Boomerang (soundtrack)

The Boomerang soundtrack is the official soundtrack to the 1992 film Boomerang. The album was released June 30, 1992 on LaFace Records.

The soundtrack peaked at four on the Billboard 200 chart in 1992. By April 1995, it was certified triple platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 3,000,000 copies in the United States. The album peaked at four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the top spot on the R&B Albums chart.[3] The album was certified gold in August 1992 and eventually reached triple-platinum status by April 1995.[4]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said in his review that the soundtrack was "actually better than the film itself," and stated that "most of the album is first-rate contemporary urban soul, hip-hop, and new jack swing."[1]

Track listing

 * Sample credits
 * "Reversal of a Dog" contains an intro sample of "Fast Peg", written by James Todd Smith, Bryan Philpot and James Brown, and performed by LL Cool J; a replay of "Atomic Dog", written by George Clinton, Garry Shider and David Spradley, and performed by George Clinton; a brief sample riff of "Get on the Good Foot", written by James Brown, Fred Wesley and Joseph Mims, and performed by James Brown; and a final drum loop sample of "You're Gettin' a Little Too Smart", written by Abrim Tilmon, Jr., and performed by The Detroit Emeralds.
 * "Hot Sex" contains a sample of "Who's Making Love", written by Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis and Raymond Jackson, and performed by Lou Donaldson.

Singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.