Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)

Dirty Dancing
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released August 4, 1987 (1987-08-04)[1]
Recorded 1956 - 1987
Genre Pop rock, R&B, soft rock
Length 39:04 (orig. 1987)
78:00 (20th Anniversary Edition)
Label RCA Records
Various artists chronology
Dirty Dancing
(1987)		 More Dirty Dancing
(1988)
Singles from Dirty Dancing
  1. "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
    Released: September 1987
  2. "Hungry Eyes"
    Released: November 7, 1987
  3. "She's Like the Wind"
    Released: 1987
  4. "Yes"
    Released: 1988
Dirty Dancing Soundtrack: Twentieth Anniversary Edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Dirty Dancing is the original soundtrack of the 1987 film Dirty Dancing. The album became a huge commercial success. It went on to sell 32 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling albums of all time.[3][4] In the United States the album spent 18 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales charts and went multi-platinum.[5]

There was a follow-up album entitled More Dirty Dancing (1988).

The album Ultimate Dirty Dancing, released in 2003, contains every song from the motion picture Dirty Dancing in the order it appears in the film.

Track listing

1987 original edition

  1. "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes) – 4:47
  2. "Be My Baby" (The Ronettes) – 2:37
  3. "She's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze) – 3:53
  4. "Hungry Eyes" (Eric Carmen) – 4:06
  5. "Stay" (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs) – 1:34
  6. "Yes" (Merry Clayton) – 3:15
  7. "You Don't Own Me" (Blow Monkeys) – 2:59
  8. "Hey! Baby" (Billak Massingale) – 2:21
  9. "Overload" (Alfie Zappacosta) – 3:39
  10. "Love Is Strange" (Mickey & Sylvia) – 2:52
  11. "Where Are You Tonight?" (Tom Johnston) – 3:59
  12. "In the Still of the Night" (The Five Satins) – 3:03

20th Anniversary Edition

On October 15, 2007, RCA Records released a 20th anniversary edition of the soundtrack, containing remastered versions of the original album's songs (in a different track listing) plus additional tracks, as well as a DVD featuring promotional videos and photo material.[6]

Disc one (CD)

  1. "Be My Baby" (The Ronettes)
  2. "Where Are You Tonight?" (Tom Johnston)
  3. "Stay" (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs)
  4. "Hungry Eyes" (Eric Carmen)
  5. "Overload" (Zappacosta)
  6. "Hey! Baby" (Bruce Channel)
  7. "Love Is Strange" (Mickey & Sylvia)
  8. "You Don't Own Me" (The Blow Monkeys)
  9. "Yes" (Merry Clayton)
  10. "In the Still of the Night" (The Five Satins)
  11. "She's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze)
  12. "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes)
  13. "Big Girls Don't Cry" (The Four Seasons)
  14. "Merengue" (Michael Lloyd & Le Disc)
  15. "Some Kind of Wonderful" (The Drifters)
  16. "Johnny's Mambo" (Michael Lloyd & Le Disc)
  17. "Do You Love Me" (The Contours)
  18. "Love Man" (Otis Redding)
  19. "Gazebo Waltz" (Michael Lloyd)
  20. "Wipe Out" (The Surfaris)
  21. "These Arms of Mine" (Otis Redding)
  22. "De Todo Un Poco" (Michael Lloyd & Le Disc)
  23. "Cry to Me" (Solomon Burke)
  24. "Trot the Fox" (Michael Lloyd & Le Disc)
  25. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (The Shirelles)
  26. "Kellerman's Anthem" (The Emile Bergstein Chorale)
  27. "Time of My Life" [Instrumental version] (The John Morris Orchestra)

Disc two (DVD)

  1. "She's Like the Wind" video
  2. "Yes" video
  3. "Hungry Eyes" video
  4. "Do You Love Me" video
  5. "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" video
  6. "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" karaoke version
  7. Photo gallery

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1987-88) Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 1
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 102
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[11] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 4
US Billboard 200[17] 1

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] 11× Platinum 770,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Diamond 1,000,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[20] 3× Platinum 60,000^
France (SNEP)[21] Diamond 1,214,000[22]
Germany (BVMI)[23] 4× Platinum 2,000,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[24] Platinum 100,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[25] Gold 50,000*
Sweden (GLF)[26] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27] 5× Platinum 250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] 10× Platinum 3,150,000[29]
United States (RIAA)[30] 11× Platinum 11,000,000^

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "RIAA Gold and Platinum". Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  2. ↑ AllMusic review
  3. ↑ Taneja, Nikhil (2008-12-09). "Those chart busters". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  4. ↑ "Black Eyed Peas go Dirty Dancing - Havana Nights". Havana Journal. 2004-02-08. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  5. ↑ Powell, Lucy (2006-09-16). "The time of your life". The Times. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  6. ↑ "Ost: Va: Dirty Dancing: 20th Anniversary Edition: 2cd: Includes Dvd (2007): CD". hmv.com. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-07-17). "Item". Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Original Soundtrack | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  18. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  19. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – VARIOUS ARTISTS – Dirty Dancing". Music Canada.
  20. ↑ "Danish album certifications – Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing". IFPI Denmark. Click on næste to go to page if certification is from the official website.
  21. ↑ "French single certifications – BOF – Dirty Dancing" (in French). InfoDisc. Select BOF and click OK. 
  22. ↑ "Les Albums Diamant :" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  23. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (O.S.T. - Various; 'Dirty Dancing')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  24. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Dirty Dancing in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  25. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  26. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  27. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Soundtrack; 'Dirty Dancing')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  28. ↑ "British album certifications – Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Dirty Dancing in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  29. ↑ Myers, Justin (October 26, 2015). "Official Charts Quiz: Who sold more?". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  30. ↑ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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