The soundtrack was later re-released in a white-cover version with the same track listing. The title track “Flashdance… What a Feeling” was originally recorded by Joe Esposito before Irene Cara was asked to re-record the song as in line with the film’s female perspective. There are several pieces of music used in the film that do not appear on the soundtrack album, including “Gloria” by Laura Branigan “I Love Rock and Roll” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and the “Adagio in G Minor” by Remo Giazotto.
The music in Flashdance was supervised by Phil Ramone. In Japan, the album topped the chart for 11 weeks in total, and became the biggest-selling album of 1983. Thriller would again overtake Flashdance at number one after 2 weeks.
In addition to its own success, the album is notable for having supplanted Michael Jackson’s Thriller after the latter had remained Billboard’s number-one album for 17 weeks. It was certified gold by the RIAA on June 17, 1983, and became multi-platinum on Octoand again on June 21, 1996. The Flashdance album was massively successful, selling over 6 million copies in the U.S. (“She Works Hard for the Money” was actually in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 consecutively with both “Flashdance…What a Feeling” and “Maniac”.) However, the song was not released to radio as Summer was on the verge of releasing her 1983 album She Works Hard for the Money, and the title track was already becoming a major hit. The track “Romeo” by Donna Summer was released as a promo video to MTV prior to the film’s release, composed only of outtakes from the film. Two of these singles, “Flashdance…What a Feeling” by Irene Cara and “Maniac” by Michael Sembello, peaked at #1 in the U.S.
The film’s three singles feature on the album. In 1984, the album received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year and won for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special. The film is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and follows Alex, a welder and exotic dancer and her dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer. It has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling albums of all time. Producer Giorgio Moroder (1, 3, 5, 8), Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte (7), Phil Ramone (4, 6, 10), Ronald Magness (2), Keith Olsen (9)įlashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1983 American musical and romance film Flashdance, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri.
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