Label: Polydor Records (Europe), 817 988-2
Style: Pop, Soundtrack
Country: U.S.
Time: 63:37
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 361 Mb
Grease
was a huge success as a Broadway musical prior to hitting the big
screen in 1978. That was the version that transformed Grease into a
phenomenon -- it was a runaway box office success, and then became a TV,
cable, and video favorite. The soundtrack rivaled its film counterpart
as a pop culture perennial, and it's not hard to see why -- its
good-natured pastiche of doo wop and early rock & roll is infectious
and charming, due in no small part to John Travolta and Olivia
Newton-John's charismatic, engaging performances. They sing the majority
of the originals -- "Summer Nights," "Hopelessly Devoted to You,"
"You're the One That I Want," "Sandy," "Greased Lightnin'" -- which were
the reason why the film and soundtrack became blockbusters. The fact
that the originals hold up better than the '50s tunes is largely due to
Sha Na Na's workmanlike performances, but the originals are so giddily
enjoyable -- not only the quintet mentioned above, but also Frankie
Avalon's "Beauty School Dropout," Stockard Channing's "Look at Me, I'm
Sandra Dee," and Frankie Valli's title track -- that everything works.
Some listeners may prefer the Broadway cast recording, but the fact of
the matter is, the sleek pop production the movie's soundtrack boasts
and the cast's enthusiastic performances go a long way in making this
Grease the definitive Grease.
(allmusic.com/album/grease-original-motion-picture-soundtrack--mw0000312651)
01. Grease (03:26)
02. Summer Nights (03:36)
03. Hopelessly Devoted to You (03:05)
04. You're the One That I Want (02:49)
05. Sandy (02:35)
06. Beauty School Dropout (03:59)
07. Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (01:40)
08. Greased Lightning (03:14)
09. It's Raining on Prom Night (02:52)
10. Alone at the Drive-In-Movie (02:25)
11. Blue Moon (02:23)
12. Rock 'N' Roll Is Here to Stay (02:02)
13. Those Magic Changes (02:18)
14. Hound Dog (01:25)
15. Born to Hand Jive (04:39)
16. Tears on My Pillow (02:03)
17. Mooning (02:15)
18. Freddy My Love (02:48)
19. Rock 'N' Roll Party Queen (02:11)
20. There Are Worse Things I Could Do (02:23)
21. Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise) (01:30)
22. We Go Together (02:59)
23. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (01:23)
24. Grease (Reprise) (03:24)
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