Moonlighting (soundtrack)

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.