Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album)
Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Carly Simon | ||||
Released | August 29, 1989 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 37:09 | |||
Label | Arista Records | |||
Producer | Rob Mounsey, Carly Simon | |||
Carly Simon chronology | ||||
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Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) is the soundtrack to the 1988 Oscar-winning hit film Working Girl.
The film's main theme, "Let the River Run", was written and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon. Simon became the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for a song both written and performed entirely by a single artist.[1] The film's additional soundtrack was scored by Simon and Rob Mounsey.
The album peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard 200,[2] and the single "Let the River Run" reached peak positions of No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 11 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in early 1989.[3]
Awards
Simon received three awards, from four nominations, for her song "Let The River Run."
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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1989 | Academy Awards | Best Original Song | Won |
1990 | British Academy Film Awards | Best Film Music | Nominated |
1989 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song | Won |
1990 | Grammy Awards | Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television | Won |
Track listing
- "Let the River Run" - Carly Simon
- "In Love" (Instrumental) - Carly Simon
- "The Man That Got Away" (Instrumental) - Rob Mounsey, George Young, Chip Jackson, Grady Tate
- "The Scar" (Instrumental) - Carly Simon
- "Let the River Run" - The St. Thomas Choir Of Men And Boys
- "Lady In Red" - Chris de Burgh
- "Carlotta's Heart" - Carly Simon
- "Looking Through Katherine's House" - Carly Simon
- "Poor Butterfly" (Instrumental) - Sonny Rollins
- "I'm So Excited" - Pointer Sisters
Credits
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Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1989 | The Billboard 200 | 45 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1989 | "Let the River Run" | Adult Contemporary | 11 |
1989 | "Let the River Run" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 49 |
Singles - International
Year | Single | Country | Chart | Position |
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1989 | "Let the River Run" | Australia | Kent Music Report[4] | 91 |
1989 | "Let the River Run" | United Kingdom | UK Singles Chart[5] | 79 |
References
- ↑ SIMON CARLY (April 18, 2012). "ASCAP Founders Award". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Awards". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ↑ "Carly Simon Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "UK Charts > Carly Simon". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-04-01.