Moonlighting (soundtrack)

Moonlighting
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released 1987
Genre Soul
Length 32:11
Label MCA Records
Producer Phil Ramone and Glenn Gordon Caron

Moonlighting: The Television Soundtrack Album is the soundtrack to the ABC television series Moonlighting and was produced by Phil Ramone and Glenn Gordon Caron. It features songs performed on the show by series leads Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis, alongside the series theme song performed by Al Jarreau. That single peaked at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart on July 25, 1987.[1] Other songs include Chubby Checker's "Limbo Rock", The Isley Brothers's "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)", and "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge.

Track listing

Side No. Title Performer Length Featured in episode
1 1 "Moonlighting (Theme)" Al Jarreau 3:00 Seasons 4 and 5
2 "Limbo Rock" Chubby Checker 2:23 Season 2's "My Fair David"
3 "This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)" The Isley Brothers 2:51 Season 2's "Knowing Her"
4 "Blue Moon" Cybill Shepherd 2:19 Season 2's "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"
5 "I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out!" Cybill Shepherd 2:03 Season 2's "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"
2 6 "Good Lovin'" Bruce Willis 3:15 Season 3's "Atomic Shakespeare"
7 "Since I Fell for You" Bob James and David Sanborn, vocal by Al Jarreau 5:48 Season 3's "Blonde On Blonde"
8 "When a Man Loves a Woman" Percy Sledge 2:48 Season 3's "I Am Curious...Maddie"
9 "Someone to Watch Over Me" Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra 4:06 Season 3's "Maddie's Turn To Cry"
10 "Stormy Weather" Billie Holiday 3:38 Season 3's "I Am Curious...Maddie"

Singles chart positions

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Moonlighting Billboard Adult Contemporary 1[2]
Moonlighting The Billboard Hot 100 23[2]
Moonlighting Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 32[2]
Since I Fell for You Billboard Adult Contemporary 10[2]

Album chart position

Year Album Chart Position
1987 Moonlighting The Billboard 200 50[2]
1988 Moonlighting UK Albums Chart 5[3]

References

  1. "Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "allmusic ((( Moonlighting > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  3. "The Official Charts Company - Moonlighting by Original Soundtrack Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.