Why Do Fools Fall in Love (soundtrack)
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Why Do Fools Fall in Love is the soundtrack to the 1998 film, Why Do Fools Fall in Love
. It was released on September 8, 1998 through Elektra Records
and consisted of R&B and hip hop music. The soundtrack peaked at 55 on the Billboard 200
and 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
and spawned the singles "I Want You Back
by Melanie Brown
featuring Missy Elliot, which peaked at 25 on Billboard Hot 100, "No Fool No More
" by En Vogue, which peaked at 57 on the Billboard Hot 100
as well as Destiny's Child's "Get On The Bus
". Singer Lil' Mo
also made her debut with the single and music video for "Five Minutes."
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (film)
Why Do Fools Fall in Love is an American romantic drama, directed by Gregory Nava and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is a biographical film of the brief but intense life of R&B/Rock & Roll singer Frankie Lymon, lead singer of the pioneering rock and roll group Frankie Lymon & the...
. It was released on September 8, 1998 through Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
and consisted of R&B and hip hop music. The soundtrack peaked at 55 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 15 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 spawned the singles "I Want You Back
I Want You Back (Melanie B song)
"I Want You Back" is a song by Melanie Brown, released as her first solo single. It was released as a single from the first soundtrack to the 1998 film Why Do Fools Fall in Love and later included on her album Hot. This single was the first solo Spice Girl No.1.Mel recalled, "This was the first...
by Melanie Brown
Melanie Brown
Melanie Janine "Scary Spice" Brown , often better known as Mel B, is an English pop singer-songwriter, actress, author and television presenter...
featuring Missy Elliot, which peaked at 25 on Billboard Hot 100, "No Fool No More
No Fool No More
"No Fool No More" is a song by En Vogue, released as the first single from ther soundtrack for Why Do Fools Fall in Love. The song was a minor pop and R&B hit in the US and UK. In 1998 the award-winning group appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and The Tonight Show to perform the single....
" by En Vogue, which peaked at 57 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
as well as Destiny's Child's "Get On The Bus
Get on the Bus (song)
"Get on the Bus" is a song by Destiny's Child, released as the group's third single. The song features rapper/producer Timbaland and is lifted from the original motion picture soundtrack of Why Do Fools Fall in Love . It was the second single to be lifted from the soundtrack following Melanie B's...
". Singer Lil' Mo
Lil' Mo
Cynthia Loving , also known by her stage name Lil' Mo, is an American R&B singer, Washington, D.C. radio personality, songwriter & record producer. She is best known for collaborating with artists such as Ja Rule, Angie Martinez, Sacario, Missy Elliott, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Fabolous, and for her...
also made her debut with the single and music video for "Five Minutes."
Track listing
- "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"- 4:09 (Gina ThompsonGina ThompsonGina Thompson is an American R&B vocalist. Born to Edward L. Thompson, Sr. and Eugenia Thompson, Gina Thomson began singing at an early age and was signed to her first recording contract with Mercury Records shortly after graduating high school.-Recording career:Nobody Does It Better was Gina...
& Mocha) - "Get on the Bus"- 4:46 (Destiny's ChildDestiny's ChildDestiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
& TimbalandTimbalandTimothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
) - "He Be Back"- 4:53 (CokoCokoCheryl Elizabeth "Coko" Clemons is an American gospel and R&B singer, and lead singer of R&B group Sisters With Voices .-Musical career:...
& Missy ElliottMissy ElliottMelissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
) - "No Fool No More"- 4:17 (En VogueEn VogueEn Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...
) - "Get Contact"- 3:31 (Missy Elliott & Busta RhymesBusta RhymesTrevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
) - "Five Minutes"- 5:25 (Missy Elliott & Lil' MoLil' MoCynthia Loving , also known by her stage name Lil' Mo, is an American R&B singer, Washington, D.C. radio personality, songwriter & record producer. She is best known for collaborating with artists such as Ja Rule, Angie Martinez, Sacario, Missy Elliott, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Fabolous, and for her...
) - "I Want You Back"- 3:53 (Melanie B.Melanie BrownMelanie Janine "Scary Spice" Brown , often better known as Mel B, is an English pop singer-songwriter, actress, author and television presenter...
& Missy Elliott) - "About You"- 5:13 (MistaMista (band)Mista was an American R&B group in the mid-1990s from Atlanta, Georgia.-Biography:Mista is a R&B quartet who hit the scenes in 1996. Mista was a group of friends who were reportedly formed by a group of girls on their bus...
) - "Love Is for Fools"- 3:51 (Mint ConditionMint ConditionMint Condition is an R&B band from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Formed in the late 1980s, its original members were lead singer Stokley Williams, bassist Ricky Kinchen, guitarist Homer O'Dell, pianist Larry Waddell, keyboardist Keri Lewis, and keyboardist/saxophonist Jeffrey Allen...
) - "Without You"- 4:22 (Nicole WrayNicole WrayNicole Monique Wray, also known as simply Nicole, is an American R&B and hip hop singer. Her 1998 debut single, "Make It Hot"—written and produced by Timbaland and co-written by and featuring Missy Elliott—was certified gold.-Musical career:...
) - "Splash"- 5:09 (NextNext (group)Next is an American R&B musical group, popular during the late 1990s. They are best known for their hit singles "Too Close" and "Wifey".-History:...
) - "What the Dealio"- 4:01 (Missy Elliott & TotalTotal (band)Total was an American R&B girl group and one of the signature acts of Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records imprint during the 1990s.-Emergence & Total:...
) - "Crazy Love"- 4:00 (Envyi)
- "Keep a Knockin'"- 5:33 (Little RichardLittle RichardRichard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
)