| Mermaids: Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | |
| Released | November 13, 1990 |
| Genre | Pop music Soundtrack album |
| Length | 26:08 |
| Label | Geffen Records |
| Producer | various artists |
| Singles from Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Mermaids | |
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The soundtrack album from the film Mermaids, starring Cher, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci and Bob Hoskins,[1] was released in Europe on November 13, 1990, and on December 8, 1990, in the U.S. The album also peaked at number sixty-five on the Billboard 200. Two singles, both recorded by Cher, were released to promote the soundtrack: "Baby I'm Yours" (originally recorded by Barbara Lewis), released as the first European single, and the worldwide hit "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" (originally recorded by Betty Everett), which was released as the second European single. It was also Cher's first single from her album, Love Hurts. In the U.S., "The Shoop Shoop Song" was the first single from the soundtrack.
"Baby I'm Yours" was not a success, only reaching number eighty-nine in the UK Singles Chart. However, "The Shoop Shoop Song" was a worldwide hit, becoming Cher's second number one hit in the UK. The song also peaked in the top ten of almost every European country, but failed to receive much attention in North America, peaking at number thirty-three in the U.S. and number twenty-one in Canada. Although the success in mainstream airplay was not as strong in North America, the song did receive strong adult contemporary airplay in both the U.S. and Canada, peaking at number seven in the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and number four in the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Allmusic's Brian Mansfield gave the album three stars out of five, saying it is "full of whimsical pre-Beatles pop". He specifically described "Sleepwalk" as "gorgeous".[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performers | Length |
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| 1. | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" | Rudy Clark | Cher | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio | Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons | 2:25 |
| 3. | "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" | Smokey Robinson | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles | 2:57 |
| 4. | "It's My Party" | Walter Gold, John Gluck Jr., Herb Weiner | Lesley Gore | 2:21 |
| 5. | "Johnny Angel" | Lyn Duddy, Lee Pockriss | Shelley Fabares | 2:22 |
| 6. | "Baby I'm Yours" | Van McCoy | Cher | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Just One Look" | Gregory Carroll, Doris Payne | Doris Troy | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Love Is Strange" | Mickey Baker, Sylvia Vanderpool, Ethel Smith | Mickey & Sylvia | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Sleepwalk" | Santo Farina, Johnny Farina | Santo & Johnny | 2:21 |
| 10. | "If You Wanna Be Happy" | Joseph Royster, Carmella Guida, Frank Guida | Jimmy Soul | 2:11 |
| Total length: | 26:08 | |||
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums Chart[3][4] | 53 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[5] | 29 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[6] | 35 |
| European Albums (Top 100)[7] | 81 |
| German Albums Chart[8] | 55 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[9] | 11 |
| UK Compilations (Official Charts Company) | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[10] | 65 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Silver | 60,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
