Difference between revisions of "Album: Krush Groove"

Of the 6 singles released from this soundtrack, only the one with a Prince contribution is listed below:

Holly Rock b/w Toy Box

The album contains the song Holly Rock, by Sheila E., written by Prince (although credited to Sheila E.), which was not available on any of Sheila E.'s own studio albums.

Sessions and compiling

Prince's contribution, Holly Rock, was recorded in April 1985. Sheila E. also raps on Krush Groovin' but neither she or Prince wrote the lyrics and/or the music.

A Love Bizarre appears in the movie but is not included on the soundtrack.

Promotion

The album produced six singles:

• (Krush Groove) Can't Stop The Street (by Chaka Khan),
• Feel The Spin (by Debbie Harry),
• Krush Groovin' (by Run-D.M.C., Sheila E., Kurtis Blow and Fat Boys, collectively as Krush Groove All-Stars),
• Tender Love (by Force MDs),
• Holly Rock (by Sheila E.),
• She's On It (the debut single by American hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys).

The soundtrack reached number 79 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 14 on the Billboard R&B Chart.

The compact disc version is a reissue from the original LP.
Details given for Prince-related tracks only:

1. (Krush Groove) Can't Stop The Street - Chaka Khan
2. I Can't Live Without My Radio - LL Cool J
3. If I Ruled The World - Curtis Blow
4. All You Can Eat - Fat Boys
5. Feel The Spin - Debbie Harry
6. Holly Rock - Sheila E. (4:56) ¹
7. She's On It - Beastie Boys
8. Love Triangle - Gap Band
9. Tender Love - Force MD's
10. Krush Groovin' - Krush Groove All-Stars

The vinyl long play format is the original issue.

• Side 1:

1. (Krush Groove) Can't Stop The Street - Chaka Khan
2. I Can't Live Without My Radio - LL Cool J
3. If I Ruled The World - Curtis Blow
4. All You Can Eat - Fat Boys
5. Feel The Spin - Debbie Harry

• Side 2:

1. Holly Rock - Sheila E. (4:56) ¹
2. She's On It - Beastie Boys
3. Love Triangle - Gap Band
4. Tender Love - Force MD's
5. Krush Groovin' - Krush Groove All-Stars

¹ Written by Prince (credited to Sheila E.).

• Sheila E. - vocals, percussion
• Prince - background vocals and all instruments, except where noted (uncredited)

• Prince - producer (uncredited; credited to Sheila E.)
• Doug McHenry - executive producer
• Kurtis Blow - executive producer
• Russell Simmons - executive producer
• Lee Herschberg - mastering

• none.

• The album was released concurrently with the movie Krush Groove, so the two acted as cross-promotion.

• Krush Groove is the first album to contain a song written by Prince (Holly Rock) and a song written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (Force MDs' Tender Love). Both songs were released as singles. While Holly Rock did not enter the charts, Tender Love reached number 4 in the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and number 10 on US Billboard Hot 100.

• The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff (Uptown, 2004)