Footloose: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (15th anniversary collector’s edition, BMG club edition)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Tracklist

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1Footloose
producer:
Lee DeCarlo and Kenny Loggins
bass guitar:
Nathan East
bass synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker
drums (drum set):
Tris Imboden
guitar:
Buzz Feiten
instruments:
Michael Boddicker
keyboard:
Neil Larsen and Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
percussion:
Michael Boddicker and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Marilyn Dorman, Richey Washington and Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
remixer:
Humberto Gatica
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1984), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Footloose
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ensign Music Corporation, Ensign Music LLC, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Milk Money Music, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Kenny Loggins4.13:48
2Let’s Hear It for the Boy
producer:
George Duke
mixer:
Tom Perry (engineer), Tommy Vicari and Erik Zobler
analog synthesizer [Prophet V], electronic drum set [Linn Drums], Minimoog [Mini-Moog] and Moog [Memory Moog]:
George Duke
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam and Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Let’s Hear It for the Boy
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Thomas Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ensign Music Corporation and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Deniece Williams3.64:22
3Almost Paradise
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
mixer:
Brian Foraker, Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Dennis Sager (engineer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
electric guitar:
Chas Sandford
keyboard and synthesizer:
Bill Cuomo
saxophone:
Jerry Peterson
lead vocals:
Mike Reno and Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Almost Paradise
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation
Mike Reno and Ann Wilson53:50
4Holding Out for a Hero
programming:
Phil Shenale
associate producer:
Arthur Pyson, Neil Dorfsman and John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Jim Steinman
bass trombone:
Dave Taylor (US jazz bass trombonist)
drum machine [Linn Drums]:
Sterling Smith and Art Wood (US session drummer/percussionist)
electronic drum set [Simmons Drums]:
Art Wood (US session drummer/percussionist)
guitar:
Hiram Bullock
piano:
Sterling Smith
synthesizer:
Phil Shenale and Sterling Smith
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
trombone:
Jim Pugh (US trombonist) and Tom Malone (US trombonist)
trumpet:
Alan Rubin and Lew Soloff
background vocals:
Rory Dodd, Eric Thayer and Holly Sherwood
brass [horn] arranger:
Tom Malone (US trombonist)
additional vocals arranger:
Ellen Foley
vocals arranger:
Rory Dodd, Eric Thayer and Holly Sherwood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984), SONY Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1984), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
recording of:
Holding Out for a Hero
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Ensign Music Corp., Famous Chappell, Famous Chappell Ltd. (UK-based music publishing company.), Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
is based on:
Stark Raving Love
Bonnie Tyler4.355:51
5Dancing in the Sheets
producer:
Bill Wolfer (record producer, songwriter, musician and synthesizer programmer from USA)
mixer:
Ed Sanders (producer/engineer)
analog synthesizer [Oberheim OBX-A], analog synthesizer [Yamaha CS-80 Emulator], drum machine [LM-1 Drums], electronic drum set [Simmons Drums], Minimoog [DSX Mini-Moog] and Moog [Memory Moog]:
Bill Wolfer (record producer, songwriter, musician and synthesizer programmer from USA)
guitar:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
solo guitar:
Micki Free
background vocals and lead vocals:
Howard Hewett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Dancing in the Sheets
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Bill Wolfer (record producer, songwriter, musician and synthesizer programmer from USA)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Shalamar34:05
6I’m Free (Heaven Helps the Man)
bass guitar [bass]:
Nathan East
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tris Imboden
guitar:
Buzz Feiten
piano [acoustic piano]:
Steve Wood (organ)
solo guitar:
Steve Lukather
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
I’m Free (Heaven Helps the Man) (Footloose)
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Milk Money Music and Sony/ATV Melody
Kenny Loggins33:47
7Somebody’s Eyes
bass guitar [bass]:
Nathan East
guitar:
Michael Landau
percussion:
Michael Botts
Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
synthesizer:
Alan Pasqua
background vocals:
Karla Bonoff (singer-songwriter) and Wendy Waldman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Somebody’s Eyes
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Thomas Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
Karla Bonoff3:29
8The Girl Gets Around
producer:
Sammy Hagar
mixer:
Don Smith (producer, engineer and mixer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Bill Church (Bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
David Lauser
guitar:
Sammy Hagar and Gary Pihl
keyboard [keyboards]:
Jesse Harms
background vocals:
Bill Church (Bassist), Sammy Hagar, Jesse Harms and Gary Pihl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Girl Gets Around
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar3:24
9Never
producer:
John Boylan
mixer:
Paul Grupp
bass guitar [bass]:
Ian Lees (Australian bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mark Meyer (Australian drummer)
guitar:
Garry Frost
keyboard [keyboards]:
Charlie Cole (Australian keyboards)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
saxophone [sax]:
Andrew Thompson (Australian saxophonist)
synthesizer:
Alan Pasqua
background vocals:
Carmen Grillo, Tom Kelly (songwriter), Marcy Levy, Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister) and Steven George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages)
lead vocals:
Alex Smith (Australian artist ex. Moving Pictures)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Never (from “Footloose”)
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Michael Gore (composer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Melody
Moving Pictures3:48
10Bang Your Head (Metal Health)
producer:
Spencer Proffer
bass guitar [bass]:
Chuck Wright
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Frankie Banali (US drummer)
guitar:
Carlos Cavazo
vocals:
Kevin DuBrow
recording of:
Metal Health (Bang Your Head)
writer:
Frankie Banali (US drummer), Carlos Cavazo, Tony Cavazo and Kevin DuBrow
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Quiet Riot43:55
11Hurts So Good
assistant engineer:
Brad Gilderman, Dennis Hetzendorfer and Al Stegmeyer
engineer:
Don Gehman, Mark Stebbeds and George Tutko (engineer, producer)
producer:
Don Gehman and John Cougar Mellencamp
bass guitar:
George “Chocolate” Perry (bassist aka "Chocolate")
drums (drum set):
Kenny Aronoff
guitar:
Larry Crane and Mike Wanchic
lead vocals:
John Cougar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
John Mellencamp (in 1982, in 2005)
recording of:
Hurts So Good
writer:
George M. Green (American lyricist) and John Mellencamp
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today)
John Mellencamp53:39
12Waiting for a Girl Like You
assistant engineer:
Edwin Hobgood (engineer) and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer), Brad Samuelsohn and Dave Wittman
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
bass guitar:
Rick Wills
drums (drum set):
Dennis Elliott
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
keyboard:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Bob Mayo (US session keyboardist & guitarist)
synthesizer:
Thomas Dolby
background vocals:
Dennis Elliott, Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange), Ian Lloyd (of Stories), Mark Rivera and Rick Wills
lead vocals:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981, in 2002), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1981) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Waiting for a Girl Like You
writer:
Lou Gramm (American rock singer-songwriter; Black Sheep, Foreigner & Shadow King) and Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), Evansongs Ltd. (publisher) (in 1981), Somerset Songs Publishing Inc. (in 1981) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Foreigner3.354:49
13Dancing in the Sheets (extended 12″ remix)
producer:
Bill Wolfer (record producer, songwriter, musician and synthesizer programmer from USA)
mixer:
John "Jellybean" Benitez (US producer John Benitez)
recording of:
Dancing in the Sheets
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Bill Wolfer (record producer, songwriter, musician and synthesizer programmer from USA)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Shalamar6:17