1986 Soundtrack – Wildcats
Wildcats is a 1986 American sports comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie and is also the film debut of Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson.
Molly McGrath is the daughter of a famed football coach who is dying to head her own team. When her wish is finally granted, Molly leaves her job coaching girls’ track at an affluent high school (Prescott High School) to take over a football team at an inner-city high school (Central High School)–the kind of place where guard dogs are needed to patrol the campus. At first the new coach’s idealism and optimism are suffocated with racial and gender prejudice, but eventually her overriding spirit begins to whip her unruly team into shape. At the same time, she must also struggle to win a battle for the custody of her two young daughters. The real test for Molly comes when her Central High team faces Prescott in the city championship.
Tracks
1 The Isley Brothers – Good Hands (David Wolinski, James Newton Howard) 4:13
2 Mavis Staples – Show Me How It Works (David Wolinski, James Newton Howard, David Pack) 3:27
3 Michael Jeffries – Razzle Dazzle (David Wolinski, James Newton Howard) 3:42
4 Randy Crawford – I Don’t Wanna Be Normal (David Wolinksi, David Pack, James Newton Howard, Michael McDonald, Patrick Leonard) 5:13
5 Sidney Justin – Rock It (David Wolinski, James Newton Howard) 3:25
6 Brenda Russell – Penetration (David Wolinski, James Newton Howard) 4:33
7 James Ingram – Hard To Say (David Wolinski, James Newton Howard, David Pack) 4:10
8 Tata Vega – Love Lives Alone (David Wolinski, James Newton Howard, David Pack) 3:51
9 James Newton Howard – Molly’s Theme (David Wolinski, James Newton Howard) 4:23
10 Joe Cocker – We Stand Alone (David Wolinski, James Newton Howard, Joe Cocker) 4:01
Musicians
1 The Isley Brothers – Good Hands
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | David Pack |
| Background Vocals | O’Kelly Isley |
| Background Vocals | Ronald Isley |
| Background Vocals | Rudolph Isley |
2 Mavis Staples – Show Me How It Works
| Background Vocals | David Pack |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
3 Michael Jeffries – Razzle Dazzle
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
4 Randy Crawford – I Don’t Wanna Be Normal
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Synthesizer | Patrick Leonard |
5 Sidney Justin – Rock It
| Guitar | David Wolinski |
| Synthesizer | Patrick Leonard |
6 Brenda Russell – Penetration
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | David Pack |
7 James Ingram – Hard To Say
| Guitar | David Wolinski |
8 Tata Vega – Love Lives Alone
| Guitar | David Wolinski |
| Guitar | David Pack |
| Background Vocals | Amy Holland |
9 James Newton Howard – Molly’s Theme
| Guitar | Elvis Pakfish |
| Synthesizer | Larry Williams |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
10 Joe Cocker – We Stand Alone
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Luther Waters |
Liner Notes
Producer (Executive) – Joel Sill, Michael Ostin
Coordinator (Album) – Debbie Reinberg
Engineer – Ray Blair
Engineer (Assistant) – Frank Dookun
Engineer (Assistant Mix) – Charlie Paakkari, Glen Holguin, Julie Last
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Studio 55, LA
Mixed At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At Fool On The Hill Studio
Recorded At Studio 55, LA
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Inc.
Copyright Warner Bros Inc