Flashdance (soundtrack)

Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released April 11, 1983
Recorded 1982
Genre Electro, Euro disco, hi-NRG, synthpop, pop rock
Length 36.52
Label Casablanca
Compiler Giorgio Moroder
Singles from Flashdance
  1. "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
    Released: April 3, 1983
  2. "Maniac"
    Released: June 5, 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB−[2]

Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1983 American musical and romance film Flashdance, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri. It sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. The film is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and follows Alex, a welder and exotic dancer and her dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer. In 1984, the album received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year and won for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special.

The film's three singles feature on the album. Two of these singles, "Flashdance...What a Feeling" by Irene Cara and "Maniac" by Michael Sembello, peaked at #1 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The track "Romeo" by Donna Summer was released as a promo video to MTV prior to the film's release, composed only of outtakes from the film. However, the song was not released to radio as Summer was on the verge of releasing her 1983 album She Works Hard for the Money, and the title track was already becoming a major hit. ("She Works Hard for the Money" was actually in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 consecutively with both "Flashdance...What a Feeling" and "Maniac".)

The Flashdance LP was massively successful, selling over 6 million copies in the U.S. and 1 million in Japan. It was certified gold by RIAA on June 17, 1983, and became multi-platinum on October 12, 1984 and again on June 21, 1996.[3] In addition to its own success, the album is notable for having supplanted Michael Jackson's Thriller after the latter had remained Billboard's number-one album for 17 weeks. Thriller would again overtake Flashdance at number one after 2 weeks. In Japan, the album topped the chart for 11 weeks in total, and became the biggest-selling album of 1983.[4]

The music in Flashdance was supervised by Phil Ramone. There are several pieces of music used in the film that do not appear on the soundtrack album, including "Gloria" by Laura Branigan; "I Love Rock and Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; and the "Adagio in G Minor" by Tommaso Albinoni. The title track "Flashdance... What a Feeling" was originally recorded by Joe Esposito before Irene Cara was asked to re-record the song as in line with the film's female perspective.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Performer Length
1. "Flashdance... What a Feeling"  Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene CaraIrene Cara 3:53
2. "He's a Dream"  Shandi Sinnamon, Ronald MagnessShandi Sinnamon 3:28
3. "Love Theme from Flashdance"  MoroderHelen St. John 3:27
4. "Manhunt"  Doug Cotler, Richard GilbertKaren Kamon 2:36
5. "Lady, Lady, Lady"  Moroder, ForseyJoe Esposito 4:09
6. "Imagination"  Michael Boddicker, Jerry Hey, Phil Ramone, Michael SembelloLaura Branigan 3:35
7. "Romeo"  Pete Bellotte, Sylvester LevayDonna Summer 3:13
8. "Seduce Me Tonight"  Moroder, ForseyCycle V 3:31
9. "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is"  Kim Carnes, Duane Hitchings, Craig KrampfKim Carnes 4:36
10. "Maniac"  Sembello, Dennis MatkoskyMichael Sembello 4:04

Chart positions and certifications

Album

Year Chart Position
1983 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1
Austrian Albums Chart[5]
Japanese Oricon Weekly LP Chart[6]
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[7]
Swedish Albums Chart[8]
Swiss Albums Chart
United States Billboard 200[9]
UK Albums Chart[10] 9
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1983 "Flashdance...What a Feeling" Billboard Hot 100 1
UK Singles Chart 2
"Maniac" Billboard Hot 100 1
"Lady, Lady, Lady" 86

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] 9× Platinum 900,000^
France (SNEP)[12] Platinum 1,308,300[13]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[14] — 81,635[15]
Germany (BVMI)[16] Platinum 500,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[17] Platinum 15,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] 4× Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] 6× Platinum 6,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  3. ↑ Flashdance RIAA Accessed August 28, 2007
  4. ↑ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - 1983 Oricon Year-end Albums" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  5. ↑ "Soundtrack - Flashdance - austriancharts.at". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  6. ↑ "List of the number-one hit albums on the Japanese Oricon chart during the 1980s" (in Japanese). Archived from DataStation オリコンNo.1アルバム1980-1989 the original Check |url= value (help) on May 4, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  7. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Soundtrack - Flashdance". VG-lista. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  8. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Soundtrack - Flashdance". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  9. ↑ "allmusic ((( Flashdance > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  10. ↑ "Chart Stats Original Soundtrack - Flashdance". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  11. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Flashdance". Music Canada.
  12. ↑ "French album certifications – BOF – Flashdance" (in French). InfoDisc. Select BOF and click OK
  13. ↑ "Les Albums Or :" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "Elokuvamusiikkia" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  15. ↑ "Finnish album certifications – Elokuvamusiikkia – Flashdance" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  16. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (O.S.T. - Various; 'Flashdance')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  17. ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1984". IFPI Hong Kong.
  18. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Soundtrack; 'Flashdance')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Flashdance - OST". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Flashdance - OST in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  20. ↑ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Flashdance". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

20. http://80ssoundtracksaor.blogspot.com.tr/2011/03/flashdance-1983-expanded-soundtrack-20.html

Preceded by
Thriller by Michael Jackson		 Billboard 200 number-one album
June 25 – July 8, 1983 		Succeeded by
Thriller by Michael Jackson
Preceded by
Wrap Your Arms Around Me by Agnetha Fältskog		 Swedish Albums Chart number-one album
August 9 – September 6, 1983 		Succeeded by
Crises by Mike Oldfield
Preceded by
Keep on Dancing by Various artists		 Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
August 22 – September 11, 1983 		Succeeded by
The Breakers '83 by Various artists
Preceded by
Crises by Mike Oldfield 		Norwegian VG-lista Chart number-one album
34/1983 – 40/1983 (7 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Sunday People by The Monroes
Preceded by
Kansuigyo by Miyuki Nakajima		 Japanese Oricon LP Chart biggest selling album of the year
1983 		Succeeded by
Thriller by Michael Jackson
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