Who's That Girl (soundtrack)

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Who's That Girl
Who's That Girl cover
Soundtrack by Madonna and Various
Released July 21, 1987
Recorded 1987
Genre Pop, Soundtrack
Length 39:36
Label Sire, Warner Bros.
Producer Madonna, Patrick Leonard, Stephen Bray
Professional reviews
Madonna and Various chronology
True Blue
(1986)		 Who's That Girl
(1987)		 You Can Dance
(1987)
Singles from Who's That Girl
  1. "Who's That Girl"
    Released: June 30, 1987
  2. "Causing a Commotion"
    Released: August 25, 1987
  3. "The Look of Love"
    Released: November 25, 1987
    (not released in the U.S.)

Who's That Girl is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name starring American singer-songwriter Madonna, who also performs four of the album's nine songs. It was released on July 21, 1987 by Sire Records, to accompany the motion picture Who's That Girl. Unlike the flop film, upon release, it was a major success, being certified Gold & Platinum in the U.S on July 29, 1987, denoting 1 million shipments there & selling in excess of 5 million copies worldwide.[1]

Contents

[edit] Album history

Madonna contributed four songs to the soundtrack, continuing her work with Patrick Leonard and Stephen Bray (he also composed the music to the motion picture).[2] Unlike the movie, the Who's That Girl soundtrack became an instant international smash hit, with the title track peaking at number one in the United States, UK, Puerto Rico, among others. [3] The album's second single, "Causing a Commotion," became another top five hit (peaking at #2 in the US). The third song released from the album was the minor hit "The Look of Love," which was released outside of North America and charted in the Top 10 in the UK.

Although Who's That Girl is generally regarded as a Madonna album, as she was the main performer, the soundtrack also features five other music acts. In fact, Duncan Faure's "24 Hours" and Michael Davidson's "Turn It Up" were also released as singles. Madonna later performed "Who's That Girl," "Causing a Commotion," and "The Look of Love" on her 1987 Who's That Girl Tour. In 1990, she performed "Causing a Commotion" for her Blond Ambition Tour. She has not performed material from this album since.

[edit] Track listing

# Title Performers Composers Production credits Time
1. "Who's That Girl" Madonna Madonna, Patrick Leonard Madonna and Patrick Leonard 3:58
2. "Causing a Commotion" Madonna Madonna, Stephen Bray Madonna and Stephen Bray 4:20
3. "The Look of Love" Madonna Madonna, Patrick Leonard Madonna and Patrick Leonard 4:03
4. "24 Hours" Duncan Faure Mary Kessler, Joey Wilson Stephen Bray 3:38
5. "Step by Step" Club Nouveau Jay King, Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy and David Agent Jay King, Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy and David Agent 4:43
6. "Turn It Up" Michael Davidson Michael Davidson, Frederic Mercier Stock Aitken Waterman 3:56
7. "Best Thing Ever" Scritti Politti Green Gartside, David Gamson Green Gartside, David Gamson and John "Tokes" Potoker 3:51
8. "Can't Stop" Madonna Madonna, Stephen Bray Madonna and Stephen Bray 4:45
9. "El Coco Loco (So So Bad)" Coati Mundi Coati Mundi Hernandez Hubert Eaves III 6:22

[edit] Singles

# Singles Date
1. Who's That Girl June 30, 1987
2. Causing a Commotion August 25, 1987
3. The Look of Love November 25, 1987 (Europe)

[edit] Certifications, Peaks & Sales

Country Peak Position Certification (If Any) Sales/shipments
Austria 5
France 2 2x Platinum [4] 600,000+
Germany 1 Gold [5] 150,000+
Netherlands Gold [6] 50,000+
Norway 2
Sweden 4
Switzerland 4
United Kingdom 4 Silver [7] 60,000+
United States 7 Platinum [8] 1,700,000+

[edit] References

  1. ^ Madonna charts and sale figures
  2. ^ Madonna- Latest Madonna music, charts, awards, CDs, Confessions on a dancefloor, Madonna, American Life, Erotica, sales figures
  3. ^ Who's That Girl - Mad-Eyes - Madonna soundtrack album
  4. ^ Disque En France
  5. ^ IFPI Germnay
  6. ^ NVPI
  7. ^ BPI
  8. ^ Billboard – Ask Billboard
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