Let the River Run
1989 single by Carly Simon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Let the River Run?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
"Let the River Run" is a song written, composed, and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, and the theme to the 1988 Mike Nichols film Working Girl.[1]
"Let the River Run" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Carly Simon | ||||
from the album Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) | ||||
B-side |
| |||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Length | 3:43 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Carly Simon | |||
Producer(s) | Rob Mounsey Carly Simon | |||
Carly Simon singles chronology | ||||
|
The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (tying with "Two Hearts" by Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier from Buster), and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television.[2] Simon became the first artist in history to win this trio of awards for a song composed and written, as well as performed, entirely by a single artist.[3]
The Working Girl soundtrack was released in 1989 and peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard 200,[4] and also contains a choral version of the track featuring The St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys of New York City.[5]