The Last Dragon (soundtrack)

The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album is a soundtrack album for the 1985 movie The Last Dragon starring Taimak, Julius Carry, Vanity and Christopher Murney.[1] The music soundtrack album was supervised by executive producer Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records.

The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedApril 1, 1985 (1985-04-01)
Recorded1984–85
StudioMotown/Hitsville USA Recording Studios
(Hollywood, California)
GenreSoul, R&B, Pop, funk
Length37:57
LabelMotown Records
ProducerVarious Artists
Singles from The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album
  1. "Rhythm of the Night"
    Released: February 1985
  2. "7th Heaven"
    Released: April 1985

The soundtrack features the DeBarge’s hit song, "Rhythm of the Night", written by Diane Warren. The song reached top five on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard R&B Singles. Also included is new music by singers’ Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and the film's star, Vanity; as well as various artists from the Motown label. The soundtrack also features songwriting from Norman Whitfield, who had left Motown in 1975 and set up his own record company, and returned to Motown in the early 1980s.

Track listing

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US Vinyl LP Album[2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."The Last Dragon (Title song from Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon)"
Dwight David5:21
2."7th Heaven"
Vanity3:28
3."Star"
Alfie4:04
4."Fire"
Charlene3:10
5."The Glow"Willie HutchHutch3:22
6."Rhythm of the Night"Diane WarrenDeBarge3:47
7."Upset Stomach"Stevie WonderWonder4:39
8."First Time on A Ferris Wheel"
Smokey Robinson & Syreeta3:25
9."Peeping Tom"
Rockwell3:58
10."Inside You"HutchHutch featuring The Temptations4:32

Charts

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Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US
Hot 100
US R&B US AC CAN[3] AUS FRA[4] GER[5] IRL[6] NED[7] NZ[8] SWE SWI[9] UK Belgium[10]
1985 "Rhythm of The Night"
(performed by DeBarge)
3 1 1 3 18 50 19 5 4 3 24 4 4 7

Credits

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  • Executive Producer – Berry Gordy
  • Mastered by – John Matousek
  • Mastered By [Digitally Remastered] – Suha Gur

Mastered at Motown / Hitsville USA Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Digitally remastered by Suha Gur at Universal Mastering Studios-East. Researched and supervised by Harry Weinger.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic-The Last Dragon: Soundtrack Album allmusic.com
  2. ^ Various: The Last Dragon Soundtrack.discogs.com
  3. ^ Canadian peak
  4. ^ Lescharts.com-DeBarge-Rhythm of the Night.(French singles)
  5. ^ musicline.de.(German Charts)
  6. ^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  7. ^ Top 40 Charts.(NED)
  8. ^ Charts.org.nz-DeBarge singles.(New Zealand)
  9. ^ DeBarge-Rhythm of the Night single.(Swiss Singles Chart)
  10. ^ DeBarge songs-Ultratop 40.(Belgium)
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