Less Than Zero is the soundtrack album to Marek Kanievska's 1987 drama film Less Than Zero. It was released on November 6, 1987, through Def Jam/Columbia Records, and consisted of a variety of music genres, including hard rock, pop rock, hip hop, heavy metal and contemporary R&B, with most of the album being produced by Rick Rubin. The soundtrack found success, peaking at 31 on the Billboard 200 and 22 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 8, 1988.
| Less Than Zero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | |
| Released | November 6, 1987 |
| Recorded | 1987 |
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| Length | 41:28 |
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| Singles from Less Than Zero | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
| New Musical Express | 8/10[3] |
Four singles made it to the Billboard charts. The Black Flames cover of "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)" and Public Enemy's "Bring the Noise" were minor hits on the R&B charts, but LL Cool J's "Going Back to Cali" and The Bangles cover of "A Hazy Shade of Winter" fared better, making it to 31 and 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" (performed by Aerosmith) |
| 2:56 | |
| 2. | "Life Fades Away" (performed by Roy Orbison) | Rick Rubin | 3:42 | |
| 3. | "Rock and Roll All Nite" (performed by Poison) | Rick Rubin | 3:37 | |
| 4. | "Going Back to Cali" (performed by LL Cool J) | Rick Rubin | 4:10 | |
| 5. | "You and Me (Less Than Zero)" (performed by Glenn Danzig & the Power and Fury Orchestra) |
| Rick Rubin | 3:36 |
| 6. | "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (performed by Slayer) | Doug Ingle | Rick Rubin | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Bring the Noise" (performed by Public Enemy) | 3:45 | ||
| 8. | "Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)" (performed by the Black Flames) | Eugene Record |
| 3:06 |
| 9. | "She's Lost You" (performed by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts) | Peter Gage | Rick Rubin | 2:58 |
| 10. | "How to Love Again" (performed by Oran "Juice" Jones and Alyson Williams) |
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| 4:42 |
| 11. | "Hazy Shade of Winter" (performed by The Bangles) | Paul Simon | Rick Rubin | 2:47 |
| Total length: | 41:28 | |||
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[4] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Less Than Zero - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: Album: Less Than Zero". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ Owen, Frank (12 December 1987). "Turned Out Fine Again". New Musical Express. p. 35.
- ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Less Than Zero". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
edit- Less Than Zero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) at Discogs (list of releases)