Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)
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Dirty Dancing is the original soundtrack of the 1987 film Dirty Dancing. The album became a huge commercial success in the USA. It spent 18 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales charts and went multi-platinum.[2] It spawned a follow-up album entitled More Dirty Dancing (1988). Executive Produced by Jimmy Ienner and Bob Feiden. The Soundtrack album went on to sell 42 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling albums of all time.[3]
As of 2007, it is still re-entering the Irish charts on occasion, having spent more than 230 weeks in the top 30.
Track listing
1987 Original Edition
- "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes) – 4:47
- "Be My Baby" (The Ronettes) – 2:37
- "She's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze) – 3:51
- "Hungry Eyes" (Eric Carmen) – 4:06
- "Stay" (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs) – 1:34
- "Yes" (Merry Clayton) – 3:15
- "You Don't Own Me" (The Blow Monkeys) – 3:00
- "Hey! Baby" (Bruce Channel) – 2:21
- "Overload" (Alfie Zappacosta) – 3:39
- "Love Is Strange" (Mickey & Sylvia) – 2:52
- "Where Are You Tonight?" (Tom Johnston) – 3:59
- "In the Still of the Night" (The Five Satins) – 3:03
20th Anniversary Edition
On 15 October 2007, RCA Records re-released a 20th anniversary edition of the soundtrack. The release contained remastered versions of the original album's songs (in a different tracklisting) plus additional tracks, as well as a DVD featuring promotional videos and photo material.[4]
Disc One - CD
- "Be My Baby" (The Ronettes)
- "Where Are You Tonight" (Tom Johnston)
- "Stay" (Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs)
- "Hungry Eyes" (Eric Carmen)
- "Overload" (Zappacosta)
- "Hey Baby" (Bruce Channel)
- "Love Is Strange" (Mickey & Sylvia)
- "You Don't Own Me" (The Blow Monkeys)
- "Yes" (Merry Clayton)
- "In the Still of the Night" (The Five Satins)
- "She's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze)
- "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes)
- "Big Girls Don't Cry" (The Four Seasons)
- "Merengue" (Michael Lloyd & Le Disc)
- "Some Kind of Wonderful" (The Drifters)
- "Johnny's Mambo" (Michael Lloyd & Le Disc)
- "Do You Love Me" (The Contours)
- "Love Man" (Otis Redding)
- "Gazebo Waltz" (Michael Lloyd)
- "Wipe Out" (The Surfaris)
- "These Arms of Mine" (Otis Redding)
- "De Todo Un Poco" (Michael Lloyd & Le Disc)
- "Cry to Me" (Solomon Burke)
- "Trot the Fox" (Michael Lloyd & Le Disc)
- "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (The Shirelles)
- "Kellerman's Anthem" (The Emile Bergtein Chorale)
- "I've Had the Time of My Life"
Disc Two - DVD
- "She's Like the Wind" video
- "Yes" video
- "Hungry Eyes" video
- "Do You Love Me" video
- "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" video
- "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" karaoke version
- Photo gallery
Chart positions
Certification
| Country |
Sales |
Certification |
| Germany |
2,000,000 |
4x Platinum[5] |
| USA |
11,000,000 |
11x Platinum[6] |
See also
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Powell, Lucy (2006-09-16), "The time of your life", The Times, http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article636520.ece, retrieved 2010-01-03
- ^ Lee, Veronica (2006-09-23), "There's a secret dancer inside us all", The Daily Telegraph, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/3655489/Theres-a-secret-dancer-inside-us-all.html, retrieved 2010-01-03
- ^ http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=721370
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Dirty Dancing')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Dirty+Dancing&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ "RIAA". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved August 1, 2010.