Grease

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The soundtrack album hit the top of the charts in the US during the summer of 1978, replacing The Rolling Stones' Some Girls. Why does Universal use them anymore For one thing most of these LP;s are expensive and they have endless problems. He also said that "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. Besides performers John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, the album also featured songs by rock and roll revival group Sha Na Na as well as the hit song " Grease", a tune written by Barry Gibb (of the Bee Gees) and sung by Frankie Valli (of The Four Seasons) that was an additional U. Sha Na Na performed many of the 1950s numbers in the film, the recordings of which also appear on the soundtrack.

Various - Grease (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion

Released on 180g vinyl and mastered in half speed, it was the first time since its original release that it had used the original RSO record label in the artwork.Greased Lightnin'," another carryover from the stage version, was also released as a single, reaching the top 20 in the UK but narrowly missing the top 40 in the U.

Grease (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture) (CD

The cover gives credit to, and prominently features, the two stars of the film— John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John—although they only appear on seven of the 24 tracks.The entirety of the score written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey for the Broadway musical was included on the soundtrack and/or in the film, with the exception of two songs: "Shakin' at the High School Hop" (originally composed to open Act II of the musical) and "All Choked Up" (the song originally written into the spot where the film used "You're the One that I Want") were both left out of both the film and the soundtrack. As of 2011, "You're the One That I Want" and "Summer Nights" are still among the 20 best-selling singles of all time in the UK (at Nos.

Grease (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture

The Brazilian version of this vinyl edition should include this information as a sub-title, even as a tribute to the millions of Brazilians who are part of the film's various "fan clubs"!

They included the Billboard number-one hits " Grease", " You're the One That I Want" and the Academy Award-nominated " Hopelessly Devoted to You". It was originally released by RSO Records and subsequently re-issued by Polydor Records between 1984 and 1991. Not all of the songs were included in the film; songs cut from the film were performed on the soundtrack by Louis St. S. in the SoundScan era (beginning 1991) in addition to the 8million shipped in the years 1978–1984. Track 8 printed as "Greased Lightning" on the back cover, and as "Greased Lightnin'" on the disc and in the booklet.