''Foxes'' is the

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to the 1980 film of the same name, starring

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, Sally Kellerman,

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as well as The Runaways' lead singer

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. The double-album was released on the disco label

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Album information

''Foxes'' was one of two soundtrack albums to be composed and produced by Moroder in 1980, the other being ''

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'' which included Blondie's American and British number one hit " Call Me". The ''Foxes'' album contained contributions from some of the biggest names in

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and

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at the time, such as

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and

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, as well as singer-songwriter

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and the

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. With the exception of two tracks by

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, the album was entirely produced and composed by Moroder and also included instrumental tracks which were performed by him and the same team of musicians as on contemporary albums by Donna Summer ('' Bad Girls''),

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('' 3D'' and ''

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'') and Sparks ('' No. 1 in Heaven'') as well as on previous soundtracks such as the

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winning '' Midnight Express'' (1978): British drummer, songwriter and future record producer

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and German keyboardist, composer and also future producer

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Singles

The biggest hit and best-known track from ''Foxes'' is Donna Summer's " On the Radio", released as a single in the autumn of 1979 (#5 ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #9 U.S. R&B and #8 on the U.S. Club Play charts). "On the Radio" was also used as the title track of Summer's greatest hits compilation '' On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II'' which topped the American albums chart in late 1979. The ''On the Radio'' album included both the single version ( - 4:06) and a longer version ( - 5:50) of the track. The ''Foxes'' soundtrack added two further versions, an extended mix of Summer's vocal recording ( - 7:34) also issued as a promo 12" single, as well as an instrumental ballad version by composer Moroder himself.

's track "Fly Too High", with lyrics by Ian, proved to be another commercial success from the album in 1980, even earning Ian a Grammy nomination. The song became a hit in many countries, including

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and the

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. The track was later included on her album ''Night Rains'' which also contained a second collaboration with Moroder, "Day by Day".

Release

A handful of the recordings on the ''Foxes'' soundtrack have been reissued on various CD compilations over the years (Cher's "Bad Love" for example on the international two-disc edition of hits package ''

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'' in 2003), Foxes the soundtrack was release in Europe in 2012 on CD by Casablanca. Released 2012 Premium Series A.G CD wasn't released in the United States.

Track listing

References

{{reflist Albums produced by Giorgio Moroder 1980 soundtrack albums Casablanca Records soundtracks Drama film soundtracks