Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) is the soundtrack album to the 1988 Mike Nichols film Working Girl, released by Arista Records, on August 29, 1989.
| Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) | ||||
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| Released | August 29, 1989 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 37:09 | |||
| Label | Arista Records | |||
| Producer | Rob Mounsey, Carly Simon | |||
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| Singles from Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The film's main theme, "Let the River Run", was composed, written, and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon. The film's additional soundtrack was scored by Simon and Rob Mounsey.
The album peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard 200.[2] As a single, "Let the River Run" reached peak positions of No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] and No. 11 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in early 1989.[4]
Awards
editSimon became the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award for a song composed, written, and performed entirely by a single artist.[5]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Academy Awards | Best Original Song | "Let the River Run" | Carly Simon | Won | [6] |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song | Won | [7] | |||
| Boston Music Awards | Outstanding Song/Songwriter | Nominated | [8] | |||
| 1990 | British Academy Film Awards | Best Film Music | Nominated | [9] | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television | Won | [10] | |||
| Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals | "Calotta's Heart" | Don Sebesky (performed by Carly Simon) | Nominated | [11] |
Track listing
editCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.[12] All tracks written by Carly Simon, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let the River Run" | 3:40 | ||
| 2. | "In Love (Instrumental)" | 3:55 | ||
| 3. | "The Man That Got Away (Instrumental)" | Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin | Rob Mounsey, George Young, Chip Jackson, Grady Tate | 2:48 |
| 4. | "The Scar (Instrumental)" | 1:22 | ||
| 5. | "Let the River Run (performed by The St. Thomas Choir Of Men And Boys)" | 3:01 | ||
| 6. | "Lady In Red" | Chris de Burgh | 4:16 | |
| 7. | "Carlotta's Heart" | 4:18 | ||
| 8. | "Looking Through Katherine's House" | 2:07 | ||
| 9. | "Poor Butterfly (Instrumental)" | John L. Golden, Raymond Hubbell | Sonny Rollins | 6:04 |
| 10. | "I'm So Excited" | The Pointer Sisters, Trevor Lawrence | 5:39 | |
| Total length: | 37:09 | |||
Personnel
edit- Arnie Acosta – mastering (6)
- Gary Barnacle – saxophone (6)
- John Barnes – acoustic piano (10)
- Tony Beard – drums (6)
- Dick Beetham – assistant engineer (6)
- Art Blakey – drums (9)
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer programming (10)
- Dave Brubaker – design
- Paul Chambers – bass (9)
- Steve Chase – assistant engineer (6)
- Vivian Cherry – backing vocals (1)
- Kacey Cisyk – backing vocals (1)
- Mickey Curry – drums (1)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (10)
- Chris de Burgh – lead vocals (6), guitar (6)
- George Doering – guitar (10)
- Sue Evans – percussion (8)
- Frank Filipetti – mixing (1)
- Chuck Findley – trumpet (10)
- Frank Floyd – backing vocals (1)
- John Giblin – bass (6)
- Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboards (6)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (10)
- Gordon Grody – backing vocals (1)
- Lani Groves – backing vocals (1)
- Gerre Hancock – vocal conductor (5)
- Paul Hardiman – engineer (6), producer (6)
- Gary Herbig – reeds (10)
- Jim Horn – reeds (10)
- Dick Hyde – trombone (10)
- Chip Jackson – bass (3)
- J.J. Johnson – trombone (9)
- Robbie Kilgore – guitar (8)
- Ian Kojima – saxophone (6)
- Jamie Lawrence – synthesizer (7)
- Trevor Lawrence – associate producer (10), horn arrangements (10), rhythm arrangements (10)
- Bradshaw Leigh – engineer (2, 3, 4, 7, 8), mixing (2-5, 7, 8)
- Tim Leitner – engineer (1)
- Alfred Lion – producer (9)
- Chris Lord-Alge – engineer (5)
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering (10)
- Al Marnie – bass (6)
- Danny McBride – guitar (6)
- Ron McMaster – digital transfers (9)
- Thelonious Monk – acoustic piano (9)
- Glenn Morrow – keyboards (6)
- Rob Mounsey – producer (1, 3, 4, 5, 8), keyboards (1), acoustic piano (3), string arrangements and conductor (4), vocal arrangements (5), synthesizer (8)
- Yuji Muraoka – liner notes
- Pino Palladino – bass (6)
- Phil Palmer – guitar (6)
- Richard Perry – producer (10), rhythm arrangements (10)
- Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer (10)
- Jeff Phillips – drums (6)
- Anita Pointer – lead and backing vocals (10)
- June Pointer – backing vocals (10)
- Ruth Pointer – backing vocals (10)
- Andy Richards – keyboards (6)
- Lee Ritenour – guitar (10)
- John "J.R." Robinson – drums (10)
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone (9)
- Jimmy Ryan – guitar (1, 8)
- Bill Schnee – remix (10)
- Don Sebesky – orchestral arrangements and conductor (2, 7), synthesizer (7)
- Horace Silver – acoustic piano (9)
- Frank Simms – backing vocals (1)
- Carly Simon – lead vocals (1, 7, 8), producer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Harold Sinclair – photography
- Pamela Sklar - flute
- William D. "Smitty" Smith – organ (10)
- St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys – vocals (5, 8)
- Grady Tate – drums (3)
- Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (1)
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer (9)
- Peter Van Hooke – drums (6)
- Gabe Veltri – engineer (10)
- Nathan Watts – bass (10)
- Kurt Yaghjian – backing vocals (1)
- George Young – tenor saxophone (3)
- Additional Credits
- Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 8 recorded and mixed at The Hit Factory and Flying Monkey Studio (New York, NY).
- Track 6 recorded at The Manor (Oxford, UK) and Marcus Recording Studios (London, England).
- Track 10 recorded at Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA).
Charts
editAlbum - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Billboard 200[2] | 45 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Let the River Run" | Adult Contemporary[4] | 11 |
| Hot 100[3] | 49 |
Singles - International
| Year | Single | Country | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Let the River Run" | Australia | Kent Music Report[13] | 91 |
| United Kingdom | UK Singles Chart[14] | 79 |
References
edit- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Working Girl [Original Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
- ^ a b "Soundtrack Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Carly Simon – Chart history - Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Carly Simon – Chart history - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ "Carly Simon - ASCAP Founders Award". Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Academy Awards Acceptance Speech Database - Carly Simon". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Winners and Nominees - Carly Simon". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Boston Music Awards 1989". Boston Music Awards. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Original Film Score in 1990". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Carly Simon". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ "32nd Annual Grammy Awards". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ Working Girl (booklet). Carly Simon. Arista. 1989.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ 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.