''Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack for the 1999 Disney animated film, ''Tarzan''. The songs on the soundtrack were composed by

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, and the instrumental score by Mark Mancina. The song "

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" won both the

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for

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and the

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for

and received a

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nomination for

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, while the soundtrack album won a

for Best Soundtrack Album. For his contribution to the soundtrack, Collins received an American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist. ''Tarzan'' was the first Disney soundtrack to be recorded in multiple languages for different markets with Phil Collins also recording French, German, Italian and Spanish versions of the soundtrack, and he was assisted by composer

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to record and produce the French versions of the songs.

Commercial performance

The ''Tarzan'' soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on May 18, 1999. The soundtrack peaked at #5 on the ''

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'' during the week of July 10, 1999, coinciding with the film's theatrical run. The album was a major comeback for Phil Collins, and put him back in the public eye. In the U.S. it reached double platinum status, becoming his best selling album of new material in a decade. A promotion was held at the Disney Store. Customers who bought the soundtrack received a free and exclusive single of "You'll Be in My Heart". The soundtrack itself was labeled limited edition, including a holographic cover and an individual collector's number. The album has sold 2,586,000 copies in the U.S. as of April 2014.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by

, with score composed by Mark Mancina.

Personnel

Song Tracks (1-9 & 14) *

– vocals (1, 2, 3, 5-9, 14), all instruments except where noted (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14), arrangements (1, 3-6, 9, 14), noises (4) * Marc Mann – synthesizer programming (7) * Jamie Muhoberac – acoustic piano (8), keyboards (8) * Kim Bullard – programming (8) *

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– programming (8) *

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– guitars (5) *

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– acoustic guitar (8) * Mark Goldenberg – guitars (8) * Tim Pierce – guitars (8) * Michael Thompson – guitars (8, 9) *

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– electric bass (3, 5) * John Pierce – electric bass (8) * Luis Conte – percussion (1, 6, 8, 9, 14) * Will Donovan – additional percussion (8) * Bruce Fowler – trombone (4) * Walt Fowler – trumpet (4) * Tommy Johnson – tuba (4) * Joann Turovsky –

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(2) * Mark Mancina – arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6, 14) * David Campbell – string arrangements (8) *

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– vocals (2) * Rosie O'Donnell and cast – vocals (4) *

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– vocals (7) Score Tracks (10-13) * Mark Mancina – arrangements * Phil Collins – drums, all instruments, vocal arrangements * Marc Mann – additional synthesizer programming * Fred Selden – Ethnic flutes * Joann Turovsky – harp * David Metzger – orchestrations, additional choral arrangements * Don Harper – score conductor, additional choral arrangements * Sandy de Crescent – music contractor * Reggie Wilson – music contractor * Bobbi Page – vocal contractor *

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– vocal contractor * Deniece LaRocca – music coordinator * Booker White – supervising music copyist for Walt Disney Music Library * Joann Kane Music Service – music librarian for Walt Disney Music Library

Production

Tracks 1-7 & 9-14 * Phil Collins – producer (1, 3-7, 9, 14) * Mark Mancina – producer (1, 2, 6, 10-14) * Chris Ward – co-producer (10-13) * Frank Wolf – recording (1-7, 9, 14), mixing (1-7, 9, 14) * Steve Kempster – recording (10-13), mixing (10-13) * Gil Morales – additional engineer * Andy Bass, Greg Denenn, Tom Hardisty, Jimmy Hoyson, Andy Manganello, David Marquette, Sue McLean, Jay Selvester, Christine Sirois, Tulio Torenello, Rich Weingart and Mike Zainer – recording assistants * Rich Toenes – technical support * Ed Ghaffari – music editing * Robb Boyd – music editing assistant * Daniel Gaber – music editing assistant * Tom MacDougall – production manager * Andrew Page – music production supervisor Track 8 * Phil Collins – producer * Rob Cavallo – producer * Cheryl Jenets – A&R coordinator * Elliot Scheiner – recording * Peter Doell – recording assistant * John Nelson – recording assistant * Chris Lord-Alge – mixing * Mike Dy – mix assistant * Rob Hoffman – mix assistant * Mike Silva – mix assistant Other Credits * Chris Montan – executive producer *

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– mastering at Oceanview Digital Mastering (Los Angeles, California) * Luis M. Hernández – art direction * John Blas – cover artwork * Bolhem Bouchiba – cover artwork * Daniel Clark – cover artwork * Derek Shields – cover artwork * Federico F. Tio – cover artwork * Susan Andrade – design * Marcella Wong – design * Glen Keane – character development penciling * Richard Haughton – back cover photograph of Phil Collins

Charts

Album

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

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