Working_Girl_(Original_Soundtrack_Album)

<i>Working Girl</i> (Original Soundtrack Album)

Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album)

1989 soundtrack album by Carly Simon

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.

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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]

Awards

Simon became the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award for a song composed and written, as well as performed, entirely by a single artist.[5]

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Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

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Personnel

Additional Credits
  • Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 8 recorded and mixed at The Hit Factory and Flying Monkey Studio (New York, NY).
  • Track 6 recorded at The Manor (Oxford, UK) and Marcus Recording Studios (London, England).
  • Track 10 recorded at Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA).

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

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Singles - Billboard (United States)

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Singles - International

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References

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    "Carly Simon – Chart history - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
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    "Carly Simon - ASCAP Founders Award". Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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    "Academy Awards Acceptance Speech Database - Carly Simon". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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    "Winners and Nominees - Carly Simon". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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    "Boston Music Awards 1989". Boston Music Awards. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
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    "32nd Annual Grammy Awards". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
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    Working Girl (booklet). Carly Simon. Arista. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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    David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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    "UK Charts > Carly Simon". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
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