1984年公開 映画『フットルース』サウンドトラックのアナログ盤(ピクチャーヴァイナル)

ロックが映画音楽の分野に大きく進出し、後のサントラ・ブームのきっかけを作ったアルバム。86年の『トップガン』に並び、コンピレーション型サウンドトラックの記念碑的作品にして、頂点を極めた、80年代を代表するサウンドトラック。
収録9曲中6曲が全米TOP40ヒット(うち2曲が全米No.1)、日本国内では収録曲が次々と日本語カヴァーされたこともあり、LP時代にミリオンセラーを記録するモンスター・ヒットとなった。

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2020/08/28）

Footloose was a throwback to '50s rock & roll movies, with a silly plot about a town where it was illegal to dance. It was a major hit, as was its soundtrack, which spent a grand total of ten weeks at number one and sold over seven million copies. It's easy to see why -- the album delivers its mainstream pop, anthemic rock, and light dance-pop with style and an abundance of hooks. Six of the nine tracks became Top 40 hits, and three -- Kenny Loggins' bouncy title song, the excellent power ballad "Almost Paradise" (a duet between Loverboy's Mike Reno and Heart's Ann Wilson), and Deniece Williams' frothy, charming "Let's Hear It for the Boy" -- shot into the Top Ten. The sound and production of Footloose has dated badly -- there is a reliance on synthesizers and drum machines that instantly announces that the record was made in 1984 -- but that isn't necessarily a weakness. Not only does it function as a time capsule of a certain moment in pop music history, but many of the songs are catchy enough to transcend their production. There's nothing of substance on the Footloose soundtrack, but it's a light, entertaining listen. Sometimes, that can be better than something substantial. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Rovi