Higher Learning (soundtrack)

Music from the Motion Picture Higher Learning is the soundtrack to John Singleton's 1995 film Higher Learning. It was released on January 3, 1995 through Epic Records and contained a mixture of different music genres including hip hop, R&B and rock music. The soundtrack did fairly well on the Billboard charts, peaking at #39 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Higher Learning
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	January 3, 1995
Recorded	1994
Studio	N House Studieoz WHK Studios (Culver City, California) Pookie Ocean Way Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) Curtom Recording Studio (Atlanta, Georgia) Bosstown Recording Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) Polydor Studios (Tokyo, Japan) Nomis Studios (London, England) Idiul Studios (Chicago, Illinois) Unique Recording Studios Water Studios (Hoboken, New Jersey) The Enterprise
Genre	Hip hop R&B rap metal alternative rock
Length	59:56
Label	Epic Soundtrax
Producer	John Singleton (exec.) Eric Rosse Brad Wood Brendan O'Brien Chase David Gamson Liz Phair Me'Shell NdegéOcello Organized Noize Raphael Saadiq Sir Jinx Stanley Clarke Ted Niceley The Brand New Heavies Zhané
Singles from Higher Learning
"Situation: Grimm" Released: December 6, 1994 "Ask of You" Released: March 14, 1995 "Year of tha Boomerang" Released: December 17, 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Liz Phair was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards for her song "Don't Have Time".

All the recordings were initially exclusive to the soundtrack. Two charting singles were included on the soundtrack, Raphael Saadiq's "Ask of You", which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, and Mista Grimm's "Situation: Grimm", which made it to #97 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The Rage Against the Machine track was later re-recorded for their album Evil Empire.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Higher" (performed by Ice Cube)	Sir Jinx	4:32
2.	"Something to Think About" (performed by Ice Cube)		0:10
3.	"Soul Searchin' (I Wanna Know If It's Mine)" (performed by Me'Shell NdegéOcello)	Me'Shell NdegéOcello David Gamson	6:23
4.	"Situation: Grimm" (performed by Mista Grimm)	Chase Darryl Pierce (ass.)	3:54
5.	"Ask of You" (performed by Raphael Saadiq)	Raphael Saadiq	6:02
6.	"Losing My Religion" (performed by Tori Amos)	Eric Rosse	5:00
7.	"Phobia" (performed by Outkast)	Organized Noize	5:57
8.	"My New Friend" (performed by Cole Hauser and Michael Rapaport)		0:27
9.	"Year of the Boomerang" (performed by Rage Against the Machine)	Brendan O'Brien Rage Against the Machine (co.)	4:05
10.	"Higher Learning/Time for Change" (performed by The Brand New Heavies)	The Brand New Heavies	4:52
11.	"Don't Have Time" (performed by Liz Phair)	Brad Wood Liz Phair	3:14
12.	"Butterfly" (performed by Tori Amos)	Eric Rosse	3:07
13.	"By Your Side" (performed by Zhané)	Zhané	4:52
14.	"Eye" (performed by Eve's Plum)	Ted Niceley	3:51
15.	"The Learning Curve" (performed by Stanley Clarke)	Stanley Clarke	3:30
Total length:			59:56

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	39
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3]	9

References

1. Cook, Stephen. "Higher Learning - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
2. "Soundtrack Higher Learning Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
3. "Soundtrack Higher Learning Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

External links

• Higher Learning (Music From The Motion Picture) at Discogs (list of releases)