Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture

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Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture
DreamgirlsCover.jpg
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released December 5, 2006
Recorded The Underlab, Los Angeles: December 2005 – April 2006
Genre
Length 65:05
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Producer
Deluxe Edition cover
Cover for 2-disc Deluxe Edition
Cover for 2-disc Deluxe Edition
Singles from Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture
  1. "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
    Released: December 5, 2006
  2. "One Night Only"
    Released: August 15, 2006
  3. "Listen"
    Released: January 29, 2007

Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album for the 2006 film Dreamgirls. The album was released by Music World Entertainment and Columbia Records on December 5, 2006 in two versions: a single-disc standard release, and a two-disc deluxe edition. The one-disc version includes highlights from the film's songs, including "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", "One Night Only", and "Listen", while the two disc version includes all songs present in the film alongside several bonus tracks.

Background

Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas of the production team The Underdogs served as producers and arrangers for the film's soundtrack, which is performed by the actors in the film, including Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Sharon Leal, Keith Robinson, and others.[1] The soundtrack includes four new songs not present in the stage version of Dreamgirls: "Listen", "Love You I Do", "Patience", and "Perfect World". "Listen" was released to radio the week of October 16 as the first official Dreamgirls soundtrack single; the disco version of "One Night Only" was issued in late summer as a 12" club single and as an exclusive download on iTunes.

Critical reception

The Dreamgirls soundtrack was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, losing to The Beatles' Love. "Listen", "Love You I Do", and "Patience" were all nominated for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Original Song. However, "Love You I Do" won the Grammy that same year for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

Commercial performance

The one-disc version of Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200, with sales of 92,000 units.[2] In its fifth week of release, the soundtrack reached the top of the Billboard 200 with a low sales week of 68,000 units. In a way Beyoncé Knowles broke her own record because the Dreamgirls soundtrack charted at number-one with the lowest number of SoundScan-tracked sales for a number-one album since the Destiny's Child's #1's album, on which Knowles also appears and which debuted at number-one with 113,000 copies sold.[3] The following week, the soundtrack broke its own all time low record, holding on to the number one spot with a sales decrease of 9% good for 60,000.[4] This record was later broken by Taylor Swift selling 52,000 copies of her album Speak Now in its sixth non-consecutive week at No. 1 in January 2011.[5]

Track listing

All tracks produced by The Underdogs (Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas) and supervised by Matt Sullivan and Randy Spendlove except for the dance mixes on the Deluxe set (remixed by Eric Kupper & Richie Jones).

All songs written and composed by Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen (unless otherwise noted). 

No. Title Performer(s) Length
1. "Move"   Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose 2:08
2. "Fake Your Way To The Top"   Eddie Murphy, Rose, Hudson, Knowles 3:54
3. "Cadillac Car"   Murphy, Rose, Hudson, Knowles, Rory O'Malley, Laura Bell Bundy, Anne Warren 2:22
4. "Steppin' To The Bad Side"   Jamie Foxx, Keith Robinson, Hinton Battle, Murphy, Rose, Hudson, Knowles 4:55
5. "Love You I Do" (Henry Krieger, Siedah Garrett) Jennifer Hudson 2:50
6. "I Want You Baby"   Murphy, Rose, Hudson, Knowles 2:53
7. "Family"   Keith Robinson, Hudson, Knowles, Rose, Foxx 3:22
8. "Dreamgirls"   Knowles, Hudson, Rose 3:20
9. "It's All Over"   Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Anika Noni Rose, Robinson, Sharon Leal 3:41
10. "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"   Jennifer Hudson 4:45
11. "When I First Saw You"   Jamie Foxx 2:17
12. "Patience" (Henry Krieger, Willie Reale) Murphy, Rose, Robinson 3:35
13. "I Am Changing"   Hudson 4:04
14. "I Meant You No Harm/Jimmy's Rap"   Murphy 3:12
15. "One Night Only"   Hudson 2:58
16. "One Night Only (Disco)"   Knowles, Rose, Leal 3:10
17. "Listen" (Henry Krieger, Anne Preven, Scott Cutler, Beyoncé Knowles) Knowles 3:40
18. "Hard To Say Goodbye"   Knowles, Rose, Leal 2:37
19. "Dreamgirls (Finale)"   Hudson, Knowles, Rose, Leal 2:33
20. "When I First Saw You (Duet)"   Foxx, Knowles 3:03
Deluxe Edition[6]
Notes
  • 1 Additional song on this track: "Love Love Me Baby" performed by Knowles, Rose and Leal.
  • 2 Track also includes a medley of "Move", "Love Love Me Baby", and "Heavy".
  • 3 Present in the musical, "Effie, Sing My Song" was recorded and shot for the film, but cut after early previews and replaced with an alternate dialogue version of the corresponding scene.
  • 4 Contains instrumental versions of "Dreamgirls", "Dreamgirls (Finale)", and "Love You I Do".
  • 5 Hidden song on this track: "Effie White's Gonna Win" performed by Hudson.

Credits

Credits are adapted from the album's booklet.[1]

Technical and production

Orchestra

Awards and nominations

Year Award show Recipient Category Result
2006 Satellite Awards[7] Best Original Song "Listen" Nominated
"Love You I Do" Nominated
2007 Óscar[8] "Listen" Best Original Song Nominated
"Patience" Nominated
"Love You I Do" Nominated
Black Reel Award[9] "Listen" Best Original Song Nominated
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" Won
"One Night Only" Nominated
Best Original Soundtrack Won
American Music Award Favorite Soundtrack Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association[10] Best Original Soundtrack Won
Best Original Song "Listen" Won
Golden Globe Awards[11] Nominated
NAACP Image Awards[12] Outstanding Album Won
2008 Japan Gold Disc Awards[13] Soundtrack Album of the Year Won
Grammy Awards[14] Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Nominated
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or Television "Love You I Do" Won

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Japan (RIAJ)[19] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[20] Platinum 1,000,000[21]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Katie Hasty, "Ciara, Eminem, Stefani Overtake The Billboard 200", Billboard.com, December 13, 2006.
  3. ↑ Hasty, Katie (Jan. 10, 2007). "'Dreamgirls' Takes No. 1 In Sluggish Sales Week". Billboard.com. Retrieved from http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1063394/dreamgirls-takes-no-1-in-sluggish-sales-week on Jan. 10, 2007.
  4. ↑ Katie Hasty, "'Dreamgirls' Remains No. 1 As Sales Keep Sliding", Billboard.com, January 17, 2006.
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