Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the drama Dirty Girl. The album includes 14 songs from the movie by such artists as Pat Benetar, Melissa Manchester, Tanya Tucker, Bow Wow Wow, Rita Coolidge, The Outfield, Sheena Easton, Teena Marie and Wendy and Lisa. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 27, 2011 and a physical release is coming on October 11. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next couple of weeks. While none of the film’s score by composer Jeff Toyne is included, Melissa Manchester’s song Rainbird includes an original string arrangement by Toyne. To find out more about Toyne’s work for the movie, visit a recent article and video with the composer on ASCAP’s website. Dirty Girl directed by Abe Sylvia and starring Juno Temple, Milla Jovovich, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen and Tim McGraw follows a high school outcast who embarks on a road trip with an innocent classmate after her antics send her straight into a remedial class. The film will be released on October 7, 2011 by The Weinstein Company. For updates on the project, visit the official movie website.
Here’s the album track list:
1. Shadows of the Night – Pat Benatar
2. You Should Hear How She Tal… – Melissa Manchester
3. Delta Dawn – Tanya Tucker
4. Midnight Blue – Melissa Manchester
5. I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow
6. Only You – Rita Coolidge
7. Your Love (Acoustic) – The Outfield
8. Still Myself – Melissa Manchester
9. Strut – Sheena Easton
10. Rainbird – Melissa Manchester
11. Lovergirl – Teena Marie
12. The Life – Wendy & Lisa
13. Don’t Cry Out Loud – Melissa Manchester
14. Whenever I Call You Friend – Fyfe Dangerfield & Inara George
Why is all the tracks from the movie not on the soundtrack?
@Christina, my sentiments exactly. There are several punk-esque song clips that are brill that are not on the tracklist.