Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album)

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.

Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album)
Soundtrack album by
Carly Simon
ReleasedAugust 29, 1989
GenreSoundtrack
Length37:09
LabelArista Records
ProducerRob Mounsey, Carly Simon
Carly Simon chronology
Greatest Hits Live
(1988)		 Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album)
(1989)		 My Romance
(1990)
Singles from Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album)
  1. "Let the River Run"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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]

Year Award Category Work Recipient Result Ref
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 Nominated [11]

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
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 GershwinRob Mounsey, George Young, Chip Jackson, Grady Tate2:48
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 HubbellSonny Rollins6:04
10."I'm So Excited"The Pointer Sisters, Trevor Lawrence 5:39
Total length:37:09

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)

Year Chart Position
1989 Billboard 200[2] 45

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1989 "Let the River Run" Adult Contemporary[4] 11
Hot 100[3] 49

Singles - International

Year Single Country Chart Position
1989 "Let the River Run" Australia Kent Music Report[13] 91
United Kingdom UK Singles Chart[14] 79

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Working Girl [Original Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
  2. "Soundtrack Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  3. "Carly Simon – Chart history - Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  4. "Carly Simon – Chart history - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  5. "Carly Simon - ASCAP Founders Award". Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  6. "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.
  7. "Winners and Nominees - Carly Simon". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  8. "Boston Music Awards 1989". Boston Music Awards. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  9. "Original Film Score in 1990". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  10. "Carly Simon". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  11. "32nd Annual Grammy Awards". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  12. Working Girl (booklet). Carly Simon. Arista. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  14. "UK Charts > Carly Simon". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
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