WrestleMania: The Album
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WrestleMania: The Album was an album released by World Wrestling Federation Superstars in 1993.
Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
(of Britain
's famed Stock Aitken Waterman
songwriting team) oversaw the project as producers and co-composers for RCA Records
, with British A&R
executive Simon Cowell
serving as the executive producer. The album failed to chart on the US Billboard 200
but reached #10 in the UK
.
Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
Pete Waterman
Peter Alan Waterman OBE is an English record producer, occasional songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. As a member of the Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting team he wrote and produced many hit singles...
(of Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's famed Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
songwriting team) oversaw the project as producers and co-composers for RCA Records
RCA 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...
, with British A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
executive Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...
serving as the executive producer. The album failed to chart on the US Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
but reached #10 in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Track listing
- World Wrestling Federation Superstars - "WrestleMania" (Mike Stock, Pete Waterman) 1
- World Wrestling Federation Superstars - "Slam Jam" (Mike Stock, Pete Waterman)
- "Hacksaw" Jim DugganJim DugganJames Edward Duggan , better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment in the 1980s, when it was known as World Wrestling Federation , and World Championship Wrestling...
- "USA" (Dave Ford, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman) - The Nasty BoysThe Nasty BoysThe Nasty Boys are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags, active from the mid to late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. Their gimmick was that of anti-social punks who specialized in hardcore wrestling and brawling...
- "Nasty Boy Stomp" (Dave Ford, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman) 2 - Bret "Hitman" HartBret HartBret Hart is a Canadian on-screen personality, writer, actor and Semi-retired professional wrestler. Like others in the Hart wrestling family, Hart has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College...
- "Never Been A Right Time To Say Goodbye" (Mike Stock, Pete Waterman) - The Undertaker - "The Man In Black" (Gary Miller, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman)
- Randy Savage (Macho Man)Randy SavageRandall Mario Poffo , better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler, best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling .Savage held twenty championships during his professional wrestling career and was a...
- "Speaking From The Heart" (Asha Elfenbein, Tony KingMatthews, Wright & KingMatthews, Wright & King was an American country music group formed in 1991. The band, Raymond Matthews , Woody Wright and Tony King , was put together by Columbia Records producer Larry Strickland after Shenandoah left the label, as an attempt to keep a viable country band on that label...
, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman) - TatankaChris ChavisChristopher "Chris" Chavis , is a Native American professional wrestler best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment as Tatanka from 1991 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2007...
- "Tatanka Native American" (Gary Ford, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman) - Mr. PerfectCurt HennigCurtis Michael "Curt" Hennig , also known by the ring name Mr. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator who worked for, among other promotions, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , the American Wrestling Association , World Championship Wrestling and the World...
- "I'm Perfect" (Dave Ford) 3 - CrushBrian Adams (wrestler)Brian Keith Adams was an American professional wrestler. Adams gained fame in the 1990s while performing for the World Wrestling Federation , under the name Crush, and for World Championship Wrestling under his given name.Trained in Japan by Antonio Inoki, Adams was a two time WCW World Tag Team...
- "Cold Crush" (Paul Waterman) [UK version only] - The Big Boss ManRay TraylorRay Walter Traylor, Jr. was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Big Boss Man and World Championship Wrestling under various ring names, most notably Big Bubba Rogers.-Early years:Traylor, a prison guard in...
- "Hard Times" (Mike Stock, Pete Waterman) 3 - World Wrestling Federation Superstars - "Slam Jam (12" Full Nelson Mix)" (Mike Stock, Pete Waterman) [UK Version only]
Singles
- "Slam Jam" (credited to WWF Superstars)
- Released: 1992
- UK Singles ChartUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
: #4
- "WrestleMania" (credited to World Wrestling Federation Superstars)
- Released: 1993
- UK Singles ChartUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
: #14
- "USA" (credited to World Wrestling Federation Superstars featuring "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan)
- Released: 1993
- UK Singles ChartUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
: #71
See also
- Music in professional wrestlingMusic in professional wrestlingMusic in professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes. The most common uses of music in professional wrestling is that of the entrance theme, a song or piece of instrumental music which plays as a performer approaches the ring...