Colors (soundtrack)

1988 soundtrack album by Various artists

Colors

Soundtrack album by

Various artists

Released| April 26, 1988
Recorded| 1987–1988
Genre|

* Contemporary R&B
* hip hop

Length| 44:51
Label| Warner Bros. Records
Producer|

* Benny Medina (exec.)
* Dennis Hopper (exec.)
* Marley Marl
* Afrika Islam
* Decadent Dub Team
* Eric B
* Hurby Luv Bug
* Ice-T
* Johnny Rivers
* Rakim
* Rick James

Warner Bros. soundtrack albums chronology
| Full Metal Jacket OST
(1987)  | Colors
(1988)  | Bright Lights, Big City OST
(1988)

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Singles from  Colors

1. "Colors"
Released: 1988

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Robert Christgau| (B+)[2]

Colors is the soundtrack album to the Dennis Hopper-directed 1988 action crime film Colors. It was released on April 26, 1988 via Warner Bros. Records and mostly consisted of hip hop music. The album found success, peaking at number 31 on the Billboard 200[3] and was certified gold on July 12, 1988, but it is best remembered for its title track performed by Ice-T. The single wasn't a huge success on the charts, only making it to #70 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] although it was later ranked the 19th best hip-hop song of all time by VH1 in 2008.[5] The second song on the album, "Six Gun" by Decadent Dub Team was remixed for the album by Dr. Dre of NWA.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Colors" (performed by Ice-T)|

* C. Glenn
* T. Marrow

* Afrika Islam
* Ice-T

| 4:25
2.| "Six Gun (44Mag Mix)" (performed by The Decadent Dub Team)|

* D. Williams
* J. Liles
* P. Quigg

| Decadent Dub Team| 4:57
3.| "Let the Rhythm Run" (performed by Salt-n-Pepa)|

* H. Azor

| Hurby Luv Bug| 3:22
4.| "Raw" (performed by Big Daddy Kane)|

* A. Hardy
* M. Williams

| Marley Marl| 4:06
5.| "Paid in Full (Coldcut Remix)" (performed by Eric B. & Rakim)|

* E. Barrier
* W. Griffin

| Eric B. & Rakim| 7:07
6.| "Butcher Shop" (performed by Kool G Rap)|

* M. Williams
* N. Wilson

| Marley Marl| 3:44
7.| "Mad Mad World" (performed by The 7A3)|

* B. Bouldin
* J. Rivers
* S. Bouldin

* Johnny Rivers
* Mark Wolfson (co.)

| 4:48
8.| "Go on, Girl" (performed by Roxanne Shanté)| A. Hardy| Marley Marl| 3:03
9.| "A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste" (performed by MC Shan)|

* M. Williams
* S. Moltke

| Marley Marl| 4:28
10.| "Everywhere I Go (Colors)" (performed by Rick James)| R. James| Rick James| 4:34
Total length:| 44:51

## Personnel

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* Benny Medina – executive producer
* Dennis Hopper – executive producer
* Steve Hall – mastering
* Gary Goetzman – music supervisor
* Sharon Boyle – music supervisor
* Deborah Norcross – art direction & design
* Jeri Heiden – art direction
* David Skernick – photography
* Merrick Morton – photography

## References

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1. ^ Mills, Ted. "Colors [Original Soundtrack]". Allmusic. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1988). "Consumer Guide Album: Colors". The Village Voice.
3. ^ "Soundtrack Colors Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
4. ^ "Ice-T Colors Chart History". Hot 100. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
5. ^ VH1’s 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs – Stereogum. Retrieved July 17, 2010.

## External links

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* "Various – Colors (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". at Discogs.

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