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| | Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack From The Vestron Motion Picture | | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | RCA | | Release Date : | | 1990-10-25 | | Store Price : | | $7.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $7.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. (I've Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes
2. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
3. She's Like the Wind - Patrick Swayze
4. Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
5. Stay - Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
6. Yes - Merry Clayton
7. You Don't Own Me - The Blow Monkeys
8. Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel
9. Overload - Alfie Zappacosta
10. Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia
11. Where Are You Tonight? - Tom Johnston
12. In the Still of the Night - The Five Satins
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 I wanted to write a dirty review, but it's really superb
Submitted on: 2009-09-16 |
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This has not been my best summer--for one thing, a lot of people passed away. I certainly had a lot of respect and admiration for Patrick Swayze. He had worlds of talent as evidenced by his fine performances in motion pictures--and his singing on this album. This CD soundtrack to one of Patrick's movies, Dirty Dancing, has terrific music that gets my foot tapping to the beat of these tunes every time I play this album! There is a good diversity of artists and the quality of the sound is excellent. I also like the artwork.
The album begins with Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes performing "(I've Had) The Time of My Life;" they do this with panache and I'm very impressed. They sing together very well and this opening number is easy on the ear and memorable to say the least. The music makes good use of the percussion and strings, too. Great! The Ronettes follow with one of their best tunes ever, "Be My Baby." "Be My Baby" is quite passionate; and The Ronettes' excellent diction and timing makes their performance very strong. The percussion is excellent and overall this music lacks nothing--The Ronettes' "Be My Baby" is all THAT good. In addition, Patrick Swayze and Wendy Fraser do a great job on "She's Like the Wind." "She's Like the Wind" hit the airwaves big when it was originally released and that's grand; it brings back good memories for me.
"Hungry Eyes" was a hit for Eric Carmen; he delivers this faultlessly and I love it. Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs do justice to "Stay;" they do this one without ever letting go of a single superfluous note! The Blow Monkeys do a stunning job on "You Don't Own Me" which I first heard sung by Leslie Gore; and there's another gem in Bruce Channel's "Hey Baby." "Hey Baby" has a musical arrangement that fits perfectly with Bruce's vocals and I particularly like that harmonica.
Mickey & Sylvia do a classic hit entitled "Love Is Strange;" they sound great together and it has a certain romantic flavor to it that I just plain like. The CD also ends strong with "(I'll Remember) In the Still of the Night" performed by The Five Satins. The Five Satins made it all seem so easy--but of course we know that it really wasn't all that easy. Their talent carried them through.
Overall, the CD soundtrack to the movie Dirty Dancing is loaded with incredible music; I mentioned most of the tracks but there's really not a dud in the bunch here. I highly recommend this for people who enjoy romantic music both old and (relatively) new. Of course, fans of the movie itself would do well to add this to their collections.
R.I.P. Patrick! Thank you for everything! |
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Loving this CD!!!
Submitted on: 2009-07-18 |
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| This is wonderful. Sure does take me back to a gentler, stress free time in my life. I was in my mid 20s in the 80s but loved this music. I ordered this one along with Footloose and Flashdance because it was package deal I just couldn't ignore. I couldn't be happier. With the exception of needing a pile driver to open the darn sealing tape on the top of each jewel case (whew!), these are in excellent condition, sound amazing, and I can't stop singing along (but I can't understand why the room clears when I begin to sing...) Even peeling potatoes for supper I found myself clumsily dropping stuff into the sink because I couldn't keep my feet from dancing around the kitchen. Even one of the dogs got so excited feeding off my newfound energy and lifted spirits that he was prancing in circles along with me. Now THAT takes some doing seeing as how he is 12 years old. All 3 of these CDs are big hits in this household and I am so happy I took advantage of the 3fer offer. Funny, after all these years, I STILL can't decipher all the words to Flashdance's "Going on a Manhunt"... |
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Dirty Dancing
Submitted on: 2009-02-15 |
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| Excellent Song Track. Highly recommend this track for those who love danancing, especially if you were around during the'50's. |
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"I feel the magic between you and I..."
Submitted on: 2008-09-27 |
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| Soundtracks were really popular in the '80s and this one was no exception. The Dirty Dancing soundtrack was a childhood favorite, my mom used to play this album over and over again and I would dance like a nut to this timeless music. Songs like I've Had the Time of my Life, Hungry Eyes, Overload, Stay, Be My Baby, and Patrick Swayze's She's Like the Wind are the standouts. I love the film as well, great memories and incredible songs, I highly recommend this purchase!! |
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 Memory Lane
Submitted on: 2008-07-27 |
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| Great memories for those who enjoyed the 1980s movie and soundtrack! I had thought that I only wanted to hear and dance to the music again, but I now want to watch the movie once more as well. |
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