Various - Footloose (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Compilation, Reissue)

Description

Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture is the original soundtrack of the Paramount motion picture Footloose. The original nine-track album was released in 1984 and reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart on April 21, 1984, where it stayed until June 30, 1984. When it was re-released in 1998, four bonus tracks were added to the album. In 2002, Sony International released the "Australian Souvenir Edition", also titled "Australian Cast Special Edition". Two megamixes were added to the album, featuring the Australian cast of the Footloose musical. The original soundtrack contained six Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits, three of which reached the Top 10, including two number-one hits, "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins and "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams, and "Almost Paradise", a duet by Ann Wilson and Mike Reno that reached number seven, plus "Somebody's Eyes" by Karla Bonoff climbed to number sixteen on the Adult Contemporary chart.

In 2009, Doveman released a reimagining of the soundtrack album. The original soundtrack for the 2011 remake was released by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Nashville on September 27, 2011.

Release Info

Label: Columbia 88875120991
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: 2016
Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1 Footloose
A2 Let's Hear It For The Boy
A3 Almost Paradise...Love Theme From FOOTLOOSE
A4 Holding Out For A Hero
B1 Dancing In The Sheets
B2 I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man)
B3 Somebody's Eyes
B4 The Girl Gets Around
B5 Never