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| name       = The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| type       = soundtrack
| artist     = Various Artists
| cover      = Soundtrack Priscilla.jpg
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| released   = 1994
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| genre      = [[Disco]] [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r205839|pure_url=yes}} link]
| length     = 1:06:36
| label      = [[Polygram]]
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There were two soundtrack albums recorded by [[Polydor Records]] (Australia) at [[Trackdown Digital]] for [[Stephan Elliott]]'s 1994 [[Academy Award]] winning film ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]''.<ref>Buckmaster, Luke (17 June 2015).  [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jun/17/the-adventures-of-priscilla-five-things-you-didnt-know ''The Adventures of Priscilla – five things you didn’t know about the Aussie hit''].  ''[[The Guardian]]''  (United Kingdom).</ref> The first consists of tracks for the film that were sourced from [[hit record]]s, and the second is the original music score composed by leading Australian film composer [[Guy Gross]].
==Sourced Music Soundtrack listing==
=== ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''<ref>[[Stephan Elliott |Elliott, Stephan]] (1994).  ''[https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Adventures-Of-Priscilla-Queen-Of-The-Desert-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/master/97970 The Adventures Of Priscilla: Queen Of The Desert – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]''. [[Mother Records]] (Australia).</ref> ===
#''[[I've Never Been to Me]]'' – [[Charlene (singer)|Charlene]] (3:53)
#''[[Go West (song)|Go West]]'' – [[Village People]] (3:33)
#''[[Billy, Don't Be a Hero]]'' – [[Paper Lace]] (3:43)
#''[[My Baby Loves Lovin']]'' – [[White Plains (band)|White Plains]] (2:44)
#''[[I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)]]'' – [[Alicia Bridges]] (3:25)
#''[[Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man]]'' – [[Trudy Richards]] (2:39)
#''[[I Will Survive]]'' – [[Gloria Gaynor]] (3:18)
#''[[A Fine Romance (song)|A Fine Romance]]'' – [[Lena Horne]] (3:12)
#''[[Shake Your Groove Thing]]'' (Original Mix) – [[Peaches & Herb]] (5:32)
#''[[I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine]]'' – [[Patti Page]] (2:42)
#''[[Finally (CeCe Peniston song)|Finally]]'' (7 Choice Mix) – [[CeCe Peniston]] (4:08)
#''[[Take a Letter Maria]]'' – [[R. B. Greaves]] (2:42)
#''[[Mamma Mia (ABBA song)|Mamma Mia]]'' – [[ABBA]] (3:32)
#''[[Save the Best for Last]]'' – [[Vanessa L. Williams]] (3:38)
#''[[I Love the Nightlife]]'' (Disco 'Round) (Real Rapino 7 Mix) – [[Alicia Bridges]] (3:31)
#''[[Go West (song)|Go West]]'' (Original 12 Mix) – [[Village People]] (6:34)
#''[[I Will Survive]]'' (1993 Phil Kelsey Classic 12 Mix) – [[Gloria Gaynor]] (4:51)
#''[[Shake Your Groove Thing]]'' [Original 12 Mix] – [[Peaches & Herb]] (6:38)
#''[[I Love the Nightlife]] (Disco 'Round)'' (Phillip Damien Extended Vox) – [[Alicia Bridges]] (6:20)
=== Charts ===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1994/95)
!Peak<br>position
|-
| {{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Soundtrack|album=The Adventures of Priscilla - Queen of the Desert|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 January 2021}}
|}
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Chart (1994)
!Position
|-
|align="left"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref name="Ryan"/>
|4
|-
!Chart (1995)
!Position
|-
|align="left"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref name="Ryan"/>
|48
|}
== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1994|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=4|artist=Various|title=The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Soundtrack)|accessdate=8 January 2021|source=book|id=311|refname="Ryan"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1994|region=United Kingdom|award=Silver|id=11312-1140-2|artist=Original Soundtrack|title=The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of|accessdate=23 July 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==Original Music Score Soundtrack listing==
=== ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The Priscilla Companion: Dialogue from the film & Original Music Score by Guy Gross''<ref>[[Guy Gross | Gross, Guy]] (1994). ''[https://www.discogs.com/Guy-Gross-The-Adventures-of-Priscilla-Queen-of-the-Desert-The-Priscilla-Companion-Dialogue-from-the-/release/11174361 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The Priscilla Companion: Dialogue from the film & Original Music Score by Guy Gross]''. [[Polydor Records]] (Australia).</ref> ===
#''Trumpet'' composed by [[Guy Gross]], choral arrangement [[Derek Williams (musician)|Derek Williams]] (2:55)
#''Desert Holiday'' Composed By – Guy Gross (2:48)
#''Campfire'' composed by [[Guy Gross]], choral arrangement [[Derek Williams (musician)|Derek Williams]], soprano solo [[Robyne Dunn]] (2:16)
#''All Dolled Up And Nowhere To Go'' composed by [[Guy Gross]] (2:00)
#''Outback Awe'' composed by [[Guy Gross]], choral arrangement [[Derek Williams (musician)|Derek Williams]] (1:21)
#''Excerpt From "La Traviata"'' composed by [[Giuseppe Verdi]] (2:23)
#''Where The Fuk-A-Wie?'' composed by [[Guy Gross]], choral arrangement [[Derek Williams (musician)|Derek Williams]] (2:52)
#''Bernie's Walk'' composed by [[Guy Gross]], choral arrangement [[Derek Williams (musician)|Derek Williams]], soprano solo [[Robyne Dunn]] (3:20)
#''Fernando'' composed by – [[Björn Ulvaeus]], [[Benny Andersson]], [[Stig Anderson]] (2:43)
#''Kite Opera'' composed by [[Guy Gross]], choral arrangement [[Derek Williams (musician)|Derek Williams]] soprano solo [[Robyne Dunn]] (1:30)
#''Cynthia's Last Dance'' composed by [[Guy Gross]] (1:47)
#''Water Hole'' composed by [[Guy Gross]], choral arrangement [[Derek Williams (musician)|Derek Williams]] (2:05)
#''Fight'' composed by [[Guy Gross]] (1:57)
#''Man One Day, Woman The Next'' composed by [[Guy Gross]], choral arrangement [[Derek Williams (musician)|Derek Williams]] (3:03)
#''Hava Nagila'' arranged by [[Guy Gross]] (2:06)
#''The Climb'' composed by [[Guy Gross]], choral arrangement [[Derek Williams (musician)|Derek Williams]] soprano solo [[Robyne Dunn]]<ref>{{Citation |last=Gross |first=Guy|title=The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The Priscilla Companion: Dialogue from the film & Original Music Score by Guy Gross (CD)|date=1994 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11174361-Guy-Gross-The-Adventures-of-Priscilla-Queen-of-the-Desert-The-Priscilla-Companion-Dialogue-from-the-|language=en|access-date=2021-12-03}}</ref>
All music composed by [[Guy Gross]], published by [[Mushroom Music|Mushroom Music Australia]], except:
*''[[I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine]]'', composed by [[Mack David]], Published by [[PolyGram|Polygram International]].
*''[[Hava Nagila]]'' (trad.), arranged by [[Guy Gross]].
*''[[La Traviata]]: 'EStrano! Ah Fors E. Lui', Act I Violetta'', composed by [[Giuseppe Verdi]], sung by [[Joan Carden]], courtesy of [[ABC Classics]].
*''Fernando'', composed by [[Benny Andersson]], [[Björn Ulvaeus]] and [[Stig Anderson]], published by Union Songs.
==Citations and references==
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[[Category:Comedy film soundtracks]]
[[Category:Drama film soundtracks]]