Oliver & Company (soundtrack)

Oliver & Company (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 1988 Disney animated film Oliver & Company. It featured songs performed by Huey Lewis, Billy Joel, Ruth Pointer, Bette Midler, and Rubén Blades, as well as several scores composed by J. A. C. Redford.

After an attempt to create music for the film, each of the songs were written as an extension of a character. The soundtrack of Oliver & Company had multiple producers, and the songs were submitted in different styles and tempos. Jeffrey Katzenberg, former chairman of Walt Disney Studios, wanted to hire singer-songwriters to perform a song for the film. Billy Joel, who voiced Dodger, performed "Why Should I Worry?", and Bette Midler, who voiced Georgette, performed "Perfect Isn't Easy". The Japanese version uses "Oliver" by Chami Satonaka.

The soundtrack was first released on November 11, 1988 by Walt Disney Records. It was the first soundtrack album release under the Walt Disney Records label. Although "Why Should I Worry?" received radio airplay in Philadelphia, no songs were released as singles. In comparison to the mixed critical reviews for the film, the soundtrack received acclaim from film critics. "Why Should I Worry?" was nominated for Best Original Song at the Golden Globe Awards. The soundtrack was re-released on February 29, 1996.