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'''''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 Ramone]] and [[Glenn Gordon Caron]]. It features songs performed on the show by series leads [[Cybill Shepherd]] and [[Bruce Willis]], alongside the series theme song performed by [[Al Jarreau]]. 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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== Chart positions ==
| rev1 = ''[[New Musical Express]]''
=== Singles ===
| 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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| rowspan="4" | 1987
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| "Moonlighting"
| [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary]]
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| 1<ref name="Billboard_Moonlighting1">{{cite web|title=allmusic ((( Moonlighting > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|publisher=allmusic.com|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r116573/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2010-05-30}}</ref>
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| "Moonlighting"
| [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
| 23<ref name="Billboard_Moonlighting1"/>
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| "Moonlighting"
| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|''Billboard'' Hot R&B Songs]]
| 32<ref name="Billboard_Moonlighting1"/>
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| "[[Since I Fell for You]]"
| ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary
| 10<ref name="Billboard_Moonlighting1"/>
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'''''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]].
=== Album ===

{| class="wikitable"
==Background==
! Year !! Title !! Chart !! Position
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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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| 1987
| ''Moonlighting''
| [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
| 50<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>
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| 1988
| ''Moonlighting''
| [[UK Albums Chart]]
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| 5<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/Moonlighting#album |title=The Official Charts Company - Moonlighting by Original Soundtrack Search |date=6 May 2013 |publisher=The Official Charts Company |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232139/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/Moonlighting |archivedate=March 3, 2016 }}</ref>
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== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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| extra1 = [[Al Jarreau]]
| extra1 = [[Al Jarreau]]
| writer1 = [[Lee Holdridge]], Al Jarreau
| writer1 = [[Lee Holdridge]], Al Jarreau
| note1 = opening credits
| note1 = opening and closing credits, September 1987-May 1989
| length1 = 3:00
| length1 = 3:00


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| 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
| writer5 = [[Herb Ellis]], [[Johnny Frigo]], [[Lou Carter]]
| note5 = S02E04 "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"
| note5 = S02E04 "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"
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==Charts==
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|+Weekly chart performance for ''Moonlighting: the Television Soundtrack Album''
!scope="col"| Chart (1987–88)
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!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>
| style="text-align:center;"| 88
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!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>
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
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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>
| style="text-align:center;"| 50
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== References ==
== References ==
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Latest 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

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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.[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

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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

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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

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  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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