Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1

Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	November 20, 2015
Genre	Hip hop R&B pop
Label	Columbia
Producer	Timbaland (also exec.) Brian Grazer (exec.) Francie Calfo (exec.) Danny Strong (exec.) Lee Daniels (exec.) Ilene Chaiken (exec.) Ne-Yo J.R. Rotem Swizz Beatz Teal Douville Terrence Howard Thomas "Da Hitman" Goodlett Petey Pablo TroyBoi Max Beesley Jesse "Corparal" Wilson
Empire soundtrack chronology
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 (2015) Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1 (2015) Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 (2016)

Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1 is the second soundtrack album by the cast of the musical drama television series Empire which airs on Fox. The album includes songs that featured during the second season of the show. It was released on November 20, 2015.^[1]

Commercial Performance

As of December 9, 2015, the album has sold 39,000 domestically.^[2]

Critical response

AllMusic gave the album a score of three out of five, commenting that "much like the show itself, the quality of songs has become somewhat uneven" and that the album's standout track is "Boom Boom Boom Boom".^[3] Entertainment Focus gave the album four out of five stars, based on the deluxe version of the album. They felt that eight bonus tracks were the best on the album.^[4]

Track listing

Standard edition[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Born to Love U" (Jussie Smollett)	Jonathan Rotem Teal Douville Talay Riley	J.R. Rotem Teal Douville	3:35
2.	"Snitch Bitch" (Terrence Howard and Petey Pablo)	Moses Barrett III Terrence Howard	Terrence Howard Petey Pablo	3:48
3.	"Hourglass" (V. Bozeman)	Max Beesley Howard	Howard Max Beesley	3:45
4.	"Get No Better (2.0)" (Serayah)	Troy Henry Camille Purcell	TroyBoi	2:48
5.	"Bout 2 Blow" (Yazz and Timbaland)	Dwayne Murchison Bryshere Y. Gray	Timbaland	3:01
6.	"No Doubt About It" (Jussie Smollett and Pitbull)	Shaffer Smith Jesse "Corparal" Wilson Tearce "Kizzo" Person	Ne-Yo Jesse "Corparal" Wilson	4:45
7.	"Ain't About the Money" (Jussie Smollett and Yazz)	Smith Sixx Johnson Jason Lee York Jesse "Corparal" Wilson Reynell Hay	Ne-Yo Jesse "Corparal" Wilson	3:12
8.	"Never Love Again" (Jussie Smollett)	Smith Charles T. Harmon	Ne-Yo	4:03
9.	"Runnin'" (Yazz, Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro and Yani Marin)	Rotem Joshua Kindlan Mulvey Marty James Raja Kumari Claudia Alexandra Feliciano James Robert McCall Candice Shields Dwayne Murchison	J.R. Rotem	2:56
10.	"Boom Boom Boom Boom" (Terrence Howard and Bre-Z)	Howard Maxton Gig Beesley Calesha Murray Thomas "Da Hitman" Goodlett	Howard Goodlett Beesley	3:37
11.	"Heavy" (Jussie Smollett)	Smith Jesse "Corparal" Wilson Tierce A.J. Person Reynell Hay	Ne-Yo Jesse "Corparal" Wilson	2:57

Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[6]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Ready to Go" (Pepsi Version) (Jussie Smollett)	Kasseem Dean Tyrone Reginald Johnson Melodie Nicholson Josh Exantus		2:26
13.	"Powerful" (Jussie Smollett and Alicia Keys)	Rotem Riley Alexander Izquierdo Jussie Smollett		4:00
14.	"Battle Cry" (Jussie Smollett)	Smith Jesse "Corparal" Wilson	Ne-Yo Jesse "Corparal" Wilson	4:09
15.	"Dynasty" (Yazz and Timbaland)	Murchison Gray		2:47
16.	"Mimosa" (Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro and Yani Marin)	Rotem Ruth Anne Cunningham Christopher J Baran Douville		3:27
17.	"Do Something With It" (Serayah)	Smith Jesse "Corparal" Wilson Person Hay	Ne-Yo Jesse "Corparal" Wilson	2:26
18.	"You Broke Love" (Jussie Smollett)	Howard		3:56
19.	"Same Song" (Bre-Z)	Brian Vincent Bates Calesha Murray Asiahn Bryant		3:57

Personnel

Executive music producer Timbaland Soundtrack album procuders Timbaland Ne-Yo J.R. Rotem Teal Douville Swizz Beatz Thomas "Da Hitman" Goodlett Jesse "Corparal" Wilson Music supervisor Jen Ross (Format Entertainment) Executive in charge of music for 20th Century Fox Television Geoff Bywater Executive in charge of music for Columbia Shawn Holiday Music coordinator Simone Sheffield Music production for Fox Carol Farhat Music production liaison Robin Simms

Soundtrack coordination Nicole Fox Sebastien LeTellier Periscope Studio manager Michael Nels Mastered by Mark Santangelo Dave Kutch Art direction and design Dave Bett Taylor Diglio Executive producers Brian Grazer Francie Calfo Danny Strong Lee Daniels Ilene Chaiken

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	74
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)	1
US Billboard 200[8]	16

References

1. "Empire Cast – Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1: Amazon.com: Music". Amazon.com.
2. http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/charts-dont-lie-december-9th-news.19080.html
3. "Empire: Season 2, Vol. 1 [Original Sountrack] - Empire Cast". AllMusic.
4. "Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1 album review". Entertainment Focus.
5. "iTunes – Music – Empire (Original Soundtrack from Season 2), Vol. 1 by Empire Cast". iTunes Store (GB).
6. "iTunes – Music – Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2, Vol. 1 (Deluxe) by Empire Cast". iTunes Store (GB).
7. "Empire - Season 2 - Volume 1 - OST". Official Charts Company.
8. "Soundtrack – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Soundtrack. Retrieved December 1, 2015.