Mermaids (soundtrack)

1990 soundtrack album by various artists

Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Mermaids

Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	November 13, 1990
Genre	Pop music Soundtrack album
Length	26:08
Label	Geffen Records
Producer	various artists

Singles from Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Mermaids
"Baby I'm Yours" Released: October 1990 "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" Released: November 7, 1990

Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Mermaids is the soundtrack album from the film Mermaids starring Cher, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci and Bob Hoskins.^[1]

The Mermaids soundtrack was released in Europe on November 13, 1990, and on December 8, 1990, in the U.S. The album also peaked at number sixty-five on the Billboard 200. Two singles, both recorded by Cher, were released to promote the soundtrack: "Baby I'm Yours" (originally recorded by Barbara Lewis), released as the first European single, and the worldwide hit "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" (originally recorded by Betty Everett), which was released as the second European single. It was also Cher's first single from her album, Love Hurts. In the U.S., "The Shoop Shoop Song" was the first single from the soundtrack.

"Baby I'm Yours" was not a success, only reaching number eighty-nine in the UK Singles Chart. However, "The Shoop Shoop Song" was a worldwide hit, becoming Cher's second number one hit in the UK. The song also peaked in the top ten of almost every European country, but failed to receive much attention in North America, peaking at number thirty-three in the U.S. and number twenty-one in Canada. Although the success in mainstream airplay was not as strong in North America, the song did receive strong adult contemporary airplay in both the U.S. and Canada, peaking at number seven in the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and number four in the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Allmusic's Brian Mansfield gave the album three stars out of five, saying it is "full of whimsical pre-Beatles pop". He specifically described "Sleepwalk" as "gorgeous".^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performers	Length
1.	"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"	Rudy Clark	Cher	2:51
2.	"Big Girls Don't Cry"	Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio	Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons	2:25
3.	"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"	Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson and The Miracles	2:57
4.	"It's My Party"	Walter Gold, John Gluck Jr., Herb Weiner	Lesley Gore	2:21
5.	"Johnny Angel"	Lyn Duddy, Lee Pockriss	Shelley Fabares	2:22
6.	"Baby I'm Yours"	Van McCoy	Cher	3:19
7.	"Just One Look"	Gregory Carroll, Doris Payne	Doris Troy	2:26
8.	"Love Is Strange"	Mickey Baker, Sylvia Vanderpool, Ethel Smith	Mickey & Sylvia	2:55
9.	"Sleepwalk"	Santo Farina, Johnny Farina	Santo & Johnny	2:21
10.	"If You Wanna Be Happy"	Joseph Royster, Carmella Guida, Frank Guida	Jimmy Soul	2:11
Total length:				26:08

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[3]^[4]	53
Austrian Albums Chart^[5]	29
Canadian Albums Chart^[6]	35
European Albums (Top 100)^[7]	81
German Albums Chart^[8]	55
Norwegian Albums Chart^[9]	11
UK Compilations (Official Charts Company)	6
U.S. Billboard 200^[10]	65

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[11]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Production and personnel

Performer: Cher
Producer: Peter Asher
Performer: Shelley Fabares
Performer: Frankie Valli
Performer: The Four Seasons
Performer: Lesley Gore
Performer: Mickey & Sylvia
Performer: The Miracles
Performer: Santo & Johnny
Performer: Jimmy Soul
Performer: Doris Troy
Performer: Smokey Robinson
Music supervisor: John Kalodner
Mastering supervisor: David Donnelly
Mastering: Dan Hersch
Coordination: Debra Shallman
Photography: Kerry Hayes
Design: Kevin Reagan
Design: Janet Wolsborn

References

^ Allmusic Information Retrieved October 15, 2013
^ ^a ^b Mansfield, Brian. Mermaids at AllMusic
^ "Email received from ARIA stuff" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
^ "Bubbling Down Under 7 January 1991". January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ "Soundtrack / Various Artists – Mermaids OST". Australian Albums Chart. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
^ "RPM 100 Albums: Volume 53 (No. 13)". RPM. 1991-04-02. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
^ "European Top 100 Albums, page 25" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
^ "Germany Music Charts – Top Albums". Allcharts.org. 2011-02-18. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
^ "Norwegian Albums Charts – Top Albums". Allcharts.org. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
^ "Mermaids - Original Soundtrack | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Mermaids - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Music Canada. December 30, 1991. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
^ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Mermaids - OST". British Phonographic Industry.