1984 Deniece Williams – Let’s Hear It For The Boy (US:#1 UK:#2)
“Let’s Hear It for the Boy” is a song by Deniece Williams that appeared on the soundtrack to the feature film Footloose. It became Williams’ second number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on May 26, 1984, also topping the dance and R&B charts, and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, behind “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham!. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and was certified platinum in the US, gold in Canada and silver in the UK by the RIAA, Music Canada and the British Phonographic Industry respectively. The music video was released in mid-April 1984. The song features background vocals from George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, who would go on to form the duo Boy Meets Girl.
Album
Let’s Hear It for the Boy is an album by American recording artist Deniece Williams released in 1984 on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 26 on the Billboard 200 chart. Tracks 1 Let’s Hear It For The Boy (Dean Pitchford; Tom Snow) 04:17 2 […]
Musicians
| Drums (Linn) | George Duke |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Synthesizer | George Duke |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | George Merrill |
| Background Vocals | Shannon Rubicam |
| Vocals | Deniece Williams |
Produced By
George Duke
Songwriters
Dean Pitchford
Tom Snow
Charts
US:#1
UK:#2