Grease (soundtrack)
| Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
| Released | April 14, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1978 | |||
| Studio | Filmways/Wally Heider Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California; United Western Studios, Los Angeles, California; Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California; Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida | |||
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| Length | 63:14 | |||
| Label | RSO | |||
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| Singles from Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture | ||||
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Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1978 film Grease. It was originally released by RSO Records and subsequently re-issued by Polydor Records between 1984 and 1991. It has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time, also ranking amongst the biggest selling soundtrack albums of all time.[2] The song "You're the One That I Want" was a U.S. and UK No. 1 for stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
Besides performers John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, the album also featured songs by rock and roll revival group Sha Na Na as well as the hit song "Grease", a tune written by Barry Gibb (of the Bee Gees) and sung by Frankie Valli (of The Four Seasons) that was an additional U.S. No. 1.
Background
[edit]The soundtrack was released on April 14, 1978, two months ahead of the film's release.[3] As with most musicals of the period, the vocal takes recorded for the album release–and in some cases the instrumental background as well–do not lock to picture but were recorded during entirely different soundtrack sessions often months prior or subsequent to the performances used for lip sync in the film.[citation needed]
The cover gives credit to, and prominently features, the two stars of the film—