Pretty Woman (soundtrack)

Pretty Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 1990 film Pretty Woman, released on March 13, 1990, by EMI.^[1][2] The album features the song "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison, which inspired its title. Roxette's "It Must Have Been Love", originally released in December 1987, reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1990. It also includes "King of Wishful Thinking" by Go West, "Show Me Your Soul" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, "No Explanation" by Peter Cetera, "Wild Women Do" by Natalie Cole and "Fallen" by Lauren Wood. The soundtrack has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[3]

Pretty Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	March 13, 1990
Recorded	1988–1989
Genre	Pop rock
Length	43:36
Label	EMI
Producer	Various
Singles from Pretty Woman
"Wild Women Do" Released: February 1990 "It Must Have Been Love" Released: March 1990 "King of Wishful Thinking" Released: May 1990

The album does not contain any tracks from the original score composed by James Newton Howard.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wild Women Do" (performed by Natalie Cole)	Greg Prestopino Sam Lorber Matthew Wilder	André Fischer	4:06
2.	"Fame '90" (performed by David Bowie)	Bowie John Lennon Carlos Alomar	Bowie Harry Maslin Jon Gass[a][b]	3:36
3.	"King of Wishful Thinking" (performed by Go West)	Peter Cox Richard Drummie Martin Page	Peter Wolf	4:00
4.	"Tangled" (performed by Jane Wiedlin)	Wiedlin Scott Cutler	Peter Collins	4:18
5.	"It Must Have Been Love" (performed by Roxette)	Per Gessle	Clarence Öfwerman Humberto Gatica[b]	4:17
6.	"Life in Detail" (performed by Robert Palmer)	Alan Powell Palmer	Palmer	4:07
7.	"No Explanation" (performed by Peter Cetera)	David Foster Linda Thompson-Jenner Bill LaBounty Beckie Foster	Foster Gatica[c]	4:19
8.	"Real Wild Child (Wild One)" (performed by Christopher Otcasek)	Johnny O'Keefe Johnny Greenan Dave Owens	Ron Fair	3:39
9.	"Fallen" (performed by Lauren Wood)	Wood	Peter Bunetta Rick Chudacoff Gatica[b]	3:59
10.	"Oh, Pretty Woman" (performed by Roy Orbison)	Orbison William Dees	Fred Foster	2:55
11.	"Show Me Your Soul" (performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers)	Anthony Kiedis Flea Chad Smith John Frusciante	Red Hot Chili Peppers Norwood Fisher	4:20
Total length:				43:36

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a remixer
• ^{^[c]} signifies a co-producer

Charts

Weekly charts 1990–1991 weekly chart performance for Pretty Woman Chart (1990–1991) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 1 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 2 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[7] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 13 European Albums (Music & Media)[9] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 13 French Albums (SNEP)[11] 39 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 1 Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)[13] 2 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[14] 8 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] 2 Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[17] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 2 UK Compilation Albums (Gallup)[20] 2 US Billboard 200[21] 4 2005 weekly chart performance for Pretty Woman Chart (2005) Peak position UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[22] 3

Year-end charts 1990 year-end chart performance for Pretty Woman Chart (1990) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 6 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24] 6 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[25] 7 European Albums (Music & Media)[26] 15 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 15 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 23 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 11 US Billboard 200[30] 18 1991 year-end chart performance for Pretty Woman Chart (1991) Position US Billboard 200[31] 56

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Pretty Woman

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[32]	3× Platinum	210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[33]	2× Platinum	100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[34]	5× Platinum	500,000^
France (SNEP)[35]	Gold	100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[36]	Platinum	500,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[37] Special edition	Gold	7,500^
Japan (RIAJ)[38]	Gold	100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[39]	Gold	7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[40]	3× Platinum	300,000^
Sweden (GLF)[41]	Gold	50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[42]	Platinum	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[43]	2× Platinum	600,000^
United States (RIAA)[3]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^
Summaries
Worldwide	—	7,000,000[44]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.