Crooklyn (1995) (Chi-Lites/Jackson 5/Persuaders)

Product Summary Label: Uni/mca UPC: 00008811103620 Release Date: 5/10/1994 Buy.com Sku: 60141893 Item#: MNNFKY Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Crooklyn - The Crooklyn Dodgers ~ Original Soundtrack 2. Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers ~ Original Soundtrack 3. Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone ~ Original Soundtrack 4. Pusher Man - Curtis Mayfield ~ Original Soundtrack 5. Thin Line Between Love And Hate - The Persuaders ~ Original Soundtrack 6. El Pito (I'll Never Go Back To Georgia) - Joe Cuba ~ Original Soundtrack 7. ABC - The Jackson 5 ~ Original Soundtrack 8. Oh Girl - The Chi-lites ~ Original Soundtrack 9. Mighty Love - The Spinners ~ Original Soundtrack 10. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight ~ Original Soundtrack 11. Ooh Child - The Five Stairsteps ~ Original Soundtrack 12. Pass The Peas - The JB's ~ Original Soundtrack 13. Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers ~ Original Soundtrack 14. People Make The World Go Round - Marc Dorsey ~ Original Soundtrack (P) 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc. (C) 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Producers: A Tribe Called Quest; Al Bell; Sly Stone; Curtis Mayfield; The Poindexter Brothers; Poncho Cristal; Eugene Record; Thom Bell; Wardell Quezerque; Stan Vincent; James Brown; David Rubinson; Narada Michael Walden. Engineer: David "Frazeman" Frazer (track 14). Personnel: Marc Russo (saxophone); Jerry Hey (flugelhorn); Louis Biancaniello (Wurlitzer organ, keyboards); Narada Michael Walden (marimba, drums, percussion); Myron Dove (electric bass); Tony Lindsay (background vocals). Audio Mixer: David Frazer. Photographer: David Lee . Arrangers: Al Bell; Narada Michael Walden. Produced by A Tribe Called Quest, the soundtrack for Spike Lee's 1994 ode to the borough of his childhood is one of the most evocative in existence (and one of the more delightfully diverse soul collections to boot). The album is bookended by excellent and incongruent original tracks, opening with the title track, a stark rap single by the Crooklyn Dodgers, a supergroup consisting of Special Ed, Masta Ace, and Buckshot, closing on the jazzy-reflective pop R&B of "People Make the World Go Around." In between lie classics from artists ranging from Curtis Mayfield to the Staple Singers to the Chambers Brothers, the mix telling a story of its own of struggle and revolution, hope and survival. It's one of the rare soundtracks that stands on its own. While it's a perfect bookend to Lee's provocative film, the soundtrack's travelogue through the 1970s is a powerful (and downright enjoyable) statement in its own right, whether or not one has seen the film. The album was popular enough to inspire a second volume of classic tracks. Spike Lee's Crooklyn is a touching coming-of-age film, set in the early '70s. Appropriately, the soundtrack is crammed with an abundance of smooth soul and gritty R&B from the era. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Engineer: David Frazer; Marc Reyburn   Technical Info Release Date : 05/07/2005 Original Release Date : 1995 Catalog ID : MCAD-11036 Label : MCA Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 56m : 36s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00008811103620   Professional Reviews Entertainment Weekly (6/14/94, p.65) - "...the disc demonstrates the enduring relevance of blaxploitation funk..." - Rating: A-    Product Image