Above the Rim (soundtrack)
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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 acted as supervising producer on the project.[3]
Above the Rim – The Soundtrack | ||||
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Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
Released | March 22, 1994 (1994-03-22) | |||
Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
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Length | 77:47 (CD) 90:05 (Cassette) | |||
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Death Row Records chronology | ||||
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Singles from Above the Rim – The Soundtrack | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A+[2] |
The album shipped over two million copies and won the Soundtrack of the Year award at the 1995 Source Awards.[4] The cassette version of the soundtrack contained three extra tracks that could not fit on the CD due to time constraints: "Pain" by 2Pac (with Stretch), "Mi Monie Rite!" by Lord G, and "Loyal to the Game" by 2Pac, Treach from Naughty By Nature, and Riddler. "Pain" was initially rejected for use in the film by Dr. Dre, but 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 (Heavy D & 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 Al B. Sure!