Boomerang (soundtrack)

Boomerang (soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	June 30, 1992
Recorded	March - May 1992
Genre	R&B, new jack swing, soul, hip hop, hip hop soul
Length	55:24
Label	LaFace
Producer	L.A. Reid (exec.), A Tribe Called Quest, Dallas Austin, Babyface, Buster, P.M. Dawn, Randy Ran, Shavoni, Daryl Simmons, Kenny Vaughan
Singles from Boomerang
"Give U My Heart" Released: June 15, 1992 "End of the Road" Released: July 14, 1992 "I'd Die Without You" Released: October 9, 1992 "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" Released: December 4, 1992

The Boomerang soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the 1992 film Boomerang. The album was released June 30, 1992 on LaFace Records.

The soundtrack peaked at four on the Billboard 200 chart in 1992. By April 1995, it was certified triple platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 3,000,000 copies in the United States.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A[2]

The album peaked at four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the top spot on the R&B Albums chart.^[3] The album was certified gold in August 1992 and eventually reached triple-platinum status by April 1995.^[4]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said in his review that the soundtrack was "actually better than the film itself," and stated that "most of the album is first-rate contemporary urban soul, hip-hop, and new jack swing."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Give U My Heart" (Babyface feat. Toni Braxton)	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons, Boaz Watson	Edmonds, Reid, Simmons	5:01
2.	"It's Gonna Be Alright" (Aaron Hall feat. Charlie Wilson)	Louis Brown, Scott Parker, Charlie Wilson	Buster & Shavoni	5:34
3.	"Tonight Is Right" (Keith Washington)	Edmonds, Reid, Simmons	Edmonds, Reid, Simmons	4:28
4.	"I'd Die Without You" (P.M. Dawn)	Atrell Cordes	Cordes	4:11
5.	"7 Day Weekend" (Grace Jones)	Dallas Austin, Grace Jones, Satch Hoyt	Austin, Randy Ran	4:56
6.	"End of the Road" (Boyz II Men)	Edmonds, Reid, Simmons	Edmonds, Reid, Simmons	5:48
7.	"Reversal of a Dog" (feat. Damian Dame, Highland Place Mobsters, TLC and Toni Braxton)	Reid, Edmonds, Simmons, Melvin "E-Locc" Davis, Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes	Reid, Edmonds	5:45
8.	"Love Shoulda Brought You Home" (Toni Braxton)	Edmonds, Simmons, Watson	Edmonds, Reid, Simmons	4:56
9.	"There U Go" (Johnny Gill)	Edmonds, Reid, Simmons	Edmonds, Reid, Simmons	5:16
10.	"Don't Wanna Love You" (Shanice)	Edmonds, Reid, Simmons	Edmonds, Reid, Simmons	4:32
11.	"Feels Like Heaven" (Kenny Vaughan and The Art of Love)	Vaughan	Vaughan	2:04
12.	"Hot Sex" (A Tribe Called Quest)	Kamaal Fareed, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Malik Taylor	Fareed, Muhammad, Taylor	2:45

Sample credits

• "Reversal of a Dog" contains an intro sample of "Fast Peg", written by James Todd Smith, Bryan Philpot and James Brown, and performed by LL Cool J; a replay of "Atomic Dog", written by George Clinton, Garry Shider and David Spradley, and performed by George Clinton; a brief sample riff of "Get on the Good Foot", written by James Brown, Fred Wesley and Joseph Mims, and performed by James Brown; and a final drum loop sample of "You're Gettin' a Little Too Smart", written by Abrim Tilmon, Jr., and performed by The Detroit Emeralds.
• "Hot Sex" contains a sample of "Who's Making Love", written by Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis and Raymond Jackson, and performed by Lou Donaldson.

Chart history

Album

Chart (1992)[3]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	4
U.S. R&B Albums	1

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[5]
		U.S. Billboard Hot 100	U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	U.S. Rhythmic Top 40	U.S. Top 40 Mainstream
1992	"Give U My Heart"	29	—	2	32	—
	"End of the Road"	1	—	1	1	1
	"I'd Die Without You"	3	21	16	2	2
	"Hot Sex"	-	27	99	-	-
	"Love Shoulda Brought You Home"[6]	33	—	4	19	—

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.^[7]

• bass – Kayo, Debra Killings
• composing – Jonathan Davis, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Malik Taylor
• coordination – Constance Armstrong, Sharliss Ashbury
• drums – L.A. Reid
• executive production – L.A. Reid
• keyboards – Babyface, Bo Watson
• mastering – Chris Gehringer
• music supervision – Bill Stephney
• percussion – L.A. Reid
• performer(s) – Babyface, Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton, Damian Dame, Johnny Gill, Aaron Hall, Highland Place Mobsters, Grace Jones, P.M. Dawn, Shanice, TLC, A Tribe Called Quest, Keith Washington, Charlie Wilson
• piano – Jim Lunarci, Vance Taylor
• production – Dallas Austin, Babyface, Buster, P.M. Dawn, Randy Ran, L.A. Reid, Shavoni, Daryl Simmons, A Tribe Called Quest, Kenny Vaughan
• technical assistance – Donald Parks
• vocals – Babyface, Boo Boo, Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton, Damian Dame, Johnny Gill, Aaron Hall, Grace Jones, LaFace Cartel, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, P.M. Dawn, Shanice, T-Boz, A Tribe Called Quest, Kenny Vaughan, Keith Washington
• vocals (background) – Babyface, Toni Braxton, Deah Dame, Kevon Edmonds, Melvin Edmonds, Debra Killings, Maniac, Keith Michell, Tye-V, Charlie Wilson

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1992 (U.S.)

Notes

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( Boomerang > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
2. Linden, Amy (1992-07-31). "Boomerang — Music — EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
3. "allmusic ((( Boomerang > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
4. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - March 6, 2011 : Search Results - Boomerang". RIAA. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
5. "allmusic ((( Boomerang > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
6. "allmusic ((( Toni Braxton > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
7. "allmusic ((( Boomerang > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-06.

External links

• Boomerang at AllMusic
• Boomerang at Discogs