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| Soundtrack by Madonna | |||||
| Released | May 22 1990 | ||||
| Recorded | 1990 | ||||
| Genre | Pop/Jazz | ||||
| Length | 44:54 | ||||
| Label | Sire, Warner Bros. | ||||
| Producer | Madonna, Patrick Leonard, Bill Bottrell, Kevin Gilbert, Shep Pettibone | ||||
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I'm Breathless is the second soundtrack by pop singer Madonna, released on May 22, 1990 by Sire Records. It was recorded to promote and accompany the motion picture Dick Tracy released in the summer of 1990. It has sold an estimated 5 million copies worldwide.[1][2][3]
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Album history
The soundtrack is sub-titled Music from and inspired by the film "Dick Tracy". There are four songs from the film on the album, "Sooner or Later", "More", "What Can You Lose?", and "Now I'm Following You", although the latter song appears here in a version different from the one in the film (the film version of "Now I'm Following You" was performed not by Madonna, but by the song's composer, Andy Paley). The success of the single "Vogue", which was released prior to the album, combined with the publicity of Dick Tracy and Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour gave I'm Breathless a significant sales boost. I'm Breathless reached number two on the Billboard 200, reaching platinum status in three months. The second hit, "Hanky Panky", kept the album in the charts for several months, although it was eventually overtaken by Madonna's Immaculate Collection, released at the end of the year. As a consequence of this, two more planned single releases from the album, "Now I'm Following You" and "Sooner or Later", were cancelled in favour of "Justify My Love" and "Rescue Me". Madonna performed "Sooner Or Later", "Hanky Panky", "Now I'm Following You" and "Vogue" on her 1990 Blond Ambition Tour. "Sooner or Later" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1991, where she performed it live. The song "Something to Remember" was included in Madonna's ballad compilation album of the same name. Madonna commented in a 1998 interview that this album is one of her favourites saying "I love every song on that album."
Track listing
| # | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “He's a Man” Writer(s): Madonna, Patrick Leonard Producer(s): Madonna and Patrick Leonard |
4:43 |
| 2. | “Sooner or Later” Writer(s): Stephen Sondheim Producer(s): Madonna and Bill Bottrell |
3:20 |
| 3. | “Hanky Panky” Writer(s): Madonna, Patrick Leonard Producer(s): Madonna and Patrick Leonard |
3:56 |
| 4. | “I'm Going Bananas” Writer(s): Michael Kernan, Andy Paley Producer(s): Madonna and Patrick Leonard |
1:43 |
| 5. | “Cry Baby” Writer(s): Madonna, Patrick Leonard Producer(s): Madonna and Patrick Leonard |
4:05 |
| 6. | “Something to Remember” Writer(s): Madonna, Patrick Leonard Producer(s): Madonna and Patrick Leonard |
5:06 |
| 7. | “Back in Business” Writer(s): Madonna, Patrick Leonard Producer(s): Madonna and Patrick Leonard |
5.13 |
| 8. | “More” Writer(s): Stephen Sondheim Producer(s): Madonna and Bill Bottrell |
4:58 |
| 9. | “What Can You Lose” Duet with Mandy Patinkin Writer(s): Stephen Sondheim Producer(s): Madonna and Bill Bottrell |
2:08 |
| 10. | “Now I'm Following You (Part I)” Duet with Warren Beatty Writer(s): Andy Paley, Jeff Lass, Ned Claflin, Jonathan Paley Producer(s): Madonna and Patrick Leonard |
1:35 |
| 11. | “Now I'm Following You (Part II)” Duet with Warren Beatty Writer(s): Andy Paley, Jeff Lass, Ned Claflin, Jonathan Paley Producer(s): Madonna , Patrick Leonard and Kevin Gilbert |
3:18 |
| 12. | “Vogue” Writer(s): Madonna, Shep Pettibone Producer(s): Madonna and Shep Pettibone |
4:50 |
Singles
| # | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vogue" | March 20, 1990 |
| 2. | "Hanky Panky" | June 30, 1990 |
Credits
- Vocals: Madonna
- Additional Vocals: Warren Beatty (Now I'm Following You Parts I & II), Mandy Patinkin (What Can You Lose)
- Drums: Jeffrey Porcaro, Carlos Vega and John Guerin
- Percussion: Luis Conte
- Drum Programming: Patrick Leonard
- Bass: Guy Pratt, Abraham Laboriel and Bob Magnusson
- Bass Synth by Patrick Leonard
- Keyboards: Patrick Leonard
- Piano: Bill Schneider
- Acoustic Piano: Randy Waldman
- Tenor Sax: Bob Cooper
- Alto Sax: Abe Most
- Saxophone: Dave Boruff and Jeff Clayton
- Clarinet: Abe Most and Mahlon Clark
- Trumpet: Tony Terran
- Trombone: Charlie Loper
- Hi Hat: Jonathan Moffett
- Mariachis: Samuel Nolasco and Xavier Serrano
- Background vocals: Donna DeLory, Niki Haris, Jennie Douglas McRae and N'Dea Davenport
- Production: Madonna, Patrick Leonard, and Bill Bottrell
- Mixed by Brian Malouf
- Arranged by Jeremy Lubbock
Certifications, Peaks & Sales
| Country | Peak Position | Certification (If Any) | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 5 | Gold [4] | 25,000+ |
| Brazil | Gold [5] | 100,000+ | |
| Canada | 2x Platinum [6] | 200,000+ | |
| Finland | Gold [7] | 37,039+ | |
| France | 2x Gold [8] | 200,000+ | |
| Germany | 1 | Gold [9] | 150,000+ |
| Netherlands | Gold [10] | 50,000+ | |
| Norway | 4 | ||
| Sweden | 4 | ||
| Switzerland | 3 | Gold [11] | 25,000+ |
| United Kingdom | 2 | Platinum [12] | 300,000+ |
| United States | 2 | 2x Platinum [13] | 2,000,000+ |
References
- Mad-eyes.net - "I'm Breathless" Album Page - last accessed on October 24, 2005
For charts and certifications:
- "Chart Performance of Madonna Records - A Compiled History". MLVC.ORG - Charts. link - last accessed on December 12, 2005.
- "Madonna Tribe News: Pier Pinto's Charts Updates". Madonna Tribe News. link - last accessed on December 12, 2005.
