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Singer-songwriter Previte was the lead singer of the band Franke and the Knockouts. He had success with the song "Sweetheart" in 1981, but by 1986 was without a recording contract. In late 1986 or early 1987, producer and head of Millennium Records, Jimmy Ienner, asked Previte about writing some music for "a little movie called Dirty Dancing".
John DeNicola (born October 4, 1955) is an American songwriter and producer. He is best known for co-writing the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", for which he won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as receiving a Grammy nomination, in 1988.
Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack from the Vestron Motion Picture is the original soundtrack to the 1987 film Dirty Dancing. It was released on August 4, 1987, by RCA Records . [ 4 ] The album went on to sell 32 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Confession: Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey's 'Dirty Dancing' is turning 35, and we had the time of our life ranking every song on the soundtrack.
Academy Award for Best Achievement in Music; Best Song for 1987 for Dirty Dancing's "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" with co-composers John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz. That same year Previte also received a Golden Globe and a Grammy nomination. "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" also won the ASCAP song of the year award.
"She's Like the Wind" is a 1987 song by American actor and singer Patrick Swayze from the soundtrack to the film Dirty Dancing. The song features additional vocals from singer Wendy Fraser. The ballad [3] reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. [4]
On Aug. 21, 1987, summer vacations changed forever when Dirty Dancing premiered.. The film told the stories of resort dance director Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze, then 34) and young guest Frances ...
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