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. 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.
As of 2007, it is still re-entering the Irish charts on occasion, having spent more than 230 weeks in the top 30.
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.
Disc One - CD
Disc Two - DVD
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach...
. 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. It spawned a follow-up album entitled More Dirty Dancing
More Dirty Dancing
More Dirty Dancing is a 1988 follow-up album released after the huge commercial success of the 1987 motion picture Dirty Dancing and 1987 its soundtrack. David Handelman of Rolling Stone gave the album one star out of five, calling some of the tracks "instrumental idiocies"...
(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.
As of 2007, it is still re-entering the Irish charts on occasion, having spent more than 230 weeks in the top 30.
1987 Original Edition
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, Jennifer WarnesJennifer WarnesJennifer Jean Warnes is an American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. She is known for her interpretations of compositions written by herself and many others, as well as an extensive playlist as a vocalist on movie soundtracks.Between 1979 and 1987 Warnes surpassed Frank Sinatra as...
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" (Patrick SwayzePatrick SwayzePatrick Wayne Swayze was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He was best known for his tough-guy roles, as romantic leading men in the hit films Dirty Dancing and Ghost, and as Orry Main in the North and South television miniseries. He was named by People magazine as its "Sexiest...
) – 3:51 - "Hungry EyesHungry Eyes"Hungry Eyes" is a song performed by Eric Carmen, and was featured in the film Dirty Dancing. The song was recorded at Beachwood Studios in Beachwood, OH in 1987. "Hungry Eyes" peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts in 1988...
" (Eric CarmenEric CarmenEric Howard Carmen is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist.He scored numerous hit songs across the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Raspberries , and then with his solo career, including hits such as "All By Myself", "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "She Did It",...
) – 4:06 - "StayStay (Maurice Williams song)"Stay" is a doo-wop song recorded by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. The song was written by Williams in 1953 when he was 15 years old. He had been trying to convince his date not to go home at 10 o'clock as she was supposed to...
" (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs) – 1:34 - "Yes" (Merry ClaytonMerry ClaytonMerry Clayton is an American soul and gospel singer , and an actress...
) – 3:15 - "You Don't Own MeYou Don't Own Me"You Don't Own Me" is a popular song written by the Philadelphia songwriters John Madara and David White, and recorded by Lesley Gore in 1963, when Gore was 17 years old. The song reached No...
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) – 3:00 - "Hey! BabyHey! Baby"Hey! Baby" is a song written by Margaret Cobb and Bruce Channel, who recorded the song in 1961. Channel co-produced the song with Major Bill Smith and released it on Mercury Records' Smash label...
" (Bruce ChannelBruce ChannelBruce Channel is an American singer, known for his 1962 million selling number one hit, "Hey! Baby".-Career:...
) – 2:21 - "Overload" (Alfie Zappacosta) – 3:39
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) – 2:52 - "Where Are You Tonight?" (Tom JohnstonTom Johnston (US musician)Tom Johnston is an American musician. He is a guitarist and vocalist, and co-founded The Doobie Brothers with drummer John Hartman, guitarist Patrick Simmons and bassist Dave Shogren....
) – 3:59 - "In the Still of the NightIn the Still of the Night (1954 song)"In the Still of the Night" is a song written by Fred Parris and recorded by his Five Satins.- Background :The song was recorded in the Saint Bernadette Catholic School basement in New Haven, CT in February, 1956. Marty Kugell produced the song. The saxophone solo was played by Vinny Mazzetta, of...
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) – 3:03
20th Anniversary Edition
On 15 October 2007, RCA RecordsRCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
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
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
featuring promotional videos and photo material.
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 SeasonsThe Four Seasons (group)The Four Seasons are an American rock and pop band who became internationally successful in the mid-1960s. The Vocal Group Hall of Fame has stated that the group was the most popular rock band before The Beatles...
) - "Merengue" (Michael Lloyd & Le Disc)
- "Some Kind of WonderfulSome Kind of WonderfulSome Kind of Wonderful is a 1987 romance film starring Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson, and Mary Stuart Masterson. It was one of the many successful teen dramas written by John Hughes in the 1980s, although this one was directed by Howard Deutch. During filming, Deutch met Thompson and two years later...
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) - "Johnny's Mambo" (Michael Lloyd & Le Disc)
- "Do You Love MeDo You Love Me"Do You Love Me" is a 1962 hit single recorded by The Contours for Motown's Gordy Records label. Written and produced by Motown CEO Berry Gordy, Jr., "Do You Love Me?" was the Contours' only Top 40 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. Notably, the record achieved this feat...
" (The ContoursThe ContoursThe Contours were one of the early African-American soul singing groups signed to Motown Records.The group is best known for its Billboard Top 10 hit, "Do You Love Me," a million-selling song that peaked twice in the Top 20....
) - "Love Man" (Otis ReddingOtis ReddingOtis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...
) - "Gazebo Waltz" (Michael Lloyd)
- "Wipe Out" (The SurfarisThe SurfarisThe Surfaris were an American surf rock band formed in Glendora, California in 1962. They are best known for two songs that hit the charts in the Los Angeles, California area, and nationally by May 1963: "Surfer Joe" on the A-side and "Wipe Out" on the B-side of a 45 RPM single.-Career:The original...
) - "These Arms of Mine" (Otis Redding)
- "De Todo Un Poco" (Michael Lloyd & Le Disc)
- "Cry to MeCry to Me"Cry to Me" is a song written by Bert Russell a/k/a Bert Berns, first recorded under the production of Bert Berns by Solomon Burke, reaching #5 on the R&B charts in 1962....
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) - "Trot the Fox" (Michael Lloyd & Le Disc)
- "Will You Love Me TomorrowWill You Love Me Tomorrow"Will You Love Me Tomorrow", also known as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and originally recorded by The Shirelles. It has been recorded by many artists and was ranked among Rolling Stone 's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at #125...
" (The ShirellesThe ShirellesThe Shirelles were an African-American girl group that achieved popularity in the early 1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens , Doris Coley , Addie "Micki" Harris , and Beverly Lee...
) - "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
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| 1988 | ||
| 1988 | Australian Kent Music Report Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998... Albums Chart |
1 |
Certification
| Country | Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,000,000 | 4x Platinum |
| USA | 11,000,000 | 11x Platinum |