Let's Hear It for the Boy (album) Let's Hear It for the Boy (album) Let's Hear It for the Boy is an album by American recording artist Deniece Williams released in 1984 for Columbia and CBS Records. The album reached number 10 on the "Billboard" pop chart and number 26 on the R&B Albums. It was produced by American multi-instrumentalist George Duke who also actively participated on the record. The album features urban hits "Black Butterfly", "Next Love" and the international hit "Let's Hear It for the Boy" which was featured on the musical-drama "Footloose" and its soundtrack album. Deniece Williams produced six tracks of the album,
The Boy with Green Hair will continue to carry his message. Dale Robertson and Russ Tamblyn appear, but are not credited. The song "Nature Boy" written by eden ahbez and sung by an uncredited chorus was a primary theme of the score for the motion picture. Nat King Cole's version of "Nature Boy" shot to No. 1 on the "Billboard" charts, and remained there for eight weeks straight during the summer of 1948. The 2009 film "", which also starred (the adult) Dean Stockwell, made extensive reference to "The Boy with Green Hair". Director Edward James Olmos, a fan of Stockwell's earlier film, had a