Above the Rim (soundtrack)

Above the Rim – The Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	March 22, 1994 (1994-03-22)
Recorded	1993–1994
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap g-funk R&B new jack swing
Length	77:47 (CD) 90:05 (Cassette)
Label	Death Row Interscope Atlantic
Producer	Suge Knight (exec.) Kenny Ortíz (exec.) 2nd II None Suamana Swoop Brown Dat Nigga Daz Dalvin DeGrate DJ Quik Dr. Dre Warren G Johnny Jay Tracy Kendrick Allen "ALLSTAR" Gordon Brian Alexander Morgan Nikke Nikole O.F.T.B. Darryl Pearson Sharon Riley Carl "Butch" Small Al B. Sure! DeVante Swing
Death Row Records chronology
Above the Rim – The Soundtrack (1994) Murder Was the Case (1994)
Singles from Above the Rim – The Soundtrack
"I'm Still In Love With You" / "Part Time Lover" Released: March 22, 1994 "Regulate" Released: April 23, 1994 "Old Time's Sake" Released: May 28, 1994 "Afro Puffs" Released: July 2, 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A+[2]

Above the Rim – The Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the 1994 film of the same name. The soundtrack, released by Death Row and Interscope Records on March 22, 1994, was executive produced by Suge Knight. Dr. Dre acted as supervising producer on the project.^[3]

The album shipped over two million copies and won the Soundtrack of the Year award at the 1995 Source Awards.^[4] The cassette version of the soundtrack contained three extra tracks that could not fit on the CD due to time constraints: "Pain" by 2Pac (with Stretch), "Mi Monie Rite!" by Lord G, and "Loyal to the Game" by 2Pac, Treach from Naughty By Nature, and Riddler. "Pain" was initially rejected for use in the film by Dr. Dre, but at the request of recording engineer Norman Whitfield Jr., the track was recut and remixed for the film by record producer Isaias Gamboa. Under Death Row, Above the Rim soundtrack was the third album under the label to reach number-one on the R&B Albums chart where it stayed for ten nonconsecutive weeks (Heavy D & the Boyz's Nuttin' But Love interrupted that streak for one week), while it went to second place on the Billboard 200 chart. Track 13 is a sensual remake of Rev. Al Green's classic "I'm Still In Love With You" by R&B recording artist Al B. Sure!