[1] In the United States, the album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LPs & Tape chart in the issue dated 3 December 1983 and spent 20 weeks there, during which time it peaked at number 26.

[20] "It's Gonna Be Special" by Patti Austin made its first appearance in Billboard in the 4 February 1984 issue on its Hot Black Singles chart, where it peaked at number 15 during a 14-week run.

[8] "Night Music" by David Foster reached number 22 during a run on the Adult Contemporary chart in Canada that began in March 1984.

In their review, the editors of Billboard wrote, "Most of the material is sprightly and sassy, reflecting the direction in which Newton-John has been steadily moving in recent years.

Her three hits from the soundtrack - "Twist of Fate," "Take a Chance," "Livin' in Desperate Times" - are not bad, but they're surrounded by filler from Patti Austin, Steve Kipner, Boz Scaggs, Chicago and David Foster; only Journey's "Ask the Lonely" offers enjoyably trashy mainstream pop.

As a result, the soundtrack falls flat, functioning only as a reasonably entertaining pop artifact from the early '80s.Credits adapted from the liner notes for the 1998 reissue.

The collection was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards but lost to David Bowie's Jazzin' for Blue Jean.