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41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti
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Artist(s)Various Artists - Soundtracks
StudioMca
Release DateJune 22, 1993
UPC Code076732800126
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About Various Artists - Soundtracks - 41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti

For those of us who grew up in the '70s, this drive-in compilation of '50s and '60s rock and doo-wop, complete with Wolfman Jack introductions, was our introduction to this music. There are 41 jukebox hits here, and every one of them is a classic of its time (although two tracks--"At the Hop" and "She's so Fine" are covers by the revival band Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids). In his 1973 movie, director George Lucas used the music (and the presence of mysterious deejay Wolfman) as the AM-radio soundtrack to one night in suburban California, 1962. The idea was to capture and sustain an end-of-summer, end-of-innocence mood that's in the air throughout the picture-- not as a shortcut to establishing a period (as in Robert Zemeckis'Forrest Gump). There's an awful lot of spontaneous energy in these tunes--from Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly, to the Platters and the Clovers and the Del-Vikings, to the Crests and the Beach Boys--and also just a hint of melancholy that goes down very nicely with a burger, shake, and fries. --Jim Emerson Amazon.com

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And The Comets
  2. Sixteen Candles - The Crests
  3. Runaway - Del Shannon
  4. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
  5. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly
  6. Fanny Mae - Buster Brown
  7. At The Hop - Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids
  8. She's So Fine - Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids
  9. The Stroll - The Diamonds
  10. See You In September - The Tempos
  11. Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys
  12. He's The Great Imposter - The Fleetwoods
  13. Almost Grown - Chuck Berry
  14. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters
  15. Little Darlin' - The Diamonds
  16. Peperment Twist - Joey Dee & The Starlighters
  17. Barbara Anne - The Regents
  18. Book Of Love - The Monotones
  19. Maybe Baby - Buddy Holly
  20. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
  21. The Great Pretender - The Platters
Disc 2
  1. Ain't That A Shame - Fats Domino
  2. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
  3. I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos
  4. Get A Job - The Silhouettes
  5. To The Aisle - The Five Satins
  6. Do You Wanna Dance - Bobby Freeman
  7. Party Doll - Buddy Knox
  8. Come Go With Me - The Del-Vikings
  9. You're Sixteen-You're Beautiful (And You're Mine) - Johnny Burnette
  10. Love Potion No. 9 - The Clovers
  11. Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners
  12. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper
  13. Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
  14. Crying In The Chapel - Sonny Till & The Orioles
  15. A Thousand Miles Away - The Heartbeats
  16. Heart And Soul - The Cleftones
  17. Green Onions - Booker T. & The M.G's
  18. Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters
  19. Goodnight, Well It's Time To Go - The Spaniels
  20. All Summer Long - The Beach Boys

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (54 reviews)

rating: 4 QuoteWhy does this matter?Quote
The movie used music to move the story but most songs were cut short. The CD is the soundtrack of 1963, the last year American pop music was really American music. One hit wonders, Detroit, surfers, tragedies, it's all here. Within a year it all changed. The Beatles and the Stones became "American" music. The serendipity of one hit wonders was replaced by mass marketing telling us what music we should buy. The "Sixties" began in 1964, 1963 was in many ways the last year of the "Fifties" Enjoy. September 18, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteFabulous Fifties and Sixties TunesQuote
What an AWESOME CD! I was prompted to buy this after recently watching the American Graffiti movie. The songs just struck me the right way that I was moved to purchase the soundtrack. I did a search on it and learned of the 41 hits version versus the fewer selected hits CDs. I opted for the former. Amazon's price beat the next closest price I found by a full $10. I have been playing the 2 CD set in my car, on my stereo and also on my CD player in my woodworking shop! For me it is such feel good music that can't help but bring back memories of a younger day. Oh yeah, it even prompted me to finally research and learn the correct lyrics to a line in "At the Hop", in this case, by Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids. The line is "When the records start spinning you Chalypso with the chicken." I never knew they were saying "chalypso". If you enjoy music from the fifties and sixties this is a great CD at a great price. September 9, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteHARDCORE CLASSIC GOLDEN OLDIES!!!Quote
As I've said before, I feel like the only 18 year old kid who loves this type of music! The soundtrack to American Graffiti is awesome! It has classics such as Rock Around the Clock, 16 Candles, Runaway, That'll Be the Day, At the Hop, The Great Pretender, Ain't That a Shame, Johnny B. Goode, Party Doll, Only You, and much more!!! My parents grew up with this music, and they played it when I was a kid, now that I'm older, I still love them! If you love Golden Oldies, you'll love the AMERICAN GRAFFITI SOUNDTRACK!!! August 30, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteGreat SoundtrackQuote
My husband and I love old music and old cars. My husband bought me a 1957 Pink T-Bird for Valentines Day and he said it reminded him of the movie American Grafitti. He had made the comment about wanting the movie sometime. When I went to Amazon.Com to purchase the movie, they had the movie and the soundtrack at a good combined price. We listen to it around the house and we are going to have the stereo in the T-Bird modified so we can use this soundtrack when we are out cruisin'. Even my 16 year old daughter loves the soundtrack.

LA in Smiths Grove, KY July 10, 2008

rating: 5 Quote41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti Quote
This is a great soundtrack, my parents have this soundtrack on records. As a kid I use to listen to them constantly. I was excited to get it on CD. The music is great for all occassions and takes you back to a style of music that we do not hear anymore. July 10, 2008

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