Rocky V (album)

Rocky V, 15 yr. Aniv. Platinum Edition Ost Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 12, 1990
GenreRock, house, hip hop, new jack swing, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Length45:19
LabelCapitol
Rocky soundtrack chronology
Rocky IV
(1985) 		Rocky V
(1990) 		Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Rocky V: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the 1990 film Rocky V.

Overview

The album is a complete departure from the previous soundtracks in the Rocky film series because it doesn't consist mainly of classic Bill Conti songs or rock music, but is instead dominated by hip hop and new jack swing music. Although the classic Conti songs "Conquest", "Mickey", and "Gonna Fly Now" are used in the film, they are not featured on the soundtrack. In the trailer for the movie, there were songs by Vince DiCola from Rocky IV (1985) including "Training Montage" and "War" that were not present for the film nor the soundtrack. The only Bill Conti song on the soundtrack, "Can't Stop the Fire", is not used in the film but was later used on the album Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky, which was released to coincide with the release of Rocky Balboa in 2006. Only four of the eleven tracks on the soundtrack are used in the film: the film's theme, "Go for It (Heart and Fire)" by Joey B. Ellis, "Take You Back (Home Sweet Home)" by 7A3, "Keep It Up" by Snap!, and "The Measure of a Man" by Elton John.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."That's What I Said"MC HammerMC Hammer4:24
2."All You Gotta Do Is Sing"Joey B. EllisJoey B. Ellis3:57
3."No Competition"Eric Barrier & William GriffinEric Barrier & William Griffin3:52
4."Go For It"Joey B. Ellis, Tynetta Hare, Michael Kelly & James EarleyJoey B. Ellis & Tynetta Hare4:14
5."Heart's on Fire"Vince DiCola, Ed Fruge & Joe EspositoJohn Cafferty4:14
6."Take You Back"Frank StalloneThe 7A34:10
7."Home Sweet Home Live"Sixx, Neil & LeeJustin Moore Cover Version4:02
8."The Measure of a Man"Alan Menken, Elton John & Tim RiceElton John4:03
9."Can't Stop the Fire"Bill ContiBill Conti3:19
10."I Wanna Rock"Dee SniderTwisted Sister3:02
11."That's the Way (I Like It)"Harry Wayne Casey & Richard FinchKC and the Sunshine Band5:07
12."Thought U Were the One for Me" Joey B. Ellis4:20
13."Keep It Up"Benito Benitez, John Garrett III & Durron ButlerSnap!4:03
14."Feel My Power" MC Hammer5:11
15."Thunderstruck"Angus Young, Malcolm YoungAC/DC4:52

Chart positions

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[2] 67
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 11

References

  1. ^ "Original Soundtrack – Rocky V". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Rocky V" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Rocky V" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocky V". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocky V". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.