Physique Rock by Maria Vidal achieved worldwide success within the mid-80s, reaching No.8 on the US Dance Charts, No.48 on the Billboard Sizzling 100, and No.11 on the UK Singles Chart in 1985…
It wasn’t unusual within the 80s for movies that tanked to nonetheless be blessed with a good soundtrack, and Physique Rock, a breakdance film in an oversubscribed market, was a first-rate instance.
Florida singer Maria Vidal, a long-time affiliate of songwriter-to-the-stars Desmond Little one, was requested to report the monitor whereas engaged on her first solo album. Defining all good titular soundtrack songs, it had a mighty refrain that was catchy sufficient to make individuals sing it the second the film’s identify was talked about. It featured on a soundtrack album with many star turns, amongst them Roberta Flack and Laura Branigan.
Physique Rock
Co-written by Carpenters’ lyricist John Bettis, the track was issued as a single at the side of the film’s launch within the US autumn of 1984, and made solely minor inroads into the Billboard Sizzling 100 as critics pelted the film with rotten fruit.
It fared significantly better in Europe over the following 12 months, and with the film out of the equation and Vidal’s highly effective, throaty vocals incomes reward, it grew to become a UK radio staple in late 1985, peaking at No.11 and incomes a spot on Now 6.
Vidal’s solo album belatedly emerged in 1987 however Physique Rock was, unsurprisingly, not included. She continued to launch music however grew to become primarily often known as a backing singer and composer. As a songwriter, Vidal wrote the hit single Summer season Rain for Belinda Carlisle, which was lined in 2004 by Slinkee Minx, in addition to the title monitor to Carlisle’s LP A Girl And A Man.
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