The Associate (soundtrack)

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

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
Compact disc

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.

Credits and personnel

• CeCe Peniston - lead vocal
• Wynonna Judd - lead vocal
• Sophie B. Hawkins - lead vocal
• Tamia Hill - lead vocal

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

See also

• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart