New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1
1995 soundtrack album by various artists
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New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the first of two soundtracks to Nick Gomez' 1995 film New Jersey Drive. It was released on March 28, 1995 through Tommy Boy Records, and consists of hip hop music. Composed of seventeen songs, the album features performances by Blak Panta, Coolio, Heavy D, Ill Al Skratch, Keith Murray, Mac Mall, Maze, MC Eiht, Lords of the Underground, The Notorious B.I.G., Outkast, Poets of Darkness, Queen Latifah, Ray Luv, Redman, Sabelle, Smooth, Total, Undacova, and Young Lay. Production was handled by several hip hop's top producers, including Puff Daddy, Erick Sermon, Easy Mo Bee and Marley Marl.
| New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
| Released | March 28, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:16:22 | |||
| Label | Tommy Boy | |||
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| Singles from New Jersey, Vol. 1 | ||||
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The album found a great deal of success, making it to #22 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and spawned the certified gold single "Can't You See" which launched the career of popular 90's girl group Total. On June 6, 1995 the soundtrack was certified gold by the RIAA.
New Jersey Drive, Vol. 2 was released on April 11, 1995.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Shut Down on a Player" (Ill Al Skratch) |
| 3:25 |
| 2. | "Where Am I?" (Redman) | Redman | 5:40 |
| 3. | "Do What U Want" (Blak Panta) |
| 4:22 |
| 4. | "Old Thing" (Sabelle) | Giovanni Salah | 4:12 |
| 5. | "All About My Fetti" (Young Lay featuring Mac Mall and Ray Luv) | Khayree | 6:24 |
| 6. | "Can't You See" (Total featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) | Sean "Puffy" Combs | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Burn Rubber" (Lords of the Underground) | Marley Marl | 4:30 |
| 8. | "21 In the Ghetto" (Poets of Darkness) |
| 3:49 |
| 9. | "Love Slave" (Undacova) | T-Ray | 4:30 |
| 10. | "Benz or Beamer" (Outkast) | Organized Noize | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Check It Out" (Heavy D) | Easy Mo Bee | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Jersey" (Queen Latifah) | Queen Latifah | 4:53 |
| 13. | "East Left" (Keith Murray) | Erick Sermon | 3:30 |
| 14. | "Ain't Nuthin' But Killin'" (MC Eiht) | MC Eiht | 5:01 |
| 15. | "Thru the Window" (Coolio) | Wino | 3:29 |
| 16. | "Before I Let Go" (Maze featuring Frankie Beverly) | Frankie Beverly | 5:03 |
| 17. | "One and Only" (Smooth) | Eric "Kenya" Baker | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 1:16:22 | ||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||