Mermaids (soundtrack)

Mermaids OST
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Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	November 13, 1990
Genre	Pop
Label	Geffen Records
Producer	Peter Asher
Cher albums chronology
Heart of Stone (1989) Mermaids (1990) Love Hurts (1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

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.

Soundtrack information

The Mermaids soundtrack was released on November 13, 1990, in Europe and 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 including "Baby I'm Yours" (originally recorded by Barbara Lewis), released as the soundtrack's 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 soundtrack's second European single, and also Cher's first single from her album, Love Hurts. In the U.S., "The Shoop Shoop Song" was the soundtrack's first American single.

"Baby I'm Yours", the first single was not a success managing to peak at number eighty-nine only in the UK Singles Chart. The Shoop Shoop Song however became a world wide hit, becoming Cher's second number one hit in the UK. The song also peaked in the top ten of almost every European country. The song however failed to receive much attention from North America, peaking at number thirty-three in the U.S. and number twenty-one in Canada. Although the success in the Mainstream Airplay was not as strong in North America the song did receive strong Adult Contemporary airplay in both the U.S. and Canada. The song peaked at number seven in the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and number four in the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.

Critical reception

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".

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

Charts and Certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	29
Canadian Albums Chart	35
German Albums Chart	55
Norwegian Albums Chart	11
UK Compilations (Official Charts Company)	6
U.S. Billboard 200	65

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)	Gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver	60,000
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified 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

External links

• Official Cher site
• Geffen official site
• Cher at the Internet Movie Database