The Woman in Red (soundtrack)

The Woman in Red
Soundtrack album by Stevie Wonder
Released	August 28, 1984
Recorded	1983–84
Genre	R&B, soul, funk, pop
Length	41:19
Label	Motown
Producer	Stevie Wonder, Gary Olazabal
Stevie Wonder chronology
Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I (1982) The Woman in Red (1984) In Square Circle (1985)

The Woman in Red: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the second soundtrack album released by American musician Stevie Wonder on the Motown label. Also featuring Dionne Warwick, the LP was released in 1984 for the film of the same name. It featured Wonder's biggest hit, "I Just Called to Say I Love You", which hit #1 internationally and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and also featured the follow-up hit, "Love Light in Flight" (a US top 20 hit) and "Don't Drive Drunk", the song and the accompanying music video for which were used in the Ad Council and the US Department of Transportation's Drunk Driving Prevention public service announcement the following year.

The album reached number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, #1 on the R&B Albums chart (for four weeks) and #2 on the UK Albums Chart, where it was kept off the top spot by the albums Now That's What I Call Music 3 and David Bowie's Tonight. After Songs in the Key of Life and Hotter Than July, Wonder reached #2 in the UK charts failing to achieve a #1 album, a milestone that he never was able to achieve. However, "I Just Called to Say I Love You" was a massive hit in the UK, reaching #1, becoming the second best-selling single of 1984 (only behind Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?") and the third most successful single of the entire 1980s there. (With 1.775 million copies sold only in the UK, the single is actually the thirteenth most successful ever in Britain).

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Stevie Wonder, except "It's More Than You" by Ben Bridges.

1. "The Woman in Red" - 4:39
2. "It's You" (with Dionne Warwick) - 4:55
3. "It's More Than You" (Instrumental) - 3:15
4. "I Just Called to Say I Love You" - 6:16
5. "Love Light in Flight" - 6:54
6. "Moments Aren't Moments" (Solo by Dionne Warwick) - 4:32
7. "Weakness" (with Dionne Warwick) - 4:13
8. "Don't Drive Drunk" - 6:33

• Note: Later pressings of the compact disc have the radio edit of "I Just Called to Say I Love You", due to its popularity.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1984/85) Position Australian Kent Music Report[4] 4 Austrian Albums Chart[5] 2 Canadian RPM Albums Chart[6] 4 Dutch Albums Chart[7] 2 French SNEP Albums Chart[8] 5 Italian Albums Chart[9] 1 Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[10] 5 New Zealand Albums Chart[11] 4 Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[12] 1 Spanish Albums Chart[13] 1 Swedish Albums Chart[14] 1 Swiss Albums Chart[15] 2 UK Albums Chart[16] 2 U.S. Billboard 200 [17] 4 West German Media Control Albums Chart[18] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1984) Position Australian Albums Chart[4] 51 Austrian Albums Chart[19] 24 Canadian Albums Chart[20] 19 Dutch Albums Chart[21] 27 French Albums Chart[22] 68 Italian Albums Chart[9] 5 Spanish Albums Chart[13] 6 UK Albums Chart[23] 30 Chart (1985) Position Canadian Albums Chart[24] 83 Japanese Albums Chart[25] 49 Spanish Albums Chart[13] 5 U.S. Billboard 200[26] 53

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[27]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[28]	Gold	250,000^^
Japan (Oricon Charts)		286,000[10]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[29]	Gold	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30]	Platinum	300,000^^
United States (RIAA)[31]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1984 (U.S.)

References

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2. Christgau, Robert (1984). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice (October 30). New York. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
3. "Stevie Wonder: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
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6. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2013
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8. "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
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21. "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1984" (ASP) (in Dutch). Retrieved April 2, 2014.
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23. "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
24. "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1985". RPM. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
25. 1985年アルバム年間ヒットチャート [Japanese Year-End Albums Chart 1985] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
26. "Billboard.BIZ - Year-end Charts - Billboard 200 - 1985". billboard.biz. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
27. "Canadian album certifications – Stevie Wonder – The Woman In Red". Music Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
28. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Stevie Wonder; 'The Woman In Red')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
29. "Solo Exitos 1959-2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1979-1990". Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.
30. "British album certifications – Stevie Wonder – The Woman In Red". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 20, 2013. Enter The Woman In Red in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
31. "American album certifications – Stevie Wonder – Woman In Red". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 20, 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH