''Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture'' is the official

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to the 1995 film ''

Dangerous Minds ''Dangerous Minds'' is a 1995 American drama film directed by John N. Smith and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It is based on the autobiography ''My Posse Don't Do Homework'' by retired U.S. Marine LouAnne Johnson, who in 1989 too ...

''. The album was released in 1995 on

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. The soundtrack topped the ''Billboard'' 200 chart in 1995. By December 1995, it was certified triple platinum by the

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, for shipments exceeding 3,000,000 copies in the United States.

Release and reception

The album reached number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and reached the second spot on the

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chart. The album was certified platinum in September 1995 and triple platinum by December of the same year. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of

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called the soundtrack "an expertly-crafted urban R&B/hip-hop collection, featuring stellar production and songwriting from a number of the best and most popular artists of 1995."

Track listing

Personnel

Information taken from

. *composing – Berry Gordy Jr., Frank Hudson, Alphonso Mizell, Deke Richards, Danger Jay *executive production – Jerry Bruckheimer, DeVante Swing, Don Simpson *lyricist(s) – Aaron Hall *mastering – Herb Powers *music supervisor – Kathy Nelson *performer(s) – 24K, Big Mike, Tre Black, Coolio, Craig Mack, DeVante Swing, Aaron Hall, Immature, L.V., Danger Jay, Rappin' 4-Tay, Sista, Static, Wendy & Lisa *production – Bass Mechanics, Claudio Cueni, Dalvin DeGrate, Cyrus Esteban, Evil Dee, Danger Jay, Trevor Horn, Pimp C, Michael J. Powell, Doug Rasheed, Chris Stokes, Timbaland *soundtrack coordination – Lesley Allery, Kevin Breen, Christine Edwards, Bill Green, Todd Homme, Sylvia Krask

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications and sales

Notes

External links

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