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"Let's Hear It for the Boy" is a song by Deniece Williams that appeared on the soundtrack to the feature film Footloose. The song was released as a single from both the soundtrack and her album of the song's same name Columbia Records. It was written by Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford and produced by George Duke.
Let's Hear It for the Boy (1984) Singles from I'm So Proud "Do What You Feel" Released: 1983; I'm So Proud is an album by American singer Deniece Williams which was ...
June Deniece Williams (née Chandler; born June 3, 1950) [1] [2] [3] is an American singer. She has been described as "one of the great soul voices" by the BBC. [4]She is best known for the songs "Free", "Silly", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" and two Billboard Hot 100 No.1 singles "Let's Hear It for the Boy" and "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (with Johnny Mathis).
Rusty overhears them, as do several cowboys, who begin to mock Willard. Rusty comes to his defense, saying that he might not be perfect, but she loves him anyway. Ren tries to teach Willard to dance, who after much initial stumbling and apprehension whips off an amazing dance combination, much to Rusty's surprise ("Let's Hear it for the Boy").
Let's Hear It for the Boy is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Deniece Williams, released on April 16, 1984, by Columbia Records. [1] The album reached No. 26 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 10 on the US Billboard Top R&B Albums charts.
"Footloose" and "Let's Hear It for the Boy" both topped the Billboard Hot 100 and received 1985 Academy Award nominations for Best Music (Original Song). [citation needed] "Footloose" also received a 1985 Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song – Motion Picture. [citation needed]
"Silly" is a song performed by Deniece Williams, written and composed by herself with Fritz Baskett and Clarence McDonald and released as a single in August 1981.
Williams' recording was released in 1984 for Columbia Records and is on her 1984 album Let's Hear it for the Boy. The B-side of the single is the song "Blind Dating", also featured on the album. The single peaked at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. [1]