Pretty Woman (soundtrack)

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Pretty Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Pretty Woman soundtrack.png
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedMarch 13, 1990
Recorded1988–1989
Genre
Length43:36
Label EMI
Producer Various
Singles from Pretty Woman
  1. "Wild Women Do"
    Released: February 1990
  2. "It Must Have Been Love"
    Released: March 1990
  3. "King of Wishful Thinking"
    Released: May 1990

Pretty Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 1990 film Pretty Woman , released on March 13, 1990, by EMI. [1] [2] The album features the song "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison, which inspired its title. Roxette's "It Must Have Been Love", originally released in December 1987, reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1990. It also includes "King of Wishful Thinking" by Go West, "Show Me Your Soul" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, "No Explanation" by Peter Cetera, "Wild Women Do" by Natalie Cole and "Fallen" by Lauren Wood. The soundtrack has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [3]

Contents

The album does not contain any tracks from the original score composed by James Newton Howard.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wild Women Do" (performed by Natalie Cole)
André Fischer4:06
2."Fame '90" (performed by David Bowie)
3:36
3."King of Wishful Thinking" (performed by Go West)
 Peter Wolf 4:00
4."Tangled" (performed by Jane Wiedlin)
 Peter Collins 4:18
5."It Must Have Been Love" (performed by Roxette) Per Gessle
4:17
6."Life in Detail" (performed by Robert Palmer)
Palmer4:07
7."No Explanation" (performed by Peter Cetera)
  • Foster
  • Gatica [c]
4:19
8."Real Wild Child (Wild One)" (performed by Christopher Otcasek)
  • Johnny O'Keefe
  • Johnny Greenan
  • Dave Owens
 Ron Fair 3:39
9."Fallen" (performed by Lauren Wood)Wood
3:59
10."Oh, Pretty Woman" (performed by Roy Orbison)
 Fred Foster 2:55
11."Show Me Your Soul" (performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers)
4:20
Total length:43:36

Notes

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Pretty Woman
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [32] 3× Platinum210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [33] 2× Platinum100,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [34] 5× Platinum500,000^
France (SNEP) [35] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [36] Platinum500,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [37]
Special edition 		Gold7,500^
Japan (RIAJ) [38] Gold100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [39] Gold7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [40] 3× Platinum300,000^
Sweden (GLF) [41] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [42] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [43] 2× Platinum600,000^
United States (RIAA) [3] 3× Platinum3,000,000^
Summaries
Worldwide—7,000,000 [44]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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