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Various Artists - American Graffiti (41 Original Hits From the Soundtrack) (CD)
Various Artists - American Graffiti (41 Original Hits From the Soundtrack) (CD)
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Various Artists - American Graffiti (41 Original Hits From the Soundtrack) (CD)
. 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. 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.
Tracks
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
22 Ain't That a Shame - Fats Domino
23 Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
24 I Only Have Eyes for You - the Flamingos
25 Get a Job - the Silhouettes
26 To the Aisle - the Five Satins
27 Do You Wanna Dance - Bobby Freeman
28 Party Doll - Buddy Knox
29 Come Go with Me - the Del-Vikings
30 You're Sixteen-You're Beautiful (And You're Mine) - Johnny Burnette
31 Love Potion No. 9 - the Clovers
32 Since I Don't Have You - the Skyliners
33 Chantilly Lace - the Big Bopper
34 Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
35 Crying in the Chapel - Sonny Till & The Orioles
36 A Thousand Miles Away - the Heartbeats
37 Heart and Soul - the Cleftones
38 Green Onions - Booker T. & The M.G's
39 Only You (And You Alone) - the Platters
40 Goodnight, Well It's Time to Go - the Spaniels
41 All Summer Long - the Beach Boys
Label: MCA
Release Date: 6/22/1993
UPC: 076732800126
GENRE: Soundtrack
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