The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album is a soundtrack album for the 1985 movie The Last Dragon starring Taimak, Julius Carry, Vanity and Christopher Murney.[1] The music soundtrack album was supervised by executive producer Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records.
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | April 1, 1985 (1985-04-01) |
Recorded | 1984–85 |
Studio | Motown/Hitsville USA Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) |
Genre | Soul, R&B, Pop, funk |
Length | 37:57 |
Label | Motown Records |
Producer | Various Artists |
Singles from The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album | |
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The soundtrack features the DeBarge’s hit song, "Rhythm of the Night", written by Diane Warren. The song reached top five on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard R&B Singles. Also included is new music by singers’ Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and the film's star, Vanity; as well as various artists from the Motown label. The soundtrack also features songwriting from Norman Whitfield, who had left Motown in 1975 and set up his own record company, and returned to Motown in the early 1980s.
US Vinyl LP Album[2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Last Dragon (Title song from Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon)" | Bruce Miller & Norman Whitfield | Dwight David | 7:26 |
2. | "7th Heaven" | Vanity & Bill Wolfer | Vanity | 3:28 |
3. | "Star" | Greg Crockett, Sharon Barnes & Gwen Gordy Fuqua | Alfie | 4:04 |
4. | "Fire" | Charlene, Brian Wild & Nigel Wright | Charlene | 3:10 |
5. | "The Glow" | Willie Hutch | Hutch | 3:22 |
6. | "Rhythm of the Night" | Diane Warren | DeBarge | 3:47 |
7. | "Upset Stomach" | Stevie Wonder | Wonder | 4:39 |
8. | "First Time on A Ferris Wheel" | Harriet Schock & Misha Segal | Smokey Robinson & Syreeta | 3:25 |
9. | "Peeping Tom" | Janet Cole, Antoine Green & Rockwell | Rockwell | 3:58 |
10. | "Inside You" | Hutch | Hutch featuring The Temptations | 4:32 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||
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US R&B | US AC | CAN[3] | AUS | FRA[4] | GER[5] | IRL[6] | NED[7] | NZ[8] | SWE | SWI[9] | UK | Belgium[10] | |||
1985 | "Rhythm of The Night" (performed by DeBarge) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 50 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
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