1984 Soundtrack – Footloose

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Footloose is the original soundtrack of the Paramount motion picture Footloose. The original nine-track album was released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) and reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart on April 21, 1984, where it stayed until June 30, 1984. When it was re-released in 1998, four bonus tracks were added to the album. In 2002, Sony International released the Australian Souvenir Edition (aka Australian Cast Special Edition). Two megamixes were added to the album, featuring the Australian cast of the Footloose musical. The original soundtrack contained six Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits, three of which reached the Top 10, including two number-one hits, Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose” and Deniece Williams’ “Let’s Hear It for the Boy”, and “Almost Paradise”, a duet by Ann Wilson and Mike Reno that reached number seven.

Tracks

1 Kenny Loggins – Footloose (Kenny Loggins, Dean Pitchford) 3:47
2 Deniece Williams – Let’s Hear It For The Boy (Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford) 4:22
3 Mike Reno & Ann Wilson Almost Paradise – (Eric Carmen, Dean Pitchford) 3:49
4 Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out For A Hero (Jim Steinman, Dean Pitchford) 5:50
5 Shalamar – Dancing In The Sheets (Bill Wolfer, Dean Pitchford) 4:05
6 Kenny Loggins – I’m Free (Heaven Helps The Man) (Kenny Loggins, Dean Pitchford) 3:47
7 Karla Bonoff – Somebody’s Eyes (Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford) 3:29
8 Sammy Hagar – The Girl Gets Around (Sammy Hagar, Dean Pitchford) 3:23
9 Moving Pictures – Never (Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford) 3:47
10 Quiet Riot – Bang your Head (Metal Health) (Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Frankie Banali, Tony Cavazo) 3:55
11 John Mellencamp – Hurts So Good (John Mellencamp, George Green) 3:39
12 Foreigner – Waiting For A Girl Like You (Mick Jones, Lou Gramm) 4:49
13 Shalamar – Dancing In The Sheets (Extended Remix) (Bill Wolfer, Dean Pitchford) 6:18

Musicians

1 Kenny Loggins  – Footloose

BassNathan East
DrumsTris Imboden
GuitarBuzz Feiten
KeyboardsNeil Larsen
KeyboardsSteve Wood
SynthesizerMichael Boddicker
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsSteve Wood
Background VocalsMarilyn Dorman
Background VocalsRichey Washington


2 Deniece Williams – Let’s Hear It For The Boy

GuitarPaul Jackson
SynthesizerGeorge Duke
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsGeorge Merrill
Background VocalsShannon Rubicarm


3 Mike Reno & Ann Wilson – Almost Paradise

BassKeith Olson
DrumsJim Keltner
GuitarChas Sandford
Acoustic GuitarKeith Olson
KeyboardsBill Cuomo
SynthesizerBill Cuomo
SaxJerry Peterson


4 Bonnie Tyler Holding – Out For A Hero

DrumsArt Wood
GuitarHiram Bullock
KeyboardsSterling Smith
PianoSterling Smith
SynthesizerSterling Smith
SaxMichael Brecker
TromboneJim Pugh
TromboneDave Taylor
TromboneTom Malone
TrumpetAlan Rubin
TrumpetLew Soloff


6 Kenny Loggins – I’m Free (Heaven Helps The Man)

BassNathan East
DrumsTris Imboden
Guitar (solo)Steve Lukather
GuitarBuzz Feiten
PianoSteve Wood
SynthesizerDavid Foster


7 Karla Bonoff – Somebody’s Eyes

BassNathan East
GuitarMike Landau
Fender RhodesTom Snow
SynthesizerAlan Pasqua
PercussionMike Botts
Background VocalsKarla Bonoff
Background VocalsWendy Waldman


8 Sammy Hagar – The Girl Gets Around

BassBill Church
DrumsDavid Lauser
GuitarGary Pihl
GuitarSammy Hagar
KeyboardsJesse Harms
Background VocalsJesse Harms
Background VocalsBill Church

Liner Notes

Producer – Kenny Loggins(Tracks 1, 6)
Producer – Lee DeCarlo (Track 1)
Producer – George Duke (Track 2)
Producer – Keith Olsen (Track 3)
Producer – Jim Steinman (Track 4)
Producer – Bill Wolfer (Track 5)
Producer – David Foster(Track 6)
Producer – John Boylan (Track 7)
Producer – Sammy Hagar (Track 8)
Producer (Associate) – John Jansen (Track 4)
Executive Producer (Album) – Becky Shargo, Dean Pits
Producer (Album Coordinartor) – Michael Dilbeck
Producer (Soundtrack Associate) – Craig Zadan
Arranged By (Background Vocals Arrangements) – Eric Troyer, Holly Sherwood, Rory Dodd (Track 4)
Arranged By (Background Vocals Additional Arrangements) – Ellen Foley (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horn Arangements) – Tom Malone (Track 4)
Mastered By (Song) – Greg Calbi (Track 4)
Recorded By, Remix – Humberto Gatica (Tracks 1, 6)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Erik Zobler, Tom Perry, Tommy Vicari (Track 2)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Brian Foraker, Dennis Sager, Keith Olsen (Track 3)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Arthur Payson, Greg Edward, Neil Dorfsman (Track 4)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Paul Grupp (Track 7)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Don Smith (Track 8)

Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
Glass Mastered At – DADC