41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti [Soundtrack]

Various Artists - Rock - Vintage Rock & Roll, American Graffiti (Related Recordings), Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1973

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 1993)
• Original Release Date: August 11, 1973
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000002O81
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,043 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley

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. Fannie Mae - Buster Brown

7. At the Hop - Flash Cadillac, Continental Kids, Flash Cadillac

8. She's So Fine - Flash Cadillac, Continental Kids, Flash Cadillac

9. Stroll - The Diamonds

10. See You in September - The Tempos

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Party Doll - Buddy Knox

2. Ain't That a Shame - Fats Domino

3. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

4. I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos

5. Get a Job - Silhouette, The Silhouettes

6. To the Aisle - The Five Satins

7. Do You Wanna Dance - Bobby Freeman

8. Party Doll - Jimmy Bowen, Buddy Know, Buddy Knox

9. Come Go with Me - The Del Vikings

10. You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music of an Entire Era, May 3, 2007

By	Lindsay Movie Lover "Lindsay" (CA) - See all my reviews

I loved the movie and I love the soundtrack. It's amazing to hear so many great songs and bands of the past all together at once.
The soundtrack truly embodies an entire era of music, the mood and feel of which anyone who listens can feel. You are drawn into it by listening and just plain feel good during it, the songs are some of the most remembered and loved of all time.
This movie started or at least kept alive that trend of letting music be another character and being a significant part of the story. George Lucas, i and I'm sure everyone else believe, accomplished his goal. To make a movie that dealt with, among other things, coming of age; and to let music be a huge part of that story. You wouldn't have American Graffiti without all of these great songs of the olden days. They made that movie great.

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent, September 19, 2000

By	Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

What more can you say? This is quite possibly the best collection (and most eclectic sampling) of 50's and 60's music available. I was a kid when American Graffiti came out in 1973 and went week after week to the theatre to see it. It's held up beautifully all these years later. I owned the vinyl version of this double album, also the casette and even the eight track. The quality of the CD is leagues ahead of the original vinyl album, all the scratches and bumps have been removed and it results in a joyous listening experience. Each and every one of these songs is riveting, fun to listen to and just plain great!

If you're too young to remember these years, this album will give you a taste of what it must have been like to have grown up in the 50's and early 60's. An additional note: if you're never seen the movie, rent it or buy it immediately. It's a deserved classic!

46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, January 20, 2007

By	thedude_888 "Johnny Vegas" (Jersey, US of A) - See all my reviews

This is a fantastic soundtrack. The oldies are fading away from every day radio. Now is the time to buy CD's like this to keep that era alive.