The Breakfast Club (soundtrack) (30th anniversary)

Today (February 19th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of The Breakfast Club, the John Hughes' 1985 film about five high school teens enduring a Saturday detention together. The soundtrack album was produced by composer Keith Forsey, an English songwriter, drummer and record producer. He worked with such artists as Generation X, Billy Idol, Charlie Sexton and the Psychedelic Furs. He co-wrote most of the tracks that appeared on this album.

The album spent twenty-six weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 17.

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The Breakfast Club (soundtrack)

Welcome to another edition of Soundtrack Sunday.

In 1985, John Hughes presented the second in his teen drama films. The Breakfast Club follows five high school teenagers, all from different social cliques, as they are forced to spend an entire Saturday together in detention. The film starred Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy as the students, with Paul Gleason as the school principal and their jailer for the day.