Footloose – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

1984 compilation soundtrack album; various artists

AlbumalbumQ611368

Also known as Footloose – Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture

Performer: various artists
Released: January 31, 1984
Label: Columbia Records
Genre: pop rock
Tracklist: Holding Out for a Hero

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Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to 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 23, 1984. It 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. "Almost Paradise", a duet by Ann Wilson and Mike Reno reached number seven, plus "Somebody's Eyes" by Karla Bonoff climbed to number 16 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

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Number of parts of this work: 9 audio track
Title: Footloose
Form of creative work: compilation soundtrack album
Place of publication: United States
Language: English
Review score: 4.5 review score by: AllMusic · author: Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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1.Stated in AllMusicRetrieved 2020-11-18
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Subtitle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Distribution format: music streaming

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