'Grease' was the word that gave groove and meaning to the soundtrack of the biggest movie musical of all time. Based on the stage musical by Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs. 'Grease' was directed by Randal Kleiser and produced by Robert Stigwood and Allan Carr for Paramount Pictures. Henry Winkler turned down the part of Danny Zuko, which was given to John Travolta who suggested Randal Kleiser to direct and Olivia Newton-John for the part of Sandra Dee: "I had known Olivia prior to 'Grease', because she was the biggest recording artist in the world at the time. But I also had a tremendous crush on her! I championed her for this part. I felt like there was no-one else in the world that could've done it."
Newton-John reveals: "We both had a crush on each other. It created great chemistry...John walked up my driveway in Malibu and he was gorgeous, and he had these bright blue eyes, which he still has, and I was captured by him. He was so sweet and nice, and I was very nervous about making a movie and he convinced me that yes, I should do a screen test...and we did the screen test and it was great and here we are! ... It’s amazing isn’t it? It’s like thirty years later and people are still loving it and singing it. I think it was another time. I think people think of the fifties in kind of like a real magic way. I think the movie had a great atmosphere and vibe. It was a school movie and people always loved relating to school. It just had a great energy and it had great music. And it was fun."
The soundtrack was produced by Louis St. Louis, John Farrar, Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten, and Karl Richardson at Filmways/Wally Heider Recording Studios, United Western Studios, and Hollywood Sound Recorders. The sessions included: Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, Frankie Valli, Barry Gibb, Stockard Channing, Didi Conn, Dinah Manoff, and Jamie Donnelly on vocals; Curt Becher, Paulette K. Brown, Cindy Bullens, Beau Charles, Carol Chase, Kerry Chater, Loren Farber, John Farrar, Venetta Fields, Gerald Garrett, Jim Gilstrap, Mitch Gordon, Jim Haas, Patty Henderson, Ron Hicklin, Diana Lee, John Lehman, Maxayn Lewis, Melissa MacKay, Myrna Matthews, Marti McCall, Gene Merlino, Gene Morford, Lisa Roberts, Sally Stevens, Zedrick Turnbough, Jackie Ward, M. Ann White, and Jerry Whitman on background vocals; with Olle Brown, Carlos Vega, Cubby O'Brien, and Ron Ziegler on drums; Mike Porcaro, William David Hungate, Max Bennett, David Allen Ryan, Wm. J. Bodine, Dean Cortez, and Harold Cowart on bass; John Farrar, Tim May, Jay Graydon, Lee Ritenour, Dan Sawyer, Bob Rose, Dennis Budimir, Thomas Tedesco, Cliff Morris, Joey Murcia, and Peter Frampton on guitar; Louis St. Louis, Greg Mathieson, Mike Land, Lincoln Majorca, Thomas Garvin, Bhen Lanzarone, and George Bitzer on keyboards; Ray Pizzi, Ernie Watts, Jerome Richardson, John Kelson, Jr., and Gary Brown on saxophone; Albert Aarons and Robert Bryant on trumpet; Lloyd Ulyate on trombone; Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Larry Bunker, Victor Feldman, and Antoine Dearborn on percussion; Dorothy Remsen and Gayle Levant on harp; and concertmaster James Getzoff. It included several new songs written especially for the film.
'Grease' was a blockbuster hit, eventually becoming the highest grossing musical ever in the US. Likewise, the soundtrack raced off the shelves all over the world, going to number one in Australia, the UK, and the US. It was the second biggest selling record of the year in the US behind the soundtrack of 'Saturday Night Fever', which also starred Travolta, involved music by Barry Gibb, and was released on RSO. 'Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture' has sold more than twenty-eight million copies worldwide.
The new title song 'Grease' was written by Barry Gibb and sung by Frankie Valli. The single went to number three in the UK, two in Australia, and number one in the US.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1V7EwR5w2A
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John went to the top of the charts in Australia, the UK, and the US with their duet 'You're the One That I Want'.
'Summer Nights' hit number six in Australia, five in the US, and number one in the UK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW0DfsCzfq4
'Hopelessly Devoted to You' made it to number three in the US, and number two in Australia and the UK. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzmggUAqePY
'Greased Lightning' hit number forty-seven in the US, forty in Australia, and number eleven in the UK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK63eUyk-iM
'Sandy' was left stranded at number two in the UK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yaW5xw4IVk
'Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture'
full album:
(00:00) "Grease" (Gibb) Frankie Valli 3:24
(03:24) "Summer Nights" (Jacobs/Casey) John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John 3:35
(07:02) "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (John Farrar) Olivia Newton-John 3:04
(10:06) "You're the One That I Want" (Farrar) John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John 2:48
(12:57) "Sandy" (Louis St. Louis and Scott Simon) John Travolta 2:31
(15:33) "Beauty School Dropout" (Jacobs/Casey) Frankie Avalon 3:59
(19:33) "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" (Jacobs/Casey) Stockard Channing, Didi Conn, Dinah Manoff, and Jamie Donnelly 1:40
(21:16) "Greased Lightnin'" (Jacobs/Casey) John Travolta 3:13
(24:31) "It's Raining on Prom Night" (Jacobs/Casey) Cindy Bullens 2:51
(27:25) "Alone at the Drive-in Movie" (instrumental) (Jacobs/Casey) 2:24
(29:52) "Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart) Sha-Na-Na 2:18
(32:15) "Rock 'n' Roll Is Here to Stay" (David White) Sha-Na-Na 2:03
(34:19) "Those Magic Changes" (Jacobs/Casey) Sha-Na-Na 2:18
(36:39) "Hound Dog" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) Sha-Na-Na 1:24
(38:05) "Born to Hand Jive" (Jacobs/Casey) Sha-Na-Na 4:37
(42:46) "Tears on My Pillow" (Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis) Sha-Na-Na 2:02
(44:51) "Mooning" (Jacobs/Casey) Louis St. Louis and Cindy Bullens 4:37
(47:07) "Freddy, My Love" (Jacobs/Casey) Cindy Bullens 4:37
(52:10) "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" (Jacobs/Casey) Stockard Channing 2:22
(54:34) "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" (reprise) (Jacobs/Casey) Olivia Newton-John 1:28
(56:06) "We Go Together" (Jacobs/Casey) John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John 3:00
(59:07) "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (instrumental) (Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster) 1:23
(01:00:30) "Grease" (reprise) (Gibb) Frankie Valli 4:37
'Grease'
full movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXAH3e1F9dE
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