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House Party 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack albumby
various artists
ReleasedOctober 15, 1991
Recorded1991
Studio
Genre
Length54:42
LabelMCA
Producer
House Partysoundtracks chronology
House Party
(1990) 		House Party 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1991) 		House Party 3
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

House Party 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrackis the soundtrack to the 1991 American comedy filmHouse Party 2.It was released on October 15, 1991, throughMCA RecordsafterMotownwas sold toPolyGram.The soundtrack consisted of a blend of hip hop and contemporary R&B with audio excerpts from the film.

Production was handled byTeddy Riley,Tony! Toni! Toné!,Eric B. & Rakim,Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson,Eric "Vietnam" Sadler,Hank Shocklee,Keith Shocklee,Kevin Dorsey,Laney Stewart,London Jones,Marley Marland Scratch & Source Productions, Inc.Louil Silas Jr.together with film directorsDoug McHenryandGeorge Jacksonserved as executive producers.

It features contributions from film starsKid 'n Play,Bell Biv DeVoe,Bubba,Chanté Moore,Eric B. & Rakim,Keith Washington,London Jones,Ralph Tresvant,The Flex, Tony! Toni! Toné!,Wreckx-n-Effect,and the final recording from rapperMC Trouble,who died from an epileptic seizure several months before the soundtrack's release.

Serving as a sequel to 1990'sHouse Party (soundtrack),the album is generally considered an improvement over the first, making it to No. 55 on theBillboard200and No. 23 on theTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,and featured the charting singles: Kid 'N Play's "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody",Tony! Toni! Toné!'s"House Party II (I Don't Know What You Come to Do)"and Ralph Tresvant's" Yo Baby Yo ".

Track listing

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House Party 2track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Announcement of Pajama Jammi Jam" (performed byKid 'n Play)0:16
2."House Party II (I Don't Know What You Come to Do)"(performed byTony! Toni! Toné!)
Tony! Toni! Toné!5:17
3."The Christopher Robinson Scholorship Fund" (performed by Kid 'n Play)0:12
4."Ready or Not" (performed byWreckx-n-Effect)
5:11
5."Kid 'N Play Wreck Shop!" (performed byMartin Lawrence)0:04
6."Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody"(performed by Kid 'n Play)
Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson4:46
7."I Like Your Style" (performed byBubba)
Teddy Riley4:55
8."Kid & Sydney Break Up" (performed byKidandTisha Campbell)0:18
9."Candlelight and You" (performed byKeith WashingtonandChanté Moore)
Laney Stewart5:19
10."I Lust 4 U" (performed by London Jones)London Jones
  • Kevin Dorsey
  • London Jones
4:28
11."Bilal Gets Off" (performed by Martin Lawrence)0:19
12."Let Me Know Something?!" (performed byBell Biv DeVoe)
  • Darrol Durant
  • Roney Hooks
  • Eric Sadler
  • Keith Boxley
4:54
13."Yo Baby Yo" (performed byRalph Tresvant)
  • R. Wiggins
  • Timothy Christian Riley
4:57
14."The F.F.F. Rap" (performed byFull ForceandHelen Martin)0:31
15."What's on Your Mind?" (performed byEric B. & Rakim)
Eric B. & Rakim5:00
16."Big Ol' Jazz" (performed byMC Trouble)LaTasha RogersScratch & Source Productions, Inc.3:46
17."You Gotta Pay What You Owe" (performed by Kid 'n Play)0:11
18."It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"(performed by The Flex)
3:25
19."Confidence by Marcus Garvey" (performed byGeorg Stanford Brown)0:14
20."It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday (Acapella Reprise)" (performed by The Flex)
  • Yarian
  • Perren
0:37
21."Kid's Goodbye" Thanks to Pops "" (performed by Kid)0:03
Total length:54:42

