Jungle Fever (soundtrack)
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| Released | May 28, 1991 | |||
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| Length | 51:06 | |||
| Label | Motown Records | |||
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Jungle Fever a soundtrack album by American musician Stevie Wonder to Spike Lee's movie Jungle Fever. It was released by Motown Records on May 28, 1991. It is Wonder's third soundtrack album[1] and the music on the album was very "urban" as they had influences from new jack swing, hip hop as well as R&B and soul.
Critical reception[change | change source]
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Rolling Stone |  [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
Jungle Fever received mixed reviews from critics. While some thought it was unappealing, others said it was his best work in years. A critic said he hadn't so freewilling since Hotter Than July.
Track listing[change | change source]
All songs written by Stevie Wonder, except "Chemical Love", lyrics by Stephanie Andrews.
- "Fun Day" – 4:41
- "Queen in the Black" – 4:46
- "These Three Words" – 4:54
- "Each Other's Throat" – 4:17
- "If She Breaks Your Heart" (sung by Kimberly Brewer) – 5:03
- "Gotta Have You" – 6:26
- "Make Sure You're Sure" – 3:30
- "Jungle Fever" – 4:55
- "I Go Sailing" – 3:58
- "Chemical Love" – 4:26
- "Lighting Up the Candles" – 4:09
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Stevie Wonder > Album Discography > AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jungle Fever - Stevie Wonder". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ↑ Anon. (1991). "Stevie Wonder Music From the Movie 'Jungle Fever'". Chicago Tribune. No. June 13. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. pp. xvi, 339. ISBN 0312245602.
- ↑ Wyman, Bill (June 21, 1991). "Music from the Movie 'Jungle Fever' Review". Entertainment Weekly. No. 71. New York. Archived from the original on December 22, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Review". Q (August). London. 1991.
- ↑ "Review". Rolling Stone. No. August 8. New York. 1991.
- ↑ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Stevie Wonder". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 885, 887. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.