| The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | April 1, 1985 (1985-04-01) |
| Recorded | 1984–85 |
| Studio | Motown/Hitsville USA Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) |
| Genre | Soul,R&B,Pop,funk |
| Length | 37:57 |
| Label | Motown Records |
| Producer | Various Artists |
| Singles from The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album | |
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The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album is asoundtrack album for the 1985 movieThe Last Dragon starringTaimak,Julius Carry,Vanity andChristopher Murney.[1] The music soundtrack album was supervised by executive producerBerry Gordy, the founder ofMotown Records.
The soundtrack features theDeBarge’s hit song, "Rhythm of the Night", written byDiane Warren. The song reached top five on theBillboard Hot 100 and #1 on theBillboard R&B Singles chart. Also included is new music by singersStevie Wonder,Smokey Robinson, and the film's star,Vanity; as well as various artists from the Motown label. The soundtrack also features songwriting fromNorman Whitfield, who had left Motown in 1975 and set up his own record companyWhitfield Records, and returned to Motown in the early 1980s.
US Vinyl LP Album[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Last Dragon(Title song fromBerry Gordy's The Last Dragon)" |
| Dwight David | 5:21 |
| 2. | "7th Heaven" |
| Vanity | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Star" |
| Alfie | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Fire" |
| Charlene | 3:10 |
| 5. | "The Glow" | Willie Hutch | Hutch | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Rhythm of the Night" | Diane Warren | DeBarge | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Upset Stomach" | Stevie Wonder | Wonder | 4:39 |
| 8. | "First Time on A Ferris Wheel" |
| Smokey Robinson &Syreeta | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Peeping Tom" |
| Rockwell | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Inside You" | Hutch | Hutch featuringThe Temptations | 4:32 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 byDeBarge) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 50 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
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.
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