House Party (soundtrack)

House Party: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedMarch 9, 1990
Recorded1989–1990
Studio
Genre
Length45:57
LabelMotown
Producer
House Party soundtracks chronology
House Party: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1990)
House Party 2
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
[2]
RapReviews4/10[3]

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.

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.

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "House Party [Original Soundtrack] - Kid 'N Play | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  2. ^ McDonald, Steven. "House Party [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Wallace, Emanuel (March 18, 2014). "various artists :: House Party Soundtrack :: Motown Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.