Licence to Kill ( soundtrack ) - wikipedia Licence to Kill ( soundtrack ) Licence to Kill Soundtrack album by Michael Kamen Released 1989 Recorded 1989 Label MCA Records Producer Joel Sill Michael Kamen chronology Renegades ( 1989 ) Renegades 1989 Licence to Kill ( 1989 ) Lethal Weapon 2 ( 1989 ) Lethal Weapon 2 1989 James Bond soundtrack chronology The Living Daylights ( 1987 ) The Living Daylights 1987 Licence to Kill ( 1989 ) Licence to Kill1989 GoldenEye ( 1995 ) GoldenEye 1995 Singles from Licence to Kill `` Licence To Kill '' Released : 1989 `` If You Asked Me To '' Released : 12 June 1989 The soundtrack to Licence to Kill, the 16th James Bond film of the same name, was released by MCA Records in 1989. Because the usual James Bond composer John Barry ( who had scored almost every film from From Russia with Love onwards ) was not available at the time as he was undergoing throat surgery, the soundtrack 's more upbeat and suspenseful score was composed and conducted by Michael Kamen. Initially Eric Clapton and Vic Flick were asked to write and perform the theme song to Licence to Kill. The theme was said to have been a new version based on the James Bond Theme. The guitar riff heard in the original recording of the theme was played by Flick. The prospect, however, fell apart and Gladys Knight 's song and performance was chosen, later becoming a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. The song was composed by Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen and Walter Afanasieff, based on the `` horn line '' from Goldfinger, which required royalty payments to the original writers. At five - minutes twelve seconds it is the longest Bond theme. The music video of `` Licence to Kill '' was directed by Daniel Kleinman, who later took over the reins of title designer from Maurice Binder for the 1995 Bond film, GoldenEye. All the instrumental tracks are amalgams of various sequences and musical cues from the film rather than straight score excerpts. The end credits of the film feature the song `` If You Asked Me To '' sung by Patti LaBelle. Though the song was a top ten R&B charter and a minor pop hit for LaBelle, in 1992, the song was covered by and became a much bigger hit for singer Céline Dion. The track `` Wedding Party '', used during the wedding of Felix Leiter to Della Churchill, makes reference to the track `` Jump Up '' from the first Bond film, Dr. No. Track listing `` Licence to Kill '' -- Gladys Knight `` Wedding Party '' -- Ivory `` Dirty Love '' -- Tim Feehan `` Pam '' `` If You Asked Me To '' -- Patti LaBelle `` James & Felix on Their Way to Church '' `` His Funny Valentine '' `` Sanchez Is in the Bahamas / Shark Fishing '' `` Ninja '' `` Licence Revoked '' Jump up ^ contains the James Bond Theme, originally composed for the Dr. No soundtrack See also Outline of James Bond References Jump up ^ Rogers, Jude ( 31 October 2008 ). `` For your ears only ''. The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 May 2010. Jump up ^ Walden, Narada Michael ( 2006 ). James Bond 's Greatest Hits ( Television ). UK : North One Television. James Bond music Themes `` James Bond Theme '' ( Monty Norman ) `` James Bond Is Back '' ( John Barry ) `` 007 Theme '' ( John Barry ) `` On Her Majesty 's Secret Service '' ( John Barry ) `` Bond 77 '' ( Marvin Hamlisch ) `` James Bond Theme '' ( Moby ) Soundtracks Dr. No From Russia with Love Goldfinger Thunderball Casino Royale You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty 's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy Never Say Never Again A View to a Kill The Living Daylights Licence to Kill GoldenEye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Quantum of Solace Skyfall Spectre Composers Monty Norman John Barry Burt Bacharach George Martin Marvin Hamlisch Bill Conti Michel Legrand Michael Kamen Éric Serra David Arnold Thomas Newman Eon themes `` Kingston Calypso '' `` From Russia with Love '' `` Goldfinger '' `` Thunderball '' `` You Only Live Twice '' `` We Have All the Time in the World '' `` Diamonds Are Forever '' `` Live and Let Die '' `` The Man with the Golden Gun '' `` Nobody Does It Better '' `` Moonraker '' `` For Your Eyes Only '' `` All Time High '' `` A View to a Kill '' `` The Living Daylights '' `` Where Has Everybody Gone ? 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Question: who sang the theme to licence to kill
Answer: Gladys Knight