The Woman in Red (soundtrack)

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 album was released in 1984 for the film of the same name. It features Wonder's biggest hit, "I Just Called to Say I Love You", which hit number one internationally and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and also features 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 Woman in Red
Soundtrack album by
Stevie Wonder
ReleasedAugust 28, 1984
Recorded1983–1984
Genre
Length41:19
LabelMotown
ProducerStevie Wonder, Gary Olazabal
Stevie Wonder chronology
Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I
(1982)		 The Woman in Red
(1984)		 In Square Circle
(1985)
Singles from The Woman in Red
  1. "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
    Released: August 1, 1984
  2. "Love Light in Flight"
    Released: November 1984

Commercial performance

The album reached number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, number one on the R&B Albums chart (for four weeks) and number two 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. Wonder's albums Songs in the Key of Life and Hotter than July also reached number two in the UK and to date he has failed to achieve a number one album there. However, the single "I Just Called to Say I Love You", taken from The Woman in Red, was a massive hit in the UK, reaching number one and 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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[28] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[29] Platinum 53,626[29]
Germany (BVMI)[30] Gold 250,000^
Japan (Oricon Charts) — 286,000[10]
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[31] Platinum 20,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[32] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] Gold 7,500^
Portugal (AFP)[34] Gold 70,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[35] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[37] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
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