Jackie Brown [Orginal Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by JACKIE BROWN / O.S.T.

Overview

Quentin Tarantino established himself as one of the few filmmakers to effectively use pop music with his first film Reservoir Dogs, a movie where the music was integral to the success of the film yet also worked well as a collection of songs. Jackie Brown, Tarantino's long-awaited third feature, finds him exploring new territory, creating an homage to blaxploitation flicks as well as a surprisingly subtle character study and love story, and its soundtrack appropriately finds him in new territory as well. The soundtrack still features snippets of dialogue, which simply aren't as effective separated from the film as those from Pulp Fiction, but the unified collection of '70s soul and funk is refreshing. He has wisely selected a batch of songs that haven't been worn out by oldies radio, building the bulk of the album with cult favorites like Bobby Womack's "Across 110th Street," Bill Withers' "Who Is He (And What Is He to You?)," Randy Crawford's "Street Life," Minnie Riperton's "Inside My Love," the Vampire Sound Inc.'s "The Lions and the Cucumber" and Pam Grier's "Long Time Woman." Only "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time," "Strawberry Letter 23" and "Natural High," as well as the Grass Roots' "Midnight Confessions," are familiar oldies items, but they play an integral part in the film itself and help make the soundtrack a thoroughly enjoyable, compulsively listenable experience. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/26/1998
Label:	Maverick / Maverick/A Band Apart
UPC:	0093624684121
Rank:	83923

Tracks

1. Across 110th Street  - J.J. Johnson  - Bobby Womack
2. Beaumont's Lament  - Robert DeNiro  - Samuel L. Jackson  - Quentin Tarantino
3. Strawberry Letter 23  -  Brothers Johnson  - Shuggie Otis
4. Melanie, Simone and Sheronda  - Robert DeNiro  - Samuel L. Jackson  - Quentin Tarantino
5. Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?  - Stanley McKenny  - Bill Withers
6. Tennessee Stud  - Johnny Cash  - Jimmie Driftwood
7. Natural High  -  Bloodstone  - Charles McCormick
8. Long Time Woman  - Les Baxter  - Pam Grier
9. Detroit 9000  -  Council Cargle
10. (Holy Matrimony) Letter to the Firm  - Foxy Brown  - Isaac Hayes  - Inga Marchand  - Jean-Claude Olivier
11. Street Life  - Randy Crawford  - Will Jennings  - Joe Sample
12. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)  - Thom Bell  -  Delfonics  - William "Poogie" Hart
13. Midnight Confessions  -  Grass Roots  - Lou Josie
14. Inside My Love  - Minnie Riperton  - Richard Rudolph  - Leon Ware
15. Just Ask Melanie  - Robert DeNiro  - Bridget Fonda  - Samuel L. Jackson  - Quentin Tarantino
16. The Lions and the Cucumber  - Manfred Hubler  - Siegfried Schwab  -  Vampire's Sound Incorporation
17. Monte Carlo Nights  - Elliot Easton  -  Easton

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bobby Womack   Primary Artist
The Grass Roots   Primary Artist
Pam Grier   Primary Artist
The Delfonics   Primary Artist
Bloodstone   Primary Artist
Bill Withers   Primary Artist
Minnie Riperton   Primary Artist
The Brothers Johnson   Primary Artist
Shuggie Otis   Primary Artist
Samuel L. Jackson   Primary Artist
Foxy Brown   Primary Artist
Johnny Cash   Primary Artist
Robert De Niro   Primary Artist
Elliot Easton's Tiki Gods   Primary Artist
Randy Crawford   Primary Artist
Council Cargle   Primary Artist
Vampire's Sound Incorporation   Primary Artist
Bridget Fonda   Primary Artist
Arthur Marks   Director

Technical Credits

Elliot Easton's Tiki Gods   Composer,Performer
Minnie Riperton   Lyricist,Performer,Composer
Siegfried Schwab   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Arthur Marks   Producer
The Brothers Johnson   Composer,Performer
Thom Bell   Composer
William "Poogie" Hart   Composer
Shuggie Otis   Composer,Lyricist
Samuel L. Jackson   Performer
Elliot Easton   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Foxy Brown   Composer
Robert De Niro   Performer
Samuel J. Barnes   Composer,Lyricist
Mary Ramos   Music Consultant
Lawrence Bender   Executive Producer
Kevin Reagan   Design,Art Direction
John Katovsich   Music Coordinator
Council Cargle   Performer
Butch BelAir   Photography
Firooz Zahedi   Photography
Manfred Huebler   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
George Lange   Photography
Darren Michaels   Photography
Inga Marchand   Composer,Lyricist
Ann Karlin   Music Coordinator
Vampire's Sound Incorporation   Composer
Michele Kuznetsky   Music Consultant
Bridget Fonda   Performer
Tom Baker   Mastering
Stanley McKenny   Composer
Snuff Garrett   Producer
William Hart   Composer,Lyricist
Lou Josie   Composer,Lyricist
Charles McCormick   Composer,Lyricist
Thomas Bell   Composer,Lyricist
Leon Ware   Composer,Lyricist
Les Baxter   Composer,Lyricist
Jimmie Driftwood   Composer,Lyricist
Quentin Tarantino   Composer,Executive Producer
Randy Crawford   Composer,Performer
Poke & Tone   Producer
Rick Rubin   Producer
Richard Rudolph   Composer,Lyricist
Mike Vernon   Producer
Orville Hampton   Composer,Lyricist
The Grass Roots   Composer,Performer
Joe Sample   Composer
Jean-Claude Olivier   Composer,Lyricist
Johnny Cash   Composer
Pam Grier   Composer,Performer
The Delfonics   Composer,Performer
Steve Barri   Producer
Bobby Womack   Composer,Lyricist,Performer
Bill Withers   Composer,Lyricist,Performer
Bobby Womack & Peace   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Composer,Lyricist
J.J. Johnson   Composer
Will Jennings   Composer