Footloose [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Footloose (15Th Anniv Expanded

Overview

Footloose was one of those rare pop culture phenomena that was so ephemeral it wound up defining the time. That's not to say that it wasn't silly -- after all, it was a film about a boy fighting to dance, just to dance! -- but it did capture the feeling of mainstream pop in the throes of the Reagan revolution. Perhaps that's why the soundtrack hasn't aged particularly well -- it was so emblematic of the era that it's forever tied to it. For an album that generated an astonishing number of hit singles (six, to be precise), it sure didn't produce any all-time pop classics. As a matter of fact, three of the four bonus tracks on this expanded 15th anniversary edition -- namely John Mellencamp's "Hurts So Good," Foreigner's "Waiting for a Girl Like You," Quiet Riot's "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" -- have proven to be longer-lasting pop confections than most of the Footloose soundtrack. Nevertheless, there is considerable charm in the best of these pop artifacts: Kenny Loggins' goofy title track and hard-rocking "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)"; Deniece Williams' sweet, synthesized "Let's Hear It for the Boy"; Bonnie Tyler's rampaging, Jim Steinman-directed "Holding Out for a Hero"; Karla Bonoff's soft rock classic "Somebody's Eyes"; and Mike Reno and Ann Wilson's "Almost Paradise," perhaps the definitive power ballad. All of these are dated, but they instantly evoke the summer of 1984, which is reason enough for Gen-X nostalgists to pick this up. Be forewarned, however: the remastering isn't noticeable and the four bonus tracks (including a remix of "Dancing in the Sheets") aren't necessarily enough to make the anniversary edition worth picking up if you already have the original album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/1998
Label:	Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0074646578124
Rank:	229

Tracks

1. Footloose
2. Let's Hear It for the Boy
3. Almost Paradise
4. Holding Out for a Hero
5. Dancing in the Sheets
6. I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)
7. Somebody's Eyes
8. The Girl Gets Around
9. Never
10. Bang Your Head (Metal Health)
11. Hurts So Good
12. Waiting for a Girl Like You
13. Dancing in the Sheets

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Mellencamp   Primary Artist
Foreigner   Primary Artist
Sammy Hagar   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Moving Pictures   Primary Artist
Shalamar   Primary Artist
Mike Reno   Primary Artist
Quiet Riot   Primary Artist
Kenny Loggins   Primary Artist
Bonnie Tyler   Primary Artist
Deniece Williams   Primary Artist
Karla Bonoff   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Ann Wilson   Primary Artist
Bill Church   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Bob Mayo   Keyboards
Robert John "Mutt" Lange   Vocals (Background)
Sterling Smith   Drums,Piano,Linn Drum,Synthesizer
Lew Soloff   Trumpet
Howard Hewett   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guitar
Tris Imboden   Drums
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion
Steve Wood   Piano,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Steve George   Vocals (Background)
Steve Lukather   Guitar,Soloist
Chuck Wright   Bass
Laura Williams   Vocals (Background)
Shannon Rubicam   Vocals (Background)
Carmen Grillo   Vocals (Background)
Gary Pihl   Vocals (Background),Guitar
Megan Howard   Vocals (Background)
Charlie Cole   Keyboards
Ian Lees   Bass
Melanie Howard   Vocals (Background)
Alex Smith   Vocals
Marilyn Dorman   Vocals (Background)
Amy Rubinroit   Vocals (Background)
Eric Thayer   Vocals (Background)
Matt Hayutin   Vocals (Background)
Michelle Rodino   Vocals (Background)
Dave Taylor   Trombone (Bass)
Lori Raffa   Vocals (Background)
Phil Shenale   Synthesizer
Nathan East   Bass
Alan Pasqua   Synthesizer
Tom "Bones" Malone   Trombone
Rory Dodd   Vocals (Background)
Howard "Buzz" Feiten   Guitar
Jerry Peterson   Saxophone
Hiram Bullock   Guitar
Keith Olsen   Bass,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Bass,Guitar (Acoustic)
Kevin DuBrow   Vocals
Chas Sandford   Guitar (Electric)
Mark Rivera   Vocals (Background)
David E. Williams   Guitar
Steven George   Vocals (Background)
Bill Cuomo   Keyboards,Synthesizer
George Duke   Linn Drum,Mini Moog,Prophet 5,Moog Synthesizer,Drums
George Merrill   Vocals (Background)
Marcy Levy   Vocals (Background)
Carlos Cavazo   Guitar
Frankie Banali   Drums
Lou Gramm   Vocals,Percussion
John Philip Shenale   Synthesizer
Wendy Waldman   Vocals (Background)
Jim Keltner   Drums
Jim Pugh   Trombone
Richard Page   Vocals (Background)
Rick Wills   Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
David Foster   Synthesizer
George "Chocolate" Perry   Bass
Bill Wolfer   EMU,CS-80,Drums,Emulator,Mini Moog,Drum Machine,Digital Drums,Oberheim Obxa,Simmons Drums,Moog Synthesizer,Oberheim Synthesizer
Kenny Aronoff   Drums
Ian Lloyd   Vocals (Background)
Dennis Elliott   Drums
Larry Crane   Guitar
Mike Botts   Percussion
Thomas Dolby   Synthesizer
Art Wood   Drums,Linn Drum,Simmons Drums
Alan Rubin   Trumpet
Holly Sherwood   Vocals (Background)
Richey Washington   Vocals (Background)
Mark Meyer   Drums
Melissa Larson   Vocals (Background)
Andrew Thompson   Saxophone
Garry Frost   Guitar
Buzz Feiten   Guitar
Tom Malone   Trombone
Ian Lee   Bass
Marc Rubinroit   Vocals (Background)
Neil Larsen   Keyboards
Jesse Harms   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Michael Brecker   Sax (Tenor)
David Lauser   Drums
Michael Boddicker   Percussion,Synthesizer,Synthesizer Bass
Michael Landau   Guitar
Micki Free   Guitar,Soloist
Mike Wanchic   Guitar
Tom Kelly   Vocals (Background)
Tom Snow   Fender Rhodes

