The A Low Down Dirty Shame - Music From the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack album to the hit 1994 film A Low Down Dirty Shame. The album was released on November 8, 1994 on Jive Records and Hollywood Records.

The soundtrack peaked at 70 on the Billboard 200 chart. By March 1995, it was certified gold in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States.

Release and reception The album peaked at number seventy on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the fourteenth spot on the R&B albums chart. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic, while noting that the entire album was well-produced, stated that "there is a noticeable lack of memorable material, leaving the record as nothing but a pleasant genre exercise." Critic David Browne in an Entertainment Weekly article graded it a "B−", calling most of the soundtrack "more workmanlike than inspired," like the song "Later On" by Casual. However, Browne praised the Zhané remake of the 1970s disco song "Shame" (originally sung by Evelyn "Champagne" King) and R. Kelly's contributions to the album as the soundtrack's positives.

Billboards Larry Flick said the single release of "Get the Girl, Grab the Money, and Run" "stirs up some troublesome soul", but called its B-side, two different versions of "Later On", "the real gem".

Track listing

Chart history Album Chart (1994)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard 20070U.S. R&B Albums14

Singles YearSinglePeak chart positionsU.S. Billboard Hot 100U.S. Dance Music/Club Play SinglesU.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles SalesU.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & TracksU.S. Hot Rap SinglesU.S. Rhythmic Top 40U.S. Top 40 Mainstream1994"Down 4 Whateva"92—3843———"Get the Girl, Grab the Money and Run"——23—50——"I Can Go Deep"71——22———"Shame"2846612—938"Turn It Up"---31—--

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Certifications

Personnel Information taken from Allmusic. arranging – Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis assistant – Chris Agamanolis, Martin Czembor, Brandon Harris, Steve Hodge, Joshua Shapera, Steve Souder, Jeff Taylor assistant engineering – Chris Agamanolis, Lane Craven, Martin Czembor, Brandon Harris, Vaughn Merrick, Joshua Shapera, Steve Souder, Jeff Taylor, Steve Warner bass – Terry Lewis chanting – McKinley Horton, Jellybean Johnson, Raja Nee, Jeff Taylor composing – John Fitch drum programming – Lance Alexander, Jeff Taylor drums – Mike Chapman engineering – Mike Chapman, Bob Fudjinski, Eric Gast, Stephen George, Steve Hodge, Matt Kelley, Adam Kudzin, Lee Mars, Peter Mokran, Mark Paladino, Keith Senior, Jason Shablik, Martin Stebbing, Jeff Taylor, Chris Trevett executive production – Barry Hankerson guitar – Robert Cunningham, Keith Henderson, Peter Mokran, Joshua Shapera horn – Bill Ortiz keyboards – Lafayette Carthon Jr., Mike Chapman, Cold 187 um, B-Laid Back Edwards, Jimmy Jam, Trent Thomas mastering – Tom Coyne mixing – Ron Allaire, Chip Fu, Bob Fudjinski, Steve Hodge, R. Kelly, Tony Maserati, Peter Mokran, Organized Konfusion, David Rideau, Chris Trevett mixing engineer – Bob Fudjinski, Chris Trevett percussion – Terry Lewis performer(s) – Aaliyah, Tevin Campbell, Casual, Changing Faces, Extra Prolific, Hi-Five, R. Kelly, Mz. Kilo, Keith Murray, Nuttin' Nyce, Q-Tip, Raja Nee, Silk, Smooth, Souls of Mischief, Zhané piano – Lafayette Carthon Jr., Trent Thomas production – A+, Mike Chapman, Cold 187 um, K. Fingers, Fu-Schnickens, Jimmy Jam, R. Kelly, Terry Lewis, Howard Perl, Lyvio G., Organized Konfusion, Pimp C, Erick Sermon, Trent Thomas, Touré programming – Lance Alexander, Peter Mokran, Martin Stebbing, Jeff Taylor project coordination – Pamela Hughes, Stephanie Tudor rapping – R. Kelly remixing – R. Kelly scratching – Touré vocals – Tevin Campbell, Changing Faces, Jellybean Johnson, Terry Lewis, Ocee, Q-Tip, Raja Nee, Jeff Taylor vocals (background) – Robert "The Professor" Anderson, Cold 187 um, Stephanie Edwards, Steve Gray, Stephanie Huff, Raja Nee, Geraldine Sigler, Daniel Stokes vocoder programming – Lance Alexander

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External links

A Low Down Dirty Shame at Discogs