Product Description

The soundtrack to the classic film, Dirty Dancing, features such unforgettable hits as "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life", "Be My Baby", "Stay" and the Swayze evergreen, "She's Like The Wind".

Track Listing

1. (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 - Zappacosta
10. Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia
11. Where Are You Tonight? - Tom Johnston
12. In The Still Of The Night - The Five Satins

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #383 in Music
• Released on: 2005-12-26
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
If film and music fans sometimes wonder why soundtracks are often little more than pastiches of past pop hits and chart flavors of the moment, it's largely due to the blockbuster success of releases like this collection from 1987's surprise Patrick Swayze/Jennifer Grey romantic hit. The film's retro-romantic concerns came shrewdly wrapped in a (largely manufactured) dance craze conceit tailor-made for such pop chestnuts as the Ronettes' "Be My Baby," the Zodiacs' "Stay," and the Five Satins' "In the Still of the Night." Mickey and Sylvia once again argued that "Love Is Strange"--if not quite as strained as Swayze's own attempt at balladry, "She's Like the Wind." Eric Carmen's "Hungry Eyes" showcased the former Raspberries leader to good effect, but the real soundtrack sweepstakes winner here was the Jennifer Warnes/Bill Medley duet "(I've Had) The Time of My Life." That performance not only won the Best Original Song Oscar the following year, but became one of the era's most performed songs and a ubiquitous radio staple. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

Totally Fab
This is the perfect soundtrack , containing all songs featured in the movies. 'Shes like the wind' is unbelieveable. You wouldn't think it was Patrick Swayze. The main theme 'Time Of My Life ' is the perfectly classic sound to the classic movie . Dirty Dancing Rocks.

If you like the film, you will love the soundtrack
Dirty Dancing, the movie, is a classic. Not a lot of people want to admit that, especially boys because Dirty Dancing is bascially a Chick Flick. Not that there's anything wrong with boys liking it of course. The soundtrack is great because as you listen to it, you find yourself watching the movie in your head, remembering quotes from it and I think if there is some kind of brain usage when you listen to an album, it makes it even better. I don't really want to say more about it, as those lovers of Dirty Dancing will understand exactly what I mean. Listen and thoroughly enjoy. And don't carry too many watermelons!

Stupid...
I watched Dirty Dancing about 2 weeks ago and fell in love with it. I loved the music most of all so bought this soundtrack. But then I noticed Ultimate Dirty Dancing, which is cheaper on Amazon and has all of the songs in Dirty Dancing! This one has about 12. Rubbish.