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.
Commercial performance The album debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200, selling 22,000 copies in the first week. As of April 2016, the album has sold 114,000 copies in the US.
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". 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.
Track listing
Personnel
Executive music producer Timbaland Soundtrack album producers Timbaland Ne-Yo J.R. Rotem Teal Douville Swizz Beatz 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
Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position French Albums (SNEP) 171 UK Albums (OCC) 74 UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) 1
Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 23 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 5
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