

Drew from B'ham, AlDisco was meant to be the most energetic, but Irene Cara, who used 4/4 time & perfected it, seems to be a minority.Cara, born Irene Cara Escalera, celebrated her 55th birthday one month ago on March 18th, 2014. Three years earlier in 1980 she had another movie theme song on the Top 10, "Fame", it reached #4 and spent a half-year on the Top 100 (26 weeks). On March 27th, 1983 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #77 and on May 22nd, 1983 it peaked at #1 (for 6 weeks) and spent 23 weeks on the Top 100 (and for 14 of those 23 weeks it was on the Top 10).Īfter spending 6 weeks at #1 it fell to #3, and spent 4 straight weeks at that position.Īnd on June 5th, 1983 it reached #1 (for 3 weeks) on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn April 30th 1983, Irene Cara performed "Flashdance.What A Feeling" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'."Time (Clock of the Heart)" by Culture Club peaked at #2 for two weeks and Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue" peaked at #2 for one week at the time "Flashdance' was in the top spot.Īnd on July 3rd, 1983 it reached #2 on the United Kingdom's Singles chart, the week it was at #2, the #1 record for that week was "Baby Jane" by Rod Stewart. Barry from Sauquoit, Ny"Flashdance.What A Feeling" by Irene Cara spent six weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart, and it prevented two records from reaching #1,.

During the scene where the main character is riding the dragon Crystal Joy Salas from Asheville North CarolinaThis was also used in the soundtrack of The Neverending Story.
