Tube Tunes, Volume Three: The '80s (Television Soundtrack Anthology) [Soundtrack]

Tube Tunes (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 1995)
• Original Release Date: June 6, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000033HW
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #204,103 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. WKRP in Cincinnati

2. Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)

3. Facts of Life - Gloria Loring

4. Them From Dynasty - Bill Conti

5. Theme From Greatest American Hero (Believe It Or Not) - Joey Scarbury

6. Theme From Hill Street Blues, The - Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton

7. Without Us - Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams

8. Silver Spoons - Rik Howard & Bob Wirth

9. Theme From The TV Show Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name) - Gary Portnoy

10. Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer

11. Brand New Life - Larry Weiss

12. Charles In Charge - Shandi

13. Equalizer Busy Equalizing - Stewart Copeland

14. As Long As We Got Each Other - - B.J. Thomas & Dusty Springfield

15. Love Boat Theme - Dionne Warwick

16. You Can Count On Me - Greg Evigan

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars How could this happen?, June 15, 2004

By 

Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tube Tunes, Volume Three: The '80s (Television Soundtrack Anthology) (Audio CD)

The third volume in the Tube Tunes series is easily the weakest of the bunch. Don't get me wrong, it does have it's moments. "WKRP in Cincinnati", "Dukes of Hazzard", "Greatest American Hero", "Cheers" and some others are a lot of fun. But then there is junk like the theme from "Growing Pains" (what is Dusty Springfield "The White Dionne Warwick" doing here?) and the theme from the last season (ugh) of The Love Boat (what is Dionne Warwick "The Black Dusty Springfield" doing here?). So, it's pretty much a mixed bag. How much you like it will depend on how much nostalgia you have for '80s TV shows. I should mention that a majority of the songs here are the extended versions that were released on records, back in the day. Here is the track by track details:

1. WKRP in Cincinnati (single version)
2. Dukes of Hazzard (single version)
3. The Facts of Life (TV version)
4. Dynasty (single version)
5. Greatest American Hero (single version)
6. Hill Street Blues (single version)
7. Family Ties (single version)
8. Silver Spoons (TV version)
9. Cheers (single version)
10. Miami Vice (single version)
11. Who's the Boss (TV version)
12. Charles in Charles (TV version)
13. The Equilizer (album version)
14. Growing Pains (single version)
15. Love Boat (last season version)
16. My Two Dads (TV version)

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A trip down Memory Lane, April 17, 2001

By 

Rick Terpstra (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tube Tunes, Volume Three: The '80s (Television Soundtrack Anthology) (Audio CD)

I've heard my share of those albums that contained a bunch of TV theme songs and one complaint I've often had is that they didn't include the full-length songs, just the 30-60 second portion that appeared on the show. I knew that shows such as Cheers and the Greatest American Hero had much longer versions of their themes. Tube Tunes 3 gave me exactly what I wanted in that regard.

The reason this album gets only 4 stars from me is that I question the reasoning behind some of the inclusions here. The album is less than 40 minutes in length and includes the themes to some shows (Charles in Charge, My Two Dads) that were less than memorable. Also, they include less familiar version of some familiar themes. Dionne Warwick's Love Boat Theme? The Alternate Growing Pains theme? Huh?

Given how short this album is I also feel more should have been included. The A-Team, Knight Rider, Dallas, there are tons of 80s shows with memorable themes that should have been included in place of, or in addition to, the material included here. Still, this thing has The Dukes of Hazzard and The Greatest American Hero...I won't complain much.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tube Tunes Volume Three, November 14, 2000

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Aaron Shepherd (Clarkston, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tube Tunes, Volume Three: The '80s (Television Soundtrack Anthology) (Audio CD)

This album is, in my humble opinion, one great compilation. The music itself is great and the quality is outstanding (the original performers do the songs) but the main reason this is a great album can be summed up in one word, nostalgia. When you listen to this compilation you are magically transported back into the 80's. You're sitting in front of the television watching programs from a simpler time, back when you were just a kid and your life revolved around t.v. and ...t.v! If you love 80's t.v. shows, just like I do, then this is the album for you.