Various Artists - Soul Food: Soundtrack - Music From The "Soul Food" Motion Picture

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No, no, no ... all of these songs ARE in the movie

Reviewer E.J. Rupert below got it all wrong blasting this soundtrack for having songs that aren't even in the movie.

That's false. I've seen this movie too many times to know otherwise -- he just probably missed some of the subtle background music in some of the movie's slower scenes.

What's to be appreciated about this soundtrack?

1)The songs from the movie made the soundtrack

2)The songs from specific movie scenes actually matched the mood

3)The songs are performed by a virtual all-star cast from the late'90s and who was hot

4)The two songs (Tony Toni Tone's "Boys & Girls" and Earth Wind & Fire's "September") from non-contemporary groups are appropriate and add something special to the soundtrack

5)This soundtrack has the perfect mix of hip hop and R&B jams you can ride to and chill out to.

Boyz II Men's slow ballad and tribute to loving mothers everywhere "A Song for Mama" is first on the soundtrack because it was also the first song during the movie's intro and photo collage. This single was probably Boyz II Men's last smash hit.

The other top ten smash hits (at least on urban radio airplay) included:

*The fictional group Milestone's (basically Babyface with KCi & JoJo singing backup) single "(Girl) I Care About You."

*The unrequited love ballad by Dru Hill "We're Not Making Love No More" -- arguably the biggest hit from the album.

*The R&B party starter "What About Us" by Total.

*The lush duet remake "(Play Another) Slow Jam (For Me)" sang by Usher and Monica.

*The smooth, one-on-one sex groove "You Are The Man" by En Vogue.

*The somewhat eclectic, funky OutKast rap song feature Cee-Lo "In Due Time" ... (listen to this song's lyrics, they're pretty powerful, spiritual and somewhat religious)

*The 1980s hit remake/Bad Boy sample of an old Yarbrough & Peoples cut for "Don't You Stop What You're Doing" which features P. Diddy, Mase and Lil Kim rapping while Faith Evans sings the hook. This track played during the movie's end credits.

This is one of my all-time favorite movie soundtracks.

Highly recommended purchase for lovers of R&B music. June 15, 2006

OMG!!!

To make it known, I AIN"T GAY, but this soundtrack is probably the best album of that year. The best songs would have to be the ones by Dru Hill, Total, and Babyface. If you don't have this, go out and cop it. Download it if you have to, but everyone should have this in their car, i know i do! March 20, 2006

SLAMMING!!!!!!!

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT I LOVE THIS SOUNDTRACK. THIS IS A GOOD SOUNDTRACK WITH GOOD MUISC BY SOME GREAT ARTISTS. IT IS SOUL, R&B, AND HIP HOP. BUY IT YOU WOULD DEFINTELY ENJOY IT IF YOU LIKE HIP HOP AND R&B. September 5, 2004

Did the compilers for this soundtrack even see the movie?

Okay, I'm not gonna say that none of the songs on this album have to do with the "Soul Food" movie because that's not true. Boyz II Men's "A Song for Mama" represents Big Mama in the movie, and the title of the movie is even reflected in the chorus: "Loving you is like food for my soul". It's too bad that this song is too corny and sappy, even for them. (Wayna says, "It fills me up just thinkin' about you." Sheesh.)

Then you have the songs that sort of have something to do with the movie. Dru Hill's "We're Not Making Love No More" is one of the group's best efforts and it could represent Teri and Miles's lack of romance in their marriage. And "What About Us" by Total has a dope beat by Timbaland (he was just on FIRE for all of 1997), but I wonder if the group was thinking about the theme of this movie while composing it or was it just another track laying on the cutting room floor.

Next comes the songs that have NOTHING to do the movie. Tony Toni Toné's "Boys and Girls" is okay, but again, it has nothing to do with the movie. Same goes for OutKast's "In Due Time", which sounds like it was left off of ATLiens. And the only connection that MilesTone's "I Care 'Bout You" has with the movie is that the character Miles founded the group in the movie (by the way, the lyrics, "Girl, I care about you/I'm there for you/So why don't you care for me/Like I care about you" aren't the most mind-blowing).

Last comes the songs that have nothing to do with the movie AND are from other albums. Why is Puff Daddy's "Don't Stop What You're Doing" and Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" on here? And BLACKstreet's "Call Me" (featuring Jay-Z) is just a remix of "Fix" with a different name (there were already three versions of that song that same year). Nice try.

If you're looking for a soundtrack that has to do with the movie, check out "Waiting to Exhale", produced by Babyface, instead because "Soul Food", also produced by 'Face, sounds like a couple of songs thrown together just to chart. February 17, 2003

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