The Return of Bruno is the debut album by actor Bruce Willis. Released by Motown in 1987, this album is an electric gathering of R&B; music sung by Willis, with backing musicians including Booker T. Jones, Ruth Pointer and The Temptations. Every song is a cover with the exception of "Jackpot (Bruno's Bop)", for which Willis receives a co-writing credit with producer Robert Kraft.
The album peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Leadoff s...
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The Return of Bruno is the debut album by actor Bruce Willis. Released by Motown in 1987, this album is an electric gathering of R&B; music sung by Willis, with backing musicians including Booker T. Jones, Ruth Pointer and The Temptations. Every song is a cover with the exception of "Jackpot (Bruno's Bop)", for which Willis receives a co-writing credit with producer Robert Kraft.
The album peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Leadoff single "Respect Yourself" received considerable airplay, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Follow-up singles "Young Blood" and "Under the Boardwalk" did not fare nearly as well, peaking at #68 and #59, respectively. However, in the UK Under The Boardwalk was a massive success, reaching #2 in the charts and becoming the 12th best-selling single of 1987 in the UK.
The album is a companion piece to an HBO special of the same name which aired shortly after the record's release. A re-issue was distributed by Razor & Tie in 1997.
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