Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) | ||||
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Released | August 29, 1989 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 37:09 | |||
Label | Arista Records | |||
Producer | Rob Mounsey, Carly Simon | |||
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Singles from Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) | ||||
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Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) is the soundtrack album to the 1988 Mike Nichols film Working Girl , released by Arista Records, on August 29, 1989.
The film's main theme, "Let the River Run", was composed, written, and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon. The film's additional soundtrack was scored by Simon and Rob Mounsey.
The album peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard 200. [2] As a single, "Let the River Run" reached peak positions of No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100, [3] and No. 11 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in early 1989. [4]
Simon became the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award for a song composed, written, and performed entirely by a single artist. [5]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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1989 | Academy Awards | Best Original Song | "Let the River Run" | Carly Simon | Won | [6] |
Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song | Won | [7] | |||
Boston Music Awards | Outstanding Song/Songwriter | Nominated | [8] | |||
1990 | British Academy Film Awards | Best Film Music | Nominated | [9] | ||
Grammy Awards | Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television | Won | [10] | |||
Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals | "Calotta's Heart" | Don Sebesky (performed by Carly Simon) | Nominated | [11] |
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [12] [13]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Let the River Run" | Carly Simon | Carly Simon | 3:40 |
2. | "In Love" (instrumental) | Simon | Carly Simon | 3:55 |
3. | "The Man That Got Away" (instrumental) |
| 2:48 | |
4. | "The Scar" (instrumental) | Simon | Carly Simon | 1:22 |
5. | "Let the River Run" | Simon | The St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys | 3:01 |
6. | "Lady in Red" | Chris de Burgh | Chris de Burgh | 4:16 |
7. | "Carlotta's Heart" | Simon | Carly Simon | 4:18 |
8. | "Looking Through Katherine's House" | Simon | Carly Simon | 2:07 |
9. | "Poor Butterfly" (instrumental) | Sonny Rollins | 6:04 | |
10. | "I'm So Excited" | Pointer Sisters | 5:39 | |
Total length: | 37:09 |
Album - Billboard (United States)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1989 | Billboard 200 [2] | 45 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1989 | "Let the River Run" | Adult Contemporary [4] | 11 |
Hot 100 [3] | 49 | ||
Singles - International
Year | Single | Country | Chart | Position |
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1989 | "Let the River Run" | Australia | Kent Music Report [14] | 91 |
United Kingdom | UK Singles Chart [15] | 79 | ||