Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture

Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	July 25, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	Hip hop, R&B, hip hop soul
Length	53:53
Label	MCA
Producer	Jerry Bruckheimer (exec.), DeVante Swing (exec.), Don Simpson (exec.), Bass Mechanics, Claudio Cueni, Dalvin DeGrate, Cyrus Esteban, Evil Dee, Trevor Horn, Pimp C, Michael J. Powell, Doug Rasheed, Chris Stokes, Timbaland
Singles from Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture
"Gangsta's Paradise" Released: August 8, 1995 "Feel the Funk" Released: September 22, 1995 "Curiosity" Released: October 31, 1995 "Gin & Juice" Released: January 23, 1996

Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack to the 1995 film Dangerous Minds.  The album was released in 1995 on MCA Records.

The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 chart in 1995.  By December 1995, it was certified triple platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales 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 R&B albums chart. The album was certified platinum in September 1995 and triple platinum by December of the same year.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic 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

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Gangsta's Paradise" (feat. L.V.)	Coolio	4:00
2.	"Curiosity"	Aaron Hall	4:02
3.	"Havin Thangs"	Big Mike	4:45
4.	"Problems"	Rappin' 4-Tay	3:30
5.	"True O.G." (feat. Static)	Mr. Dalvin	3:40
6.	"Put Ya Back Into It"	Tre Black	5:42
7.	"Don't Go There"	24-K	3:31
8.	"Feel the Funk"	Immature	4:44
9.	"It's Alright" (feat. Craig Mack)	Sista	5:12
10.	"A Message for Your Mind"	Rappin' 4-Tay	5:00
11.	"Gin & Juice" (feat. Static)	DeVante Swing	5:08
12.	"This Is the Life"	Wendy & Lisa	4:39

Chart history

Album

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	1
U.S. R&B Albums	2

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		U.S. Billboard Hot 100	U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	U.S. Hot Rap Singles	U.S. Rhythmic Top 40	U.S. Top 40 Mainstream
1995	"Gangsta's Paradise"	1	—	2	1	2	17
	"Feel the Funk"	46	—	15	—	26	—
	"Curiosity"	—	20	36	—	—	—

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by Cracked Rear View by Hootie & the Blowfish	Billboard 200 number-one album September 2, 1995 - September 29, 1995	Succeeded by Cracked Rear View by Hootie & the Blowfish
Preceded by Daydream by Mariah Carey	Australian ARIA Charts number-one album October 22, 1995 - November 4, 1995	Succeeded by Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.

• 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

See also

• Number-one albums of 1995 (U.S.)

External links

• Dangerous Minds at AllMusic
• Dangerous Minds at Discogs