Grease [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

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Overview

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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/15/2007
Label:	Polydor / Umvd
UPC:	0044004404129

Tracks

1. Grease
2. Summer Nights
3. Hopelessly Devoted To You
4. You're The One That I Want
5. Sandy
6. Beauty School Drop-Out
7. Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee
8. Grease Lightnin'
9. It's Raining On Prom Night
10. Alone At The Drive-In Movie
11. Blue Moon
12. Rock N' Roll Is Here To Stay
13. Those Magic Changes
14. Hound Dog
15. Born To Hand Jive
16. Tears On My Pillow
17. Mooning
18. Freddy My Love
19. Rock N' Roll Party Queen
20. There Are Worse Things I Could Do
21. Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee [Reprise]
22. We Go Together - Interpolating: Witch Doctor/Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)
23. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
24. Grease [Reprise]
25. [CD-ROM Track]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cidny Bullens   Primary Artist,Vocals
Olivia Newton-John   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Louis St. Louis   Primary Artist,Vocals,Keyboards,Lead Vocals
Frankie Valli   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
John Travolta   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Frankie Avalon   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Sha Na Na   Primary Artist,Vocals
Stockard Channing   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Studio Orchestra   Primary Artist
Ernie Watts   Primary Artist,Saxophone
James Getzoff   Primary Artist
Jeff Conaway   Primary Artist,Lead Vocals
Gary Brown   Primary Artist,Saxophone,Saxophone
Robert Bryant   Trumpet
John Kelson, Jr.   Saxophone
Zedric Turnbough   Vocals (Background)
Melissa MacKay   Vocals (Background)
Grease Pit Orchestra   Orchestra
Loren Farber   Vocals (Background)
Gerald Garrett   Vocals (Background)
Lisa Roberts   Vocals (Background)
William Hungate   Bass
Jerry Whitman   Vocals (Background)
Mike Land   Keyboards
Cindy Bullen   Lead Vocals
Ron Zeigler   Drums
Tim May   Guitar
Joe Henson   Bass
Dan Sawyer   Guitar
David Allen Ryan   Bass
Mike Porcaro   Bass
Tom Garvin   Keyboards
Timothy May   Guitar
Jim Haas   Vocals (Background)
Tommy Tedesco   Guitar
George Terry   Guitar
Barry Gibb   Vocals
Harold Cowart   Bass
Gayle Levant   Harp
Carlos Vega   Drums
John Lehman   Vocals (Background)
Dennis Budimir   Guitar
Didi Conn   Lead Vocals
Jim Gilstrap   Vocals (Background)
Ron Hicklin   Vocals (Background)
Maxayn Lewis   Vocals (Background)
Victor Feldman   Percussion
Pat Henderson   Vocals (Background)
Gene Morford   Vocals (Background)
Antoine Dearborn   Percussion
Curt Becher   Vocals (Background)
Bill Bodine   Bass
Dinah Manoff   Lead Vocals
Jamie Donnelly   Lead Vocals
Paulette Brown   Vocals (Background)
M. Ann White   Vocals (Background)
Bhen Lanzaroni   Keyboards
Lincoln Majorca   Keyboards
Mitch Gordon   Vocals (Background)
Cubby O'Brien   Drums
Bob Rose   Guitar
Kerry Chater   Vocals (Background)
Eddie "Bongo" Brown   Percussion
Al Aarons   Trumpet
Jackie Ward   Vocals (Background)
Larry Bunker   Percussion
Carol Chase   Vocals (Background)
Cliff Morris   Guitar
Beau Charles   Vocals (Background)
Jay Graydon   Guitar
John Farrar   Guitar
Lee Ritenour   Guitar
Dean Cortez   Bass
George Bitzer   Keyboards
Dorothy Remsen   Harp
Diana Lee   Vocals (Background)
Venetta Fields   Vocals (Background)
Jerome Richardson   Saxophone
Sally Stevens   Vocals (Background)
Peter Frampton   Guitar
Greg Mathieson   Keyboards
Max Bennett   Bass
Ray Pizzi   Saxophone
Ollie E. Brown   Drums
Joey Murcia   Guitar

Technical Credits

Glenn Ross   Art Direction
Ben Lanzarone   String Arrangements
Scott Simon   Composer,Composer
George Carsillo   Design
Grease Cast Ensemble   Cast
Eirik Wangberg   Engineer
Dave White Tricker   Composer
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Warren Casey   Composer
David White   Composer,Composer
Louis St. Louis   Composer,Producer,Performer
Michael Melovin   Arranger
Cidny Bullens   Performer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Al Lewis   Composer
Albhy Galuten   Producer
Stockard Channing   Performer
A. Lewis   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Barry Gibb   Composer,Producer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Carl Fortina   Contractor
Bill Levenson   Compilation Producer
Bill Oakes   Compilation Producer
Barry Mann   Composer
Frankie Valli   Performer
Ellen Fitton   Mastering,Mixing Engineer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Sammy Fain   Composer
J Jacobs   Composer
Ron Slenzak   Photography
Jim Jacobs   Composer
Tim Bryant   Design
Meire Murakami   Design
Alan Pappe   Photography
Margaret Goldfarb   Production Coordination
Sylvester Bradford   Composer
Bernie Grundman   Original Mastering
J. Jacobs   Composer
L. St. Louis   Composer
Sha Na Na   Performer
Frankie Avalon   Performer
David J. Holman   Mixing,Engineer
John Travolta   Performer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Jay Lewis   Engineer
John Farrar   Composer,Producer
Perry Stevens   Composer
D. White   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Ross Bagdasarian   Composer
Karl Richardson   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Michael Carnevale   Engineer
Michael Melvoin   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Olivia Newton-John   Performer
Shelly Haims   Composer