Personnel

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  • Christopher Reid– performer (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 17, 21), engineering & executive producer(track 6),co-executive producer
  • Christopher Martin– performer (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 17), co-executive producer
  • Tony! Toni! Toné!– performers & producers(track 2)
  • John "Jubu" Smith – producer & arranger(track 2)
  • Maceo Parker– saxophone(track 2)
  • John "L.A. Jay" Barnes III – additional programming(track 2),drum overdubs(tracks 13)
  • Ken Kessie – recording & mixing(tracks: 2, 13)
  • Louil Silas Jr.– remixing(tracks: 2, 13),backing vocals(track 16),executive producer, A&R
  • Victor Flores – remixing engineer(tracks: 2, 13)
  • Wreckx-n-Effect– performers & co-producers(track 4)
  • Lee "Bubba" Drakeford – lead and backing vocals(tracks: 4, 7)
  • Teddy Riley– backing vocals, producer & mixing(tracks: 4, 7)
  • Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing & engineering(tracks: 4, 7)
  • Martin Lawrence– performer(tracks: 5, 11)
  • Khadejia Bass – additional vocals(track 6)
  • Jeffrey Bynes – keyboards(track 6)
  • Stanley Brown – keyboards(track 6)
  • Alain Blake – guitar(track 6)
  • Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson – producer & engineering(track 6)
  • Yanni Papadopoulos – engineering(track 6)
  • Tammy Lucas – backing vocals(track 7)
  • Tisha Campbell– performer(track 8)
  • Chanté Moore– lead and backing vocals(track 9)
  • Keith Washington– performer(track 9)
  • Laney Stewart– backing vocals & producer(track 9)
  • Tony Haynes– associate producer(track 9)
  • Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell– vocal arranger & recording(track 9)
  • Eric G. Sproull – recording(track 9)
  • Marty Hornberg – engineering assistant & recording(track 9)
  • Alan Meyerson – mixing(track 9)
  • London Jones – performer & producer(track 10)
  • Kevin Dorsey – keyboards & producer(track 10)
  • Andrew Brown – recording(track 10)
  • Elliott Peters – mixing(track 10)
  • Bell Biv DeVoe– performers(track 12)
  • Hank Shocklee– producer & remixing(track 12)
  • Eric "Vietnam" Sadler– producer(track 12)
  • Keith Shocklee– producer(track 12)
  • Gary G-Wiz– remixing(track 12)
  • Kurt Yano – remixing engineer(track 12)
  • Ralph Tresvant– performer(track 13)
  • Charles Ray "Raphael Saadiq"Wiggins – backing vocals & producer(track 13)
  • Belma Johnson – backing vocals(track 13)
  • Rhonda Randall – backing vocals(track 13)
  • Timothy Christian Riley – producer(track 13)
  • Kimm James – remixing assistant(track 13)
  • Full Force– performers(track 14)
  • Helen Martin– performer(track 14)
  • William "Rakim"Griffin – performer & producer(track 15)
  • Eric Barrier– performer & producer(track 15)
  • Lee Anthony – engineering(track 15)
  • Mark Harder – engineering(track 15)
  • LaTasha "MC Trouble"Rogers – performer(track 16)
  • Kevin "K-Cut" McKenzie – producer(track 16)
  • Anton Pukshansky – engineering(track 16)
  • Charles Rogers – executive producer(track 16)
  • The Flex – performers & co-producers(tracks: 18, 20)
  • Darren Lighty– keyboard programming(track 18)
  • Marley Marl– producer(track 18)
  • George Karras – mixing(track 18)
  • Georg Stanford Brown– performer(track 19)
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Doug McHenry– executive producer
  • George Jackson– executive producer
  • Miriam Barnes – art direction, artwork
  • Ilene Weingard – art direction

Chart positions

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House Party 2chart performance
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 138
USBillboard200[3] 55

References

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  1. ^Mansfield, Brian."House Party II [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".AllMusic.RetrievedMarch 10,2021.
  2. ^"Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing November 18, 1991".Bubbling Down Under.RetrievedNovember 19,2022.
  3. ^"Billboard 200 Chart: Week of November 16, 1991".Billboard.RetrievedMarch 10,2021.
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