
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, Arty Skye,
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* Supervising Producer: Dr. Dre
* Vocals: Allen Gordon Jr.,
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