VARIOUS – PANTHER soundtrack 2LP – Nr MINT 1995 RAP HIP HOP BLACKSTREET USHER

Panther soundtrack
(Mercury Records  1995  5264791)

Double  Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light dust crackles)

Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners & a few marks
Inner Sleeves each have a small tear in one corner & some marks in another but no splits

Panther is a 1995 cinematic adaptation of Melvin Van Peebles’s novel Panther,produced and directed by Mario Van Peebles. The drama film portrays the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, tracing the organization from its founding through its decline in a compressed timeframe. It was the first narrative feature film to depict the Black Panther Party.

“Panther” is the soundtrack for the film containing R&B and hip hop music & was released on May 2, 1995 by Mercury Records. It peaked at number 37 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certified gold on July 25, 1995. Featured on the soundtrack is the single “Freedom (Theme from Panther)”, a collaboration among more than 60 female R&B singers and rappers that peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Three singles made it to the Billboard charts, “Head Nod” by Hodge, “The Points”, a collaboration between 12 of hip-hop’s most popular artists and groups at the time, and “Freedom (Theme from Panther)”, a collaboration between over 60 female R&B singers and rappers.

1. “Freedom (Theme from Panther)” (The Black Bag Mix) – 4:47 (Aaliyah, Felicia Adams, May May Ali, Amel Larrieux, Az-Iz, Blackgirl, Mary J. Blige, Tanya Blount, Brownstone, Casserine, Changing Faces, Coko, Tyler Collins, N’Dea Davenport, E.V.E., Emage, En Vogue, Eshe & Laurneá (of Arrested Development), Female, For Real, Penny Ford, Lalah Hathaway, Jade, Jamecia, Jazzyfatnastees, Queen Latifah, Billy Lawrence, Joi, Brigette McWilliams, Milira, Miss Jones, Cindy Mizelle, Monica, Me’Shell NdegéOcello, Natasha, Pebbles, Pure Soul, Raja-Nee, Brenda Russell, SWV, Chantay Savage, Sonja Marie, Tracie Spencer, Sweet Sable, TLC, Terri & Monica, Vybe, Crystal Waters, Caron Wheeler, Karyn White, Vanessa Williams, Xscape, Y?N-Vee & Zhané)
2. “Express Yourself” – 3:48 (Joe)
3. “We’ll Meet Again” – 4:43 (Blackstreet)
4. “Black People” – 4:11 (Funkadelic featuring George Clinton and Belita Woods)
5. “Let’s Straighten It Out” – 4:10 (Monica and Usher)
6. “The Points” – 4:56 (Big Mike, Biggie Smalls, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Buckshot, Busta Rhymes, Coolio, Digable Planets, Heltah Skeltah, Ill Al Skratch, Jamal, Menace Clan & Redman)
7. “Slick Partner” – 2:48 (Bobby Brown)
8. “Stand” (You Got To) – 4:35 (Aaron Hall)
9. “The World Is a Ghetto” – 4:32 (Da Lench Mob)
10. “If I Were Your Woman” – 4:36 (Shanice featuring Female)
11. “We Shall Not Be Moved” – 4:49 (Sounds of Blackness featuring Black Sheep)
12. “Natural Woman” – 3:48 (Female)
13. “Freedom (Theme from Panther)” (Dallas’ Dirty Half Dozen Mix) – 4:51 (MC Lyte, Meshell Ndegeocello, Nefertiti, Patra, Queen Latifah, Salt-n-Pepa, Left Eye of TLC, Da 5 Footaz, & Yo-Yo)
14. “Head Nod” – 3:34 (Hodge)
15. “Stand!” – 4:28 (Tony! Toni! Toné!)
16. “Don’t Give Me No Broccoli and Tell Me It’s Greens (What Happened to Our Rhythm)” – 6:18 (The Last Poets)
17. “Star-Spangled Banner” – 3:12 (Brian McKnight and the Boys Choir of Harlem)
18. “The Ultimate Sacrifice” – 3:16 composed by (Stanley Clarke)