Technical Credits

Greg Calbi   Mastering
Don Smith   Mixing
John Mellencamp   Composer,Producer,Performer
Dean Pitchford   Composer,Executive Producer,Soundtrack Executive Producer
John Jansen   Associate Producer
Lee DeCarlo   Producer
Wally Traugott   Mastering
Robert John "Mutt" Lange   Producer
Dennis Sager   Mixing
Tony Cavazo   Composer
Paul Grupp   Mixing
Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Michael Gore   Composer
Erik Zobler   Mixing
Ellen Foley   Vocal Arrangement
Don Gehman   Producer
Eric Carmen   Composer
Foreigner   Performer
Patti Matheny   A&R
Jessica Sowin   Project Manager
Eric Thayer   Vocal Arrangement
Phil Shenale   Programming
Michael Dilbeck   Coordination
Holly Sherwood   Vocal Arrangement
Sammy Hagar   Composer,Producer,Performer
Al Quaglieri   Reissue Producer
Tommy Vicari   Mixing
Tom "Bones" Malone   Horn Arrangements
Rory Dodd   Vocal Arrangement
Spencer Proffer   Producer
Keith Olsen   Mixing,Producer,Mixing,Producer
Kevin DuBrow   Composer
Shalamar   Performer
George Duke   Producer,Memory Moog
Moving Pictures   Performer
Carlos Cavazo   Composer
Frankie Banali   Composer
Humberto Gatica   Mixing,Remixing
Lou Gramm   Composer
John Boylan   Assembly,Producer
John Philip Shenale   Programming
Deniece Williams   Performer
Jim Steinman   Composer,Producer
Quiet Riot   Performer
David Foster   Producer
Bill Wolfer   Composer,Producer,Memory Moog
Kenny Loggins   Composer,Producer,Performer
Chris Athens   Digital Remastering
Bonnie Tyler   Performer
Neil Dorfsman   Associate Producer
Miles Goodman   Adaptation
Ann Wilson   Performer
Tom Perry   Mixing
Brian Foraker   Mixing
Stewart Whitmore   Assembly
Nancy Fogarty   Music Editor
Jim Henrikson   Music Editor
Becky Shargo   Music Supervisor,Executive Producer,Soundtrack Executive Producer
Craig Zadan   Associate Producer,Soundtrack Producer
George Green   Composer
Tom Malone   Horn Arrangements
Arthur Pyson   Associate Producer
Ed Sanders   Mixing
Jellybean   Mixing
Mark Wilder   Engineer
Karla Bonoff   Performer
Mick Jones   Composer,Producer
Mike Reno   Performer
Tom Snow   Composer