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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Moonlighting
| name = Moonlighting
| Type = soundtrack
| type = soundtrack
| Artist = Various Artists
| artist = Various Artists
| Cover = Album_Moonlighting_Cover.jpg
| cover = Album_Moonlighting_Cover.jpg
| Released = March 3, 1985
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = 1987
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]
| Length = 32:11
| venue =
| Label = [[MCA Records]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[Phil Ramone]] and [[Glenn Gordon Caron]]
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]
| Reviews =
| length = 32:11
| Compiler =
| label = [[MCA Records]]
| producer = [[Phil Ramone]] and [[Glenn Gordon Caron]]
| Last album =
| This album =
| prev_title =
| Next album =
| prev_year =
| Misc =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
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| name = Moonlighting
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[Moonlighting (theme song)|Moonlighting]]
| single1date = May 29, 1987
}}
}}
}}
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The '''Moonlighting Soundtrack''' is the [[soundtrack]] to the [[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]] [[television series]] and was produced by [[Phil Ramone]] and [[Glenn Gordon Caron]]. [[Cybill Shepherd]] and [[Bruce Willis]] provided a few songs that accompanied [[Al Jarreau]]'s vocals on the main theme tune to the series. That single peaked at #1 on the [[Billboard Adult Contemporary]] chart on July 25, 1987.<ref name="Billboard_Moonlighting_Web">{{cite web|title=Billboard publisher=billboard.com|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/song/original-tv-soundtrack/moonlighting/1371686|accessdate=2010-05-30}}</ref> Other songs include [[Chubby Checker]]'s ''[[Limbo Rock]]'', ''[[This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)]]'', and ''[[When a Man Loves a Woman (Percy Sledge song)|When a Man Loves a Woman]]'' by [[Percy Sledge]]


{{Music ratings
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== Track listing ==
| rev1 = ''[[New Musical Express]]''
{{tracklist
| rev1score = 3/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Various: ''Moonlighting - The Television Soundtrack Album'' |last=Mead |first=Helen |date=31 October 1987 |magazine=[[New Musical Express]]|page=34}}</ref>
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| extra_column = Performer
}}


'''''Moonlighting: the Television Soundtrack Album''''' is the [[soundtrack]] to the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[television series]] ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' and was produced by [[Phil Ra200monewho]] and [[Glenn Gordon Caron]].
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| title1 = Moonlighting (Theme)

==Background==
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The album features songs performed on the show by series leads [[Cybill Shepherd]] and [[Bruce Willis]], alongside the series theme song performed by [[Al Jarreau]] - which was the later [[Nile Rodgers]]-produced version used in Seasons 4 and 5. That single peaked at number one on the [[Billboard Adult Contemporary]] chart on July 25, 1987.<ref name="Billboard_Moonlighting_Web">{{cite web|title=Billboard |publisher=billboard.com|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/song/original-tv-soundtrack/moonlighting/1371686|accessdate=2010-05-30}}</ref> Other songs include [[Chubby Checker]]'s "[[Limbo Rock]]", [[The Isley Brothers]]'s "[[This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)]]", and "[[When a Man Loves a Woman (Percy Sledge song)|When a Man Loves a Woman]]" by [[Percy Sledge]].

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== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
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| extra_column = Artist(s)
| title1 = [[Moonlighting (theme song)|Moonlighting]]
| extra1 = [[Al Jarreau]]
| extra1 = [[Al Jarreau]]
| writer1 = [[Lee Holdridge]], Al Jarreau
| note1 = opening and closing credits, September 1987-May 1989
| length1 = 3:00
| length1 = 3:00


| title2 = Limbo Rock
| title2 = [[Limbo Rock]]
| extra2 = [[Chubby Checker]]
| extra2 = [[Chubby Checker]]
| writer2 = [[Billy Strange]], [[Kal Mann]]
| note2 = S02E05 "My Fair David"
| length2 = 2:23
| length2 = 2:23


| title3 = [[This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)]]
| title3 = [[This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)]]
| extra3 = [[The Isley Brothers]]
| extra3 = [[The Isley Brothers]]
| writer3 = [[Holland–Dozier–Holland|Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland]]
| note3 = S02E06 "Knowing Her"
| length3 = 2:51
| length3 = 2:51


| title4 = [[Blue Moon]]
| title4 = [[Blue Moon (1934 song)|Blue Moon]]
| extra4 = [[Cybill Shepherd]]
| extra4 = [[Cybill Shepherd]]
| writer4 = [[Lorenz Hart]], [[Richard Rodgers]]
| note4 = S02E04 "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"
| length4 = 2:19
| length4 = 2:19


| title5 = I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out!
| title5 = [[I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out]]
| extra5 = [[Cybill Shepherd]]
| extra5 = Cybill Shepherd
| writer5 = [[Herb Ellis]], [[Johnny Frigo]], [[Lou Carter]]
| note5 = S02E04 "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"
| length5 = 2:03
| length5 = 2:03


| title6 = [[Good Lovin']]
| title6 = [[Good Lovin']]
| extra6 = [[Bruce Willis]]
| extra6 = [[Bruce Willis]]
| writer6 = [[Artie Resnick]], [[Rudy Clark]]
| note6 = S03E07 "Atomic Shakespeare"
| length6 = 3:15
| length6 = 3:15


