Deep Cover (soundtrack)
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Deep Cover is the soundtrack to the 1992 film, Deep Cover
. It was released on April 4, 1992 through SOLAR Records
and consisted of hip hop, Reggae and R&B music. The soundtrack peaked at 166 on the Billboard 200
and 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
and featured the popular single "Deep Cover
" by Dr. Dre
and Snoop Doggy Dogg in his first official appearance on a song.
Deep Cover
Deep Cover is a 1992 crime thriller film starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum and directed by veteran actor Bill Duke. It is also notable for its theme song of the same name, composed by Dr...
. It was released on April 4, 1992 through SOLAR Records
SOLAR Records
S.O.L.A.R. Records was an American record label founded in 1977 by Dick Griffey, reconstituted out of Soul Train Records only two years after it was founded with Soul Train television show host and creator Don Cornelius.-Company history:In 1975, Soul Train Records was founded by Dick Griffey and...
and consisted of hip hop, Reggae and R&B music. The soundtrack peaked at 166 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
and featured the popular single "Deep Cover
Deep Cover (song)
"Deep Cover", also known as "187", is Dr. Dre's debut solo single, his first song since the N.W.A. break up. It was made for the soundtrack from the film Deep Cover . The song features Snoop Dogg making his first appearance on record.-History:...
" by Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
and Snoop Doggy Dogg in his first official appearance on a song.
Track listing
- "Deep CoverDeep Cover (song)"Deep Cover", also known as "187", is Dr. Dre's debut solo single, his first song since the N.W.A. break up. It was made for the soundtrack from the film Deep Cover . The song features Snoop Dogg making his first appearance on record.-History:...
"- 4:15 (Dr. DreDr. DreAndre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
& Snoop Doggy Dogg) - "Love or Lust"- 3:32 (JewellJewell (singer)Jewell is a female R&B singer who was signed to Death Row Records from 1992-1996. She was working part-time - though still unsigned - for IV Life Records. She had a video and charting hit "Woman to Woman", that reached 72nd on the Billboard Hot 100...
) - "Down With My Nigga"- 4:11 (Paradise)
- "The Sex Is On"- 4:27 (Po, Broke & Lonely?)
- "The Way (Is in the House)"- 4:24 (CallowayCalloway (band)Calloway is an R&B duo of Cincinnati, Ohio, natives Reginald and Vincent Calloway. The brothers had a major hit in 1990 with "I Wanna Be Rich"...
) - "The Minute You Fall in Love"- 5:29 (Third Avenue)
- "John and Betty's Theme"- 2:29 (Michel ColombierMichel ColombierMichel Colombier was a French composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor.- External links :*...
) - "Mr. LovermanMr. Loverman"Mr. Loverman" is the signature song of Jamaican ragga artist Shabba Ranks.The song was written by Hopeton Lindo, Rexton Gordon and Michael Bennett. It was released in 1992 and 1993 as a single.-Origin of song:...
"- 3:36 (Shabba RanksShabba RanksShabba Ranks is a Jamaican dancehall musician.He was one of the most popular dancehall artists of his generation. He was also one of the first Jamaican deejays to gain worldwide acceptance, and recognition for his 'slack' lyrical expressions and content, when "ridin' di riddim"...
) - "I See Ya Jay"- 4:34 (Ragtime)
- "Nickel Slick Nigga"- 4:56 (KokaneKokaneKokane, also known as Jerry B. Long, Jr. , is a rapper from Pomona, California best known for his co-appearances on Dr. Dre's album 2001 and the work on G-funk album Funk Upon A Rhyme and his backup work with Snoop Dogg in Tha Last Meal album, who signed him to Dogghouse Records, bringing a renewed...
) - "Typical Relationship"- 4:13 (Times 3)
- "Digits"- 4:58 (The DeeleThe DeeleThe Deele is an American 80s R&B band from Cincinnati, Ohio, originally consisting of Indianapolis native Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds along with Antonio "L.A." Reid, Carlos "Satin" Greene, Darnell "Dee" Bristol, Stanley Burke, and Kevin "Kayo" Roberson...
) - "The Sound of One Hand Clapping"- 3:08 (Calloway)
- "Why You Frontin' on Me"- 4:51 (Emmage)
Cut Tracks
- "It's On"- 3:41 (Lady of RageLady of RageRobin Yvette Allen , better known by her stage name The Lady of Rage, is an American rapper and actress best known for collaborations with several Death Row Records artists, including Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg on the seminal albums The Chronic and Doggystyle...
& Snoop Doggy Dogg)(Prod. By Dr. Dre)- Note: This still remains unreleased and previously was listed on the original tracklisting; however, the song did not make the final cut. There's a rare/ low quality version that leaked on the internet.