''The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album'' is a soundtrack album for the 1985 movie ''

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'' starring

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, Julius Carry,

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and

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. The music soundtrack album was supervised by executive producer Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records. The soundtrack features the

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’s hit song, "Rhythm of the Night", written by Diane Warren. The song reached top five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard R&B Singles. Also included is new music by singers’ Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and the film's star,

; as well as various artists from the Motown label. The soundtrack also features songwriting from

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, who had left Motown in 1975 and set up his own record company, and returned to Motown in the early 1980s.

Track listing

US Vinyl LP AlbumVarious: The Last Dragon Soundtrack
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Charts

Singles

Credits

*Executive Producer – Berry Gordy *Mastered by – John Matousek *Mastered By igitally Remastered– Suha Gur Mastered at Motown / Hitsville USA Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Digitally remastered by Suha Gur at Universal Mastering Studios-East. Researched and supervised by Harry Weinger.

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