House Party: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to Reginald Hudlin's 1990 musical comedy film House Party. It was released through Motown on March 9, 1990 along with the film, and consisted of a blend of hip hop and R&B music. Recording sessions took place at Mastersound Recording Studios in Atlanta, and New York-based studios Romil Recording, Sigma Sound Studios, Skyline Studios, Greene Street Recording Studio, Bayside Sound Recording Studio, Marley's House, Pearl Street Studios. Production was handled by Gene Griffin, Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor, The Invincibles, Artz & Kraftz, Charles Ernst, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Full Force, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee, Kenny Pollock, Kenny Vaughan and Marley Marl, with film director Reginald Hudlin and film producer Warrington Hudlin served as executive producers. It features contributions from film stars Kid 'n Play, as well as Artz & Kraftz, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, E-Crof, Ex-Girlfriend, Flavor Flav, Force MDs, Kenny Vaughan, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, LL Cool J, Marley Marl, The Art of Love, Today and UTFO.
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Released | March 9, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
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Length | 45:57 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
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House Party soundtracks chronology | ||||
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RapReviews | 4/10[3] |
The soundtrack made it to number 104 on the Billboard 200 and number 20 on the Top R&B Albums chart in the United States.
It preceded two sequel albums: 1991's House Party 2 and 1994's House Party 3.
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1. | "Why You Get Funky on Me" (performed by Today) | Gene Griffin | |
2. | "What a Feeling" (performed by Artz & Kraftz) | Artz & Kraftz | |
3. | "Jive Time Sucker" (performed by Force MDs) | Gene Griffin | |
4. | "House Party" (performed by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, UTFO, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Ex-Girlfriend and E-Crof) | Full Force | |
5. | "This Is Love" (performed by Kenny Vaughan and The Art of Love) |
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6. | "Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya, Man!" (performed by Flavor Flav) |
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7. | "Fun House" (performed by Kid 'n Play) |
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8. | "To da Break of Dawn" (performed by LL Cool J and Marley Marl) | Marley Marl | |
9. | "Kid Vs. Play (The Battle)" (performed by Kid 'n Play) |
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10. | "I Ain't Going Out Like That [a]" (performed by Zan) | Gene Griffin | |
11. | "Surely [a]" (performed by Artz & Kraftz) | Artz & Kraftz | |
12. | "Ain't My Type of Hype [b]" (performed by Full Force) | ||
13. | "Always and Forever [b]" (performed by Heatwave) |
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[4] | 104 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[5] | 20 |
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