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 and written, as well as 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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
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1. | "Let the River Run" | Carly Simon | 3:40 | |
2. | "In Love (Instrumental)" | Simon | 3:55 | |
3. | "The Man That Got Away (Instrumental)" | Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin | Rob Mounsey, George Young, Chip Jackson, Grady Tate | 2:48 |
4. | "The Scar (Instrumental)" | Simon | 1:22 | |
5. | "Let the River Run (performed by The St. Thomas Choir Of Men And Boys)" | Simon | 3:01 | |
6. | "Lady In Red" | Chris de Burgh | 4:16 | |
7. | "Carlotta's Heart" | Simon | 4:18 | |
8. | "Looking Through Katherine's House" | Simon | 2:07 | |
9. | "Poor Butterfly (Instrumental)" | John L. Golden, Raymond Hubbell | Sonny Rollins | 6:04 |
10. | "I'm So Excited" | The Pointer Sisters, Trevor Lawrence | 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[13] | 91 |
United Kingdom | UK Singles Chart[14] | 79 |