| title7 = [[Since I Fell for You]]
| title7 = [[Since I Fell for You]]
| extra7 = [[Bob James]] and [[David Sanborn]], vocal by [[Al Jarreau]]
| extra7 = [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]], [[David Sanborn]], Al Jarreau
| writer7 = [[Buddy Johnson]]
| note7 = S03E11 "Blonde on Blonde"
| length7 = 5:48
| length7 = 5:48


| title8 = [[When a Man Loves a Woman (Percy Sledge song)|When a Man Loves a Woman]]
| title8 = [[When a Man Loves a Woman (song)|When a Man Loves a Woman]]
| extra8 = [[Percy Sledge]]
| extra8 = [[Percy Sledge]]
| writer8 = Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright
| note8 = S03E14 "I Am Curious… Maddie"
| length8 = 2:48
| length8 = 2:48


| title9 = [[Someone to Watch Over Me (song)|Someone to Watch Over Me]]
| title9 = [[Someone to Watch Over Me (song)|Someone to Watch Over Me]]
| extra9 = [[Linda Ronstadt]] & [[Nelson Riddle|The Nelson Riddle Orchestra]]
| extra9 = [[Linda Ronstadt]] & The [[Nelson Riddle]] Orchestra
| writer9 = [[George Gershwin]], [[Ira Gershwin]]
| note9 = S03E13 "Maddie's Turn to Cry"
| length9 = 4:06
| length9 = 4:06


| title10 = [[Stormy Weather (song)|Stormy Weather]]
| title10 = [[Stormy Weather (song)|Stormy Weather]]
| extra10 = [[Billie Holliday]]
| extra10 = [[Billie Holiday]]
| writer10 = [[Harold Arlen]], [[Ted Koehler]]
| note10 = S03E14 "I Am Curious… Maddie"
| length10 = 3:38
| length10 = 3:38

}}
}}


==Charts==
==Singles Chart positions==
{| class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Moonlighting: the Television Soundtrack Album''
!Year
!scope="col"| Chart (1987–88)
!Single
!Peak<br/>position
!Chart
!Position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=284}}</ref>
|rowspan=4|1987
| style="text-align:center;"| 88
|Moonlighting
|[[Billboard Adult Contemporary]]
|rowspan=1|1
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/Moonlighting |title=The Official Charts Company - Moonlighting by Original Soundtrack Search |date=6 May 2013 |publisher=The Official Charts Company }}</ref>
|Moonlighting
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
|32
|-
|-
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!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite web|title=allmusic ((( Moonlighiting > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))|publisher=allmusic.com|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r116573/charts-awards/billboard-album|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2010-06-01}}</ref>
|Moonlighting
| style="text-align:center;"| 50
|The Billboard Hot 100
|23
|}

|-
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== References ==
|[[Since I Fell for You]]
{{Reflist}}
|[[Billboard Adult Contemporary]]
|10
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|}<ref name="Billboard_Moonlighting">{{cite web|title=allmusic ((( Moonlighiting > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|publisher=allmusic.com|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:g9fuxqtgldae~T31|accessdate=2010-05-30}}</ref>


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==References==
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[[Category:Television soundtracks]]
[[Category:Television soundtracks]]
[[Category:1987 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:MCA Records soundtracks]]

Revision as of 04:35, 20 November 2024

Moonlighting
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released1987
GenreSoul
Length32:11
LabelMCA Records
ProducerPhil Ramone and Glenn Gordon Caron
Singles from Moonlighting
  1. "Moonlighting"
    Released: May 29, 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Musical Express3/10[1]

Moonlighting: the Television Soundtrack Album is the soundtrack to the ABC television series Moonlighting and was produced by Phil Ra200monewho and Glenn Gordon Caron.

Background

The album features songs performed on the show by series leads Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis, alongside the series theme song performed by Al Jarreau - which was the later Nile Rodgers-produced version used in Seasons 4 and 5. That single peaked at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart on July 25, 1987.[2] Other songs include Chubby Checker's "Limbo Rock", The Isley Brothers's "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)", and "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Moonlighting" (opening and closing credits, September 1987-May 1989)Lee Holdridge, Al JarreauAl Jarreau3:00
2."Limbo Rock" (S02E05 "My Fair David")Billy Strange, Kal MannChubby Checker2:23
3."This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (S02E06 "Knowing Her")Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie HollandThe Isley Brothers2:51
4."Blue Moon" (S02E04 "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice")Lorenz Hart, Richard RodgersCybill Shepherd2:19
5."I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out" (S02E04 "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice")Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou CarterCybill Shepherd2:03
6."Good Lovin'" (S03E07 "Atomic Shakespeare")Artie Resnick, Rudy ClarkBruce Willis3:15
7."Since I Fell for You" (S03E11 "Blonde on Blonde")Buddy JohnsonBob James, David Sanborn, Al Jarreau5:48
8."When a Man Loves a Woman" (S03E14 "I Am Curious… Maddie")Calvin Lewis, Andrew WrightPercy Sledge2:48
9."Someone to Watch Over Me" (S03E13 "Maddie's Turn to Cry")George Gershwin, Ira GershwinLinda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra4:06
10."Stormy Weather" (S03E14 "I Am Curious… Maddie")Harold Arlen, Ted KoehlerBillie Holiday3:38

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Moonlighting: the Television Soundtrack Album
Chart (1987–88) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] 88
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 5
US Billboard 200[5] 50

References

  1. ^ Mead, Helen (31 October 1987). "Various: Moonlighting - The Television Soundtrack Album". New Musical Express. p. 34.
  2. ^ "Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 284. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Moonlighting by Original Soundtrack Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  5. ^ "allmusic ((( Moonlighiting > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
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