Conventional wisdom dictates that a film about
Frankie Lymon
's death and his three feuding widows would have at least one song performed by
Lymon
on the
soundtrack
. Conventional wisdom would be wrong.
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
doesn't have a single
performance on it, even if its title track is covered by
Gina Thompson
. Instead, compilers
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
,
Timbaland
Sylvia Rhone
and
Merlin Bobb
have assembled an album designed to appeal to contemporary
urban
soul
artists, baiting it with one bonus oldie from
Little Richard
. It may not make for a faithful
to a movie largely set in the '50s, but it makes for a fairly entertaining record, thanks to the sharp musical ears of
Elliott
. Certainly, a few of the tracks fall flat, but there are enough great moments --
Lil' Mo
's
"5 Minutes,"
Busta Rhymes
'
"Get Contact,"
and the
Scary Spice
duet
"I Want You Back"
-- to make it a first-rate
contemporary and
hip-hop
. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine