Soundtrack of "Tap" (1989)

Songs, dances, and musical numbers included in the soundtrack of the 1989 movie Tap. See also more about the movie Tap (1989) and about other movies with tap dancing scenes organized By Title and By Year.

Songs, Dances, and Musical Numbers

SONG: "Max's Theme"
(Instrumental)
Written and Performed on soundtrack background by Stanley Clarke

SONG: "Challenge"
Stop-time piano played by Henry LeTang
Danced by (in order): Arthur Duncan, Bunny Briggs, Jimmy Slyde, Steve Condos, Harold Nicholas, Howard "Sandman" Sims, Sammy Davis Jr., and Gregory Hines

SONG: "Call It Stormy Monday"
Performed on soundtrack background by T-Bone Walker
Written by T-Bone Walker (as Aaron T. Walker)

SONG: "Strong As Steel"
Performed on soundtrack background by Gregory Abbott
Written by Diane Warren

SONG: "Lover's Intuition"
Performed on soundtrack background by Amy Keys
Written by Joe Ericksen, Barbara Rothstein and Dorothy Gazeley
From the album of the same song title (1989)

SONG: "Baby What You Want Me To Do"
Performed by Etta James
Written by Jimmy Reed

SONG: "Bad Boy"
Performed on soundtrack background by Teena Marie
Written by Dennis Matkosky and Matthew Wilder

SONG: "Forget The Girl"
Performed by on soundtrack background Tony Terry
Written by Everton Deluke McCalla and Jeffrey Calvert

SONG: "Somebody Like You"
Performed on soundtrack background by Melissa Rowan
Written by Gerard Mansis, Tony Valor, and Michel Mansis

SONG: "Cheek to Cheek"
Danced by Gregory Hines and Suzzanne Douglas
Orchestrated by James Newton Howard
Written by Irving Berlin

SONG: "All I Want Is Forever"
Performed on soundtrack background by James Taylor (as James "J.T." Taylor) and Regina Belle
Written by Diane Warren

SONG: "Sunny Side Of The Street"
Sung by Bunny Briggs
Written by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh
Piano played by Henry LeTang

SONG: "Can't Escape The Rhythm"
Sung and danced by Gregory Hines
Written by James Newton Howard and Glen Ballard

SONG: "Free"
Performed on soundtrack background during closing credits by Gwen Guthrie
Written by Dennis Matkosky and Matthew Wilder