''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

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. The song " You'll Be in My Heart" won both the

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for Best Original Song and the

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for Best Original Song and received a

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nomination for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, while the soundtrack album won a

for Best Soundtrack Album. For his contribution to the soundtrack, Collins received an

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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 Éric Serra to record and produce the French versions of the songs.

Commercial performance

The ''Tarzan'' soundtrack was released by

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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

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. 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

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) *

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– acoustic piano (8), keyboards (8) *

Kim Bullard Kim Bullard is an American keyboardist, songwriter, record producer, and film composer. He has been making music since the 1970s and has performed extensively as a keyboard player with musical acts such as Elton John and Crosby, Stills, & Nash. ...

– programming (8) *

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– programming (8) *

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– guitars (5) *

Rob Cavallo Robert Siers Cavallo (born March 21, 1963) is an American record producer, musician, and record industry executive. He is among the biggest-selling producers in history, and has produced or had creative involvement in albums that have sold over ...

– acoustic guitar (8) *

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– guitars (8) *

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– guitars (8) * Michael Thompson – guitars (8, 9) *

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– electric bass (3, 5) * John Pierce – electric bass (8) *

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– percussion (1, 6, 8, 9, 14) * Will Donovan – additional percussion (8) *

Bruce Fowler Bruce Lambourne Fowler (born July 10, 1947) is an American trombonist and composer. He played trombone on many Frank Zappa records, as well as with Captain Beefheart and in the Fowler Brothers Band. He composes and arranges music for movies, ...

– trombone (4) * Walt Fowler – trumpet (4) * Tommy Johnson – tuba (4) * Joann Turovsky –

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(2) *

– arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6, 14) * David Campbell – string arrangements (8) * Glenn Close – vocals (2) *

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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

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* 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 *

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– recording * Peter Doell – recording assistant * John Nelson – recording assistant *

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– mixing * Mike Dy – mix assistant * Rob Hoffman – mix assistant * Mike Silva – mix assistant Other Credits * Chris Montan – executive producer *

Joe Gastwirt Joe Gastwirt is an American audio engineer, known for digitally remastering hundreds of CDs and LPs for famous artists, including the Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, Helen Reddy, Electric Light Orchestra, Jimi Hendrix, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, The Blue ...

– 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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