Footloose (1984 soundtrack)

Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the Paramount motion picture Footloose. The original nine-track album was released in 1984 and reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart on April 21, 1984, where it stayed until June 23, 1984.  It contained six Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits, three of which reached the Top 10, including two number-one hits, "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins and "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams. "Almost Paradise", a duet by Ann Wilson and Mike Reno reached number seven, plus "Somebody's Eyes" by Karla Bonoff climbed to number 16 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

When it was re-released in 1998, four bonus tracks were added to the album, all of which were used in the film. In 2002, Sony International released the "Australian Souvenir Edition", also titled "Australian Cast Special Edition". Two megamixes were added to the album, featuring the Australian cast of the Footloose musical.

In 2009, Doveman released a reimagining of the soundtrack album. The original soundtrack for the 2011 remake was released by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Nashville on September 27, 2011.

Track listing

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Personnel

Musicians
 Ken Aronoff – drums (11)
 Frankie Banali – drums (10)
 Michael Boddicker – synthesizer bass and percussion (1)
 Karla Bonoff – lead and background vocals (7)
 Michael Botts – percussion (7)
 Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (4)
 Hiram Bullock – guitar (4)
 Carlos Cavazo – guitar (10)
 Bill Church – bass guitar and background vocals (8)
 Charlie Cole – keyboards (9)
 Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 9)
 Larry Crane – guitar (11)
 Bill Cuomo – keyboard and synthesizers (3)
 Rory Dodd – background vocals and vocal arrangement (4)
 Tom Dolby – main synthesizer (12)
 Marilyn Dorman – background vocals (1)
 Kevin DuBrow – lead vocals (10)
 George Duke – Prophet V, Mini-Moog, Linn drums and Memory Moog (2)
 Nathan East – bass guitar (1, 6, 7)
 Dennis Elliott – drums (12)
 Buzz Feiten – guitar (1, 6)
 Ellen Foley – additional vocal arrangement (4)
 David Foster – synthesizer (6)
 Micki Free – guitar solo (5, 13)
 Garry Frost – guitar (9)
 Steven George – background vocals (9)
 Lou Gramm – lead vocals and percussion (12)
 Carmen Grillo – background vocals (9)
 Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, background vocals, and guitar (8)
 Jesse Harms – keyboards and background vocals (8)
 Howard Hewett – lead and background vocals (5, 13)
 Tris Imboden – drums (1, 6)
 Paul Jackson – guitar (2)
 Mick Jones – guitar, Fender Rhodes, and background vocals (12)
 Tom Kelly – background vocals (9)
 Jim Keltner – drums (3)
 Michael Landau – guitar (7)
 Robert John "Mutt" Lange – background vocals (12)
 Neil Larsen – keyboards (1)
 David Lauser – drums (8)
 Ian Lees – bass guitar (9)
 Marcy Levy – background vocals (9)
 Ian Lloyd – background vocals (12)
 Kenny Loggins – vocals (1, 6)

 Steve Lukather – guitar solo (6)
 Tom Malone – trombone and horn arrangements (4)
 Bob Mayo – keyboard textures (12)
 John Mellencamp – vocals (11)
 George Merrill – background vocals (2)
 Mark Meyer – drums (9)
 Keith Olsen – bass and acoustic guitars (3)
 Richard Page – background vocals (9)
 Alan Pasqua – synthesizer (7, 9)
 George "Chocolate" Perry – bass guitar (11)
 Jerry Peterson – saxophone (3)
 Gary Pihl – guitar and background vocals (8)
 Jim Pugh – trombone (4)
 Mike Reno – vocals (3)
 Mark Rivera – background vocals (12)
 Shannon Rubicam – background vocals (2)
 Alan Rubin – trumpet (4)
 Chas Sandford – electric guitars (3)
 "The Screamers": Lori Raffa, Laurie Williams, Matt Hayutin, Marc Rubinroit, Megan Howard, Michelle Rodino, Amy Rubinroit, Dylan Leiner, Melissa Larson – background vocals (6)
 Phil Shenale – programming and synthesizer (4)
 Holly Sherwood – background vocals and vocal arrangement (4)
 Alex Smith – lead vocals (9)
 Sterling Smith – piano, synthesizer and Linn drums (4)
 Lew Soloff – trumpet (4)
 Tom Snow – Fender Rhodes (7)
 Dave Taylor – bass trombone (4)
 Eric Thayer – background vocals and vocal arrangement (4)
 Andrew Thompson – saxophone (9)
 Bonnie Tyler – vocals (4)
 Wendy Waldman – background vocals
 Mike Wanchic – guitar (11)
 Rickey Washington – background vocals (1)
 David Williams – guitar (5, 13)
 Deniece Williams – vocals (2)
 Rick Wills – bass guitar and background vocals (12)
 Ann Wilson – vocals (3)
 Bill Wolfer – Simmons and LM-1 drums, Yamaha CS-80 Emulator, Oberheim OBX-A and DSX Mini-Moog, and Memory Moog (5, 13)
 Art Wood – Simmons and Lynn drums (4)
 Steve Wood – keyboards and background vocals (1), acoustic piano (6)
 Chuck Wright – bass guitar (10)

Technical personnel
 Chris Athens – digital remastering
 John Boylan – mastering assembly
 Greg Calbi – mastering (4)
 Michael Dilbeck – album coordinator
 Neil Dorfsman – associate producer (4)
 Nancy Fogarty – music editing
 Brian Foraker – mixing (3)
 Humberto Gatica – mixing (1, 6)
 Paul Grupp – mixing (7, 9)
 Jim Henrikson – music editing
 John Jansen – associate producer (4)
 Keith Olsen – mixing (3)
 Tom Perry – mixing (2)
 Dean Pitchford – executive producer
 Arthur Pyson – associate producer (4)
 Al Quaglieri – reissue producer
 Dennis Sager – mixing (3)
 Ed Sanders – mixing (5)
 Becky Shargo – executive producer
 Don Smith – mixing (8)
 Wally Traugott – mastering
 Tommy Vicari – mixing (2)
 Stewart Whitmore – mastering assembly
 Craig Zadan – soundtrack associate producer
 Erik Zobler – mixing (2)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

Bibliography

 

1980s film soundtrack albums
1984 soundtrack albums
Columbia Records soundtracks
Dance-pop soundtracks
Drama film soundtracks
Musical film soundtracks
Pop rock soundtracks
Romance film soundtracks