| Product Summary | | Label: Geffen/hollywood/thump/surfdog | | UPC: 00720616238627 | | Release Date: 3/4/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60592275 | | Item#: MKQN4W | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25140 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Let Go (Hit The Dance Floor) - Eve/Jadakiss ~ Original Soundtrack |  | | 2. Watcha Gonna Do - Foxy Brown ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 3. Better Than The Rest - Queen Latifah (not, featured in film) ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 4. Where's The Love - Floetry ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 5. Ain't Nobody - Kelly Price ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 6. Move Something - Mr. Cheeks ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 7. Let Me See You Dance - Ice-Berg ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 8. Way Of Life - Lil Wayne/Big Tymers ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 9. Do Your Thing - Queen Latifah/Mario Winans ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 10. Gutta - The Unit ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 11. Rockstar - N.E.R.D. ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 12. Next To You - Calvin Richardson ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 13. I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Babe - Barry White ~ Original Soundtrack | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Composer: Glen Lajeski. | | Audio Mixer: Albert Leusink. | | Recording information: Skip Saylor Studio, Hollywood, CA; Skip Taylor Studio, Hollywood, CA. | | While the movie that inspired it may go for predictable laughs, the soundtrack to Bringing Down the House is surprisingly fresh, mixing contemporary urban and classic soul with tried and true and up-and-coming hip-hop artists. Maybe it's not such a surprise that the album mixes songs like Eve and Jadakiss' party-starting "Let Go (Hit the Dance Floor)" and Barry White's "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little Bit More Babe" so adeptly, considering that the film's star, Queen Latifah, was also an executive producer on the soundtrack. Latifah appears on the album twice, crooning and rapping on the sweetly soul-tinged "Better Than the Rest" and displaying her still-formidable skills on "Do Your Thing," which also features Mario Winans. A fair portion of the soundtrack stays on the mellow, laid-back side -- even Foxy Brown's "Whatcha Gonna Do" is surprisingly subdued -- as exemplified by Floetry's "Where's the Love," Kelly Price's "Ain't Nobody," and Calvin Richardson's "Next to You," but Mr. Cheeks' "Move Somethin," N.E.R.D.'s "Rock Star," and the Unit's "Gutta" give the album a harder edge. Overall, Bringing Down the House is better than it has any right to be, and far superior to the movie it supports. ~ Heather Phares | | The soundtrack to the Queen Latifah vehicle BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE boasts a plethora of contemporary hip-hop talent, mostly chosen by Latifah herself. If the combination of N.E.R.D., Mr. Cheeks, and Foxy Brown isn't enough to rock your world, then there's the sure-fire Barry White slow-burn of "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More" to ensure maximum grooviness. Brown's "Watcha Gonna Do" misappropriates the bass riff and a few lyrics from Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" in the most exquisite way, while Mr. Cheeks's "Move Somethin" is, in inimitable Cheeks style, outrageous, absorbing, and danceable. Latifah herself makes a couple of appearances, notably on "Do Your Thing" with Mario Wynans where she brings her big-hearted, larger-than-life personality to bear on a typical "I am what I am" rap. But ultimately it's Barry White who both steals the show and locks the bedroom door from the inside with his inimitable "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little Bit More, Babe." |
Producer: Anthony President; Just Blaze |
Engineer: Ian Blanch |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 03/04/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : 162386 | | Label : Hollywood Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00720616238627 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Uncut (8/03, p.112)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...An entertaining hip hop set, with bursts from Foxy Brown, N.E.R.D., and, of course, Queen Latifah..."n |
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