The Associate (soundtrack)

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The Associate

Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	October 15, 1996
Recorded	April 1996–September 1996
Length	53:15
Label	Motown
Producer	Cassandra Mills Christopher Tyng Daryl Simmons Donald Lawrence Narada Michael Walden Chris "Tricky" Stewart Sean K.Hall DJ Clark Kent Vassal Benford Steve Russell Clifton "Specialist" Dillon James Brown Steve Lindsey Leif Larson Erik "E Smooth" Hicks

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Allmusic	^[1]

The Associate is the original motion picture soundtrack of the 1996 film The Associate, starring Whoopi Goldberg.

The soundtrack features actress and rapper Queen Latifah, Sophie B. Hawkins, American country singer Wynonna Judd, Canadian-American recording artist Tamia, CeCe Peniston, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson (both of The B-52s), Jamaican reggae singer Patra and Swedish musician Louise Hoffsten.

The cover version of "Yes We Can Can", originally released by the American R&B girl group The Pointer Sisters as their first hit single (No.#11 on the US Hot 100) in 1973,^[2] was re-recorded for the soundtrack by Taral Hicks, Chantay Savage, LaShanda Reese and the Pointer Sisters themselves. Kate Pierson along with Cindy Wilson contributed with the new version of the McFadden & Whitehead's disco track "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (No.#1 in the US R&B,^[3] at #5 in UK Top 75^[4] in 1979). From the classics, James Brown's composition "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (No.#1 on the US R&B in 1966),^[5] and Elton John's gospel ballad "The Border Song" (No.#92 in the US Hot 100 in 1970^[6] were also present.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"All That I Need"	Christopher Tyng, Taylor Tyng	CeCe Peniston	4:06
2.	"Makin' My Way (Any Way That I Can)"	Diane Warren	Wynonna Judd	5:23
3.	"The Border Song"	Bernie Taupin, Elton John	Sophie B. Hawkins	3:53
4.	"Keep Hope Alive"	Narada Michael Walden, Sally Jo Dakota	Tamia	4:42
5.	"Eventually"	Christopher A.Stewart, Sean K.Hall, London D.Jones	Shades (group)	4:49
6.	"Mr. Big Stuff"	J.Broussard, R.Williams, C.Washington, Queen Latifah, Free, DJ Clark Kent	Queen Latifah, Shades and Free	4:13
7.	"Yes We Can Can"	Allen Toussaint	Taral Hicks, Chantay Savage, LaShanda Reese and The Pointer Sisters	3:37
8.	"Are You Ready for Me"	Dorothy Smith, Pebbles, Arthur Hoyle, Debra Killings, Alexander Richbourg, Jason Sylvain, Mario Winans, Clifton Dillon, & Roy Jobe	Patra	4:32
9.	"The Turning Point"	Narada Michael Walden, Erik Hicks	LaShanda Reese	5:25
10.	"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"	James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome	James Brown	2:46
11.	"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"	Jerry Cohen, McFadden & Whitehead	Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson	5:45
12.	"Nice Doin' Business"	Louise Hoffsten	Louise Hoffsten	4:04
Total length:				53:15

Notes

Mr. Big Stuff contains a sample of the self-titled song by Jean Knight.

"All That I Need" by CeCe Peniston

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Credits and personnel

Shades - lead and back vocals
Queen Latifah - lead vocal, additional lyrics
Free - lead vocal, additional lyrics
Taral Hicks - lead vocal
Chantay Savage - lead vocal
LaShanda Reese - lead vocal
Anita Pointer - lead vocal
The Pointer Sisters - back vocals
Patra - lead vocal
James Brown - lead vocal, writer, producer
Kate Pierson - lead vocal
Cindy Wilson - lead vocal
Louise Hoffsten - lead vocal, writer, harmonica
The Tri-City Singers - back vocals
Tanya Smith - back vocal
Shonda Howard - back vocal
Vicki Mc Kisic - back vocal
Timmy Maia - back vocal
Sonja - back vocal
Claytoven Richardson - back vocal
Skyler Jett - back vocal
Sandy Griffith - back vocal
Nikita Germaine - back vocal
Al Beretta - rap
Christopher Tyng - writer, producer, synthesizer, drum programming
Taylor Tyng - writer, guitar
Diane Warren - writer
Bernie Taupin - writer
Elton John - writer
Narada Michael Walden - writer, producer, background vocal arrangement, drums, paste cymbals
Sally Jo Dakota - writer
Christopher Stewart - writer, producer, keyboards, programming and sequencing
Sean K.Hall - writer, producer, keyboards, programming and sequencing
London D.Jones - writer, co-producer
J.Broussard - writer
R.Williams - writer
C.Washington - writer
DJ Clark Kent - producer, additional lyrics, drum and sample programming
Allen Toussaint - writer
Dorothy Smith - writer
Clifton "Specialist" Dillon - writer, producer

Roy Jobe - writer, all instruments (on "Are You Ready for Me?")
Erik "E Smooth" Hicks - writer, co-producer, background vocal arrangement
Betty Jean Newsome - writer
Jerry Cohen - writer
McFadden & Whitehead - writers
Daryl Simmons - producer, keyboards, drums
Donald Lawrence - producer, back vocal
Vassal Benford - producer
Steve Russell - producer, vocal arrangement
Steve Lindsey - producer
Leif Larson - producer, guitar, keyboards, programming
Cedric Thompson - co-producer
Jimi "The Sweet" Fischer - co-producer, keyboards, guitar and bass, drums programming
David "Frazeman" Frazer - associate producer
Ronnie Garrett - bass
Tarus Mateen - bass
Vance Taylor - acoustic piano
Jeremy Haynes - drums
Jamie Hoover - guitar
Louis Biancaniello - keyboards, drums, bass, programming
Ernie Hayes - piano
Dud Bascomb - trumpet
Waymond Reed - trumpet
Lamarr Wright - trumpet
Haywood Henry - saxophone
Billy Butler - guitar
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - drums
Sammy Lowe - arranger, conductor
John Robinson - drums
Freddy Washington - bass
Aaron Zigman - keyboards
Dean Parks - guitar
Waddy Wachtel - guitar
Staffan Astner - guitar
Nicci Wallin - drums, percussion
Leonard Ostlund - percussion
Eric Anest - programming
James Bunton - project coordinator
Marla Winston - production coordinator
Lorenzo "Cornbread" Tranberg - production assistant
Janice Lee - production coordinator
Cherise Miller - production coordinator
Cynthia Shiloh - production coordinator
Kulan Kevin Walden - production coordinator

References

^ Ankeny, Jason. The Associate at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
^ 'The pointer Sisters' US peak chart positions' Retrieved 13 November 2010
^ 'McFadden & Whitehead's US peak chart positions' Retrieved 13 November 2010
^ 'McFadden & Whitehead's UK peak chart positions' Retrieved 13 November 2010
^ 'James Brown's US peak chart positions' Retrieved 13 November 2010
^ 'Elton John's US peak chart positions' Retrieved 13 November 2010

External links

The Associate (OST) at AllMusic

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Remix albums	Finally / We Got a Love Thang: Remix Collection Remix Collection
Compilations	The Best Of Essential
EPs	CeCe Peniston
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