Juice (soundtrack)

Juice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album to Juice by
various artists
ReleasedDecember 31, 1991 (1991-12-31)
Recorded1991
Genre
Length54:38
Label
Producer
Singles from Juice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Uptown Anthem"
    Released: January 22, 1992
  2. "Juice (Know the Ledge)"
    Released: February 15, 1992
  3. "Don't Be Afraid"
    Released: February 1992
  4. "Is It Good to You"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Orlando Sentinel[4]
RapReviews8.5/10[5]
Robert Christgau(neither)[6]
The Source4/5[7]

Juice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to Ernest Dickerson's 1992 crime film Juice. It was released on December 31, 1991, through SOUL/MCA Records and consists mainly of hip-hop and R&B music.[8]

The album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. On March 4, 1992, the soundtrack was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 units in the US alone.

The soundtrack spawned four charted singles: "Uptown Anthem", "Juice (Know the Ledge)", "Don't Be Afraid" and "Is It Good to You".

  1. ^ Egan, Brian. "Juice - Original Soundtrack | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Bernard, James (February 14, 1992). "Juice". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Oumano, Elena (January 19, 1992). "POP MUSIC : ALBUM REVIEW : *** VARIOUS ARTISTS "Juice" motion picture soundtrack ( MCA )". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "'JUICE' SOUNDTRACK". Orlando Sentinel. February 28, 1992. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  5. ^ Jost, Matt (November 8, 2005). "various artists :: Juice Soundtrack :: Soul/MCA Records". www.rapreviews.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2005. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Tewlow, Rob "Reef" (February 1992). "Record Report". The Source. No. 29. p. 58.
  8. ^ Koelling, Matt (December 29, 2021). "Revisiting the 'Juice' Soundtrack (1991) | Tribute". Albumism. Retrieved September 9, 2024.