Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture

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Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture
DreamgirlsCover.jpg
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedDecember 5, 2006
RecordedThe Underlab, Los Angeles: December 2005 – April 2006
Genre
Length65:05
Label
Producer
Singles from Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture
  1. "One Night Only"
    Released: August 15, 2006
  2. "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
    Released: December 5, 2006
  3. "Listen"
    Released: January 29, 2007

Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album for the 2006 film Dreamgirls . The album was released by Music World Entertainment and Columbia Records on December 5, 2006 in two versions: a single-disc standard release, and a two-disc deluxe edition. The one-disc version includes highlights from the film's songs, including "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", "One Night Only", and "Listen", while the two disc version includes all songs present in the film alongside several bonus tracks.

Contents

Background

Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas of the production team The Underdogs served as producers and arrangers for the film's soundtrack, which is performed by the actors in the film, including Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Sharon Leal, Keith Robinson, and others. [1] The soundtrack includes four new songs not present in the stage version of Dreamgirls: "Listen", "Love You I Do", "Patience", and "Perfect World". "Listen" was released to radio the week of October 16 as the first official Dreamgirls soundtrack single; the disco version of "One Night Only" was issued in late summer as a 12" club single and as an exclusive download on iTunes.

Critical reception

The Dreamgirls soundtrack was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, losing to The Beatles' Love . "Listen", "Love You I Do", and "Patience" were all nominated for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Original Song. However, "Love You I Do" won the Grammy that same year for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

Commercial performance

The one-disc version of Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200, with sales of 92,000 units. [2] In its fifth week of release, the soundtrack reached the top of the Billboard 200 with a sales week of 68,000 units. The following week, the soundtrack broke its own all-time low record, holding on to the number one spot with a sales decrease of 9% good for 60,000. [3] This record was later broken by Taylor Swift selling 52,000 copies of her album Speak Now . [4]

Track listing

All tracks produced by The Underdogs (Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas) and supervised by Matt Sullivan and Randy Spendlove except for the dance mixes on the Deluxe set (remixed by Eric Kupper & Richie Jones).

All tracks are written by Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen (unless otherwise noted)

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Move" Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose 2:08
2."Fake Your Way to the Top" Eddie Murphy, Rose, Hudson, Knowles3:54
3."Cadillac Car"Murphy, Rose, Hudson, Knowles, Rory O'Malley, Laura Bell Bundy, Anne Warren2:22
4."Steppin' to the Bad Side" Jamie Foxx, Keith Robinson, Hinton Battle, Murphy, Rose, Hudson, Knowles4:55
5."Love You I Do" (Henry Krieger, Siedah Garrett)Hudson2:50
6."I Want You Baby"Murphy, Rose, Hudson, Knowles2:53
7."Family"Robinson, Hudson, Knowles, Rose, Foxx3:22
8."Dreamgirls"Knowles, Hudson, Rose3:20
9."It's All Over"Hudson, Foxx, Knowles, Rose, Robinson, Sharon Leal 3:41
10."And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"Hudson4:45
11."When I First Saw You"Foxx2:17
12."Patience" (Henry Krieger, Willie Reale)Murphy, Rose, Robinson3:35
13."I Am Changing"Hudson4:04
14."I Meant You No Harm / Jimmy's Rap"Murphy3:12
15."One Night Only"Hudson2:58
16."One Night Only (Disco)"Knowles, Rose, Leal3:10
17."Listen" (Henry Krieger, Anne Preven, Scott Cutler, Beyoncé Knowles)Knowles3:40
18."Hard to Say Goodbye"Knowles, Rose, Leal2:37
19."Dreamgirls (Finale)"Hudson, Knowles, Rose, Leal2:33
20."When I First Saw You (Duet)"Foxx, Knowles3:03
Deluxe Edition [5]
Disc one
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."I'm Lookin' for Something"Maxi Anderson, Charlene Carmen, Keisha Heely 
2."Goin' Downtown" Steve Russell, Durrell Babbs, Luke Boyd, Eric Dawkins 
3."Takin' the Long Way Home" Michael-Leon Wooley  
4."Move"Hudson, Knowles, Rose 
5."Fake Your Way to the Top"Murphy, Rose, Hudson, Knowles 
6."Big (Jazz Instrumental)"  
7."Cadillac Car"Murphy, Rose, Hudson, Knowles, O'Malley, Bundy, Warren 
8."Steppin' to the Bad Side"Foxx, Robinson, Battle, Murphy, Rose, Hudson, Knowles 
9."Love You I Do" (Henry Krieger, Siedah Garrett)Hudson 
10."I Want You Baby"Murphy, Rose, Hudson, Knowles 
11."Family"Robinson, Hudson, Knowles, Rose, Foxx 
12."Dreamgirls"Knowles, Hudson, Rose 
13."Heavy"Knowles, Hudson, Rose 
14."It's All Over"Hudson, Foxx, Knowles, Rose, Robinson, Leal 
15."And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going1"Hudson 
Disc two
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."I'm Somebody2"Knowles, Rose, Leal 
2."When I First Saw You"Foxx 
3."Patience" (Henry Krieger, Willie Reale)Murphy, Rose, Robinson 
4."I Am Changing"Hudson 
5."Perfect World" (Henry Krieger, Siedah Garrett)Steve Russell 
6."I Meant You No Harm / Jimmy's Rap"Murphy 
7."Lorrell Loves Jimmy / Family (Reprise)"Rose, Knowles, Leal 
8."Step On Over"Knowles, Rose, Leal 
9."I Miss You Old Friend" Loretta Devine  
10."Effie, Sing My Song3"Robinson, Hudson 
11."One Night Only"Hudson 
12."One Night Only (Disco)"Knowles, Rose, Leal 
13."Listen" (Henry Krieger, Anne Preven, Scott Cutler, Beyoncé Knowles)Knowles 
14."Hard to Say Goodbye"Knowles, Rose, Leal 
15."Dreamgirls (Finale)"Hudson, Knowles, Rose, Leal 
16."Curtain Call4"  
17."Family (End Title)"Robinson, Hudson, Knowles, Rose, Foxx 
18."When I First Saw You (Duet)"Foxx, Knowles 
19."One Night Only (Dance Mix)"Knowles, Rose, Leal 
20."And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going (Dance Mix)"Hudson 
21."Patience (Conductor Demo)5" (Henry Krieger, Willie Reale; produced by Krieger)Henry Krieger 

Notes

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's booklet. [1]

Technical and production

Orchestra

Awards and nominations

YearAward showCategoryNominated workResultRef
2006 Satellite Awards Best Original Song "Listen"Nominated [6]
"Love You I Do"Nominated
2007 Academy Awards Best Original Song "Listen"Nominated [7]
"Patience"Nominated
"Love You I Do"Nominated
American Music Award Favorite SoundtrackNominated [8]
Black Reel Awards Best Original Song "Listen"Nominated [9]
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"Won
"One Night Only"Nominated
Best Original Soundtrack Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Song "Listen"Won [10]
Best Original SoundtrackWon
Golden Globe Award Best Original Song "Listen"Nominated [11]
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Album Won [12]
2008 Grammy Award Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Nominated [13]
Best Song Written for Visual Media "Love You I Do"Won
Japan Gold Disc Awards Soundtrack Album of the YearWon [14]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [33] Gold100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [34] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [35] Platinum1,186,422 [36]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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