''House Party 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack to the 1991 American comedy film ''

House Party 2 ''House Party 2'' is a 1991 American comedy film and the sequel to the 1990 film ''House Party'' released by New Line Cinema. The film returns most of the cast of the first film such as Kid 'n Play and Full Force, along with new cast members su ...

''. It was released on October 15, 1991, through

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after

Motown Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''moto ...

was sold to

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. The soundtrack consisted of a blend of hip hop and contemporary R&B with audio excerpts from the film. Production was handled by

Teddy Riley Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer credited with the creation of the New Jack Swing genre. Riley credits Barry Michael Cooper with giving the genre its name.Hogan, Paul. "Tedd ...

Tony! Toni! Toné! Tony! Toni! Toné! was an American soul/ R&B band from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s. During the band's heyday, it was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq ...

, Eric B. & Rakim, Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson,

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, Keith Shocklee, Kevin Dorsey,

Laney Stewart Laney Stewart (born January 10, 1966) is an American songwriter, music producer, musician, music publisher, music executive, manager and youth mentor. He was born Philip Lane Stewart II, in the South Side suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. Laney has ...

, London Jones,

Marley Marl Marlon Williams (born September 30, 1962), better known by his stage name Marley Marl, is an American DJ, record producer, rapper and record label founder, primarily operating in hip hop music. Marlon grew up in Queensbridge housing projects ...

and Scratch & Source Productions, Inc. Louil Silas Jr. together with film directors

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and George Jackson served as executive producers. It features contributions from film stars

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, Eric B. & Rakim,

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, London Jones,

Ralph Tresvant Ralph Edward Tresvant (born May 16, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer, best known as the lead singer of R&B group New Edition. As a solo artist, Tresvant released the album '' Ralph Tresvant'' (1990). In 2008, he ...

, The Flex, Tony! Toni! Toné!,

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, and the final recording from rapper

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, who died from an epileptic seizure several months before the soundtrack's release. Serving as a sequel to 1990's '' House Party (soundtrack)'', the album is generally considered an improvement over the first, making it to No. 55 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 23 on the

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, and featured the charting singles: Kid 'N Play's " Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody", Tony! Toni! Toné!'s " House Party II (I Don't Know What You Come to Do)" and Ralph Tresvant's "Yo Baby Yo".

Track listing

Personnel

* Christopher Reid – performer (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 17, 21), engineering & executive producer (track 6), co-executive producer * Christopher Martin – performer (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 17), co-executive producer *

– performers & producers (track 2) *John "Jubu" Smith – producer & arranger (track 2) *

Maceo Parker Maceo Parker (; born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of B ...

– saxophone (track 2) *John "L.A. Jay" Barnes III – additional programming (track 2), drum overdubs (tracks 13) *Ken Kessie – recording & mixing (tracks: 2, 13) * Louil Silas Jr. – remixing (tracks: 2, 13), backing vocals (track 16), executive producer, A&R *Victor Flores – remixing engineer (tracks: 2, 13) *

– performers & co-producers (track 4) *Lee "Bubba" Drakeford – lead and backing vocals (tracks: 4, 7) *

– backing vocals, producer & mixing (tracks: 4, 7) *Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing & engineering (tracks: 4, 7) *

Martin Lawrence Martin Fitzgerald LawrenceStated in interview on ''Inside the Actors Studio'' (born April 16, 1965) is an American comedian and actor. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor. He got his start playin ...

– performer (tracks: 5, 11) *Khadejia Bass – additional vocals (track 6) *Jeffrey Bynes – keyboards (track 6) *Stanley Brown – keyboards (track 6) *Alain Blake – guitar (track 6) *Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson – producer & engineering (track 6) *Yanni Papadopoulos – engineering (track 6) *Tammy Lucas – backing vocals (track 7) *

Tisha Campbell Tisha Michelle Campbell (born October 13, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1986 rock musical comedy film '' Little Shop of Horrors'', and later starred on the short-lived NBC musical comedy dra ...

– performer (track 8) *

– lead and backing vocals (track 9) *

– performer (track 9) *

– backing vocals & producer (track 9) * Tony Haynes – associate producer (track 9) * Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell – vocal arranger & recording (track 9) *Eric G. Sproull – recording (track 9) *Marty Hornberg – engineering assistant & recording (track 9) *Alan Meyerson – mixing (track 9) *London Jones – performer & producer (track 10) *Kevin Dorsey – keyboards & producer (track 10) *Andrew Brown – recording (track 10) *Elliott Peters – mixing (track 10) *

– performers (track 12) *

– producer & remixing (track 12) *

– producer (track 12) * Keith Shocklee – producer (track 12) * Gary G-Wiz – remixing (track 12) *Kurt Yano – remixing engineer (track 12) *

– performer (track 13) *Charles Ray "

Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq (; born Charles Ray Wiggins; May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! In addition to his solo and group ...

" Wiggins – backing vocals & producer (track 13) *Belma Johnson – backing vocals (track 13) *Rhonda Randall – backing vocals (track 13) *Timothy Christian Riley – producer (track 13) *Kimm James – remixing assistant (track 13) *

Full Force Full Force is an American music group of hip hop and R&B singers and producers from Brooklyn, New York. Members *B-Fine (Brian George) - drums and drum programming, backing vocals *Shy Shy (Hugh Junior Clark) - bass guitar, backing vocals ...

– performers (track 14) *

Helen Martin Helen Dorothy Martin (July 23, 1909 – March 25, 2000) was an American actress of stage and television. Martin's career spanned over 60 years, appearing first on stage and later in film and television. Martin is best known for her roles as Wand ...

– performer (track 14) *William "

Rakim William Michael Griffin Jr. (born January 28, 1968), better known by his stage name Rakim Allah or simply Rakim (), is an American rapper and record producer. One half of golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, he is widely regarded as one of t ...

" Griffin – performer & producer (track 15) * Eric Barrier – performer & producer (track 15) *Lee Anthony – engineering (track 15) *Mark Harder – engineering (track 15) *LaTasha "

" Rogers – performer (track 16) *Kevin "K-Cut" McKenzie – producer (track 16) *Anton Pukshansky – engineering (track 16) *Charles Rogers – executive producer (track 16) *The Flex – performers & co-producers (tracks: 18, 20) *

Darren Lighty Darren Lighty (born April 6, 1969 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American hip-hop and R&B record producer and songwriter. Lighty got his initial start in the industry as part of the group The Flex, which also included his brother Cliff Lighty ...

– keyboard programming (track 18) *

– producer (track 18) *George Karras – mixing (track 18) *

Georg Stanford Brown Georg Stanford Brown (born June 24, 1943) is an American actor and director, perhaps best known as one of the stars of the ABC police television series '' The Rookies'' from 1972 to 1976. On the show, Brown played the character of Officer Terry ...

– performer (track 19) *Eddy Schreyer – mastering *

– executive producer * George Jackson – executive producer *Miriam Barnes – art direction, artwork *Ilene Weingard – art direction

Chart positions

References

External links

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