The Associate is the original motion picture soundtrack of the 1996 film The Associate, starring Whoopi Goldberg.
The soundtrack features actress and rapper Queen Latifah, Sophie B. Hawkins, American country singer Wynonna Judd, Canadian-American recording artist Tamia, CeCe Peniston, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson (both of The B-52s), Jamaican reggae singer Patra and Swedish musician Louise Hoffsten.
The cover version of "Yes We Can Can", originally released by the American R&B girl group The Pointer Sisters as their first hit single (No.#11 on the US Hot 100) in 1973, was re-recorded for the soundtrack by Taral Hicks, Chantay Savage, LaShanda Reese and the Pointer Sisters themselves. Kate Pierson along with Cindy Wilson contributed with the new version of the McFadden & Whitehead's disco track "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (No.#1 in the US R&B, at #5 in UK Top 75 in 1979). From the classics, James Brown's composition "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (No.#1 on the US R&B in 1966), and Elton John's gospel ballad "The Border Song" (No.#92 in the US Hot 100 in 1970 were also present.
Track listing
Notes
Mr. Big Stuff contains a sample of the self-titled song by Jean Knight
Credits and personnel
CeCe Peniston - lead vocal
Wynonna Judd - lead vocal
Sophie B. Hawkins - lead vocal
Tamia Hill - lead vocal
Shades - lead and back vocals
Queen Latifah - lead vocal, additional lyrics
Free - lead vocal, additional lyrics
Taral Hicks - lead vocal
Chantay Savage - lead vocal
LaShanda Reese - lead vocal
Anita Pointer - lead vocal
The Pointer Sisters - back vocals
Patra - lead vocal
James Brown - lead vocal, writer, producer
Kate Pierson - lead vocal
Cindy Wilson - lead vocal
Louise Hoffsten - lead vocal, writer, harmonica
The Tri-City Singers - back vocals
Tanya Smith - back vocal
Shonda Howard - back vocal
Vicki Mc Kisic - back vocal
Timmy Maia - back vocal
Sonja - back vocal
Claytoven Richardson - back vocal
Skyler Jett - back vocal
Sandy Griffith - back vocal
Nikita Germaine - back vocal
Al Beretta - rap
Christopher Tyng - writer, producer, synthesizer, drum programming
Taylor Tyng - writer, guitar
Diane Warren - writer
Bernie Taupin - writer
Elton John - writer
Narada Michael Walden - writer, producer, background vocal arrangement, drums, paste cymbals Sally Jo Dakota - writer Christopher Stewart - writer, producer, keyboards, programming and sequencing Sean K.Hall - writer, producer, keyboards, programming and sequencing London D.Jones - writer, co-producer J.Broussard - writer R.Williams - writer C.Washington - writer DJ Clark Kent - producer, additional lyrics, drum and sample programming Allen Toussaint - writer Dorothy Smith - writer Clifton "Specialist" Dillon - writer, producer
Roy Jobe - writer, all instruments (on "Are You Ready for Me?") Erik "E Smooth" Hicks - writer, co-producer, background vocal arrangement Betty Jean Newsome - writer Jerry Cohen - writer McFadden & Whitehead - writers Daryl Simmons - producer, keyboards, drums Donald Lawrence - producer, back vocal Vassal Benford - producer Steve Russell - producer, vocal arrangement Steve Lindsey - producer Leif Larson - producer, guitar, keyboards, programming Cedric Thompson - co-producer Jimi "The Sweet" Fischer - co-producer, keyboards, guitar and bass, drums programming David "Frazeman" Frazer - associate producer Ronnie Garrett - bass Tarus Mateen - bass Vance Taylor - acoustic piano Jeremy Haynes - drums Jamie Hoover - guitar Louis Biancaniello - keyboards, drums, bass, programming Ernie Hayes - piano Dud Bascomb - trumpet Waymond Reed - trumpet Lamarr Wright - trumpet Haywood Henry - saxophone Billy Butler - guitar Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - drums Sammy Lowe - arranger, conductor John Robinson - drums Freddy Washington - bass Aaron Zigman - keyboards Dean Parks - guitar Waddy Wachtel - guitar Staffan Astner - guitar Nicci Wallin - drums, percussion Leonard Ostlund - percussion Eric Anest - programming James Bunton - project coordinator Marla Winston - production coordinator Lorenzo "Cornbread" Tranberg - production assistant Janice Lee - production coordinator Cherise Miller - production coordinator Cynthia Shiloh - production coordinator Kulan Kevin Walden - production coordinator